John Dale is pretty alright, you know?
He is in his third year of high school, just starting to think of college. His grades are in the upper quarter and he also did pretty well on the SAT tests he took.
He spends most of his time running track; long-distance. He doesn't do to well at competitions, but he mostly runs for fun anyway.
He plays some games in his spare time.
He finally heard about a game called Astera.
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For John, this game was interesting for two reasons.
One, a 1 to 4 time ratio.
Two, realism.
For John, this meant he could spend more time running and would always have the time to take the scenic route.
For those reasons, John got his parent's permission to have a capsule installed.
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Unfortunately for John, The world of Astera is not the kind of place you can simply enjoy running in without ever getting in trouble.
Unfortunately for John, this narrator has some other plans for him.
Volume 1. Chapter 1. Mutai.
Connect to Astera? Yes/No?
"Yes"
The scan on your iris and vein has determined that you are an unregistered user. Do you want to create a new account?
"Yes"
Select the Name of your Avatar.
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Select gender from male, female or neutral.
"Male"
Astera has 40 races, currently 15 races are playable. please select your chosen race.
"Uhm, If its not too much trouble, could you tell me what is the fastest race availabe?"
In what way?
"Sorry?"
Do you want a race, such as the Barbarian, that takes less steps to reach further distances?
"Uhm, no, I prefer jogging often.... something smaller with a lot of stamina?"
Would you prefer a beast-man?
"Hmmmmm... could you show me the stats?"
Beast-manHealth110Mana80Stamina110Strength9Vitality11Stamina11Dexterity12Wisdom8Intelligence8SkillsLow-light visionpassiveYou can see normally in low light areas
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"Yeah, that should work. I'll pick a beast-man."
Please select your animal heredity. Cat, Wolf, or Hawk?
"Cat please." (I mean, I'm not playing on playing for real. Ca seems the most laid-back....)
*Oh foolish character, you have russeled the narrators jimmies*
You have gained the cat heredities skill
New Skill!Cat's can instinctually correct their balance and land on their feet when falling from great heightsCat's Instinctspassive-10% fall damage, always land on feet
Would you like a tutorial for the main systems in Astera?
"Hmm... What exactly is included in the tutorial?"
The tutorial covers basic movement, menu navitation, stat anaylsis, using items, and using skills.
"Ah, nevermind then."
Select your starting continent.
"Which has the least amount of people?"
The continent of Gudou
"Then I'll go there."
Select starting city.
"Can I start in a small village instead."
Select starting town.
"Random"
You have selected the town of Kirtlin. Enjoy.