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Your game needs more than just Battles!
Hey Guys, I need your help! I am working on a game which focuses less on battles and more on other things like puzzles and minigames. But since I need a lot of different puzzles and minigames I would love to hear what you guys use to add variety to your game or what you really enjoyed in rpg...- mardin
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"Mystic Quest Line"
Hi Guys, So I am creating a rather large Fantasy RPG. There is a main quest line, and optional quests, what I need your help with is if you would find this appealing in terms of a quest line. So in my game there are a specific set of 'people' called Mystics, they helped create and...- BigToastie
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- Forum: Game Mechanics Design
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What Book do you want to see as an RPG?
Out of all the books you've ever read, which one of those would like to see turned into an RPG Maker Game? Some books lend themselves very well to the genre, and I would love to hear your ideas! For me, it's a no brainer: Can't wait to hear your input!- GoodSelf
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- Forum: Art, Literature, and Music
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The Old Master
I've been looking at 2 threads recently, one about roadblocks and one about a past-his-prime character... and thinking about both of them sparked an idea in me. In his prime, Darius (name is WIP) was the greatest warrior and mage the world had ever known. He was the first to successfully...- Manofdusk
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Should a shop keeper be vital to the tale?
Hey guys! So, after doing the first bug test of the first 40ish minutes of my game, I learned a lot. One thing I decided to do, was involve the Shopkeeper this early on in the tale. The spoiler is specific to my game, but scroll below it to see the TLDR that can be applied to all games...- LuLingqi1
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Elderine: Dreams to Destiny
Hey all, so wanted to introduce my first attempt at a game, that I am working on with my brother. We love games, love classic rpgs and wanted to attempt to create a game that hopefully others will enjoy. We are about 25% complete with the game, well in terms of story and gameplay, as we...- Black Alchemy Games
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- Forum: Games In Development
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Super Coolstory Bros!
BETA 1.0 This is a NES-like Platformer Shooter similar to Contra. Two brothers are 'kidnapped' to the Game World by The Virus. It asks them to gather data from various games, which would grant it more power. Once the request will be fulfilled, the brothers will be brought back...- Rikifive
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Protagonists with Attitude
WARNING: The following discussion will almost certainly contain opinions, especially ones that may differ from your own. If you encounter such an opinion, proper procedure dictates a calm response to prevent an S-Class Moronic Arrogant Dumbie (or MAD) event. This question is an equal mix of...- SamuelKeller
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Super Rant: Fallout 4's Institute Ending
So I recently got around to actually finishing 100%ing Fallout 4 and the last ending I got to was the institute one. From here on out I'm going to be talking about the ending and stuff that happens throughout the game so spoiler warning and all that jazz. So from what I understand, the...- Uzuki
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- Forum: Video Games
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Do you create your own story or use someone elses?
Hi guys this is my first forum post so yh.... my question to all rpg makers is do you guys create your games using your own story or anothers story? For example my first project which im finishing up is a game of thrones game... but recently i've been kinda in 2 minds whether to continue it or...- Drogo
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- Forum: General Lounge
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Looking for a Writer to work with on story
I'm looking for another writer to work with on my project. i don't think i can do this myself cause i just burn out halfway through. pm me so we can discuss the project the characters, plot, etc. if anybody is willing to lend a hand it would much appreciated. i hope to hear from you soon. thx- Vance Raehart
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Multiple Endings... without dialogue choices
So I was curious. It's been quite popular in games recently, especially visual novels, where multiple endings will occur based on choices the player makes. Of course, a lot of the time these choices are based on options given to the player, rather than the player expressing their options through...- Seacliff
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X-Ville - Game Concept
Ꮿ-VILLE Hello! I am Magixe, and I am currently working on a game titled X-Ville. The concept is this: You have died, but Death has decided to give you a second chance at life. If you can prove that you still want your life, Death will return your memories. You memories cost 1000 LP - LP are...- Magixe
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Open World + Story
I'm having trouble making my story/plot connect since it's an open world So. I've decided to make my first 'test' RPG an open-world type with a decent story arc. Sadly, I'm having trouble 'connecting' it all... It's not like in a book where you just write the next chapter and the story...- Tycho X
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Turns out...I'm a fanboy
So, one of the things I was able to do during my hiatus from RM was write. A lot of people here know I take part inNaNoWriMo and want to be a novelist. But, for a while, I felt like I couldn't do justice to my own stories and characters, but still wanted to write. So, instead, I used someone...- captainproton
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- Forum: Art, Literature, and Music
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Stories To Tell And Characters To Create
!Welcome to Stories To Tell And Characters To Create! !This is a area where you may post you stories and characters Ideas! Story Rules Rules: Must talk about the back story. Must include Mane Characters names and descriptions. (Pictures if you can.) Must be appropriate. (No...- Brayden P
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3 Ways to Develop Characters
Intro Greetings! I'm a professional writer here to share some tips and tricks that I've learned throughout the years. Whether you're writing a Movie/TV script, a video game script, a novel, or even a biography, the most important key is always the characters. Whether your story...- BeardBro
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- Forum: Non-Maker Specific Tutorials
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Is it posible to continue a save in different game
I was thinking of doing a series of games based on the same plot since if I put it into one, it would be huge. Is it possible to transfer data from one game to another? Like if they play game 1, the can transfer data to keep some times and maybe levels in the second one. Otherwise they'd...- Glade
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- Forum: RPG Maker VX Ace
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Game Script Utility (Story Writing)?
So... any site or application I can use to make the task of writing/sorting the game script easily? At the time, I got everything written in a .doc file but it gets a bit messy when there are branching paths or annotations or dialogs. I thought maybe there is something out there you guys happen...- Kyuukon
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- Forum: Useful Development Tools
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Alista
Alista Description Lucas Anson, a resident of the city of Alista, has been told a secret by his brother Eric, one that will affect every citizen of this city. Join Lucas as he helps uncover what the true intentions of Alista really are. -Alista is a roughly 30-45 minute...- Horusalis
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