Usage of RPG Maker VX Ace’s Characters

[Sieginder Niederlage]

I have been planning a little something for quite a long while, but I always had a big question lingering in the back of my mind.



Those characters sitting right there in the database? I was wondering, is using the lore in the description and names considered as using the pre-made assets or is it forbidden?


I plan on making a game that adheres to that lore as tightly as possible…and then give it a horrible conclusion.



Like Eric, our Silver Reaper, going off the deep end and murdering everything in sight until the party stops him…by killing him.
Or maybe poor Alice’s compassion for the enemy might result in her by being burnt at the stake, accused of heresy. (Her title reminds me a little bit of a certain Maid of Orleans, after all...)
Maybe Noah will find out what the evil star actually is…and promptly regret looking into the endless, uncaring void of space, where creatures far beyond human comprehension lurk…


The game would be a non-commercial project, done only for my own (sick) amusement and of those masochists who enjoy watching the characters they fought with for so long drop like flies, albeit in a way that does not feel like it was done only for shock value, but rather a like a long, calculated move.


But what I want to know is, am I actually allowed to do something like that?


Also, if the answer were yes, it would be helpful if anyone might provide more lore that might not be in RPG Maker itself. For example, in the Steam card “The Star Seeker” it’s said that the evil star Noah is looking for is the origin of monsters, a fact that isn’t mentioned at all in his description.

 

[Andar]

you can use anything from the makers you own as you wish inside your game, that includes using the example entries of the database.


However, you should distinguish yourself from those who use the assets because they're too lazy to think up new ideas.


So it should be obvious real fast that you expanded on the short line of the example actors - if it looks as if you simply ignored the lines, then you'll be thought of as "another lazy/incompetend game maker" really fast.

 

[Sieginder Niederlage]

However, you should distinguish yourself from those who use the assets because they're too lazy to think up new ideas.


So it should be obvious real fast that you expanded on the short line of the example actors - if it looks as if you simply ignored the lines, then you'll be thought of as "another lazy/incompetend game maker" really fast.

Eh, what? Short lines? You mean the things in the description box?


If so, that was the plan all along. When I release the trailer, I'll make it seem as cliche as possible, but sometimes flash to some of the more disturbing parts of the game (like the previously mentioned barbecue).
And in game, after the Disk One Final Boss is taken care of, it won't take much for the spiral of madness to take over the story and everyone to meet their untimely, unpleasant, unfair ends.


But some things could need more elaboration. Like I said before, in the Steam card “The Star Seeker” it’s said that the evil star Noah is looking for is the origin of monsters, a fact that isn’t mentioned at all in his description inside RPG Maker VX Ace. Is there more lore outside of what is found inside RPG Maker itself like that one? It doesn't matter if it's just small snippets, anything goes inside the game