Don't worry, Pirate Lore is quite safe. Hence the "side project" in the title here. As you know, my little brother took my computer (with RMXP) to college until he saves enough money for his own, and right now I am on the family computer. And with Pirate Lore pretty much all planned out, and with no RMXP for actual progress, it's time to work on planning a secondary project!
The Story: Herbert Silp is your average man. Well...he might be your below-average man. At forty-four years old, having a dull job and living with a cat in his small apartment in the city, his life isn't eventful, and nothing can be said about him at all.
Until one day it all changes. Being in the right place at the right time, he saves a girl from being hit by a bus. This girl, and her boyfriend, just happen to be Guardians of the Legacy, and they realize that Herbert Silp is the chosen one. Suddenly, feeble Mr. Silp is thrown into an adventure where he must do battle against the forces of evil and fight for the salvation of the universe.
My Goal: I want to explore the idea of throwing a normal man into an otherwise cliche storyline. Games always boast that the "chosen one" is an "ordinary" teenager, yet it just so happens that he is an orphen, knows magic, and has been practicing with a sword since he was a child. To top it all of, he's good looking. Herbert has none of that, and by throwing a character like Herbert into the role of the chosen one, I think that there will be a lot of humor, and it would also be a fun way to rethink the traditional RPG role of the "hero".
Characters:
http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/5039 ... ilpco6.png[/img]
Herbert Silp is forty-four years old. He hasn't had a date in twelve years. He lives in a small apartment with a nameless cat who he got from an animal shelter, and works a dull and boring job as an exam proctor at the city's community college. He's very thin and physically weak, yet he is on medicine for his high blood pressure, due to some unlucky genes. He stutters and has a hard time standing up for himself. Essentially, he is the ultimate "anti-hero", and not in the badass sense of the term.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/92/j ... ondea0.png[/img]
Justina Durmond is a student at the college Mr. Silp works at. She's got a reputation as a bad girl, and has a carefree and fun-loving personality, one that just about always puts her own idea of fun before others' ideas of safety. She can be cold and manipulative, but only when she gets enjoyment out of it. She tends to rush into things without thinking about them- hence being saved by Mr. Silp when running in front of a bus.
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/3213 ... ithex5.png[/img]
Kareem Smith is Justina's boyfriend, and he's much more level-headed and down-to-earth than she is, being the one who has helped her out of many of the situations she has gotten herself into. Kareem is the current Guardian of the Legacy, and takes his role to find and guide the Chosen One very seriously.
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/5696/graudfi8.png[/img]
The Dark Lord Graud is the ultimate incarnation of evil. Sealed away every hundred years since the dawn of humanity by a generation's Chosen One, he has a fury that cannot be calmed. He is out for vengeance against humanity- in the form of chaos and blood.
Other Information: In terms of gameplay, I'm not sure yet how the battles will be played out, although I think that the map areas will be drawn at an angle, much like the Paper Mario games. Unlike Pirate Lore, which will feature original sprites on Stevo's edited RTP, this game will have to use all original graphics because of the modern time period (unless anybody can give me some suggestions- pokemon graphics might actually worl well here).
Wish me luck, and I'd absolutely love some comments and feedback.
THE CHOSEN ONE
The Story: Herbert Silp is your average man. Well...he might be your below-average man. At forty-four years old, having a dull job and living with a cat in his small apartment in the city, his life isn't eventful, and nothing can be said about him at all.
Until one day it all changes. Being in the right place at the right time, he saves a girl from being hit by a bus. This girl, and her boyfriend, just happen to be Guardians of the Legacy, and they realize that Herbert Silp is the chosen one. Suddenly, feeble Mr. Silp is thrown into an adventure where he must do battle against the forces of evil and fight for the salvation of the universe.
My Goal: I want to explore the idea of throwing a normal man into an otherwise cliche storyline. Games always boast that the "chosen one" is an "ordinary" teenager, yet it just so happens that he is an orphen, knows magic, and has been practicing with a sword since he was a child. To top it all of, he's good looking. Herbert has none of that, and by throwing a character like Herbert into the role of the chosen one, I think that there will be a lot of humor, and it would also be a fun way to rethink the traditional RPG role of the "hero".
Characters:
http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/5039 ... ilpco6.png[/img]
Herbert Silp is forty-four years old. He hasn't had a date in twelve years. He lives in a small apartment with a nameless cat who he got from an animal shelter, and works a dull and boring job as an exam proctor at the city's community college. He's very thin and physically weak, yet he is on medicine for his high blood pressure, due to some unlucky genes. He stutters and has a hard time standing up for himself. Essentially, he is the ultimate "anti-hero", and not in the badass sense of the term.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/92/j ... ondea0.png[/img]
Justina Durmond is a student at the college Mr. Silp works at. She's got a reputation as a bad girl, and has a carefree and fun-loving personality, one that just about always puts her own idea of fun before others' ideas of safety. She can be cold and manipulative, but only when she gets enjoyment out of it. She tends to rush into things without thinking about them- hence being saved by Mr. Silp when running in front of a bus.
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/3213 ... ithex5.png[/img]
Kareem Smith is Justina's boyfriend, and he's much more level-headed and down-to-earth than she is, being the one who has helped her out of many of the situations she has gotten herself into. Kareem is the current Guardian of the Legacy, and takes his role to find and guide the Chosen One very seriously.
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/5696/graudfi8.png[/img]
The Dark Lord Graud is the ultimate incarnation of evil. Sealed away every hundred years since the dawn of humanity by a generation's Chosen One, he has a fury that cannot be calmed. He is out for vengeance against humanity- in the form of chaos and blood.
Other Information: In terms of gameplay, I'm not sure yet how the battles will be played out, although I think that the map areas will be drawn at an angle, much like the Paper Mario games. Unlike Pirate Lore, which will feature original sprites on Stevo's edited RTP, this game will have to use all original graphics because of the modern time period (unless anybody can give me some suggestions- pokemon graphics might actually worl well here).
Wish me luck, and I'd absolutely love some comments and feedback.