posted: 6/9/2017
A/N: I own nothing and this is all for shits and giggles. Please rate and review.
Shout out to Percy Jackson and The Game by I'mjusttryingtofindmyway for heavily inspiring me to do my own.
"Alex, there is no way a fleet of Carriers would beat a swarm of Leviathans!" Karl argued.
"Yes they would, a bunch of interceptors vs the tentacle thingies would totally wreck the leviathans."
"No, you're forgetting the fact hat leviathans CARRY swarms in side them, so that means mutalisks, corruptors, and in case you forgotten, scourge as well. Which are all perfect for countering skytoss." He shot back.
"Yeah well then I'll add in a mothership and phoenixes." He shot back.
"Dude that still wouldn't work, you'd need to add the Spear of Adun and the Golden armada to even stand a chance against a full swarm of leviathans."
"Whatever lets agree to disagree." Alex quickly said with a toothy grin.
Letting out a breath, Karl shook his head. The two of them were hanging out in the library talking about their favorite game while working on their their research paper. For years the two of them had obsessed over their favorite game, with the one difference being that for Karl, StarCraft had been the first computer game he'd ever played. Something like that always held a special place in your heart.
Growing up the two of them spent hours learning build orders, learning hotkeys, and watching professional matches. Weeks of cramped fingers, timing attacks, and macro builds got him into high leveled matches but in the end they couldn't go pro. Alex had given up but loved the romance of space operas, so he pursued a degree in astrophysics. Karl on the other hand did not give up his dream but he too decided to pursue another path. The story that spanned the stars made him fall in love with the story, granted not everyone agreed with it. So he started his studies in engineering.
"Hey man I gotta go home, just email me the notes for later okay?" Karl said as he packed up his stuff.
"Sure, match tonight?"
"Yeah I think I can make it to grandmaster league tonight." He squealed like a little girl.
Laughing at his friend Alex simply waved goodbye.
At home he immediately dropped his bag and prepared immediately to get onto his computer. Waiting for it to boot up he grabbed an energy drink from the mini fridge in his apartment and began his pregame ritual. Stretching his legs so his butt wouldn't be numb, flexing his wrists for maximum range of motion, and cracking his back in preparation for the game chair. Ready for his game time, normally he put his soda in a safe spot so not to damage his computer in case of spill, but he received a text on his phone and accidentally spilled it onto his computer. Freaking out, he touched his computer and then everything went dark.
Karl thought for a moment that he'd gone blind, until he saw a transparent blue screen appear in his vision. Reading it however turn his fears of blindness into fears of insanity as he read.
Welcome to the Multi-gamerverse. You are now in the Starcraft Universe
You are now one of the many gamers who populate the Multi-gamerverse.
"What in the blue hell?", he thought to himself.
Please pick your Base Class:
GHOST: Born with incredible psionic potential, these individuals are recruited, quarantined, and put into training by the government from childhood. Ghosts learn to channel their psionic energies to augment their natural physical strength and endurance. They are rightly feared for their preternatural sniping ability with the C-10 Canister Rifle and their advanced stealth maneuvering. Ghosts can be equipped with psionically powered Personal Cloaking devices that allow them to become virtually undetectable by enemies without specialized sensory equipment.
UNLOCKS: Stealth, Psionic Mastery, Marksmanship, Snipe, Trained Shooter
STATS: +5 INT, +3 DEX, +2 CON to Starting stats. +2 INT, +1 DEX every other level
MARINE: Marines are the first line of defense for Terran planets in the Koprulu sector. Under the old Confederacy, the majority of Marines were criminals or rebels who had undergone mandatory neural resocialization to ensure their absolute loyalty. This practice has been reportedly scaled back, but it remains common due to insufficient volunteers to serve in the military. The heavy armor worn by Marines is effective against small-arms fire and provides them with full life support and NBC (Nuclear/Biological/Chemical) shielding for operation in deep space and other hostile environments. Marines are armed with C-14 Impaler Gauss Rifles that fire 8mm metal spikes at hypersonic speeds.
UNLOCKS: Stim, Weapon System, Hardskin Suit Proficiency,
STATS: +5 DEX, +3 STR, +2 CON, to Starting stats. +2 DEX, +1 STR, every other level
MARAUDER: Primarily a support unit, the remodeled heavyweight Firebat suit packs Quad K12 Punisher grenade launchers that devastate enemy structures and vehicles from a distance. As the Dominion military began to reevaluate its systems, it determined that it was still geared to fight Terran-vs.-Terran battles that were imagined pre-Zerg. There needed to be an increase in armor-shattering combat units with weapons capable of piercing through hardened Zerg carapaces. The Marauder was the answer. These virtual walking tanks have given the Dominion infantry the hard-hitting, easy-to-produce support that had been missing on the front lines.
UNLOCKS: Stim, Weapon System, Concussive Blast, Hardskin Suit Proficiency
STATS: +5 STR, +3 CON, +1 DEX to Starting stats. +2 STR, +1 CON every other level.
[Next Page]
'What in the flying fuck is going on?' was the first thought to cross his mind.
"Ah you must be the chosen." A voice came from beyond the darkness that enveloped him.
"What the hell?" he yelped at the surprise voice.
"Ah apologies, I mean you no harm." the voice came from beyond the void. slowly in front of him, a familiar form materialized.
"Ah no problem, just you sound so familiar.", Karl pondered.
"I am Tassadar. Once a proud Executor of the Templar."
If Karl could feel his jaw, it would be hanging open right now. Tassadar, one of the signature characters in the entirety of the starcraft story, was talking to him now. However being how he knew the end of the story he was curious why the great Executor was here talking to him.
"I am here, in the beyond to guide you as I have been commanded by the Elder Ones."
"Elder Ones?" Karl asked since there was no mention of any elder ones in any shape or form in the games.
"It is not yet time for you to know. However you must pick your path before you are to learn more. Be wise and you will be successful in your future endeavors." The Protoss advised.
Not really seeing a choice in the matter Karl considered what was in front of him, he decided to scroll through the pages but his options weren't that great since he didn't know how to pilot wraiths, battlecruisers, and dropships, nor was he able to drive vultures, siege tanks, and hellions. Wanting to at least be familiar with what he was doing he narrowed it down to infantry.
Ghost or Marine.
As much as he would want to trek around in a kick-ass hard skin exoskeleton suit, the idea of bending the world around you with mind powers certainly took the cake.
You have selected Ghost. Please select your TALENTS.
PERK POINT AVAILABLE. SELECT TWO TALENTS.
NATURALLY SKILLED: You gain one additional skill point every other level.
LUCKY BASTARD: You get lucky for the randomist reasons. What some call amazing skill, you know it was just luck.
FRIENDLY: Make friends and allies much easier, or harder. It depends who you're talking to.
WELL ENDOWED: Bonus to persuasion after sex
[NEXT PAGE]
Looking over the list Karl whistled, or at least he thought he did. The stats and skills by themselves made him giddy as if a dream come true. Looking at the perks though, they in honest opinions were a little lack luster.
Looking over the list Karl whistled, or at least he thought he did. Looking at the perks, they in honest opinions were a little lack luster. 'Well can't do anything about it.' He told himself. Reading through he picked the Lucky bastard, due to the fact he knew luck sometimes made a difference, and the friendly perk.
"Well done Chosen One. With that you have created your trial avatar, be cautious as not everything is as it seems."
"What do you mean?"
"I cannot say, it is not my place. However I suggest you take this as serious as you can, your returning to your world depends on it." The voice of Tassadar warned.
"Now it is time for your trial. I wish you luck."
"What Tri-?
[Starcraft Trial Beginning in 5..]
"Oh that trial…"
[4…]
"Good luck young one and be brave for your life depends on it. And if you see James tell him I say hello."
[2…]
"Wait what do…"
[1… Trial Commencing. The Fall of Tarsonis.]
"Fuck me..."
[Welcome to the Trial: Fall of Tarsonis.
The Psi-Emitters have been activated and the Zerg are on their way.]
Select a starting Faction:
Sons Of Korhal: Begin as a member of the Sons of Korhal.
+100 w. Sons of Korhal
-100 w. The Confederacy
+40 w. Raynor's Raiders.
The Confederacy: Begin as a member of the Confederacy
+100 w. The Confederacy
-100 w. Sons of Korhal
-100 w. Raynor's Raiders.
Raynor's Raiders: Begin as a member of the Sons of Korhal.
+100 w. Raynor's Raiders
-100 w. The Confederacy
+30 w. Sons of Korhal
Having a faint idea of what each faction did during the battle, he figured with his knowledge he could do the most good here."Join Sons of Korhal."
[You are now a temporary member of the Sons of Korhal. Preparing Trial]
As the words on the blue screen faded away, the area around him faded away and he found himself in a bunker. Observing his surroundings he noticed that he was the only ghost among the squad of twelve marines he was with. The red color of the marines made it clear he was with the Sons of Korhal. Focusing on one marine he was surprised when the light blue window showed up.
[Andrew Taft : Level 4 : Marine : 250HP 20SP]
[Congratulations you have obtained the Observe skill.]
[Observe 1/100: A skill to find the target's information. Observe is improved through continuous use]
'Nice, this will come in handy. Lets see what else there is.' He thought as he focused on the other marines. All of their information was relatively similar while looking at himself he noticed that the window for his own screen had told him to say [Status] to see more in depth knowledge on himself. A white window appeared and it read;
-KARL PORTER
Titles: None
Lvl: 1 (0/100)
HP: 120/100
Psy: 90/90
Race Terran Class: Ghost
STR : 4 CON:6
CHA : 4 DEX: 7
WIS : 4 INT : 9
Unallocated Stat Points: 0
Money: 0 Credits
Skills:
Stealth: You are skilled at avoiding detection, allowing you to slip past enemies to strike from an unseen position. This skill covers hiding and moving silently. Basic (35/100) (Passive)
Psionic Mastery: You are gifted with psionic powers, through training, discipline and hard work you bend the physical world to your will. This skill covers your Psionic ability and your ease of using it. Allows you to manipulate Psionic Energy. Basic (25/100)
Sub-Skills (Cannot be greater than main skill.)
Telekinesis (10/100) Telepathy (10/100)
Marksmanship: Your aim is true. Through hours of training you have become proficient with your weapon, granting you greater accuracy and better groupings with your weapon. This skill covers your accuracy and range with weapons. Basic (25/100) (Passive)
Trained Shooter: You can hit a target with any weapon, with any hand, on any day. This skills allows you to use both hands to shoot any weapon you can carry. (Passive)
Snipe: One shot, one kill. With certain weapons you have the ability to do increased damage to an unaware target. This skill allows you to do increased damage so long as the unit doesn't know where you are. Basic (20/50)
A Gamer's Body: Grants the user a body that allows the user to live the in the world like a game.(Passive)
A Gamer's Mind: Allows user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows peaceful state of mind, immune to psychological status and effects. (Passive)
PERKS
LUCKY BASTARD: You get lucky for the most random reasons. What some call amazing skill, you know it was just luck.
FRIENDLY: Make friends and allies much easier, or harder. It depends who you're talking to.
Looking over the list Karl hummed, or at least he thought he did. The stats and skills by themselves made him giddy as if a dream come true. Looking at the perks though, they in honest opinions were a little lack luster.
Seeing his stats made him giddy as he was now a badass… at least he felt like a badass. The two that stood out the most though were the Gamer's Mind and Gamer's Body. It was allowing him to stay calm and collected and granted him strength beyond any normal human. Then seeing how his body was he thought the next logical step was to check his equipment. Next a blue screen appeared and showed him his equipment;
[C-10 Mk. VI Canister Rifle]
The C-10 is a Canister Rifle issued to Ghosts, is standard issue for Ghosts.
Damage 30xDEX
Ammo 50(R)/10(M)
[Combat Knife]
A combat knife issues to all Military Fighters.
5xSTR
[Hostile Enviromental Suit/SkinSuit]
Standard issue Terran Ghost armor.
Armor: 8xCON
Features:
Environmental Control: keeps the body at optimum temperature.
Cloaking: Allows Cloaking, duration dependent of stored energy.
Sensory Systems: Provides enhanced vision, HUD system, Map System, Communication System and Automated targeting system.
'So standard ghost equipment. If I remember correctly the Fall of Tarsonis was three parts. First being the defense platforms being taken over, then the descent into Tarsonnis, when the psi-emitter is placed, and then finally the Evacuation. Now I just have to figure out what part we're at.' He pieced together.
The doors of the bunker opened up showing the familiar face of one Sarah Kerrigan, "Attention boys. The Protoss have been destroyed. Now all we gotta do is wait for evacuation and then the first rounds on me."
A large round of cheers came through the comms. Among the commotion he used Observe on the super ghost before him.
[Sarah Kerrigan : Level ? : Elite Ghost]
[Through continued use, your Observe skill has increased by 1.]
Smiling at the skill increase he decided to try again.
Sarah Kerrigan
Titles: Sons of Korhal Elite Ghost
Lvl: ?
HP: ?
PSY: ?
Race: Terran Class: Ghost
STR : ? CON:?
CHA : ? DEX: ?
WIS : ? INT : ?
Karl however was not looking forward to what came next. He immediately pulled up the map system and found what he was looking for. Five Kilometers to the south was a deserted airbase that would probably have some sort of aircraft he could use to get out. Luckily the main base which would be attacked first was far up in the north, a short kilometer away. Things were not going to end well for them but Karl didn't have time to think about them.
The story went, after the arrival of the zerg and the protoss, Arcturus Mengsk had ordered Sarah Kerrigan to defend the Zerg in order for the swarm to have a foothold. She was to stop the protoss from destroying the swarm, then await for extraction.
It would never come for her, Mengsk had ordered the fleet to leave Tarsonis to be devoured by the Zerg. Once James Raynor had found out though he cut ties with the Sons of Korhal and went back to try and save her. Stealing a couple drop ships, he led his men back to the surface of Tarsonis in hopes that he could make it in time.
Right now though every marine was happy at the thought of getting a drink after it was all over. Karl on the other hand was checking his weapons and ammo. Some of the other marines looked to him for weirdly for some reason.
"Can you hear me Karl?" the familiar voice came through his mind.
"I hear you ma'am." He responded even though he didn't really know how he was doing it.
"Thats good, relax we're going to be home soon." She said.
"Doesn't hurt to be prepared. Its the zerg we're dealing with." he said.
"Don't worry Mengsk will come and get us soon. If it makes you feel any better grab some extra ammo." She laughed.
[New Quest Available!]
Resuply!
Get ammo and gear for when Mengsk doesn't retrieve you.
Reward: 10xp, ?
Failure: Unprepared for zerg wave.
Accept? Yes / No
Karl immediately accepted the quest and headed over to the supply crate on the other end of the room to see if there was anything of use. He remembered that they were going to be in New Gettysburg so that there would definitely be some military ordinance. Looking through he grabbed all the C-10 rifle and found himself an interesting set of grenades and a small data pad.
[Type C Grenade] x 5
Explosive Grenades 3 second Prime
125 damage.
"Alright, just remember to thank me when I save your ass." Karl warned her.
"Fine Karl, I'll restock too." She chuckled as she started walking over when all of a sudden a communications broadcast went out through to everyone.
"Warning. Zerg attack in progress. Recommend retreat. Primary command center destruction imminent. Code RED now in effect. ETA 2 minutes." The robotic sound of an adjutant came through.
With that the hardened marines immediately began scrambling for ammo.
The Elite Ghost swore as she sprang into action and headed out the door.
"Wait!" he told her but she ignored him and went outside.
[Quest complete: Prepared for Zerg attack.]
Rewards: 10 XP. Transport Vehicle location.
The quest notification went off as he followed he out with the other marines spilling out of the bunker. From a distance they could see the flames and artillery fire of the base being swarmed by the Zerg.
"Damn man wheres that evac?" one of the marines asked.
"I don't know." Sarah said as she went on her comms and called in.
Not wanting to wait around, Karl started heading for the other direction.
"Hey where you going?!" one of the other marines asked him.
Looking back he to told them, "Theres a air base, five clicks south of here. Should be some way for us to get off this rock."
"What? We should wait for evac!" another marine said.
"Yeah." The other marines joined in.
"There will be no evac. The almighty Mengsk has left us here to die." He shot back.
With that one of the marines pointed his gun at him.
"No! He would not leave us down here! We've been to-"
"He has, but if you done believe me lets ask Kerrigan." He said back. Together every marine looked to her only to find her face scrunched up.
"Wheres that evac ma'am?" the marine asked.
With a deep breath, "It ain't coming, I can't get anyone on the comm. Not even Jimmy."
Looking around the group many fell silent.
"Alright then lets get moving." Karl interrupted before they could become too hopeless.
[New Quest available]
Escape Tarsonis!
Mengsk has left you all to die, reach the Air Base with everyone and try to survive
Rewards: 8000exp, 30,000 Credits. Faction Token.
Bonus rewards: for every surviving marine +1000 exp, 2000 credits.
If Kerrigan reaches base: +5,000 exp, 50,000 Credits
Failure: End of Trial
Quest cannot be Denied.
"Yeah, I don't plan on dying on this piece of shit." Sarah said and like that all the marines were with her once again.
"Lead the way Karl, I'll bring up the rear."
"Yes Ma'am"
Together the group sprang into action as he led them through the ruined city and towards the south. The once bustling city of millions was now shells of its former glory. Running through the streets of the growing zerg infested area, only for them to see many of the dead. For a while things seemed to be going as good as could be, that is until from out of no where spines started flying at them from their right flank and screeches of zerglings coming at them. Somehow his body seemed to know what he wanted to do and he immediately engaged his cloak and took off to find whatever was shooting at them.
The marines however were not so lucky as they immediately took cover in a nearby collapsed building cursing their luck and opening fire on the in coming zeros. Kerrigan on the other hand had decided to switch up her tactics and stayed behind.
"Get around, they came from the right side. Take out as many hydralisks as you can." The Ghost ordered.
"On it." He replied, while running through the ruins of the street they were on. Finding an intact three story building was impossible but he managed to find the corner of an only partially destroyed one. Reaching the top was an ease somehow with his gifted body and using it was amazing as well. Using his suits equipment, he immediately found his targets. The Zerg that was attacking was closing in, with the only blessing being that it seemed to be a small group.
"Kerrigan, this is Karl. I see a group of forty zerglings and no more than a dozen hydralisks. Relaying positions, beginning attack." He said as he held up the familiar rifle.
"Acknowledged, good hunting."
The zerglings were swarming in from behind the hydralisks, a common tactic in order to bog down marines from combatting the longer ranged hydralisks. Preparing to engadge his targets, he switched his rifle into a three round burst mode. Even though he'd never held a gun in his life, his body and supposed training took over for him.
'Breathe… in….out…fire." He thought to himself as he took his first shot.
Thwick…thick…thick… was the sound as the suppressed 25mm antipersonnel rounds hit his first hydralisk. As the rounds killed the first hydralisk with the bonus from the Stealth and Snipe skills he dealt enough damage to kill it on his first try.
You deal ((30x7) x3 ) = 630 (x 2) (Stealth bonus) = 1260 x 3 (snipe bonus) = 3780 Damage
Hydralisk killed.
You earn 30 experience & 75 Credits.
Smiling at his earnings he went back to sniping the enemy hydralisks. The marines made a wall and prepared for them to come into range. The swarm of zerg continued on their path though, not a single one caring that he'd just killed a hydralisk. Moving on he continued to shoot and one by one the hydralisks fell thanks to his benefits with the sneak and snipe skill. In just a few minutes, he had been able to acquire his targets, kill them and then move on until they were all eliminated. However in the same amount of time the marines and Kerrigan had managed to wipe out all the zerglings.
"Regroup at this location Karl." She relayed to him. The location was an intercept course with them towards the Air Base.
"Copy that. Will meet you there, cloaked so watch your fire." He told them.
They acknowledged him and broke contact. Slowly the adrenaline wore off and the gravity of his situation sunk in. He'd just killed some hydralisks… living, spine shooting, death dealing hydralisk. Instead of freaking out though he somehow managed to clear his mind and not overreact.
'Gamer's mind must be working over time.' He figured.
As he ran, he figured he'd check his status to see if he made any improvements.
-KARL PORTER-
Titles: None
Lvl: 3 (80/441)
HP: 120/120
Psy: 110/110
Race: Terran / Class: Ghost
STR : 4 CON:6
CHA : 4 DEX: 8
WIS : 4 INT : 11
Unallocated Stat Points: 4
Money: 975 Credits
Seeing his stat points he quickly brought his lowest three up to 5 and them another to DEX bringing him to 9.
'Going to have to spend some more time thinking about these stats later.' he thought as he ran off to find his squad.
A.N: Class descriptions are taken from the Blizard site.
How exp works in this, starting at lvl 1 is 100 xp to get to level 2
from there you multiply by 2.1 and that is the next exp target. some of you may go like well dude that way too freaking easy. thats the purpose since i want the mc to get past the early section quickly but by the time he's level 15 he will need 1543861 exp. not going to be nearly as easy.
Next every level gives him 2 stat points to distribute. leveling up will not be his main focus i promise you that. however there will be ways to massive level ups in the future.
If requested i will post my mechanics on a separate chapter.
Hope you enjoyed and tell me your comments and suggestions
Releases will most likely be when ever i feel like it but should be like once a month.