A Totally Awesome RPG Plan

Well, for now blind experimentation is all we have. We need someone to take this map and come up with events that will happen there. First of all, where will the character start? Remember that this can be changed later, but within the convention hall, where should the main character start?

From there, how does he get into the convention, how does he get around there, will there be optional things that can happen? If you trip over a rock, does a door open? That kind of thing. When thats decided, then we can work out what exactly goes on. And then we can work out the various musics and graphics we need. And then we can start programming it. Well... technically we can start programming it now, all the programmers need to do is make a engine... oh wait, I'm the only programmer... heh... I'll work on that. But I doubt I'll have the time or mental capacity to do anything else during that time aside from any homework and my basic routine. So I need you guys to help come up with everything else. If in a couple weeks, the engine is not finished, or not started, or something like that, we'll use RMXP or 2k3, whichever I can get my hands on for free.

So, until then... let me shed some light as to the personalities I had in mind. I'll give them names just to be more interesting, these don't have to stick, and probably shouldn't. First of all, Mr. A (Alfred), the "main character" if there is one, is a childhood friend of Mr. D (Danish), the spaceman.
Danish was invited by aliens, or time travelers (haven't decided, could be anyone) to go solve a problem they've had somewhere. He was told he could bring some friends. So he's using a shuttlecraft as transport to go find his best friend Alfred, so as to go solve the problem. (I haven't come up with why they would want some random adolescent from the past to go solve a problem, or what problem it is, could be anything).
Alfred is also friends with Mr. B, or Benny. Benny is an incredibly thin man, wirey to the point where its impressive he can stand properly (though doesn't need to be exaderated that much). But the important thing is, Benny is a geek. He's a geek of all geeks, he's a computer nerd, he uses Linux, he does networking for a living, and he knows hardware pretty well. He could code this game entirely by himself if only he wanted to... (based on a friend of mine I must say, and I've been trying to get him to help with this project) His skill is Technobabble, I'll describe that later.
Anyway, Alfred is just the type of geek who tries a bit of everything. He's into video games, computing, little bit of programming, and also into wargaming, roleplaying, and all that other fun stuff. His skill is TechnoMagic, and he's based quite a lot off of myself.
The GM, Mr. C, or we'll call him Calvin, is at heart a mage in a trenchcoat, that uses Katars and Katanas.
Lets get some new characters too. We'll say we got Mr. E (Edmund), Danish's brother who snuck aboard the shuttle and now will not leave.
Lets say we got Ms. F (Fran), who's just a random girl from the convention who wears cat ears. Lets say she somehow got cursed, and now Is a catgirl. I've always wanted a story like that...
Then a man from the future. He might actually make a better badguy. But lets say he's Mr. G (Ganson), who dual wields sub-machine guns, and also uses TechnoMagic.
Then a friend of Alfred's who is now much older in the later timeline. Mr. H, or Hank, who uses a medieval sword, and a sniper rifle. Along with an energy shield.

I was thinking of several other characters as well, but those can be added as necessary. I think this is a good list for now.

I was also thinking that at some point there will be demons. Big nasty demonic creatures that can only be harmed by swords. Because thats the only thing that can kill a demon, is a sword. Any character can use a gun, and they are mostly more powerful, but they're completely useless against demons, which later in the game will become the true enemy.

....sounds kinda hitchhikers guide to teh galaxy to me....i dunno...maybe if you think hte demons are kinda liek...the baddies...but then end up bein pawns...such as the jenova sephiroth type thing...which is still bein debated...hence givin it more power...
so...maybe the spaceman..aka. danish..could have been compromised whilst in space....and his memory was wiped of stuff on earth...and then he had no recollection of his friends....so...he is told to get his friends on the spaceship and trty to get them killed by demons and all htat kinda shizzle....well...im stumped for aynmore of it...but im jus a muso......im kinda...single minded...

Well with the script I got working on I'm working a bit on the story events of the opening sequence, but if anyone wants to put up a few ideas as to what happens (I currently have the main character set up the setting then gets into the convention while also having a conversation with some other convention goers about a famouse Sci-Fi star making an appearance there.) but any of the little extra bits are something I'm not working on just yet, like anything involving the bathroom and such. At the moment I'm scripting up just the main plot through the Convention Hall.

Also I can make up a sheet with all the character concepts thus far, and we can nix some if we wanted, or change the other characters as needed. One thing we should keep in mind is we shouldn't have too many characters, about 7-8 seems to be a good number as a maximum. Too many and it becomes sort of hard to keep track of them all, or involve them all very well into the story.

But yeah anyways I'll work on some of this a see if I can't get something up in a day or so.

Okay i'll give it a try. Main character(ryuusen) goes to the convention in his cosplay outfit and buys a cool space sabergun combo type thing. he meets a mysterious man that feels strangely familiar to him but he pays it no mind. Then the convention is attacked by (bad things what ever they are) and the mysterious man drives them back but accidentaly gets ryuusen and his friend (yuki) in the hole to as well. He seals it and then destroys the monster and notices the kids. They talk about what is going on and how they are being overwhelmed. (ryuki(ryuusen & yuki)) decide they want to help but the mystery man says absolutely not and on his ship he looks for another timegate to take them back. He finds one and is about to take them back when they are attacked and ryuuki saves him (their cosplay outfits turn real and they can fight) so he aknowledges their strength and decides that maybe they could stay and fight against(bad things)

Me and Bahamut have been working ont the Story. Basicly in the Future there is a war Waging. The main Character, who has yet to be named, came across a man from the future at the convention and was told he pionered a system that alters space and time. However it cannot be finished for another ten years. The man from the future helps finish it earlier than it was meant to be in order to achieve some form of Omni Weapon.

That is the begining so far.

Please speak with me and Bahamut about any Ideas you may have.

Currently the Character Roster includes the Main Character, the Space Man, A guy who plays D&D, and a Cat Girl. Other Ideas include a werewolf and a Cyborg/Android/Robot.

Has anyone read my idea? T-T i feel so neglected

wait.. no, not quite... No Space-Man

The space man is nothing more than a man from the future who came to Mr. D and said that the future is in need of his help. Mr. D responds by getting his childhood best friend from the convention, or Mr. A.

The SpaceMan commissioned Danish, who then asked Alfred to help him. And its important to note, that as I said earlier, Every Playable Character MUST be a geek of some kind. You haven't said anything against that yet, but I'm noting it for if you were thinking of it. Everything else is up in the air, but that much I want in there.

Also, I was thinking it would be awesome if Danish could be a Dragoon of sorts.

HOw can yo work a regular guy into being a dragoon make him a semi-gay gymnast with strong legs

Ok, I was just going over what you guys posted in the IRC channel.

I like the progress, and I want you to know that most of my idea was rather vague, and thats why I ramble a lot. However, I want it also known that there are some things I expect, and some things that will cause this to be awesome.

First of all, I like the multiple worlds idea. One of them I think should be Orisus, a planet I designed for my D&D fantasy setting. The physics of this planet are rather strange. First of all, in terms of planetary scales, the thing is tiny. Like, the size of the moon or smaller. There's no way this should be able to support life without some other strange thing going on. However, of course, there is. This planet is a natural hot spot for particles called Gravitons. Gravitons naturally exist in every atom and molecule. They create the force we know as Gravity. However, very rarely do these particles float free in space. Mostly because usually as soon as they're not attached to an atom, they float off into the 11th dimension and travel to other universes. I did not make that part up, I got it from a Nova program on Theoretical Physics. However, in this place, there are gravitons shifting in and out of other dimensions and universes all the time, carrying with them bits of energy, like light energy, heat energy, and so on. Because of the abundance of these particles, a small planet like Orisus is capable of sustaining an atmosphere, and supporting life. An additional side effect of such a quirk, is that anyone living there who can find a way to manipulate these gravitons, can effectively create effects similar to the Magic that we all know and love.
Historically, the planets original race is Dwarves. Dwarves existed in the extensive natural cavern network (think Zebes) of the planet for many years. They built the first civilization. Some of them eventually evolved into Humans, who grew tired of their dark, cave-dwelling existence, and began to find tunnels to lead them to the surface. There were three seperate tribes to do this successfully. The first was Kor, who discovered an island continent, and made several political kingdoms there. The second was Zyi, who found a large land mass, and attempted to unite under a dynasty system. The third was Nough, who only recently reached the surface, and have not had time to develop a proper civilization. Many other dwarves have tunneled closer and closer toward the surface, but because of the tunnels they found, they never quite fully reached the surface. When they did break into daylight, they found nothing but an infertile land, that had terrain so rough, they might as well not even bother. By this time, Kor and Zyi had already flourished in politics, population, agriculture, and began forgetting they ever came from beneath the earth. So, the Dwarves of Dhour, and the Humans of Kor and Zyi existed with trade and all sorts of things like that. Seperated by a thousand miles in any direction from one another, it would take quite a bit of time for anyone to reach anyone.
Anyway, then the elves came. Elves are nothing more than a race of aliens that crash landed their colony vessel on this planet because they failed to realize the high quantity of gravitons associated with this area of space. The elves colonized this planet in the continent of Thyiesse [Thi-yes]. They built a country much like their homeworld, except using the tools of their area. Some then ventured forth into the world abroad, and came into contact with the other denizins of this world. They most found the people of Kor. This was many thousands of years ago, and now many of them have forgotten much of their elven heritage. Sure, they know it, but they don't know it well. All they know is stories. So, These elves are known as Common Elves, whereas elves from Thyesse are known as High Elves.

Ok, I went on with that for far too long, but thats the history and physics of my world of Orisus.

Now back to what I originally wanted to say. Sorry for doubleposting, but it is a logical break, and I don't think a post should go on that long.

So, first of all, about the cat girl. She will NOT be the main character. She will NOT be from another world. Every playable character should be a geek, nerd, or some other such thing. My thought with the cat girl, is that she was in costume at the convention, but was hit by a curse that turned her into what she was cos-playing as, which happened to be a cat girl.

The main character will be a well rounded geek, into video games and RPGs, into programming and wargames, and that kind of thing. That is after all, basically me. So, he used to be friends with Danish (sticking to that naming scheme) and hasn't actually spoken to him in years. Then at some point in the convention, Danish shows up, and the main character's like, "Whoa! I haven't seen you in ages!" And then Danish says "Yes, well I'm here now. And some random guy from the future just told me that I had to save the world, and that you can help! How Awesome is that!" And then they all go off and figure out how to save the world.

Dialog needs work, but thats the idea. This "Space Man" will have no part in the story. In fact, I'm thinking he may just be some guy you take orders from but never see. Or you only see him much later in the game. Maybe you find out that he's really the villain. But in any case, the first place you go is a space station, and thats how you travel through time. Or thats what I'm thinking. Maybe the time drive is down, and you have to find out why, but you have to get back to the future, when you can travel to other planets. Or maybe that should be reversed, so that you travel to other planets, and then have to travel through time.

Also, we should come up with something about an actual premise. So far, its just people doing awesome things for the sake of awesome. But I'm thinking we need a villain, or at least a scape goat. Someone who's being really evil, and needs to be stopped by people from the past. Or by these people specifically.

I'm also thinking that once you get to the future, there'll be a friend of the main character, that froze himself chryogenically, and is now unfrozen, and just like he was back then. It could be something like: "Well I didn't get to go on any adventure, so I froze myself so that when you guys get to the future, you'd have to take me along!" Thats just an idea, but I think its a "cool" one.

In any case, I hope thats more clear than what I was saying before.

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So, first of all, about the cat girl. She will NOT be the main character. She will NOT be from another world. Every playable character should be a geek, nerd,

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uhh...well..we decided against that....she wsant ever really gonna be the main character...and...we shouldnt overkill it with nerds...thats the kidna thing that would make it less awesome...hte more ideas and differences we have in the characters hte more awesome it will be...
and...as for the other stuff...i have to ponder...

Sorry, but what you wrote is just random Crap that is extremely difficult to work with. IT really doesn't make much sense. I',m sorry, but if you want this to work you'll have to make everything you said their more coherent. There is no premise behind why any of these people are doing anything. We can't work with something like that.

Okay, yeah, need to trim down that wall of text, there. >_>. :cat: Not that I'm any part of the story, but what corncracker/Bahamut was working on was pretty nice. It won't do to just shatter a perfectly good story premise with convolutedness. Also, making everyone a geek/nerd/whatever will take away the diversity in the characters.

I do agree not everyone as a geek/nerd type, but I think making them all somehow related to that premise works well. Such as the spaceman; he's not a geek himself, but he's a sci-fi type character. And the Cat girl is the epitome of all anime goodness....a cat girl.

If that made sense...then good. >.> My mind is all weird like at the moment.

It made perfect sense to me.