Worn And Torn Newbie

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land (1)

What is'TRPG'?

In the days when there was no computer, a man drew maps on paper, manipulated characters through dialogue, and progressed the story using props such as dice.

Like a board game, people gather at a table offline, and they play through conversations, each with a shared role

Play (Role playing).

It is detailed and extensive, and the degree of freedom is so high that there is a separate rollbook containing worldview settings and rules.

Dem Universe is headquartered in Irvine, a southern California city.

It wasn't until early afternoon that I could visit Dem's headquarters.

Contrary to the imagination that it would consist of large and grand buildings, there were many small and charming buildings in the Dem Universe, all of which were connected by canoes connected to waterways and trains that looked like toys.

The number of employees was surprisingly not very large, he said, because most of them are working from home.

I went down the aqueduct in a canoe as if I was in a water car in an amusement park.

Behind me, director Um Jae-young, Yoon Sol, Drake, Yoo Se-hee, and Matthew Tae-gang were looking around with their eyes wide open.

The staff in the hologram who was in charge of the guide is unusually in the form of a child.

Said the child.

"The Dem Universe is made up of various places such as museums, theaters, and libraries. Today in the company

We are going to introduce interesting stories related to the setting of the game while looking around the wealth. As tours take place within working hours, we hope you understand that you may not be able to see the places where the development team is working hard for a long time."

I nodded.

Visiting Dem Universe's headquarters is a tremendous achievement for an individual.

A place where even the Korean Association has not been invited. Even Dem's general manager William Wilson is a person who can't even meet the world's political giants, including the President of the United States.

I don't know, but it was certain that today's experience would be a lifelong saga.

At that time, Yoonsol screamed behind me.

"Wow, there are so many young children in the company?"

Yes.

Looking around, all the people in the company were children.

In the late teens, if you want to be a little bit younger, kids who seem to be 7 years old or older go around.

Sitting at a table playing a board game or reading a book.

Of course, parents who acted as guardians were following them with friendly smiles.

Before long, we got into the deep part of the company by canoeing.

At the end of the aqueduct, there was a small dome-shaped structure, and to get there, you had to go through two museums and an ecological park.

"The ground is really wide."

I had no choice but to admire the building of such an expansive campus on such an expensive site.

It's a very warm weather for January, so it's perfect for walking.

After walking for a while, our'worn and worn newbies' team will reach the deepest part of the headquarters of Dem Universe, which is not strange even if it is a general university campus except that the building design is unique.

Could.

[Come on.]

As soon as I entered the dome-shaped building, what I heard was a childish and soft voice.

A gallery-style interior, a wall with countless paintings of unknown titles.

A hologram slowly came down from the air.

Are you just about ten years old? It was a child who guided us from the canoe earlier.

[I am William Wilson.]

Honestly, it was a little unexpected.

I thought of an old man with gray hair.

Wilson got dressed as we all looked surprised.

[I like games, but it doesn't matter my age? What are you talking about]

Everyone nodded at that. Perhaps that figure is connected by a hologram, and there is a separate entity.

William Wilson's appearance was something I didn't know about 35 years before his return, so he just nodded his head.

_ Get./

Wilson shook his hand towards us.

Then, one teacup suddenly appeared in front of us.

It was a steaming mug.

"Wow, is this really salty?"

When Yoon-sol was surprised and grabbed the handle of the tea cup, the cup quickly passed through Yoon-sol's hand.

[No way! Of course it's a hologram!]

Wilson laughed lightly.

Then, he muttered a little dull.

[ But don't worry. It will be real soon.]

When we were tilting our heads without knowing what we were talking about, a grandmother in a suit appeared on the other side of the partition, handed us a cup of real tea, and disappeared again.

Wilson says we look at

I had a laugh.

[Nice to meet you, worn out newbie friends. I am the beginning and end of this game.]

Wilson's introduction forced me to nod.

William Ringt Wilson.

The best developer who created Godgame'Deus Ex Machina'.

All of the settings and stories in this game were created based on what he imagined in his mind.

Literally'all' things.

Wilson widened his arms towards us.

[This game really embodies what I imagine in your world. Human heads are as wide and vast as the universe, but I move them in my head to this world little by little.

It's coming.]

Even though no one asked, Wilson continued to groan on his own.

Originally, was genius a lonely law? He looked quite lonely, and that's why I seemed to be quite excited about meeting us.

Then Yunsol said with admiration.

"Wow, it's amazing. To create that big world with one's imagination

Is it possible?"

It was a pure question and it made Wilson feel pretty good.

[Ahahaha. You can't be alone. My imagination creates a big frame and countless people have fleshed out that setting... Fill the hole... Grab the bug We're making it all together like that. Like the Cthulhu myth or the SCP Foundation that you guys know well. So this game belongs to everyone.]

In a word, it is the result of collective intelligence.

One For All, AU For One?

In order to technically embody Wilson's imagination, enormous developers cling to the game.

And that was made

Wilson's imagination becomes another reality enjoyed by over 2 billion people.

Wilson added a word to the end.

[But, I can make any number of small settings myself.]

Wilson moved his hand to create a holographic status window again.

Wei Ying-

The world in the game unfolds in a small gallery.

[Ughm, huh, who should I try?]

William Wilson scattered us all over.

Then I shook my finger towards Yunsol in the middle.

Perfect!

Then a small change in the game world

Happened.

Yoonsol. Her character was newly created in the game world.

Of course, it wasn't Yoon-Sol, but an NPC that resembled Yoon-Sol.

William Wilson laughed at one of the data he had just added to the game world.

[Yoonsol. My age is... Should I do it about seventeen? Sorry, depending on your appearance

I imagined it my way. Asians look much younger than their original age.]

Wilson started designing the Yunsol character that emerged in the game world.

[Yunsol, she is a florist working in Gray City. During leisure, it is also a tea shop. It is characterized by fine and pretty hands, but it is a complex that is slightly visible when smiling. Others are cute

He says he does, but he doesn't like it that much. So even when I see something happy or funny, I always cover my mouth with my hand and laugh quietly. He is basically a friend of long cats with a warm personality. There are many people who sang well with the bards in the central square. The NPC unique code is 30211273062190990265891806259 10321697601013582621457211610 52222665896584774178963951753 21152563115201695175... Should I do it enough

NPCs in the game get more and more vitality.

We all watched with a very curious look as a new setting was added to the game.

However, Wilson's voice became grim.

[ Ah, but it's sad. One day, her fate changed as a result of the war between the dragon and the devil who fought over the dominance of Gray City.

The devil's twist, the dragons' arrogance, and the poor Yunsol. She turns into a handful of ashes with the flowers she loved so much on the day when the walls of Gray City collapsed and even the last knight fell. And her name will be left only in small words in the memorial monument in the center of Gray City, which was later reconstructed.]

At the same time, the NPC who had a bright smile in the game disappeared quickly.

And only the letters written on the large, cold stone pagoda remained.

Yunsol, the virgin who was singing flowers. Fall asleep here

(BP 765-782)

R.I.P

It's bad.

Suddenly, the atmosphere became cheap.

As we said nothing, Wilson said, panicking, panicking.

[ Jam, jam! There is already a small official setting for this game added!]

It's an official setting that really doesn't interfere with gameplay.

It makes only those who look at it a little depressed.

Only then Wilson apologized to Yoon-Sol, who had a gloomy expression.

[ Uh, I'm sorry. As I said before, this game is purely a world where my imagination is reflected. Did you imagine yourself too much? But I can't completely control it.]

It feels like watching a *TRPG video in real time?

Anyway.

We walked down the gallery hallway and headed a little deeper.

Wilson continued to follow us, floating in the air.

[I read a lot in order to imagine various things. Maybe the classics are not very helpful. However, there is no other time when it is better to develop your imagination than these days. When you look at the Internet, there are a lot of brilliant ideas. Also, the unspoiled imagination of pure children is helpful. There are so many creative things. Would the things that others first imagined would be like a treasure for me.]

Wilson laughed, adding,'Well, only the technicians who follow my imagination are dying'.

yet. We got to the end of the gallery.

And only I could enter the space.

Wilson took my hand and entered the last room.

There, 17 brilliantly shining spheres were seen.

" Oh my gosh.

I opened my mouth wide open.

It is truly a great honor to be able to stand in this space as a gamer.

That would be the case, the 17 glowing spheres in front of me right now are the seventeen that make up this game.

Mainstream.

In other words, it was the data capsule of fixed S+ grade monsters!

I paid attention to the data at the very end.

Unlike others, it still had a shape that seemed to be made.

Wilson struggled with his chin sweeping.

[The last guy is still

I didn't. I made it all about ability, characteristics, and personality.]

The 17th fixed S+ grade monster.

William Wilson seemed to be still contemplating the design of this monster.

[God made the world and at the very end he made a human who imitated himself. The greatest masterpiece of putting everything into it. I want to do that too... .]

Wilson's attachment to this last monster seems to be quite big.

However, since I have lived in the future, I already knew the appearance of this monster.

'Phoenix'

A giant bird with one wing of fire and the other of ice.

The absolute person who lives at the end of the world and distorts time and space.

It is a fixed S+-class monster that even the two warlords of the seven dragon phases, the seven demonic castles, and the two major extinction warlords cannot deal with.

For reference, I previously experienced the power of the Phoenix to some extent during the hunting of the Lich King.

When destroying the heart that was sinking in the blood pond.

When I was thinking about this or that, Wilson whispered to me.

[I called it because I thought I could help you decide the design of the final mainstream. Would you like me to help me get the last piece of the world together?]

What could be a more glorious offer than this?

The monster I designed divides the world into seventeen pieces and becomes the overlord who rules!

But I politely declined.

Even in the future I've lived in, William Wilson pulled out the last monster's design brilliantly.

Can I intercept that achievement?

I have a desire to leave my name on the game, but I'm not so sleepy enough to steal in front of the game I love.

[ okay? I can't help it. I'll stand alone and do my best then! Hmm~ poisonous water

Should I do it with Lee or with an owl? I don't like the eagle because it looks like it's pecking the Prophet's liver... After all, I'm a wise owl.]

Wilson scratched his head and turned his head.

then. Wilson opened his mouth as if he suddenly remembered it.

[Oh. Please play the game. Both characters.]

I was hot at the moment.

The deceased person and the Madonna king.

Obviously, in a way, Wilson already knew they were the same person!

Worn out Newbies