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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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In the year 20XX, I was engrossed in a game.
『Planetarium』
A world blessed by special stars called Star Gods.
An RPG where the player navigates a turbulent era of conflict between humanity and demons across two vast continents.
Players could choose from various background settings called “Templates,” which influenced their character’s base stats, specialties, and the events they encountered.
The “Nameless War Ghost,” an orphan who knew nothing of their parents, surviving the harsh world as a mercenary, relying solely on their weapon and skill.
The “Heir of Red and Blue Blood,” a minor member of the imperial family of humanity’s strongest nation, yet simultaneously carrying the bloodline of a royal family destroyed by that very empire.
The “Proud Barbarian,” hailing from a northern hunting tribe, tirelessly searching for their stolen tribal treasure.
I had eagerly awaited the game’s release since hearing about its development a few years prior.
I bought it about a month ago, and after dedicating my free time and holidays to it, I had just reached the ending of the third template.
“The ‘Proud Barbarian’ storyline has been cleared.”
“With the completion of three scenarios, ‘Hero Assembly’ mode is unlocked.”
“In ‘Hero Assembly’ mode, characters from templates not chosen by the player will appear as NPCs.”
“…Only half of the six templates so far. No, realistically, it might be closer to 10%.”
This game featured multiple endings, with the conclusion changing based on the player’s choices.
The sheer number of prepared events and scenarios was immense, and even within the same template, there were numerous customizable elements like gender, appearance, name, and character build, making the replay value virtually endless.
And with the currently planned expansion packs…
Well, 10% was a gross underestimate. I had barely scratched the surface.
Not that having a lot of content left was a bad thing.
“I think I’ll try the ‘Greedy Prodigal’ next. It got a lot of bad reviews, but it’s important in ‘Hero Assembly’ mode.”
While I had cleared the three aforementioned templates, I wasn’t entirely ignorant of the others.
I had gleaned information from other players’ online reviews.
And according to that information, the “Greedy Prodigal” was a problematic template in many ways.
The first problem was its lack of combat prowess.
Unlike the “Nameless War Ghost’s” weapon proficiency bonus or the “Heir of Red and Blue Blood’s” magic control bonus, this template had no traits directly beneficial in combat.
And trying to compensate for that with other party members was difficult, as its high starting notoriety made recruiting valuable members quite challenging.
Of course, it had its advantages.
It started with a large sum of money and had incredible luck, or more accurately, incredible wealth luck, resulting in drastically higher drop rates for money and rare items compared to other templates.
Simply put, it was a “farming totem”!
The “Greedy Prodigal” was the template with the highest and most tedious initial difficulty, but it also allowed for the highest final party stats.
“I’ll just set things up and start tomorrow.”
I created the character after configuring a few settings and fell asleep.
The next day, I died in a traffic accident before I could return home.
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