Abyssal Phantasm
"I stood before the field and waited. I waited for something to happen, for anything to happen. There had to be a reason why this field felt so familiar. A reason why I was so drawn to this place, a place avoided by everyone else. I saw no answer here. As I turned to depart this empty field, I sensed something. I felt as if I was being watched. I could vaguely see the figure that was watching me. It was no human... at least it wasn't fully human anymore. I can only describe this specter as a phantom of the past, a past that has been lost to me. It could not have been an image of my memory, for such lost memories were beyond my grasp, and beyond my knowledge. Thus, I began my journey. My journey to find my past, and to remove these phantoms from my sight."
The past can be a horrible thing. It is especially horrible when you have lost all your memories, and yet are haunted by phantoms of your former self. To what depths will one go to remove these phantoms, what deeds will one do to remove these specters?
Background
Abyssal Phantasm takes place in the world of Calus Enterminus. This world is an ancient and mystic place where magic flows through the very earth itself. The main segment of the game takes place on Rallshon. Rallshon is a large continent covered by vast forests, plains, and swamps, and with a vast desert covering the center of the continent. This desert is known as the Zurak desert, and situated in the centermost point of the continent is Zurak, the forgotten city. Scattered across Rallshon are the remnants of an ancient elven city, filled with ancient artifacts lost to mankind.
History
Before the First Era of man, Rallshon was a glorious place, it's surface covered with endless forests, plains, mountains, and valleys. The elves lived in a large city, that was suspended in the air by the infinite source of magic that came from the center of Rallshon. All elves lived in prosperity in their city, protected from the natural dangers. The high council had recently seen arriving sea vessels through the usage of the great Alesian Crystals and felt confident that the passengers of the vessels could not see past the Gelas Barrier that protected the city from the been seen by outsiders.
On these vessels were humans, survivors of a great calamity. When these humans reached Rallshon, they began colonizing it at a rapid rate. They destroyed many forests for wood, and destroyed mountains with mining. In one of these mining incidents, mankind hit one of mana streams. This uncontrolled surge caused many more area to surge out through weakened parts of the stream. With less magic flowing into the city, it fell. Without the magic to hold together, the city fell apart. Sections of the city were scattered across Rallshon and the sea.
Then the Era of Chaos came. Cities and towns were razed by the chunks of the elven city, and large amounts of people were killed. Even worse, the mana that escaped into the world had devastating effects on many of the humans and creatures in Rallshon, creating the monsters that now roam Rallshon. A band of heroes rose to save the day. These heroes went across Rallshon, killing monsters and rallying the people, and building strongholds to defend against this new threat. These heroes single-handedly ended the Era of Chaos, and took reign over many of their people. Thus the Era of Chaos was ended, and the First Era began.
Current Events
It is “1E 1274â€. Archforne and Artesia are in combat, with Archforne as the aggressor. This is because Artesia has acquired an ancient Elven mana forge. This forge would allow Artesia to obtain large amounts of weaponry through the use of simple mana.
A group of cultists have suceeded in opening a gateway to the netherworld, allowing hordes to demons and their ilk to enter the Materium and recreate the Era of Chaos.
Lore
-Elven Mana Forge-
An Elven mana forge has the ability to replicate weaponry and armor through the consumption of mana. It is an elven relic that was used to create fine ceremonial weapons and armor, since the time that it took to detail the extravagant weaponry would take many years to have enough for a single ceremony.
-Materium-
The world of Calus Enterminus is also known as the Materium. The Materium is a place that is affected by all of the planar existences and activity. The weakening of the water plane, or the strengthening of fire plane can cause massive droughts in Artesia and Archeforne, melting in Vallanon, and even the growth of the great Zurak Desert.
-Planes-
Every aspect of the Materium is affected by the Planes. The inner planes consists of the elemental planes of Fire, Water, Ice, Wind, Earth, Life, and Darkness. The outer planes are many, and may have the worlds of gods, the netherworlds, ethereal worlds, and even the dreamscape.
-Phantoms-
Phantoms are remnants of a different time. They exist in places where a terrible event has occurred, or in places with extreme bonds to the ethereal worlds. Phantoms retain the memories of their former life, and are not affected by holy or sacred wards and spells.
Characters
?????? (Player Defined)
Class: Player Defined
Race: Human
Bio - Main Character. Has seemed to lost all memory. ?????? is surrounded by mystery, and is a constant victim of “Phantom†attacks. He has no memory beyond speech, and common knowledge. ??????'s memory will be able to be recovered, although not completely. Which memories that he will recover are dependent on the stimulus that he experiences at the time.
Nina
Class: Rogue
Race: Felus
Classes:
-Spear Blade – Uses swords and spears, cannot specialize
-Bladesman – Specializes in Swords
-Aurion – Magic Specialist
-Chosen – Divine Magic Specialist
-Crusader – Combat/Divine Magic, cannot specialize but has divine combat skills
-Witchhunter – Magic/Combat Specialist, cannot specialize but has anti-magic skills
-Spearman – Specializes in Spears
-Bard – Support Role, increases allies' abilities, limited combat
-Beserker – Powerful, yet low in skill usage. Limited to certain weapons.
All Classes start out as:
Combat – Fighter
Magic – Apprentice
Support – Acolyte
Stealth - Rogue
The main bits of music currently used are by Mitsumune Shinkichi.
Current Staff:
Twar3Draconis - Story, Spriting, 3D Modelling
Former Staff Fired due to lack of work and inactivity.
Story has been revised, and Chapter 1 by Siru Kai was scrapped due to conflicts with plans.
We are now once again recruiting. We will be looking for Spriters, Voice Actors and Coders along with Modelers. The new program in usage is Blender, due to there being a portable version available for USB.
Official Forum
Warning: Screenshots are from ALPHA 0.02a. I have not taken any from the current 0.04a.
"I stood before the field and waited. I waited for something to happen, for anything to happen. There had to be a reason why this field felt so familiar. A reason why I was so drawn to this place, a place avoided by everyone else. I saw no answer here. As I turned to depart this empty field, I sensed something. I felt as if I was being watched. I could vaguely see the figure that was watching me. It was no human... at least it wasn't fully human anymore. I can only describe this specter as a phantom of the past, a past that has been lost to me. It could not have been an image of my memory, for such lost memories were beyond my grasp, and beyond my knowledge. Thus, I began my journey. My journey to find my past, and to remove these phantoms from my sight."
The past can be a horrible thing. It is especially horrible when you have lost all your memories, and yet are haunted by phantoms of your former self. To what depths will one go to remove these phantoms, what deeds will one do to remove these specters?
Background
Abyssal Phantasm takes place in the world of Calus Enterminus. This world is an ancient and mystic place where magic flows through the very earth itself. The main segment of the game takes place on Rallshon. Rallshon is a large continent covered by vast forests, plains, and swamps, and with a vast desert covering the center of the continent. This desert is known as the Zurak desert, and situated in the centermost point of the continent is Zurak, the forgotten city. Scattered across Rallshon are the remnants of an ancient elven city, filled with ancient artifacts lost to mankind.
History
Before the First Era of man, Rallshon was a glorious place, it's surface covered with endless forests, plains, mountains, and valleys. The elves lived in a large city, that was suspended in the air by the infinite source of magic that came from the center of Rallshon. All elves lived in prosperity in their city, protected from the natural dangers. The high council had recently seen arriving sea vessels through the usage of the great Alesian Crystals and felt confident that the passengers of the vessels could not see past the Gelas Barrier that protected the city from the been seen by outsiders.
On these vessels were humans, survivors of a great calamity. When these humans reached Rallshon, they began colonizing it at a rapid rate. They destroyed many forests for wood, and destroyed mountains with mining. In one of these mining incidents, mankind hit one of mana streams. This uncontrolled surge caused many more area to surge out through weakened parts of the stream. With less magic flowing into the city, it fell. Without the magic to hold together, the city fell apart. Sections of the city were scattered across Rallshon and the sea.
Then the Era of Chaos came. Cities and towns were razed by the chunks of the elven city, and large amounts of people were killed. Even worse, the mana that escaped into the world had devastating effects on many of the humans and creatures in Rallshon, creating the monsters that now roam Rallshon. A band of heroes rose to save the day. These heroes went across Rallshon, killing monsters and rallying the people, and building strongholds to defend against this new threat. These heroes single-handedly ended the Era of Chaos, and took reign over many of their people. Thus the Era of Chaos was ended, and the First Era began.
Current Events
It is “1E 1274â€. Archforne and Artesia are in combat, with Archforne as the aggressor. This is because Artesia has acquired an ancient Elven mana forge. This forge would allow Artesia to obtain large amounts of weaponry through the use of simple mana.
A group of cultists have suceeded in opening a gateway to the netherworld, allowing hordes to demons and their ilk to enter the Materium and recreate the Era of Chaos.
Lore
-Elven Mana Forge-
An Elven mana forge has the ability to replicate weaponry and armor through the consumption of mana. It is an elven relic that was used to create fine ceremonial weapons and armor, since the time that it took to detail the extravagant weaponry would take many years to have enough for a single ceremony.
-Materium-
The world of Calus Enterminus is also known as the Materium. The Materium is a place that is affected by all of the planar existences and activity. The weakening of the water plane, or the strengthening of fire plane can cause massive droughts in Artesia and Archeforne, melting in Vallanon, and even the growth of the great Zurak Desert.
-Planes-
Every aspect of the Materium is affected by the Planes. The inner planes consists of the elemental planes of Fire, Water, Ice, Wind, Earth, Life, and Darkness. The outer planes are many, and may have the worlds of gods, the netherworlds, ethereal worlds, and even the dreamscape.
-Phantoms-
Phantoms are remnants of a different time. They exist in places where a terrible event has occurred, or in places with extreme bonds to the ethereal worlds. Phantoms retain the memories of their former life, and are not affected by holy or sacred wards and spells.
Characters
?????? (Player Defined)
Class: Player Defined
Race: Human
Bio - Main Character. Has seemed to lost all memory. ?????? is surrounded by mystery, and is a constant victim of “Phantom†attacks. He has no memory beyond speech, and common knowledge. ??????'s memory will be able to be recovered, although not completely. Which memories that he will recover are dependent on the stimulus that he experiences at the time.
Nina
Class: Rogue
Race: Felus
Classes:
-Spear Blade – Uses swords and spears, cannot specialize
-Bladesman – Specializes in Swords
-Aurion – Magic Specialist
-Chosen – Divine Magic Specialist
-Crusader – Combat/Divine Magic, cannot specialize but has divine combat skills
-Witchhunter – Magic/Combat Specialist, cannot specialize but has anti-magic skills
-Spearman – Specializes in Spears
-Bard – Support Role, increases allies' abilities, limited combat
-Beserker – Powerful, yet low in skill usage. Limited to certain weapons.
All Classes start out as:
Combat – Fighter
Magic – Apprentice
Support – Acolyte
Stealth - Rogue
The main bits of music currently used are by Mitsumune Shinkichi.
Current Staff:
Twar3Draconis - Story, Spriting, 3D Modelling
Former Staff Fired due to lack of work and inactivity.
Story has been revised, and Chapter 1 by Siru Kai was scrapped due to conflicts with plans.
We are now once again recruiting. We will be looking for Spriters, Voice Actors and Coders along with Modelers. The new program in usage is Blender, due to there being a portable version available for USB.
Official Forum
Warning: Screenshots are from ALPHA 0.02a. I have not taken any from the current 0.04a.
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PC is washed upon shore. Character frakensprited by Twar3Draconis. Blood and closed eye edit by Twar3Draconis.
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PC in the hall at the Academy.
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PC brandishing his Academy Outfit.
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Inventory Screen by Constance.
PC is washed upon shore. Character frakensprited by Twar3Draconis. Blood and closed eye edit by Twar3Draconis.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/ ... reen02.png[/IMG]
PC in the hall at the Academy.
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PC brandishing his Academy Outfit.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/ ... reen04.png[/IMG]
Inventory Screen by Constance.