Becoming a life winner from infancy

"What is a DM? Qiaoen, it looks like a pretty sister!"

The diligent student Xia Nuo eagerly raised his hand to ask.

"A DM is a Dungeon Master in DND, and a KP is the Keeper of Secrets in COC. Simply put, they are the host and organizer in tabletop role-playing games, responsible for unfolding our great adventure. You can think of it as the storyteller of an adventure, and all the players here are characters played in the game," Lin Qiaoen explained alongside.

"I think I kind of understand now!"

Xia Nuo immediately became excited, "It's like four people teaming up for an adventure to explore the world, like I could play Captain Kirk from 'Star Trek', Youyou could be Deputy Spock, Yu and Fan Yuan could be—"

"Right, right, that kind of actual role-playing game, but we don't need a pre-existing story, we can directly write a new, original story that belongs to us."
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"Can it be something simpler?"

Luo Xianyu, already somewhat confused on the side, said, "It's my first time playing, I really don't know how to act!"

"This is very simple, you only need one thing! That is—"

Xia Nuo placed his hands on his head and then, imitating the classic move from SpongeBob, pulled out a rainbow: "Imagination!"

"But I don't watch the cartoons you mentioned, Nuo Nuo. I don't understand them," Luo Xianyu said. "This way, my mind really has no space for imagination."

"'Star Trek' isn't a cartoon; it's a TV show!"

Xia Nuo showed a somewhat distressed expression, "But, since we're considering Yu, we'll have to settle for the next best thing."

After thinking for a moment and looking towards Lin Qiaoen, Xia Nuo said, "Let's run a 'Warhammer 50K' campaign then! Youyou can play the Grey Knight, I'll play the Battle Nun, Yu can be the Inquisitor, and Fan Yuan can be a mobilization soldier of the Star Realm Army, or a mechanoservant of the Mech-God Cult, hmm..."

"Hey, do you think 'Star Trek' is more high-end than 'Warhammer 50K'?"

"Not at all! I think both are very interesting!"

After finishing, Xia Nuo then pursed his lips and muttered quietly, "But compared to that space opera, I think 'Star Trek' is the real sci-fi adventure..."

"...I heard that."

Fang You pinched Xia Nuo's cheek, "Praising one and slamming another is not a good habit."

"Ah, but, but... ahaha... I think the characters in 'Star Trek' are just more fleshed out!"

Xia Nuo was playfully embraced by Fang You, while Lin Qiaoen, watching on the side, smiled contentedly:

"It seems you really look forward to playing tabletop RPG, but since it's our first time today, let's not use such complex scenario settings."

Lin Qiaoen said, "Otherwise, we won't finish in a day."

"Ah, that's true..."

Tabletop role-playing is a very physically and time-consuming game, with a typical four-person group game lasting 4 to 6 hours or even longer.

"That's great, I hope to play a campaign that I can understand."

"Then let's play some of the simplest fantasy world backgrounds, just wait a moment, I'll go prepare the props."

Lin Qiaoen was exceptionally active and enthusiastic about participating in the RPG, leaving Fan Yuan beside her somewhat stunned.

"I've never seen the shop assistant sister so excited,"

"Do you just directly call her 'shop assistant sister'? Why haven't you asked for her real name?" Xia Nuo curiously asked.

"...I, I'm too embarrassed to ask."

Fan Yuan scratched his head, "I feel I'm not quite outstanding yet, I think I at least need to defeat the shop assistant sister before I earn the right to ask her name."

Hearing this, Fang You couldn't help but repeatedly sigh.

You might never get the chance to ask her name in this lifetime, Yuan!

Though Fan Yuan's head is filled with various fantasies about the older sister figures online, he is still a very polite and well-mannered boy offline.

This should probably be considered repressed, right?

Unlike script murder role-play that adheres to convention, tabletop RPG requires much more understanding of the world setting from its members.

"Wow, such professional character cards! You can fill in everything from name, occupation, identity, allegiance, race, and character background. Can we put photos here?"

"Everyone can write a basic character card within the fantasy world setting, mainly the occupation part. Talents and skills can be chosen from above or you can write your own. Attributes will require this."

"Tada, it's a D20 die!"

"Wow, so fancy!"

Xia Nuo and Luo Xianyu were immediately attracted by the dice, "This die has so many numbers on it."

"The metallic texture feels very high-end." Luo Xianyu liked the material and touched it a few more times.

In regular DND sessions, attributes include Strength, Agility, Constitution, Intelligence, Perception, and Charisma. These are all fairly common and easy to understand. Perception is generally understood as representing willpower and insight, affecting spell casting and trap detection, with very detailed settings.

...

More measurements than my own.

Seeing this, Fang You remembered that he had been continuously increasing his Intelligence, Constitution, and Charisma since birth, yet to this day, he still didn't know what level his attributes were at, only that his character rating was at the SSS level.

It was estimated that later on, when the levels increased, he'd be able to unlock the attribute list to know how many attribute points he had accumulated so far.

The character creation segment was widely enjoyed as everyone prepared to start creating. Lin Qiaoen reminded everyone:

"Everyone should roll the dice before starting character creation so your occupation settings appear more logical," said the Keeper of Secrets.

"Yes, that should be the case!"

Xia Nuo said, "Then let me roll first!"

Xia Nuo repeatedly threw the multi-sided dice six times, eventually determining the following attributes:

[Strength: 19]

[Agility: 13]

[Constitution: 20]

[Intelligence: 1]

[Perception: 3]

[Charm: 6]

"Hmm, strength, constitution, and agility are not low," Lin Qiaoen commented, "Our initial values range from 1 to 20, with 10 being the average for characters. Your initial attribute scores are already very high, and they seem very suitable for a warrior occupation."

"An intelligence of 1 kind of hurts me," Xia Nuo said, her face showing a rare expression of grievance. But she quickly perked up, "Anyhow,"

Fang You began his dice rolls!

[Strength: 19]

[Agility: 20]

[Constitution: 19]

[Intelligence: 19]

[Perception: 19]

[Charm: 20]

"Can you even play with this, it's like cheating!"

On the side, Fan Yuan couldn't help but remark, "Although I know my brother is defying the heavens, these attribute points are too over-the-top, a super hexagonal warrior."

"You can play, of course, you can play,"

Lin Qiaoen pushed up his glasses, "Luck is also a part of strength. The fun of role-playing lies in its randomness and unpredictability which brings all sorts of roller-coaster outcomes. Even with godlike initial attributes, there will still be many unexpected encounters."

Sorry, everyone.

Fang You is well known to possess a powerful ability called "Child of Luck," which significantly enhances the rewards he gets in games of luck, a commonly known fact.

But you might ask, oh wait, doesn't Nuo Nuo also have "Child of Luck"? How come she didn't roll high?

Well, that brings us to another of Fang You's talents.

And this talent isn't just made up by the Dungeon Master, oh no. This talent is called "Party Star," and it was achieved by Emperor Youyou during a grade two fireworks display, dominating a ring toss game. The effect is that he gains advantages more easily in party games (154).

Clearly, this role-playing game also falls under the effect of "Party Star." Every time Fang You rolls the dice, the prompting effect of "Party Star" is triggered, making each roll feel godlike!

Next up are Luo Xianyu and Fan Yuan's turn to roll the dice.

Yu rolled the dice with one hand touching Fang You, hoping to absorb some of his father's luck through this method.

And it really worked.

Yu rolled a character with an intelligence of 16 and perception of 14.

"This character seems very suitable for a magician," Xia Nuo said, "Just what our team needs for a magical output."

Now it's Fan Yuan's turn!

So much joy.

It's really too joyful.

I must make a resounding impression, roll attributes that rival my brother's, go to battle alongside him, build a profound friendship, and then.

[Strength: 4, Agility: 3, Constitution: 6, Intelligence: 2, Perception: 2, Charm: 1]

"What kind of trash attributes are these!"

"Not a single one of these attributes reaches the average; it's pretty much like being born disabled."

"Fan Yuan, think positively, your intelligence is higher than mine, you're really something," Xia Nuo said consoling him.

"It's just that I really don't see any strong points!" Fan Yuan cried, "I can't think of any suitable occupation at all!"

"Use your imagination, Fan Yuan!"

Xia Nuo said, "You'll definitely have a chance to rise again!"

"Alright, I'm going to start making up the story on the spot. Everyone, first write down your occupation, talent skills, and background settings and hand them to me,"

Lin Qiaoen guided everyone as they began the character card creation process.