Apparently, only the adventurers didn't get the script

The coastal city of Foxdeep Gate was under siege by the Undead Legion, and the city was in grave danger.

The adventurers arrived just as the army launched its assault, setting a grand adventure in motion.

—This simple plot summary brought the group up to speed on the starting point of Dungeon Grand Adventure 2.0.

"So we have to team up with this archmage to fend off the Undead Legion before we can advance the story?"

After watching the opening cinematic played by the Familiars, Nightingale the bard spoke up.

"That seems to be the case." Iris the mage nodded.

"Then... can we take a look inside this mage tower? It looks like there's lots of good stuff in there, woof."

Jack-in-the-Pulpit the rogue peered curiously into the mage tower, looking ready to sneak inside and nab some nice loot.

But Iris stopped that idea.

"No, we can't. The archmage looks like a key character for progressing the story. If we carelessly lower his trust in us, we might brick our save."

"Oh, I get it, woof..." Understanding dawned on Jack-in-the-Pulpit.

Shasha of the Winged Folk stood to one side, carefully examining her character stats, equipment, and items.

This is my first time playing something like this. It looks pretty interesting, Shasha told herself.

Heartmoon Fox had arranged in advance for her amazing delivery Familiar to bring Shasha a thick player's handbook to read. But even after studying it carefully for two days, Shasha had only grasped some of the basics:

Play a character, participate in combat, consider how to hold conversations from the character's perspective, and complete objectives.

That was the underlying logic of a tabletop RPG.

"For this event, you'll be playing a member of an adventuring party and taking part in their adventure. Imagine you're a warlock