A Sequel

[Dr. Acula]

Sorry if this has been said already, but isn't there going to be and FFTA2 anyway? I thought it was going to come out on the DS or something about the same time as Revenant Wings and the remake of FFTactics?

[Skyblade]

True, but I had the idea first. They stole it from me.

[Dr. Acula]

True, but I had the idea first. They stole it from me.

Ok, fair enough. Back to your discussion then.

[Wolf Kanno]

Anymore progress Skyblade? Or does Burning Crusade own your soul at this point?

[Sam250]

Yeah, i've been wanting to ask the same thing (about the progress, not WoW). Is this going to go anywhere or not?

I had an idea about the crystals. In most FF games there are Elemental Crystals, and 4, not 5, of them. Well prehaps you could have elemental Crystals again (No. 5 would be somthing like Dark). That way, it makes more sense as to why these crystals hold the world together, because the crystals hold the elememts that make up the world.

Anyway, it may be a good idea to wait for more info on FFTA2 to see what new story elements that will bring.

[Lost Number]

Here is an original idea. How about 115-odd crystals representing the real elememts? Just a thought. Or maybe the 90 or so natural ones.

[Skyblade]

It's not dead, just slow. BC released me, but I was snapped up by FFXII, which then screwed me over by ruining at least 30 hours of game time because I made a mistake and messed up a minigame.

But I'm still working on this project. The plot is going a little slow, and will continue that way until I develop a main villain I like.

The subplots are coming a little better. The Redwings will have a chain of quests all to themselves (you don't think the death of Gukko and Grissom stopped them, do you?), and will make an appearance during one of the main quest missions.

I've been developing our little moogle friend a little as well. He's only going to have a couple of missions oriented around the bandits themselves, however. You will mostly see him popping in and causing trouble during certain of the missions you accept from the pubs.

[Sam250]

Here is an original idea. How about 115-odd crystals representing the real elememts? Just a thought. Or maybe the 90 or so natural ones.

Ooo, now i like that idea! Do that Skyblade, i order you! Lol, it is an origanal idea though.

Oohh, i just looked up on Wikipeadia 'Elements' (i wanted to check how many there actually were, 117 as of 2007, in case you wanted to know), and found somthing interesting. Apartently each element (fire, water, earth, air) has a shape associated with it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_element, look at History). Mabye they could be the shape of the Crystals. Also, Aristotle belived there to be a fith element, Aether or Quintessence, the heavenly element, which fits quite nicely into the 5 crystal thing. Just a thought, i doubt you'll use it, but it fits

Well, you really do learn somthing knew everyday.

[Lost Number]

The fifth element obviously has to be suprise.

[Skyblade]

Actually, I can think of any number of ways to have more crystals. We could have the return of the elemental crystals, we could have some crystals that exist in the world of Ivalice, but outside the domain of Ivalice the country. We could also bring back the principle of the crystal fragments that were used in FFV, and have those fragments still contain some of their power from when they were whole, and they are how you are able to use judges outside the domain of Ivalice itself: You are carrying a fragment of a crystal with you.

[Skyblade]

"...A child used a book to create our entire world. Everything I have ever known, created by the whim of a child who could not even understand the words he read. A book has such power in a realm without magic. In this realm, a realm it created, its power would be infinite. It created our people, our kingdoms, the systems that bind us to these foolish rulers, and...it created the relegions we follow. In this realm, it can create a god..."

~The Mage-General of Goltana~

Forgive the double post, but I have my villain. No name yet, still brooding over that, but I have his motivations and his personality.

[El Sid]

Give Him A Spanish Name Also Maybe The Quote Should End With "In this realm, it's wielder is god." Rather Than "In this realm, it can create a god..." I Dunno, I Think It's Better But 'Tis You're Choice.

I Like The Way This Is Starting To Turn Out Though, Keep Up the Good Work!

[Skyblade]

It would not be as precise. Having the book itself would not be enough. One must both possess it and know its power and how to use it. Until the end of the original FFTA, Mewt new next to nothing of the Grimoire's power, or how to use it, since, if he had, Marche and company would not have been able to do anything to Mewt. Part of his inability to fully wield the book I believe tied into his feelings about his mother. He was, after all, a pretty messed up kid, emotionally, full of confusion and desparation from his conflicting desires and morals. Until his emotional problems were solved, until Mewt began to grow up, he could not conciously wield the power at his disposal, he was too busy hiding.

A black mage, on the other hand, would have far greater understanding of the rules of magic and how to wield a magical tome such as the grimoire. He would be able to fully access its power. Mewt gave it a subconcious template to create a world: Someone who knew its power could do so much more...

[Wolf Kanno]

How about Zuverlässiger Häretiker for a name? It's German for "Faithful Heretic" and for some reason when I read the quote the term came to me.

[Yuffie514]

i haven't read this thread in a very long time, but i absolutely enjoy Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. and i don't know if this idea has been suggested but i'd like to see some equipment that could raise HP/MP (like HP/MP Plus). it might sound mediocre though.