Zodiac Legacy

[artoni]

The stars never lie
but Men and Beasts do
~C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle

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There is a story.

At the beginning of time, there were twelve gods, who created the world as we know it today. When these gods were done with their great task, they cast themselves up into the heavens, where they would forever watch over their creation. And even on the darkest nights, when the moon was naught to be seen, mortals could gaze up and see their creators gazing back down at them. Watching...

Waiting.

For you see, there were outside forces who would take apart creation and return it to the void from whence it came. Their nature was such that the gods could not confront them themselves...and so, they waited.

Ages passed. Civilization rose, fell, and was replaced. In time, the gods were forgotten, their children creating new idols to worship. The gods were not angry; such was the path they had forseen creation would take. It was simply another step in the growth of those who would one day be forced to stand face-to-face with the great Foes...

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I'm looking for a partner to help create the game; storyline, maps, character development, and programming, among other things.

[Linkforce]

sounds like i was reading a legend, but it looks really good.  looking for more details.  

[artoni]

Details like character sprites?

Times like these make me wish I could attach more than one image to a post. Ah well.

That reminds me, any of you guys know a site where I could host my project site? Not so much like freewebs or geocities or tripod; I mean, an actual RM2k3 site. Or something.

[Moosetroop11]

Gamingw?

Oh, and cool prologue.

[MariaMS]

Wow, sounds really interesting!!
Well, I can help with the story and maybe maps...

[MrMister]

I know that line... right at the beginning of the book. The monkey says it I think

[artoni]

Originally posted by MrMister
I know that line... right at the beginning of the book. The monkey says it I think

Actually, it's a Centaur. Not really at the beginning - the monkey and donkey have the beginning, where the former does his plotting and whatnot. The Centaur says the line in response to the Prince/King (forgot) saying that Aslan has returned...the Centaur notes that the stars would have arranged themselves in His honor if it were true.

MariaMS - do you have an AIM SN?

[MariaMS]

Unfortunately I don't use AIM... I use only Soulseek^^;;;;

[artoni]

Soulseek? ._. Que es esto (What is this)?

[MariaMS]

Originally posted by artoni
Soulseek? ._. Que es esto (What is this)?

Soulseek is a p2p program that let you share files with the other people... and you can use it to chat with friends *I use it as a chat programXDD*

[artoni]

Because normal skills/magic are cliche.

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"Talent" is the catch-all name for inhuman abilities gained through study and training.
In some cases, the Talent is a characteristic of
a family's bloodline.


Talents are divided into three groups: Physical, Mental, and Elemental.


Physical Talents focus on the body.

They usually enhance one's abilities, or decrease a foe's.


"First Aid" is a Physical Talent.


Mental Talents focus on the mind.

They can cause multiple status effects in battle.


Elemental Talents focus on the world and that which it consists.

They can be used to either harm or heal.


Physical has an advantage over Mental.
Mental has an advantage over Elemental.
Elemental has an advantage over Physical.


Sometimes, a Talent is categorized into more than one group.
For example, Gaia's Grip is a Physical/Elemental Talent.


Talents rely on a person's 'Mental Power'. Each time the Talent is used, the person's MP is drained.
Use Balm to restore MP.


Talents are unable to be used in 'Blank' status.

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As the above tutorial states, Talents are what the people in the game call special abilities. Most will be able to be used in combat, and only in combat. Some will be able to be used in and out. And some will only be able to be used out of combat.

Themewise, they're anything and everything that most people can't do unassisted. From telekinesis to sword techniques to summoning rainstorms to healing wounds...everyone has at least one Talent, despite their way of life. Even if it's just making sparks fly from one's fingers.

[AsakuraHao2004]

Well, the story sounds vaugly familiar...

[artoni]

Originally posted by AsakuraHao2004
Well, the story sounds vaugly familiar...

What, the main story? I've drawn inspiration from a lot of sources, but I can't think of any I know that have the same general idea/plot/story...

[AsakuraHao2004]

God(s) create world. People forget about gods over time. Earth ring a bell? Of course, the rest is somewhat original.

[artoni]

Originally posted by AsakuraHao2004
God(s) create world. People forget about gods over time. Earth ring a bell? Of course, the rest is somewhat original.

Oh, lol. I don't think we've forgotten the gods, we've just put them into one. In any case, it ain't Earth. I haven't settled on a name for the world yet.