[Prologue Ended!]
[The user will be transported to the second half of the tutorial in 30 seconds!]
A timer appeared in front of me as I checked around the area, observing the Gods, my eyes tracing through each one of them. Especially the 4 Gods, which will now rule the entirety of Arcadia. Two ruling the Dark continent, the other two the light continent.
The timer reaches Zero as I was transported to a shack-like room filled with a dozen basic weapons.
[Choose your Weapon!]
[Notice: The weapon you choose will allow you to choose your further classes. You can at max choose two weapons and the classes available will be based upon those weapons.]
After looking through the Swords, spears, bows, etc, I finally decided to choose a basic sword and a basic grimoire with me.
It wasn't like I was going to choose any [Class] right now, just that the basic weapons you choose here, you get to carry them with you to the starter town and these would be quite useful later on.
'Not gonna go through the trouble of removing a class again,' I chill ran down my spine as memories of the past emerged. Only I knew how much hardships losing a class can cost.
[Basic Sword]
[Attack: 2
Defence: 0
Durability: 10/10
Description: The most basic sword out there. What are you going to do with it? Kill a dragon? Heh!]
[Basic Grimoire]
[Mana: +1
Stored Spells: 0/1
Description: Just another book on a corner shelf.]
Ignoring the cheeky descriptions, I moved to put up some basic armour and then moved to the wooden door as a screen appeared in front of me.
[Based on your choices, these are the Classes available for you]
[Warrior]
[Knight]
[Mage]
[Sorcerer]
[BattleMage]
[ManaKinght]
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[No Class]
One of the major things that Arcadia had was its wide variety of classes. You see, there were 12 Attributes that each player had, including 5 Fixed and 6 non Fixed Attributes.
And choosing a class gives you an edge in two or three attributes with additional stat points along with a multiplier on it.
For example
Choosing a [Mage Class] will give you 3 extra stat points in Intelligence and Mana each, while choosing a [Warrior Class] will give you 2 Extra points in Strength, Stamina and Vitality.
[Mage Class] also provides you with 1.5 times Mana Points while [Warrior Class] Allows your attack to deal 1.2 times Damage.
Similar to them, others also provided some bonuses which would later shape your character.
[Are you sure you don't want to choose any Classes?]
The system asked as I clicked [Yes] again. Once again, I must emphasise that though classes can be changed, I don't think it's worth the hassle to go and pay the price to remove your chosen class.
'Let's get over this tutorial.'
The door opened up as I found an open settlement within the forest and a dozen knights frantically running here and there, wearing metallic armour of shining silver. One of the knights ran up to me as he spoke,
"Young warrior. I apologise in advance, but it seems like you need to participate as well. We will need all the help we can."
I observed him as I nodded before he continued,
"My name is Armes. May I know your name, young warrior?"
And a System screen appeared in front of me
[Enter your name. Note that a name cannot be changed once it has been placed]
After pondering about it a little, I decided to go with a different name than my previous life. If there is really any other regressor other than me, I need to be careful with my steps.
After entering my name, I looked at that soldier continuing,
"Ezekiel, huh? That's a nice name you got there. Okay Ezekiel, since you are just a fresh recruit, I won't push you to do too much. Just go through that path and make sure that no monster sneaks into the camp, okay?"
I looked at the path where he pointed and slowly nodded.
I then saw him running away from there, while I traded my path towards the direction where I was asked to go. Going in any other direction is not possible since an invisible wall blocks the path to anywhere but the destination.
Moving about a hundred metres ahead, I saw a Goblin standing there.
[Tutorial Basics: Stat(Attack)]
[It is the state that determines the amount of damage you deal to an enemy. Try hitting the Goblin with your weapon]
Moving closer to the Goblin I saw its stats
[Goblin(Mob)]
[Level: 1
Attack:0 || Defence:0
Agility:0 || Vitality:1
Intelligence: 0 || Endurance:1
Stamina: 1/1
Health: 5/5
Description: He is a small guy with a nice personality]
The Goblin wasn't moving and was just stupidly standing there. Going closer to him, I took my knife and slashed his neck, killing him in a single slash
[Critical Hit!]
[-5HP]
[Tutorial Basics: Stat(Defence)]
[This state determines the amount of power reduced for each attack made. If the defence is 2 points, then you need to deal at least an attack of 3 or more to deal any damage!]
I saw another Goblin standing at a distance.
[Goblin(Mob)]
[Level: 1
Attack:0 || Defence:1
Agility:0 || Vitality:1
Intelligence: 0 || Endurance:1
Stamina: 1/1
Health: 5/5
Description: Another small guy with a nice personality. Though he is harder than the last one.]
This time too I just slashed its neck.
[-4HP]
[-1 Durability]
But it didn't kill him. In fact, the durability of the dagger was reduced.
I attacked again at the same spot and
[Critical hit!]
[-1HP]
[Tutorial Basics: Stat(Agility) and (Endurance)]
[Agility Stat determines the ability of your attack on land on an enemy. It also affects your speed and movements of your skills, which you will learn later. Though it has no effect on normal movements, sprinting/running stamina will be reduced with higher agility.
Endurance is your ability to exert your body while performing any work. Your Stamina is directly dependent on Endurance and indirectly on Agility.]
[Your Attribute Point in Agility has been temporarily increased to 2]
[Your Attribute Point in Stamina has been temporarily increased to 2]
[Tutorial Quest: Kill the Running Goblin!]
I saw a goblin getting out of the bush and trying to run away from me as fast as he could. Running towards him, I easily killed him without much problem.
[Tutorial Basics: Stats(Vitality) and (Intelligence)]
[These stats are a direct interpretation of your HP points and MP points. For each point in these stats, you get +5 points in Health/Mana. No tutorial is given for them.]
[Tutorial Basics: Skills!]
[In Arcadia, there are two types of skills. System given and Practised. Both require Mana/Stamina depending upon the type of skills. The System given Skills are easy to use and can be used simply by calling out the skill name(Silent whispers are fine too). As for the Practised ones, one needs to learn the skill manually and needs not to call its name.]
[Dash(skill) has been temporarily acquired!]
[Dash]
[Allows the user to run 2 metres in distance.
Cost: 1 Stamina
Cooldown: None]
[Stab(Skill) has been temporarily Acquired!]
[Stab]
[Allows the user to use a sharp object and pierce through anything dealing 1.5 times damage.
Cost: 2 Stamina
Cooldown: 10 seconds]
Once again, a goblin came, and I used these skills to kill it before the system introduced a bit more about [Equipments] and [Dropped Items]. There were a few more miscellaneous things it told me before finally asking me to return to the campsite.
As I ran back, I saw the same captain who asked me to go to the forest to look out for monsters. He had a hurried look as he observed me and spoke,
"You seem exhausted. Did you encounter any monsters?"
I nodded as I began to explain, but before I could do so, a sound of thunder echoed through the sky
-Kdkdkdkdkddk
"Heavens!" the eyes of the captain almost bulged out in terror as he observed the sky turning more and more grey.
"Did a Higher God just…" he couldn't believe what he was witnessing, but before he could process anything, another sound rumbled… and then another.
His eyes were beyond horrified at this point as he looked at the sky, as he fell on his two feet with hopelessness filling his eyes. It wasn't just him, but everyone there.
I knew what was going on, but all I could do was to wait for the tutorial to end. And just like last time, a white light spread through the entire sky, soon covering the entirety of everything around us.
"I can't help you out completely, fated one. All my powers are almost at its edge. But I can create a chance," a divine voice rang in my ears as I remembered last time. While the developers could have done better with this scene, I guess it's still fine.
The next thing I saw was a Screen
[Choose your starting location!]
And hundreds of options appeared in front of me, before I searched for the one that I was searching for. And after finding that one, I locked onto it.
"That is a fine choice to start your adventures, young one. Go now, may the world guide you to the path of success,"the same divine voice rang as my body started turning into pixels.
The next thing I saw was finding myself waking up in a bed in a place that could be, at best, called a makeshift-inn.
["Tutorial" Ended. You may start the adventures now. Please pick up the basic survival kit from the Elder of Inara Settlement]