Read Opening Moves (The Gam3 Book 1) Online

Authors: Cosimo Yap

Tags: #Science Fiction & Fantasy, #Science Fiction, #Adventure, #Cyberpunk, #TV; Movie; Video Game Adaptations

Opening Moves (The Gam3 Book 1) (35 page)

After Eve told him to get out of the bath, Alan emerged, and was thoroughly dried by warm gusts of air in the glass chamber. After he had put all of his clothing and equipment back on, Alan proceeded to the capsule room, making sure to save his progress and spending the additional ability point in Agility. At Eve’s insistence, he continued to save the rest of his 114 ability points.

 

***

 

Fine with arriving early, Alan made his way to his designated simulation room, which was found in the tunnels beneath the main keep. Alan had no idea how many floors there were underneath, as the lift had no buttons. As soon as he stepped into the elevator it simply began moving as though it knew his destination, which Alan supposed it did.

He emerged from the elevator into a brightly lit metal hallway lined with doors on either side, spaced about 10 feet apart. Alan walked down the hallway, past a few closed doors, until he finally found his room. Like all the others, it was simply a pure white chamber in the shape of a cube, sort of like a miniature version of his Home. Two messages popped up:

 

You have entered a simulated zone! All damage will be simulated and not actually affect the player. No death penalties. Severe XP penalties while in the zone.

 

Permissions: Recruit Level, unable to call into being or change the simulation. Basic interaction with simulated environment.

 

Welcome! The combat test will first assess your overall capability and then test your specialized abilities. Additional examinations may be needed. Data from your fights in the guild assessment duels and of your stay in the Black Rose facilities will be analyzed. Are you ready to begin the guild assessments?

Yes

No

 

Alan selected yes.

 

Analyzing character…

 

All of Alan’s character windows appeared:

 

Status Window

Name:

Alan

Alignment:

Neutral

Level:

80

Class:

Rogue Machine Lord

Species:

Human (Earth)

Gender:

Male

Titles

Black Rose Recruit

Renown:

Rank G (50)

Notoriety:

Unranked (15*)

-

Health:

500 / 500

Health Regen:

0.06 / Sec

Psionic Energy:

10/ 10

Psi Regen:

0.01 / Sec

Shield Energy:

500 / 500

Shield Regen:

1.04 / Min

Stamina:

350 / 350

Stamina Regen:

1.32 / Sec

-

Strength:

34 + 20

Agility:

126+ 20

Intelligence:

57 + 20

Willpower:

69 + 20

Charisma:

24 + 20

Perception:

68 + 20

Endurance:

53 + 20

Luck:

72 + 20

-

Resistances

Physical:

23.5%

Mental:

43.2%

Psionic:

4.2%

-

Faction Standings

United World Government:

Neutral*

Predecessors:

Neutral*

Legion of Man:

Neutral*

Lords of Life:

Neutral

Haxlards:

Neutral

Administrators:

Friendly

Revenants:

Neutral

Black Rose Guild:

Friendly

Debt:

1M Credits

Current Quest:

Black Rose Guild Assessments

 

General Ability Window

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Gifted

N/A

N/A

F

Grants an additional ability point every five levels to spend on attributes.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Skilled

N/A

N/A

F

Grants an additional ability point every five levels to spend on abilities.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Talented (Undeveloped)

???

???

D

Enhances your talent in various areas.

 

 

Combat Ability Window

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Energy Efficiency(Basic)

E

???

D

The ability to use technology more efficiently, wasting less energy on extraneous actions.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Energy Ranged Weapons (Basic)

D

???

E

The ability to use energy based ranged weapons effectively.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Sniping (Basic)

C*/A*

???

F

The ability to shoot accurately at great ranges.

 

 

Machine Lord Ability Window

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

A.I. Interaction

B

???

C

The ability to better allow oneself to interact with an A.I. and be interacted with in turn.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Enhanced Control (Basic)

F

???

C

An ability that gives you greater control over your own body and mind, allowing you to surpass normal limits.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Enhanced Movements

B*

???

B

Gives the player enhanced control over their movements, allowing them to make precise movements with ease.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Ignore Pain

E*

???

F

The ability to suppress pain with one's mind.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Hypercognition

B*

???

A

Allows the user to enter a state of accelerated perception, able to perform mental operations at an accelerated rate.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Machine Communication

C*

???

F

The ability to communicate with synthetic beings.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Programming a Path

C*

???

D

Programming a Path allows the player’s thought out actions to become almost second nature, allowing inhuman feats of precise movement.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Transcendent Will

C

???

C

Gives unimaginable willpower in extreme situations, allowing the user to accomplish feats of will otherwise thought impossible.

 

Rogue Ability Window

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Jack of All Trades

N/A

N/A

E

Gives a basic understanding of many elementary skills. Allows player to acquire new skills more easily.

Skill Name:

Skill Rank:

Skill Proficiency:

Skill Rarity:

Sneak (Basic)

G

???

G

A basic stealth ability.

 

A minute later, another set of messages appeared:

 

General assessment complete…

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