what is the rpg about
#Brainstorming ideas for an RPG
runic turtle
<@1134504591120150550> ? you there
yeah, hi
heady cypress
hi
runic turtle
what is the rpg about
that's what I'm trying to figure out, but to start with I was hoping to make something that's heavily stylized with 3d graphics
heady cypress
do you have any style you want to use maybe
runic turtle
wellll, that's also subject to figuring out, haha
heady cypress
lol ok then
runic turtle
I'm kinda bad at ideas and creativity when it comes to starting from nothing
but surely I'll get better with practice
but another thing about the rpg would be that I think it will be important to keep it rather small-scale for now
at least
heady cypress
first thing that came to my mind is that maybe players can have a teleporter gun to go to places
while fighting
to make cool moves
and intense gameplay
runic turtle
hmm, nah I was thinking something more uh
have you played anything from the mario & luigi series?
heady cypress
ye
runic turtle
ye something silly like that, but not a 1:1 clone
heady cypress
ok ok
runic turtle
but I'm thinking a similar perspective on the world would be good
ya know -semi top down
it's basically an inspiration to work with I suppose
but I would like to make my own characters and world and everything
heady cypress
I get it
runic turtle
I'm not sure about mimicking their combat system but the rest is kind of on point
heady cypress
then do you want like guns or a little more of a friendly thing
runic turtle
more of a friendly thing I believe
I'll probably make a first person shooter some other time, lol
runic turtle
well yeah, stylized graphics ofc
I'm also debating whether to make it about humans or if to feature some anthro-animal characters
but you know, it's all kind of a blank page for now
heady cypress
anyways back to ideas!
maybe make a melee weapon like a cartoon hammer or a sword and thing
and maybe add bows
runic turtle
well yeah, but need someting specific
I feel that with such aesthetic perceivably-less-lethal or whacky would be preferable
tho I can see how such approach requires more creativity -something I'm not great at, haha
where do you think we should start?
plot?
or character or world design?
I feel like world design should be supported by plot so perhaps plot
heady cypress
maybe a game where you cast out of the world of "Idk" and your journey is to revenge (idk what I am saying)
runic turtle
lol
ye I dunno
all I can think of is "drinking coffee in the rain" but that's not very helpful lmao
(I think it would be a nice addition just for the sake of atmosphere)
but it's like a puzzle piece that I'd be trying to fit into something rather than it being a natural consequence of the rest of things, I hope it doesn't have to be that way
heady cypress
for now, I have no idea but I try to find new ones soon, I think
runic turtle
alright
runic turtle
Huh
I just had some kind of idea that could work
Wrote it down
What do you think?
Its a wip
heady cypress
Not bad
runic turtle
Thanks, I hope this could be more than just "not bad" once it's expanded upon haha
At least it's a good starting point I think
I was wondering if it's a good time to think of an ending to the plot before filling the in-between section
Might need a twist or something ofc and more details haha
But as I said -this is only a starting point
I think it demonstrates more or less where I want this to go
Tho I do believe having some concept art could be important for illustrating the vibe further