episode_0112

Today is Lilac’s birthday, February 3rd.

Lilac’s promise to eat me like a dog in the imperial palace.

My counterattack was that it would be my older sister who would turn the whites upside down and shed tears…

“Cantor Director.”

“… ”

“Cantor Director!”

“Ah, yes. Sorry.”

Count Ramirez’s yelling woke me up from my reverie and brought me back to reality.

Unfortunately, I am in the Small Chamber of the Imperial Council.

The nine hearing committee members were staring at me.

“Do you think you want to continue?”

“Yes?”

“Ha.”

The Count sighed and scratched his head.

According to the information Tangaroa gave me, she is clearly a member of the Yuji faction, so why can’t she catch me like this?

Well, from Yujipa’s point of view, there is no reason to like me…

“Sorry. What did you say?”

“I just announced that the hearing will end with this.”

“Ah, yes. thank you Then again tomorrow… ”

“Are you sure you want to continue? It’s over. You no longer need to attend.”

at las.

I expressed my gratitude and quickly left the conference room.

Oh, what a shitty hearing it was.

“Young students only play games instead of studying as they are told to do. Is this okay?”

uh… Parents should take good care of themselves, right?

“Isn’t it too violent for academy students to fight, throwing stones at each other and brandishing knives?”

No, what should I do when the academy in the background is such a mess?

“Let’s be honest. What is your relationship with the Director of Intelligence? Maybe it’s a hidden child… ”

Now even pad lip?

I started to dig up the intelligence chief’s slush fund, but why am I using a dump…

Well, it still wasn’t without results.

We convinced Funforge that it had nothing to do with the replacement faction, and proved that there was no hidden conspiracy in our game.

Now the maintenance faction can do its best to argue with the replacement faction.

I guess I should send Lilac a birthday card.

I’m so tired that I don’t even feel like going on a date at the imperial palace…

Just when I was thinking that-

“Coleman.”

“Marquis Rong?”

Gygax Rung appeared out of nowhere at the main gate of the Imperial Council.

“I’m sorry about this. I should have used more strength.”

“That’s it. It’s a hearing that even Her Highness the Crown Princess couldn’t stop, so how can the Marquis stop it?”

“Still, as a token of gratitude and apology, I have exempted your parents from receiving the grant this year.”

I’m sure you’ll like it. Of course, I’m really worried about my brother and I right now…

“Thank you. however… Did you come all the way here to say that?

Then I am very sorry.”

“No, no. Because I also have a schedule. and… ”

Marquis Long’s eyes flashed.

“I came up with a really good idea.

An idea to calm the public sentiment of academy students.”

To prepare for dinner, we immediately moved to a nearby restaurant.

A high-end restaurant that cannot be compared to the bar my brother took me to.

After ordering a decent course meal, the Marquis pulled out a napkin and began writing notes on it with a pen.

Is this what a napkin briefing is?

“You know best, but what students protested last time was the sense of crisis of being left out.”

“That’s right. In the process, the Marquis was singled out as the target of attack.”

In miniature games where it is difficult to move sides, there are not many opportunities to feel the loss of balance.

The core complaint is that the production company is favoring a certain faction and using commercial tactics.

“In other words, if we give everyone a chance to be in the spotlight, we can make up for our last mistakes.”

“Are you suggesting we release new models for all 10 camps? But then it’s easy to ruin the balance and model quality.”

“That’s not it.”

So, are you suggesting that we take turns adding new units for each faction?

But that’s something we naturally do, and it’s not a special idea, right?

“The reason you hired me was to add a story to the game, right?

Write a novel, add characters that are connected to the novel, manage the setting… ”

“Yes.”

He wrote a note on a napkin.

Novel + Setting -> New Model -> Story Development

“But that means people get angry and say I’m forcing it.

Because this game is ultimately based on real academy students.

No one wants to see virtual characters, not themselves, acting as the main characters.”

Duel simulator / story gap

“You’ll get used to it soon.”

“No, don’t do that… What if we let players progress the story themselves?”

“How?”

“You’re playing a ranking match now, right? Just like that, we create a separate story exhibition.”

iced coffee.

I understood what he was saying.

This time it’s my turn to pull out a pen and take notes.

“You’re saying we’re going to do a narrative campaign.”

“Campaign? I was thinking of just making a separate story mode.

They do it among themselves and report it to us.

Then I organize it and develop the story.”

“Look.”

A question of motivation.

“If that happens, you won’t be able to see how your game is reflected in the overall story.

To motivate yourself, you need to set rules in advance from the beginning.”

“For example?”

“Let’s say the Black Swan Dormitory and the Red Horse Dormitory are competing over the gymnasium.

I’m not just saying I’ll compile the results of the fight and announce it… ”

When the Black Swan wins, control is -1 point.

When a red horse is defeated, control +1 point.

If your control level reaches -5 or +5 points during a one-week battle, you can take over the gym.

The side that lost the gym was pushed back into the dormitory and began a siege of the dormitory.

If there is no winner within a week, both sides will take a detour…

“Like this.”

“The central government has to decide in advance.

But is it possible to set battle rules in advance for the 10 camps?”

“In other words, I have no choice but to return to this method.”

Designate 2-3 main factions. The rest are supporting roles that help the main characters.

Story development with a set theme.

“Won’t players in supporting roles find it boring then?”

“Of course, the main role rotates for each campaign.

And there are more people than you might think who find leading roles burdensome and prefer supporting roles.

Because the range of movement is wide and the burden is low.”

So, when playing World War II games, some people choose Germany or the Soviet Union and engage in a decisive battle…

On the other hand, there are certainly people who choose Hungary, Turkey, or even Mexico and seek the fun of turning the tide of the war with the power of small countries.

“Umm… Anyway, I’m shaking. We came up with this idea to avoid progressing the story… ”

“The idea itself is good. Players are also encouraged to participate in the unfolding of the story.

But we must not give up central control.

Players want to participate, not write it themselves.

of course… ”

Announcement of guidelines for running your own campaign.

Groups within the game room can run campaigns that are different from the Funforge campaign.

“Local autonomy should also be allowed.”

“It is a focused campaign that deals with one topic.

Can you give me an example?”

“Well, the simplest thing is to eat the land.

Using the control rule above… ”

Napkin notes started again.

Main faction: Academy four dormitories + student council.

Supporting faction: The remaining 5 factions.

There are 12 battlefields and a dormitory base set in the academy.

The purpose of the dormitories is to dominate the battlefield.

Penalty (reduced input points) on battlefields far from the base

At the beginning of each week, you acquire supplies based on the battlefield you control.

You can receive bonuses by using supplies.

Except for the student council, the remaining factions are mercenaries.

Dormitories can use supplies to deploy mercenaries.

Mercenaries receive no penalty and gain fame upon victory.

The student council can freely attack any battlefield they wish.

The battlefield controlled by the student council belongs to the nearest dormitory.

At the end of the week, if you control 6 battlefields, that dorm immediately wins the campaign.

If no dormitory controls more than 4 battlefields after two months, the student council wins.

Otherwise, the dormitory that controls the most battlefields wins.

In mercenaries, the faction with the highest reputation wins.

The dormitories and mercenaries that win here are selected as the main faction in the next campaign.

“Aha. It feels like a preliminaries. Then this?”

“There are some problems with that.”

The guy with the most brains is the best.

“The one with the most participants is very advantageous.”

“Ah. Right. Since you receive a bonus near your base, you can have a superior win rate.

Then, if you play a lot, you can protect the battlefield near the base, and you can just keep on the offensive, so at least you won’t lose.”

“Even in the case of the mercenary camp, there is no loss of reputation by losing, right?

In this case, the side that just pushes through the board will build up a lot of reputation.”

“Then, if you increase the risk of defeat-”

“The discomfort of playing becomes too great. The risk of poor players being criticized is also increasing.”

“Uh, over there… ”

We turned our heads to the voice that came out of nowhere.

The waiter carrying the soup and appetizer was scratching his head as if he was troubled.

“Where can I put it?”

Napkin notepads filled the table.

Gygax and I chuckled at the same time.

“Well, let’s go back to the academy and talk about the details when we’re all together.”

“Yes. I’m really looking forward to it.”

Make the era of romance great again.