| 06-02-2004, 03:29 AM | #1 |
I was torn on whether or not to put this in General Discussion or not, and I decided it would fit here best since it is going to be a campaign. So, here it goes. Storyline Long ago, in the peaceful, grassy land of Somnium, the Civilization of Man was reaching maturity. New technologies were being formed, new minerals being found, a fuedal-like life style was born. It was the dawn of a new age for Man. One of these great inventions was that of the Flying Machine, which allowed faster transportation and relaying of information. This machine is what saved Humanities life. One warm, hazy night, a small trading village was soundless, all its occupants sleeping. In the middle of the night, a piercing scream broke the silence, so loud that all the villagers and merchants woke, for they too felt the scream welling up inside them. The Mayor called everyone to the village square, to ask if everyone was ok, or if someone had simply fallen out of bed. They all told of the exact same thing, they had all had strange visions while they slept, visions of pain and horrifying images, visions of people being torn to shreds and their heads exploding. None of them knew what do to, not even the Mayor. No one had ever experienced this before, these strange images appearing while they slept. The Mayor decided it was some fluke in the grain shipment that had come in recently, and told everyone they must have some mild food poisoning, and told them to go back to bed. The same night, everyone had the same vision, but this time it was of peace, and great tasting food, that made everyone feel happy. No one spoke of this second image, but they all secretly held on to the memory of it. The next night, a small boy, no older than 7, started moaning in the night, waking his mother and father. He had a very high fever, and no one had ever heard of sickness, they had no idea what was wrong with him. As his parents watched him, they had horrifying images once again, only this time worse than before. The boy's shape started to change, he was becoming insubstantial, his body seeming to be there, but not quite there at the same time. He was changing colors, his body flowing like a rainbow, and his parents couldn't do anything about it, as their minds were under such horrible stress, they could barely move. As he opened his eyes, he stopped moaning, he turned to face his mortified parents, and his eyes were like that of black coals, huge emotionless rocks. He spoke a few simple words to them, "It has begun". His parents fell to the ground, twitching uncontrollably, their bodies too taking on the same translucent rainbow form, only they did not retain their original shape, they instead rapidly morphed into beastal figures, horns emerging from their skulls, and their hands and feet becoming clawed, their backs hunching and slowly becoming the figures of the first "Incubus" ever in the world of Somnium. By morning, the whole village had been corrupted, and the small child who now called himself "Vahoilx", was moving onto the next village, to continue his twisted actions. Within a week, the whole country side had become a mass of these twisted forms, these "Incubus", and Vahoilx was soon to march on the Acadimies and Universities of man. Word had spread from the merchants of these strange twisted creatures, and how they were cruel and would kill you on sight, and then you would become one of them, just as unloving and savage, a malformed beast not of this world. All the bravest and most intelligent scientists banded together, and they formed a plan. They quickly adapted their technology which was first used for the benifit of the land and their culture to machines of war and destruction. They created the first weapons with their machines and knowledge, forming 4 different factions of warriors to combat these strange new creatures which threatened their existence. The first faction was that of the "Sword and the Shield". This faction was composed of the strongest and toughest of Man-kind, those who could take the blows and dish them out. They were to be the first and primary line of defence against the Incubus, and were believed to be unstoppable, as they were equiped with the strongest of the weapons. The second faction was that of the "Quick hand and swift strike". This faction was made of the lightest and smallest people they could take. They were trained in the art of hit and run, where they were trained to be so fast that they could hit the Incubus twice for every one strike of the Incubus. They were to aid the Sword and the Shield by harassing the enemy, and were thus equiped with light, sharp weapons and little armor for top movement. The third faction was that of the "Chaplains of the Mind and Body". These warriors were hard in spirit and in body, as they were to encourage the troops. Their strange chants empowered their fellow combatants in the mind and body, making them perform better in combat. These soldiers were right behind the first faction, and were always there to support their fellows in chant and in combat. The last faction was that of the "Holy Communion". The last faction was composed of all those who could not fight, but still volunteered to help out. This brave souls were enlightened, taking strength from the comforting dreams they had, and nullifying the effects of the horrible images. These soldiers were what saved the race of Man-Kind. The most powerful of this faction could revive fallen soldiers to fight once again, and could heal the most greviously wounded. The defence of Man-Kind had little time to prepare, and the Incubus struck early and with such ferocity that the forces of Man-Kind thought they wouldn't make it through the night. But they did indeed survive, each day they became less and less, even with the powers of the Holy Communion to bring some of them back to life. They thought they were surely doomed on the 4th week of battle, until one scientist made a brilliant discovery. She discovered how to channel the power of the night images into a physical force, and managed to hurl it at the Incubus, it destroyed hundreds in a single blast, but they never again got it to fire. Humanities hope was gone, their faith lost, their numbers too few to stop the hordes. Hunched in the last city standing, with only 3 thousand soldiers VS the Incubus' 30 thousand, Humanity thought all the be surely lost, but the Incubus just left... No one knew why, they just left, retreating over hills encircled with a strange purple smoke.... and the last 3 thousand Humans were left there stunned. They had lived, but why? What was left of humanity squabbled over whether or not to stay on the defencive, or whether they had really left, and continue with their researches. Powerful heroes rose, gathering people under their banners to sway the decision. These Heroes set out to make estates of their own until a decision was met, founding provinces on the country side. However... that decision was never met, as it was never agreed upon. Squabbles turned into arguments, arguments turned into battle. The newly acquired weapons ment for the Incubus were adapted to tear at human flesh, and new wars were started. This period lasted for 400 years, new kings rising for everyone that fell, and the country was a battle field. No one could go anywhere safely, for they would be cut down by enemy forces or renegade soldiers, who knew no rules. Eventually the wars and battles came to an end, as they all realized that the Incubus wouldn't return, they had been fighting for 400 years and there was no sign of them. All the kings and nobles agreed that the weapons were to be destroyed, so that no more violence should befall on Man-Kind. At last the world was at peace. Eventually, everyone forgot of the Incubus and of the wars they once had, and the only fear was of the occasional bandit and of the new lands being found. Weapons were resurrected for fear of hostility on the new lands, but weren't released to the public. The 4 factions still stood, for the protection of Man and for the exploration of the new land, and rumors spread of a 5th faction lying undercover, but this was never confirmed. Now in the present day, 3000 years after the Incubus, all is at peace for Man-Kind, lost technologies are slowly being rediscovered, and new land has been found to support the growing population, and all is well. Now I shall explain to you how I plan the game to work, and as for what is happening now in the world of Somnium, you shall have to wait to play the game! Gameplay I plan this mod to be an RPG. I have yet to actually make each "mission", or parts of the game so that it is playable, but it has been planned out. Battles will go as follows: Code:
If wandering in the wilderness, away from a town or protective area, you shall have a chance to get into a battle. Battles work like that in Final Fantasy Tactics. Your Characters are placed on a grid like battle field (Like a chess board but with terrain and cliffs, etc.) with some opponents, and once your Agility Gauge has reached its full amount, you will be able to move and perform other actions. Movement is based on the Characters Class and Items, and moving around the battle field will allow you to reposition yourself for attacks, or abilites. Combat is not turn based, and depending on how fast your character is reflects on how quick they are to make another action. You can indeed attack and move, or move and attack, etc. Actions do not take MP or anything like that, unless it is an ability and then it might have some requirements. Once your character has made an action, his/her Agility Gauge goes back to 0, and each second it rejuvenates itself until it is full, and then you may do another action with your character. Now I'll list the available classes: Code:
[b]Warrior[/b]:Primary fighting class. Has high physical stats and good offensive and defensive capabilities. Has very few skills, but can use optimatal equipment. [b]Charlatan[/b]: A sneaky combatant, with somewhat low statistics, and use of only average equipment. However, for everytime his/her Action Gauge is full, they may perform 2 rounds worth of actions, instead of the usual one. This means he/she can Attack, Move, Attack, Move. Instead of the usual Attack,Move of other classes. [b]Chaplain[/b]: Supporting/Combat Class, and has high defencive stats. Has lots of party enchancing abilities, and can use optimal weapons and average armor. [b]Ecclesiastic[/b]: Primary Supporting Class, has high Mystic stats, but has to use the worst equipment. Has many abilities, almost all of which help the party immensely. Cannot stand well alone. [b]There are 2 more classes, but they shall be revealed in game.[/b] |
| 06-02-2004, 10:19 AM | #2 |
It sounds rather interesting (it's been some time since I've said that :\) and I look forward to see what comes next. Though the question remains, where did these "Incubus" originally came from? |
| 06-02-2004, 10:33 PM | #3 |
I updated the first post, but for those of you who don't want to go search for it, here it is. Storyline Continued What was left of humanity squabbled over whether or not to stay on the defencive, or whether they had really left, and continue with their researches. Powerful heroes rose, gathering people under their banners to sway the decision. These Heroes set out to make estates of their own until a decision was met, founding provinces on the country side. However... that decision was never met, as it was never agreed upon. Squabbles turned into arguments, arguments turned into battle. The newly acquired weapons ment for the Incubus were adapted to tear at human flesh, and new wars were started. This period lasted for 400 years, new kings rising for everyone that fell, and the country was a battle field. No one could go anywhere safely, for they would be cut down by enemy forces or renegade soldiers, who knew no rules. Eventually the wars and battles came to an end, as they all realized that the Incubus wouldn't return, they had been fighting for 400 years and there was no sign of them. All the kings and nobles agreed that the weapons were to be destroyed, so that no more violence should befall on Man-Kind. At last the world was at peace. Eventually, everyone forgot of the Incubus and of the wars they once had, and the only fear was of the occasional bandit and of the new lands being found. Weapons were resurrected for fear of hostility on the new lands, but weren't released to the public. The 4 factions still stood, for the protection of Man and for the exploration of the new land, and rumors spread of a 5th faction lying undercover, but this was never confirmed. Now in the present day, 3000 years after the Incubus, all is at peace for Man-Kind, lost technologies are slowly being rediscovered, and new land has been found to support the growing population, and all is well. Now I shall explain to you how I plan the game to work, and as for what is happening now in the world of Somnium, you shall have to wait to play the game! Gameplay I plan this mod to be an RPG. I have yet to actually make each "mission", or parts of the game so that it is playable, but it has been planned out. Battles will go as follows: Code:
If wandering in the wilderness, away from a town or protective area, you shall have a chance to get into a battle. Battles work like that in Final Fantasy Tactics. Your Characters are placed on a grid like battle field (Like a chess board but with terrain and cliffs, etc.) with some opponents, and once your Agility Gauge has reached its full amount, you will be able to move and perform other actions. Movement is based on the Characters Class and Items, and moving around the battle field will allow you to reposition yourself for attacks, or abilites. Combat is not turn based, and depending on how fast your character is reflects on how quick they are to make another action. You can indeed attack and move, or move and attack, etc. Actions do not take MP or anything like that, unless it is an ability and then it might have some requirements. Once your character has made an action, his/her Agility Gauge goes back to 0, and each second it rejuvenates itself until it is full, and then you may do another action with your character. Code:
[b]Warrior[/b]:Primary fighting class. Has high physical stats and good offensive and defensive capabilities. Has very few skills, but can use optimatal equipment. [b]Charlatan[/b]: A sneaky combatant, with somewhat low statistics, and use of only average equipment. However, for everytime his/her Action Gauge is full, they may perform 2 rounds worth of actions, instead of the usual one. This means he/she can Attack, Move, Attack, Move. Instead of the usual Attack,Move of other classes. [b]Chaplain[/b]: Supporting/Combat Class, and has high defencive stats. Has lots of party enchancing abilities, and can use optimal weapons and average armor. [b]Ecclesiastic[/b]: Primary Supporting Class, has high Mystic stats, but has to use the worst equipment. Has many abilities, almost all of which help the party immensely. Cannot stand well alone. [b]There are 2 more classes, but they shall be revealed in game.[/b] I'll continue with this later, now I have to go work on a project. Don't be shy to post what you think, even if it is saying this is bad, I want some feedback please. |
| 06-03-2004, 10:12 AM | #4 |
Well, if this is all, then it sounds fine to me. Though still, the question remains where they came from, but also, now you've told the story, what is happening now? Since, the Incubus' aren't there, what is exactly the treat then? Bandits and the like? -Fladian |
| 06-20-2004, 04:33 AM | #5 |
I think that's of the more thought out and detailed stories I have read and it has great potential, except why did the incubus leave? I want to know, I was involved in the story,and I don't understand why your talking about this RPG with battle when you said there were just a few bandits and such. Somethings I don't quite understand but I think it has tons of potential with some touching up and comments. If you need any help, I can help with a few triggers, units, spells, and maybe skinning (I am getting better :D) Nice though, best I have seen in awhile. |