Godslayer Episode 1

[Finality]

I am currently at a lack of screenshots or demos so your just gonna have to trust me.

Godslayer Episode 1
Birth of Darkness

Story:
The world was created by three gods. Ragnarok created the rock that is Earth, Valion covered this rock with vegetation, and Finality created a whole mess of creatures to inhabit it. For a time these three gods lived on their creation until man, with it's lust for power, captured the gods in weapons to use against each other. From the greed and hatred of these humans a fourth god was created in the form of a man, Delete.

For most of episode 1 the story centers around Adrian. He is a college student studying game design with his girlfriend Aiowen and they live in a house in a rural town in Lalorath, which is a democratic country not much different from the U.S. A religious sect tries to kill Adrian one night claiming he is the antigod. The story unfolds around the mysteries of the religious sect and Adrian's odd alterego, Delete.

Characters:

Adrian: Adrian is about 20 years old and lives with his girlfriend. He is known to pass out at random moments and is terrified of living alone. He is a rather nice guy who would rather die then listen to a girl cry. He is in a constrant struggle with a religious sect who tries to assassinate him and the voice, Delete, in his head.

Aiowen: Adrian's girlfriend who joins when she attempts to save his life the night of the attack. She is 19 and according to Adrian an excellent cook. She is the only one who knows about Delete and for most of the game refuses to tell anyone out of fear that he will come back.

Slyph: When the world was near destruction by humans wise men took all weapon above and including guns and destroyed them. Slyph was an engineer who reinvented the gun and is now persued by the law. Adrian and him butt heads often until they both decide that they could use the others powers.

Cari: A higher up in the religious sect. After meeting Adrian she joins him to stay near him until Delete awakens. She is annoying, rude, and over all unpleasant to the rest of the party but her divine healing powers keep the others from killing her on spot. (Many times Slyph says clearly 'You are lucky for those healing powers or I would kill you right here.')

An important NPC Karth, also a sect member, appears many times to hinder Adrian and offer challenging boss fights if not just humorously overzealous dialogue. Pay attention to this guy though. He is important.

Boring Stuff:

This is a more modern day RPG so there is no 'Magic' in that sence of the word. Each character has a skill group.

Adrian - Dark Divine
Aiowen - Skills (until she recieves the Valion)
Slyph - Engineering
Cari - Divine

So far I am using the basic rmxp battle system because try as I might I cannot understand Ruby... but I have big hopes for the battle system once I get control of it.

This game delves deeply into current issues such as war, hate crimes, religion (or lack thereof), weapons of mass destruction, and even school shootings and as such may be found inappropriate by some gamers... This is your final warning so don't complain to me like everyone else does. ^^

[j_master]

delete them all ha ha ha!!!



     

[Finality]

Yes actually the name did come from that. It was a joke that stuck. Just like an optional boss I intend to stick endgame named Triciajamiekaren which is another joke that stuck. Good luck pronouncing that by the way ^^

[Moosetroop11]

Triss-ee-ah Jamaica-on?

[Dragoon de Sol]

nope.


Tricia Jamie Karen

[SaiKar]

Wow. It sounds political and controverial. I've never seen an edgy RPG. Good luck to you, sir!

[Finality]

Originally posted by Dragoon de Sol
nope.


Tricia Jamie Karen

Hah hah... yeah me and some friends glued our moms names together ^^ Triciajamiekaren was born... Actually not pronounced exactly that way... but that is how it came around.

[ZeroKirbyX]

Didn't really read it, but I HIGHLY advise against using Ragnarok as a character name. Remember, it's a cataclysmic event combined of several events, not a name of a single entity.

[Dominicy]

Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
Didn't really read it, but I HIGHLY advise against using Ragnarok as a character name. Remember, it's a cataclysmic event combined of several events, not a name of a single entity.

and an online game, but you didn't join that to end up blowing up the company who made the game *pictures someone as cloud trying to stop RENOkirbyx from breaking the support beam for some odd reason.*

[Meiscool-2]

Originally posted by Dominicy

Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
Didn't really read it, but I HIGHLY advise against using Ragnarok as a character name. Remember, it's a cataclysmic event combined of several events, not a name of a single entity.

and an online game, but you didn't join that to end up blowing up the company who made the game *pictures someone as cloud trying to stop RENOkirbyx from breaking the support beam for some odd reason.*[/B]

YOU ARE HILARIOUS.

[Darkfox]

Question: Why do people think it is so cool to associate darkness with evil? When you look at your shadow do you go: "Oh noes a demon!"?

Try not bead around the bush by saying "darkness" in the place of "evil". It is a big cliche.

[Meiscool-2]

Originally posted by Darkfox
Question: Why do people think it is so cool to associate darkness with evil? When you look at your shadow do you go: "Oh noes a demon!"?

Try not bead around the bush by saying "darkness" in the place of "evil". It is a big cliche.

Yeah. You're living proof of this, because you're dark, yet you're not evil.


.... or are you?

[ZeroKirbyX]

Originally posted by Dominicy

Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
Didn't really read it, but I HIGHLY advise against using Ragnarok as a character name. Remember, it's a cataclysmic event combined of several events, not a name of a single entity.

and an online game, but you didn't join that to end up blowing up the company who made the game *pictures someone as cloud trying to stop RENOkirbyx from breaking the support beam for some odd reason.*[/B]

...What?

[Darkfox]

 

.... or are you?

*musical sting*

Dark in truth is just the dimming of light.

In game logic though it is just an alternate element to light, in it's own right is neither good nor evil and can be used for good just as much as it can be used for evil. Just like light can be used for evil as much as dark can be used for good. These cliches of light VS dark do get really troublesome. Same with stories that revolve around some "prophecy" or "it is fated that... blah blah blah" type storyline.

I'd make it known that unless it can be done in an original fashion these kind of cliches get rather monotinous.

[SaiKar]

Originally posted by Darkfox
Question: Why do people think it is so cool to associate darkness with evil? When you look at your shadow do you go: "Oh noes a demon!"?

Fear of the darkness is a deep-rooted emotional response. We are very visual people; we rely a lot on our eyes. When it's dark we can't see nearly as well. When it's dark we're used to being asleep so we're weary and not at our emotional or physical peak.

When is the best time for an ambush? When it's dark, since people won't see you coming until its too late. If you're in the woods, when do people most fear animal attacks? At night, since predators such as wolves are nocturnal and can see far better than humans in dim light. When do people most fear getting mugged? At night, when things are dim and anybody else that is around might not see what's going on.

It isn't much of a stretch to take "I'm afraid of what might be in the dark" to "Things in the dark are probably hostile" all the way to "Anything in the dark is probably evil." It's not cliche - it's the product of thousands of years of human society.

Edit: though I'll agree that light vs dark conflict in RPGs and other stories is played out.