Skill pool
While Jack and his system were having a lovely chat, his material body had been getting closer and closer to his required destination.
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Destination:
Planet Ludum Mundi
Condition:
Optimal
Number of Candidates:
10
Amount of viewers:
More than 200 billion
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"That's a lot of people..or well aliens watching right this is kinda crazy I can't even imagine even a quarter of them could be watching me"-Jack
[]Affirmative host though it seems the size of the current audience isn't that high yet must be because it is just the beginning[]
"Should I even be shocked..okay how much will it get to at its peak"-Jack
[]Well, it fluctuates quite often since it is a show, so some people only watch the start and end. While others only watch when the minor races come into play, though others watch when they can or have time[]
"Hmm, that just made me realize that even though this is an extreme and crazy situation, those watching still have lives."-Jack
That was something Jack hadn't thought of while it was odd that some six-eyed alien is watching him possibly thinking about him as more of a snack than a person.
But besides that, the audience wasn't robots. Maybe they had jobs and lives outside of the tv shows, though it was the most popular show in the known universe.
It wasn't just a game, and the contestant would soon realize the political and physical weights that the game brought, but that was mostly after the game.
[]Be ready host it's almost time[]
"I hope I don't get screwed though knowing my luck"-Jack
[]Do not worry, host. I will help you if it doesn't breach my protocols. I'm sure you will do fine. You are handling this well or at least the best[]
"Ha, that could be the anxiety pills I took before this all went down, so they have helped"-Jack
[]Negative host all outside sources were removed from the body[]
"Well, the placebo effect can be strong, but what do you mean I'm doing the best?"-Jack
[]Well, host all systems and share the data we have gathered, and it goes to the organizer, but we have access to it to learn more and become better at our job[]
"Sounds kinda like the terminator, doesn't it"-Jack
[]Negative uprising tried before and failed stopped by...(redacted)[]
"Am I just meant to overlook that?"-Jack
[]Yes, now we are ready. You will be put back in your body just outside planet Ludum Mundi, now you should know. You and the other candidate will be put in a biosphere floating around outer space near the planet[]
"Alright, it's go time then"-Jack
[]I think I should tell you that once you are in the dome the game begins and you must ready yourself and do not forget lives are on the line everything you do will have pros and cons[]
"Why thank you, I know you are just a machine, but I'll try my best"-Jack
[]We will not be able to talk while you are in the dome, so I will await you down on Ludum Mundi until then Jack Darwin[]
"Don't worry, I won't be long"-Jack
Once Jack spoke, his surroundings changed, and his body shook as he felt like he had vertigo, but he managed to get himself stable.
Looking around, he saw he was in a large glass-like dome while standing on green grass with one or two trees in the dome but was completely silent.
Jack looked to his side and saw a park bench in the middle, which he walked towards and sat down on as he waited.
■Welcome contestant Number 10, you will now be taken out of the tutorial and will start the game so in a moment, you will be allowed to choose your skills and main race■
"Huff, okay, let's do this"-Jack
SKILLS ALLOCATED TO CONTESTANT 10
Extreme cold resistance:
Gives all races 80 % resistance to cold weather coming close to an immunity.
Scent tracker:
Improves race's sense of smell for tracking prey up to a certain point and time.
Tribal force:
Your races will all start as a tribe and increase the speed at which they are created.
"Wow, this is something. All three are good, but I'm going to go into the pool since the only one I want is the last skill"-Jack
"I'm looking to go for a build of an apex predator but not right off the bat since that could be bad for me in the moment and future"-Jack
"I'm guessed the other contestant will abandon wider reaching skills for more in the moment benefits like choosing increased attack over crafting skills"-Jack
"They are probably scared, so they will go for a race of ethier killers or defenders, maybe even some hiders/ambush builds. They are worried for their safety and don't want to die at the beginning of course since it's one of the natural ways we can die, which is race extermination."-Jack
"One or two of them may even try to get a jump at the start and kill some of us early and get the one up on the others. But I don't think it's just going to be that we on the planet won't be barren it will have lifeforms, which we will have to fight against and conquer."-Jack
If Jack wasn't so in thought, he would have seen the triangular devices used in the speech Cagra gave was watching him.It seemed the audience liked him as well since he was speaking out loud, so they understood his thought process. It also helped him to be one of the get-calm candidates not freaking out and having panic attacks.
"Well, I'm just guessing, though, but if I play my cards right, I'll be in it for the long run. I'm hoping to get a fast civilization up quickly.
But I'm not looking for a horde tactic. I'm hoping that by allowing my race to be weak at the start, they can grow and learn gradually"-Jack
"...I wonder if the time spent on this monologue has been enough for the others to trade different skills and I can hopefully grab something useful"-Jack
SKILLS ALLOCATED TO CONTESTANT 10
Extreme cold resistance:
Gives all races 80 % resistance to cold weather coming close to an immunity.
Scent tracker:
Improves race's sense of smell for tracking prey up to a certain point and time.
Tribal force:
Your races will all start as a tribe and increase the speed at which they are created.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRADE?
YES OR NO
"Yes, I'd like to trade"-Jack
PLEASE CHOOSE WHAT SKILL YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRADE.
"I choose the first skill I'm not looking to only live in the snow but I don't know if the planets even cold I could be mostly desert and I'm guessing the opposite happens in the heat"-Jack
AFFIRMATIVE SHOWING SKILL TRADE POOL:
Blooded:
Gives a 15% attack bonus when seeing blood.
Shock fur:
Gives race fur that shocks opponents when touched.
Racial Matriarchy:
Women in races are born stronger/faster/smarter than their male counterparts.
All for one:
Creates a hive mind that follows one creature in your race.
Star gazers:
Gives race access to astrology and gives a boost to priests and scientists.
Pride for the pack:
Increases race's trust and pride for each other in groups, increasing efficiency and loyalty and lowering the chance to break codes.
Mind game:
Increases intelligence and wisdom by 500% but weakens all other stats by 100%.
Fire fly:
Causes race to be hot heads who have short tempers and increase agility and affinities to fire.
Hidden figure
Gives race the ability to blend in with their surroundings.
Hunters life:
Makes race better at being hunters and the lifestyle that comes with it.
Wings of wind:
Increases flight speed by 20%
"This sure is a lot, but for all, I know some people may have completely kept the original skills, but some do look cool like Star gazer or all for one"-Jack
"But they don't go the way I want them to. I'm not going to lie. What I'm basing my race off as is the yautja or better know as a predator"-Jack
"Now I don't want to completely copy since I won't focus too much on the hunter stuff more on the civilization route they had, but I can't lie.They are cool, which was one of the main points, but I don't plan to have xenomorphs, though."-Jack
"I'll choose Pride of the pack"-Jack
AFFIRMATIVE CANDIDATE 10 ADDING SKILL
"Nice, I think that will work well with my tribe skill, and I'm looking at things closer, and I think I'll trade another skill"-Jack
WOULD THE CANDIDATE LIKE TO TRADE ANOTHER SKILL?
"Yes, trade the scent tracker skills with the hunter lifestyle skill please"-Jack
SKILLS TRADED CANDIDATE 10 IS THIS YOUR FINAL DECISION?
"Yes, I'm done here. I'm happy with my choices"-Jack
WELL, DONE CANDIDATE PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER CANDIDATES ARE FINISHED.
"Well, the first thing is done. At least I get some time to think about what my race should look like and work"-Jack