   A fun little experiment: Group Created Game
  Ok this is not a forum game so much as a fun little experiment to see what would happen if...that's why it's not in the game thread forum thing...Anyways, what I'm suggesting is this... One person posts an element of the game, for example, I'm going to post the genre, the next person then can post another element or expand on the previous elements. So if I say RPG, they can expand on it and say an action-RPG or MMORPG, but they can not change any of the previous elements so if I say it's an RPG you can't say it a FPS or RTS. You can only add one element per post, like you can't saying the main character is named bob, and the secondary character is named susan. That's 2 elements so you can't add both in a single post. You can however say "Bob is the main character and he wields a sword. He's a mercenary employed by a secret organization that has set their sites on world domination" In other words you can expand on the single element as much as you like (and if other elements happen to get added in doing so then that's fine...obviously some elements have to overlap so it's fine to introduce another element if it is part of an expansion of another).Also you can not post multiple times in a row. Try to allow for 2 or 3 other posts to come before you post again, but 1 post is ok too, as long as you are not introducing 2 elements in a row.Commenting and Adding an element. We should have a marker of some sort for separating the two... Perhaps put "Comment:" or "Element:" at the beginning and when switching between make sure to put a -------------------- so if we see a tag saying comment we can see that there is also an element posted there...I think this could be a fun and interesting experiment to see what comes out of it.Oh one last thing... an element may only be changed if others agree that it should be changed. For exampled if we say Bob is the main character and somewhere down the line we find that Susan works better as a main character we can see what others think and if enough agree then it's changed that Susan is the main character, but let's try to keep that at a minimum as that might get confusing...   
UPDATE: courtesy of Tangireon (as of page 5 on 4/21/09)Thank you all contributors from GameDev.net (in order of appearance)!- Durakken – Founder of the thread, content.- Wai – Concept art & content.- sunandshadow – Storyline ponderings & level design.- polyfrag – The Orks, Gremlins, & the asteroid forests.- WavyVirus – Interspecies communication gameplay mechanic.- Gyrthok – Space Trees & Chi Baoding.- NQ – The Orks’ Paddle Transport System.- livengood – The Anti AI Cardio Anima Ork.- Dark Horizon – The Hecatonchires.- Bersicker – Space Tree Summon – Dolphin.- Tangireon – Content.- Yvanhoe – Main Character’s Grandfather and the Villain knows each other.- Josh Heitzman – Content.(I.) GENRE: Action Role Playing Game(II.) SETTING & THEME:(A.) Wild West in Space(1.) Humans that are launched by the Orks' Paddles settle in space and continue their lives as Space Cowboys.(2.) Cowboys are pilots that live relatively lonely lives, making sure that their COWs are herded properly.(3.) Fleets of AI-driven mining vessels (C.O.W.s) roam the asteroid belts and the ort cloud of star systems. (B.) Fantasy RPG / Console RPG in Space(1.) (as observed)(III.) CHARACTERS:(A.) AI Cardio Anima(1.) An amalgam of various artificially created life forms and AIs. (2.) Organic metal appearance, able to shape shift at will.(3.) High intellect but child-like personality due to young age.(4.) Name comes from "AI" = Artificial Intelligence, Love, I; "Cardio" = Heart = Love; "Anima" = Life.(5.) Name meanings: "I love life", "Intelligence is the heart of Life", anime stories "The Love love life".(6.) It is currently damaged, and has pieces of its circuitry scattered all over the place:(a.) Star Tree was formed when a piece of circuitry collided with a Space Tree seed.(b.) A part of it is in the Celestial Symbols Collector Witch character.(7.) Pieces of its circuitry are sentient.(8.) When discovering a fragment of itself, it will suck out the circuit back into itself.(B.) Anti AI Cardio Anima Ork(1.) A giant Ork with a massive Paddle that is capable of sucking and hurling AI Cardio Anima into space. (2.) He is all-seeing.(3.) His appearance will be a plot twist.(4.) His sole purpose is to suck and hurl AI Cardio Anima into space, repeatedly if need be.(C.) Harvey the Swilling Sword(1.) A Gremlin sword (crafted from Pearl of Slime w/ variable mass reducing enchantment) that was made sentient through the application of a Dark Rune Stone.(2.) An extremely effective sword. (3.) Has the ability to absorb, store, and release liquids(a.) Upon release there is no recoil, so Harvey cannot use it for locomotion. (b.) Ability is purely at Harvey's command not that of his wielder. (c.) Can direct this ability at wielder (examples): (i.) Absorb wielder’s blood.(ii.) Spray wielder with acid, flaming liquids, toxic gas.(iii.) Hit wielder with fine very high-pressure streams that will strip flesh and wear through bone.(d.) Can store different types of liquids that won’t mix until release, which allows for (examples):(i.) Flame throwing.(ii.) Toxic gas spewing through the mixing of reactive chemicals. (e.) Can store up to 100,000 liters of various liquids.(f.) Stored liquids will not change state (so perishable will keep forever).(4.) Has a taste for booze, in particular, Frenamin's Starberry Ale:(a.) Frenamin's Starberry Ale gives Harvey the ability to fly for a time.(b.) While Frenamin's Starberry Ale is stored, micro chunks of Starberry are consumed.(D.) Havercite(1.) A Dreathgon (from the previous incarnation of the universe) & leader of the Dreathgon Undead Legions.(E.) Star Tree(1.) The tree that the Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl found – its origin is the subject of her quest.(2.) Wants to find its own mysterious origin so that Junior could advance and become a Ranger.(3.) Star Tree wants Junior to succeed because it likes her and enjoys being with her.(4.) Star Tree could not and does not want to imagine what to do when it would find its own kind.(5.) Both Junior and Star Tree suspect that it is a type of Space Tree with its own forest somewhere. (6.) Star Tree was formed when a fragment of AI Cardio Anima collided with a Space Tree seed.(F.) Thanos Blanc(1.) Captain of the Leviathan-class ship, Kizigrakchoraphonachiraklemptix / Kizig.(2.) It is often thought that "Thanos Blanc" is not his real name, and that instead it comes from the word"Kizigrakchoraphonachiraklemptix" which is written in crimson red on his ship's black hull.(3.) Rescued the Main Character & transferred her back to the Space Knights as requested (refer to XIV.B.).(4.) Thanos Blanc will join the party at some point during the game.(G.) Muon, Starlord of Celestial House Uppretoi-I(1.) Kingdom Starlord of Celestial House Uppretoi-I.(2.) Orders the mission that the Main Character (& company) will go on in Episode 2 (refer to XIV.B.).(H.) Yggdrasil, Emperor-Fathertree(1.) Emperor of the Space Tree Empire.(2.) Oldest and largest space tree ever to have exist; the first Space Tree to have set root outside a planet.(3.) Asteroid to which he resides is considered his throne.(4.) Roots and branches reach into a multitude of other dimensions (sort of fade away into space) to which may provide a form of dimensional travel (most commonly used by the critters around it).(5.) The Main Character and her party will come across this character at some point in the game.(I.) "Celestial Symbols Collector Witch"(1.) A witch with a piece of AI Cardio Anima circuit jammed inside of her.(2.) The circuit gives her a fetish of celestial symbols (stars, moons, constellations). (3.) This character also pursues stuff that is only literally or figuratively, or remotely related to stars.(4.) When a symbol is discovered, he/she will obtain it by any means necessary, often keeping only the symbol.(5.) Has a collection of such celestial symbols, but is not satisfied by her collection.(6.) The circuit is in fact looking for other pieces of itself knowing that one of the fragments was star-shaped.(7.) The circuit in the Collector is not sentient.(8.) Before this incident, her fetish involved Runestone Mollusks.(9.) Concept Art (left): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3453981258_1b5a4a046a_o.jpg(J.) "Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl"(1.) Makes friends in Space Forests, shares stories, maintains balance & promotes intergalactic goodwill.(2.) Is a younger clone of the Main Character, but both characters won't discover this fact until much later.(3.) Junior's goal is to become a Ranger because that is the honorable and expected next stage of her life. (4.) To become a Ranger, Junior must complete a quest assigned by the Elders (refer to XV.A.).(5.) Concept Art: (a.) Doing her quest: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3443535897_633a701245_b.jpg(b.) In Wild West: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3452447672_2f207ed235_o.jpg(K.) "Main Character"(1.) Is an Ork woman, a reluctant heroine.(2.) Unknowingly has a younger clone, the Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl; both won’t find out until much later.(3.) Adopted to Human parents; when they became murdered, she was then adopted by her Human Grandfather.(4.) Became a Scraper in her teens, thrown into the Gladiatorial Games, invited to the Space Knights.(5.) Made friends with some in the Space Knights and an Undercarriage Gnome. (6.) Some nights she dreams of just packing up and heading to frontier to take up a new life as a Freeformer.(7.) Has sympathy for Villain’s bad treatment, admiration for Villain’s cleverness, creativity, humor, &/or goals.(8.) Player's choices determine whether the Main Character does or does not pursue her attraction to the Villain.(9.) Concept Art (as a Space Knight): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3451357595_d49106880d_b.jpg(L.) "Main Character’s Grandfather"(1.) Human Grandfather of the adopted Main Character.(2.) Aloof; does not pay attention / care about events around him, but has great wisdom when things get serious.(3.) Seems to have more knowledge about events surrounding the Main Character.(4.) Has powerful techniques.(5.) Disappears when he feels Main Character doesn’t need him anymore; might start using her as a crutch.(6.) Knows the Villain and his darkest parts.(7.) Avoids involving too much in player’s journey for fear of being an obstacle or attracting Villain’s attention.(8.) Were the player to choose to join the Villain, the grandfather would confront both of them.(M.) "Main Character’s Spaceboat Captain who Threw Her Into the Gladiatorial Games"(1.) The captain of the spaceboat of which the Main Character was a Scraper on.(2.) When he discovered how Main Character would beat up on sailors who snickered at her Ork heritage,he became outraged though amused, and threw her into the Gladiatorial Games.(N.) "Undercarriage Gnome who Befriends Main Character"(1.) Undercarriage Gnome who befriends the Main Character; together they pulled pranks on some Space Knight officers to get them demoted in Episode 3.(O.) "Villain"(1.) Was/is treated badly.(2.) Main Character has sympathy for Villain’s bad treatment, and admiration for some of his/her qualities.(3.) Knows the Main Character’s grandfather.(IV.) FACTIONS & POLITIES:(A.) Bargoath Mafia(1.) Maintains peace on Bargoath through fear and protection fees.(B.) Celestial Kingdom of the Celestial Kings and Queens / CKCKQ / the Kingdom(1.) Interstellar polity inhabiting nearly a quarter of the galaxy & unknown number of dimensions.(2.) Territory divided into Celestial Houses (one of these contains the main Human worlds).(3.) Ruled by the Ethereal Celestial Kings/Queens, then by the Sub-Ethereal Star Lords/Ladies.(4.) Been fighting against the Hecatonchires and other transdimensional threats.(5.) Most Kings/Queens desire/plan to establish alliances outside of their borders with alien powers. (6.) Some Kings/Queens want to turn the Kingdom into a militaristic state; few others want to conquer all.(7.) Commands the Space Knights and Star Knights.(8.) Often times referred to as the "Old World".(9.) Orks are mostly shunned by most Kingdom-dwellers due to them raiding Kingdom outposts.(C.) Dreathgon Havercite's Undead Legions(1.) Hail from the Universe’s last incarnation; dominion once centered in The Kingdom’s home galaxy.(2.) Had achieved universal domination, undeath, & unexistence through their necromantic arts.(3.) Is planning to return to their previous dominion’s location (The Kingdom’s home galaxy).(4.) Right now they are residing not far from the border of The Kingdom, planning to attack in under a month.(5.) Has already consumed 187 systems, swelling their ranks with new undead.(6.) "Through death comes order."(D.) Freeformers(1.) Mainly migrants from the conservative Kingdom ("Old World"), to frontier border worlds.(2.) They are migrating to escape persecution for their radical beliefs and lifestyle. (3.) Their territories are lawless, rough, often subject to external conflict and internal crime.(3.) Right now, they are far from being a united faction or people.(4.) Name comes from "Free Terraformers" with the dual meaning "Free Nation Formers".(5.) The Star Enforcers rule this region with an iron fist, but they deny it. (E.) Genesis Alliance(1.) Alliance of Freeformers who believe it is wrong to terraform-colonize planets that have multi-cellular life. (2.) They advocate only terraforming and then colonizing planets that lack existing multi-cellular life.(3.) Members primarily reside on planets consistent with their beliefs.(4.) Some who were born on planets inconsistent with their beliefs stay there to try to provide direct aid to and lobby in favor for the indigenous lifeforms.(5.) Within the Genesis is a militant group secretly subverting a part of their resources to purchase armaments. (6.) This militant group is also providing support to the Nova Underground, including supplying them with Gunslingers adapted for the Nova Underground magi's use of magic in space battles (Spellslingers).(F.) Nova Underground(1.) Secret order of magi from various species indigenous to the Outworlds that lacked the capability to preventthe colonization and/or terraforming of their planets by Freeformers. (2.) The magi's ancestor's made relatively primitive use of magic as compared to their current state of the art. (3.) At one time the magi’s ancestors had interstellar travel to which allowed them to contact with magi from other indigenous species, this allowed them to pool their knowledge to one day reclaim their homeworlds. (G.) Outworlds Unity(1.) Polity of the Freeformers’ Outworlds region.(2.) Military is often non-uniform & ragtag, and mostly made up of civilian conscripts.(3.) Outworlds manufacturing is mostly done by personal order, custom-made, or self-tinkered. (H.) Star Enforcers(1.) "Space police" of Star Deputies commanded by Star Sheriffs, then overseen by the Judges.(2.) What they lack in numbers they make up for in ruthless reputation in handling criminals.(3.) First to respond to situations before the army arrives.(4.) Situations handled may include (examples): (a.) Counter-Piracy(b.) Hostage Situations(c.) Criminal Hunting(d.) Investigation(e.) Initial Counter-Invasion(f.) Crowd/Traffic Control(5.) Ships emit red-blue lights, and have the white 6-pointed Enforcer star logo on their hulls. (I.) Space Tree Empire(1.) A vast empire spanning the galaxy, with Space Trees roaming to & from Space Forests.(2.) Ruled by Emperor Fathertree-Yggdrasil. (J.) Trade Federation / TF(1.) A collection of independently-aligned corporations from across the galaxy.(2.) Partly funds the Galactic Hypertrain Webwork.(V.) LOCATIONS:(A.) Badspace, The(1.) Large region of space that contains dead/dying Space Forests.(2.) Space Tumblers are plentiful in this region.(B.) Bargoath, The Planet(1.) A small atmosphere-less planet with a large domed city on it, lying in Freeformer space.(2.) It is one of the larger trade hubs of the known universe; has huge space traffic.(3.) Businesses may include (examples):(a.) Entertainment(b.) Gambling(c.) Prostitution(d.) Auction houses(e.) Stock markets(4.) Average population of several million, few full-time residents, many of which own the businesses.(C.) Black Market(1.) A place to purchase or sell illegal goods or services.(D.) Celestial House(1.) A unit of territory in The Kingdom that is administered by a Starlord/Starlady.(E.) Dusk Plantation(1.) Planets conquered by Dreathgon Havercite’s Undead Legions to supply new undead.(2.) When initially conquered:(a.) All sapient post-pubescent populations are converted into undead.(b.) All Bronze Age or better technology is removed from the planet.(c.) Juvenile sapients are left to fend for the survive of their race.(d.) Ecosystem is kept intact.(3.) Ecosystem serves to provide a continual supply of lifeforms to convert to undead in perpetuity.(4.) Some undead remain on the planet to continually convert all life in 1000-meter circles into undead. The harvesting circles are spaced such that they will regrow before the undead return to harvest the area again.(F.) Earth, The Planet(1.) Homeworld of the Humans.(G.) Ga'Velnor, The Planet(1.) A large, thought to be uninhabited, terrestrial world approx. 3 times the size of Earth w/similar wildlife.(2.) Surface is 60% water, has 5 continents & 7 sub-continents.(3.) While would make for a great colony, it & its resources are under ownership dispute by many groups. (4.) Already inhabited by a sophisticated species that became spacefaring but then withdrew back into theirworld, cleaning up their world & then hiding behind a shield that masks them from the rest of the galaxy.(H.) Havercite's Fortress(1.) Was once a planet whose interior magma was used as building materials for the enchanted fortress.(2.) Hundreds of miles thick.(3.) Empty interior (where the planet used to be) except for mass of various conquered undead species.(4.) Havercite is somewhere within this mass of undead.(5.) Orbited by 100’s of moons, 10,000’s of asteroids, & 100,000’s of comets collected from near systems.(6.) All of the moons & asteroids have had extensive tunnel systems carved into them.(7.) Comets simply have hordes of undead waiting on their surface.(8.) Numerous undead hang in fortress’s local space individually and in small groups.(9.) System’s sun is being stripped of its mass to create massive gas & dust clouds around the area.(I.) Multiverse, The(1.) A place containing all existing universes and their parallel universes.(J.) Outworld(1.) A world colonized by the Freeformers way out in Freeformer space, in relation to the Kingdom.(K.) Outworlds, The(1.) Collection of Outworlds in Freeformer space.(2.) Government is called the Outworlds Unity.(L.) Rocky Road, The(1.) Massive asteroid belt; remnants of planets around a red star system due to interplanetary Manabomb war.(2.) An often-utilized path by civilians whom wish to shake off bandits, or bandits whom wish to shake off civilian bounty hunters or Star Enforcers.(M.) Slime Planetoid(1.) A Dungeon Slime grown to a tremendous size, that of a small planetoid.(2.) Has the danger of collapsing into a black hole due to its super-dense brain-core (Pearl of Slime).(N.) Space Forest(1.) Forests in space filled with Space Trees and other life forms that inhabit the forests.(O.) Uppretoi-I, Celestial House of the Kingdom(1.) Resides in the Uppretoi Constellation.(2.) Administered by Starlord Muon.(3.) House symbol is the Uppretoi mythological beast.(P.) Uppretoi Constellation, The(1.) In the shape of the Uppretoi mythological beast.(2.) Where Kingdom Celestial House Uppretoi-I resides.(Q.) "Home Galaxy", The(1.) Home galaxy of the Kingdom.(R.) "Home Universe", The(1.) Home universe of the Kingdom.(2.) Rebirths itself by collapsing and expanding; each time a different form.(S.) "Maze Stage"(1.) A cross between a maze and an obstacle course, with some or all of the level in zero gravity. (2.) Main Character & Villain will be forced to temporarily team up to traverse the maze.(3.) The stage is a projection from a magician’s heart by using Celestial Command on a Manasong, or asummoning of the heart of a legendary musician whose heart had the song of the Manasong. Metaphorsof this process:(a.) If the ManaSong is like a cassette tape, then the magician that is using celestial command is projectingthat tape to space and playing the song in that tape at a celestial scale.(b.) It is similar to making shapes using your fingers in front of a flash light; the image gets projected.(T.) "Wabaan Homeworld"(1.) Homeworld of the Wabaan.(2.) It is a shape-shifting, biomechanical planet, like all Wabaan technologies.(3.) The state of the world will collapse after Episode 2.(VI.) ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS & OBSTACLES:(A.) Space Tumbler(1.) A spherical collection of entangled dead Space Trees that became jumbled together from competition.(2.) Most commonly found in the Badspace and other expanses where dead/dying Space Forests are found.(3.) May reach the size of a Star Enforcer mothership.(4.) It is often custom before a gunboat duel to wait for a Space Tumbler to cross both duelists’ paths.(5.) "Cages o' death, dem Tumblers." - One-Eyed Wrayn Glur, Space Cowhand(VII.) LIFEFORMS & RACES:(A.) Barnacle (Space Mollusk variant)(1.) Minuscule bio-metallic space-faring mineral/metal-eaters whom attach themselves to surfaces en masse. (2.) They multiply only as fast as they are able to ingest mineral/metal, but have short lifespans.(B.) Darter (Space Mollusk variant)(1.) Squid-like bio-metallic creatures whom propel themselves with great speed as though torpedoes or arrows.(2.) When captured, often used as tools or weapons, for they home into their targets relentlessly.(3.) May be of the following sub-variants (examples):(a.) Screw-tipped Spinners(b.) Bladed Cutters(c.) Needle-tipped Stingers(d.) Hollow-Heads, which allow objects to be implanted into.(C.) Denizen(1.) Large transdimensional entities often worshiped as gods by many alien powers.(2.) Main Character encounters one in Episode 2, whose real form is a Celestial King from long ago.(D.) Die Vagatu(1.) What: (a.) Blue demon ninjas.(b.) Cold entities from another dimension, with the reputation as seemingly "neutral" assassins for hire.(c.) Often called "Blue Demons", for payment of their services often involves priceless things, such as the signing of soul contracts.(2.) Appearance: (a.) Dark-blue humanoids, hairless, tiny spikes protruding from upper heads in various configurations. (b.) Wears dark clothing, leaving their upper head revealed but covering their mouths.(c.) It is said that their mouth is so hideous, one look at it and your soul would be sucked into it.(d.) Concept Art (right): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3453981258_1b5a4a046a_o.jpg(3.) Abilities:(a.) Extremely efficient assassins & never miss their mark.(b.) Natural inborn ability to teleport to any known location.(c.) Invisibility through dimensional phasing.(d.) Planewalking.(e.) "Soul-Sight" mode, allows them to see the energetic signatures of souls. (4.) Common behavioral traits:(a.) They are a very orderly society.(b.) They try to win conflicts with both the "pen" and "sword".(c.) They follow their rules to the letter, even if the result requires them to end their own life.(d.) An often overseen quality is that they make excellent linguists, writers, poets, & lawyers.(e.) When they speak they do so with an elegant flair.(5.) Assassination contracts are extremely long, filled with rules; each Die Vagatu has such rules memorized, quoting them when complications occur(6.) Many speculate they as a collective whole hold a greater agenda (although they deny any such claims) (7.) The universe and other dimensions are seeing an increased presence of them.(E.) Dimensional Worm / D-Worm(1.) Gigantic dimensionally-phasing creatures whom burrow wormhole tunnels through spacetime.(2.) Usually cannot be tamed/controlled, except are at the will of the Hecatonchires (enslaved).(3.) Creatures often follow/ride D-Worms since they provide cheap (but dangerous) wormhole travel.(4.) "Well, how else do you think naturally-occurring worm-holes are created? YEEE-HAW!" - Doc Rayslinger Rodi O, Space Cowboy(F.) Dolphin (summoned)(1.) A creature summoned by high-level Space Trees during combat. (2.) Has the ability to float above land & survive without water, & ravages enemies with its nose and tail.(G.) Dreathgon(1.) Hail from the Universe’s last incarnation; dominion once centered in the Kingdom’s home galaxy.(2.) Had achieved universal domination, undeath, & unexistence through their necromantic arts.(H.) Dungeon Slime (Space Mollusk variant)(1.) Surface-sticking translucent blobs with dense metal brain-cores (due to mineral-metal diet).(2.) Has the ability to split and multiply itself across space and the Multiverse when physically damaged.(3.) Prefer dank environments, preferably in the darkest recesses of stations and bases, disguised as mold.(4.) Their bodies constantly grow and their brain-cores get denser; they are able to become Slime Planetoids.(5.) May be destroyed through genetic, chemical, or energetic means, or by displacing its brain-core.(6.) Often harvested for their precious super-dense brain-cores, called Pearls of Slime.(7.) Gremlins also harvest them for food (controlling the flavor and consistency thru their mineral/metal feed).(I.) Electron Umbrite (Umbrite variant)(1.) Glowing, space-faring jellyfish/umbrellas whom store large differences of electron charge.(2.) If they get too close to objects, they discharge their electricity, and will require time to recharge.(3.) Often captured for use as lamps or power sources.(J.) Ethereal(1.) An entity that has shed its mortality during its lifetime, through the varied processes of Ascension.(K.) Ga'Velnor Natives(1.) Natives of Ga’Velnor whom became spacefaring but then withdrew into hiding back in their planet,behind a shield that hides them from the rest of the galaxy.(L.) Gremlin(1.) Often raiding and attacking Human settlements, and ambushing caravans in Space Forests. (2.) Diminutive humanoids with an aptitude for magic, living in a cluster of stars near The Kingdom. (3.) Live deep underground in dank systems of caves and mines.(4.) Came into contact with Freeformer miners when Freeformers settled on some of their worlds.(5.) Farms Dungeon Slime for sustenance and Pearls of Slime through metal/mineral-feeding.(6.) Utilizes the super-massive Pearls of Slime in their equipment via magic.(7.) Some abilities include:(a.) Magic used in crafting (especially when handling Pearls of Slime).(b.) Gremlins’ Mass Suppression Enchantment – Manipulates the mass of objects.(c.) Gremlins’ Magical Portal – Faster-than-light gate-based travel. (8.) Gremlin weapons may come in the following forms (examples): (a.) Hammer(b.) Warhammer(c.) Arrow(d.) Crossbow Head(M.) Hecatonchire(1.) A race of highly advanced incorporeal beings, whom feed off of stars as their natural sustenance, andare one of the many transdimensional threats being fought against by The Kingdom.(2.) They are able to generate wormholes by commanding the Dimensional Worms.(3.) They have recently been spotted within trade space, and may pose a dual threat:(a.) They might generate a wormhole too close to a trade lane and thus disrupt traffic and trade(b.) They might consume the star of a trade federation planet, causing supernovae, black holes, etc.(N.) Human(1.) Has bad relations with Orks due to Orks raiding Human settlements.(2.) Main worlds are in the Kingdom; has worlds outside the Kingdom as well (“the frontier").(O.) Killer Kaluna Kalali Kabbits(1.) Giant killer space rabbits whom inhabit the Space Forests.(2.) They are a popular beast hunted by the Orks (and hides worn by the Orks).(3.) Are immune to the effects of telepathic abilities.(4.) Concept Art: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3451661174_11ba8a4b0f_o.jpg(P.) Mantrap Space Flower(1.) Giant colorful telepathic flowers that also emit electromagnetic waves.(2.) Sometimes found in groves within the Space Forests; can only grow around Space Trees.(3.) Abilities:(a.) Large tendrils extend to prey in proximity, wraps around them, then brings them into its mouth.(b.) Flower’s colorful petals, lined with spikes, are able to close around its mouth (around the prey).(c.) Digestive juices are secreted to consume the prey in the mouth.(d.) May emit electromagnetic waves to which confuse detection equipment.(e.) May emit telepathic waves to lure prey to the flower (hallucinates one’s innermost desires).(4.) Mantrap Space Flowers are sold live in containment jars in the Black Market.(Q.) Ork(1.) Often raiding and attacking Human settlements, and ambushing caravans in Space Forests.(2.) Their weapon of choice is the Ork Paddle, capable of launching things across large distances.(3.) Orks refer to one another by their titles, to which are officially given by the Elders, and obtained from quest roles or by completing them:(a.) "Junior" – Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl’s title and what she is referred to as.(b.) "Ranger" with an attachment – When Junior Ranger Girl is no longer a Junior.The attachment corresponds to what the Junior did to advance to a Ranger.(c.) "Elder" – Elderly who make important decisions for the Orks.(4.) Often at one with nature, only hunts and takes what is needed.(5.) Wears the hides of hunted creatures as a sign of respect, and considers them part of his/her own skin until another challenge or circumstance arises. Popular beasts include:(a.) Killer Kaluna Kalali Kabbits(6.) Abilities may include:(a.) Channel the powers of their hides, granting them the power of the particular creature/plant.(b.) Able to herd, tame, and ride creatures easier than other races.(c.) Able to make beast/plant calls, which are used to:(i.) Communicate with life forms.(ii.) Intimidate Humans when raiding them.(7.) Concept Art: (a.) Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl 1: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/3426017146_77edd52fd5_o.jpg(b.) Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl 2: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3443535897_633a701245_b.jpg(c.) Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl 3: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3452447672_2f207ed235_o.jpg(R.) Runestone Mollusk (Space Mollusk variant)(1.) Mutant Space Mollusks whom feed on Rune Stone and absorb their powerful essences.(2.) May be substituted as actual Rune Stones themselves if ever caught.(3.) Has the ability to combine multiple Rune Stones within them (through consumption).(4.) They avoid Dark Rune Stones, for Dark Rune Stones suck their life essences if they try to feed on them.(S.) Space Mollusk(1.) Able to thrive in space, requiring only minerals and/or metals to sustain themselves.(2.) They have large and long tentacles to which they wrap around asteroids, ships, and other objects.(3.) They feed by first secreting an acid on mineral/metal, then ingesting the pulp into their bodies.(4.) They propel themselves through space by squirting out dark sticky ink (color depends on diet).(5.) They are bio-metallic as derived from their diet, which makes them attractive to other Space Molluskswhen pressured to cannibalize their own.(T.) Space Tree(1.) Using advanced space-age technology, Trees took to the stars to escape decades of persecution. Theynow control a vast empire spanning the galaxy, roaming from place to place in dense "forests". (2.) When threatened, they crush aggressors in a falling motion, strangely while not making a sound.(3.) Due to zero gravity, they grow as clumps originating from a central point, sprouting out in all directions. (4.) Often they clump together due to their roots getting tangled up (which may grow up to twenty meters).In this manner they might even form kilometer-long chains of trees, if they don't tangle up completely.(5.) Legends had it that Space Trees were formed when Trees became fused with fragments of a Celestial Arrow colliding with a Celestial Paddle.(U.) Sub-Ethereal(1.) Ascension level of the Star Lords/Ladies whom administrate the Celestial Houses of The Kingdom.(V.) Umbrite(1.) Space-faring critters resembling translucent jellyfish or umbrellas with sizes from half-man to gigantic.(2.) Often harmless (except for certain sub-species), floating in schools emitting bright light.(3.) Often captured to be used as lamps or to be used in Glow Jelly Sandwiches.(W.) Undead(1.) N/A(X.) Undercarriage Gnome(1.) 7-D beings that appear in 3-D space as small humanoids with pointed hats.(2.) They amuse themselves by sabotaging the components of spacecraft, especially undercarriages, of beings attempting to impose their conception of order on others, such as the Star Enforcers.(3.) When sighted and attacked by a 3-D being, they will summon countless allies from out of nowhere.After disabling the 3-D beings whom attacked them, they will give them the nearest thing to a wedgieand send holograms of the act to all of the 3-D beings’ friends, families, and associates.(Y.) Uppretoi(1.) A mythological beast.(2.) Mix between a blue drake, luminous spotted frog, aquatic lion, with hind legs of a stag-rabbit.(3.) Uppretoi Constellation named after this beast, due to it being shaped like the Uppretoi.(4.) House symbol of Kingdom Celestial House Uppretoi-I.(Z.) Wabaan(1.) Massive alien power far outside the borders of the Kingdom, beyond the Freeformer Outworlds. (2.) Very high tech, shapeshifters from nanotechnology, mastery over biology, mechanics, and cybernetics.(3.) Ruled by their god, a Denizen, to which will become captured after they are conquered.(4.) Will become conquered by Kingdom Celestial House Uppretoi-I in Episode 2.(VIII.) VEHICLES & TRANSPORTATION:(A.) Battletrain (Hypertrain variant)(1.) Converted Hypertrains used for military purposes.(B.) Boat-Class(1.) Small spacecraft operated by a small crew, but larger than the one/two-man Starfighters. (C.) Bowship, Kingdom(1.) Gunboats used and owned by the Kingdom military.(2.) Formations are neat and orderly, performing rank rotations for re-supplying in the back from supply ships.(3.) Design is the basis to which the Outworlds Unity adopted (which resulted in the Gunslinger).(D.) Cruiser(1.) Large ships able to carry many passengers or goods for transport.(2.) Hypertrains consist of these linked together.(E.) Dimensional Gate / D-Gate(1.) Used by the Kingdom to traverse to and from the dimensions they have discovered & set foot in.(F.) Galactic Hypertrain Webwork, The(1.) A series of slipstream slings that pull and guide any ship that enters towards faster-than-light travel.(2.) Partly funded by the Trade Federation.(3.) Runs through all major commercial and industrial areas of the galaxy (including Planet Bargoath).(4.) Publicly owned Hypertrains run through this system to ferry passengers as well as goods.(5.) It is cheap but it works, which is why it is widely used as a low-grade transit system.(6.) It is often a dangerous way to travel, for bandits & pirates often conduct Hypertrain heists, stealing their goods and selling them hot in the Black Market.(7.) Part of the Webwork may shut down when conflicts breaks out.(8.) Also connected to a few Dimensional Gates to publicly-accessible colonies on other dimensions.(G.) Gremlins’ Magical Portal(1.) When crafted, allows the Gremlins to travel light years just by stepping through. (2.) This is the Gremlin’s primary form of transportation.(H.) Gunboat (Boat-Class variant)(1.) A Boat-Class that is used for military purposes.(2.) They are the mainstay mass units of space fleets.(I.) Gunslinger, Outworlds Unity(1.) A Gunboat used by the Outworlds Unity military.(2.) Its primary weapon is some type of space platform cannon, attached most often on the belly.(3.) Secondary weapons may come in the form of point-defense turrets on the sides.(4.) Designed around minimal crew and support to operate what basically is a mobile space platform cannon.(5.) Design adopted from the Kingdom Bowship which Freeformers brought with them during their migration.(6.) What it lacks in "Old World" finesse it makes up for in space smarts, rugged survivability, & adaptability.(7.) Are owned & used by Outworld civilians, whereas Bowships are military units exclusively.(8.) Name comes from primary weapon able to be detached/reattached or "gunsling" out of a hatch.(9.) Its slinging gun is useful when maneuvering in tight quarters like in the Rocky Road.(10.) Highly customized in the Outworlds military; no two Gunslingers will look the same.(11.) Graffiti is often painted on them, bearing military division, religious beliefs, profanity at would-be-aggressors, and/or symbols of patriotism (the Outworlds Unity banner symbol).(12.) Gunslinger formations are non-uniform; highly flexible and unpredictable.(J.) Hypertrain(1.) Long interconnected chains of cruisers, publicly owned to operate in the Galactic Hypertrain Webwork to ferry passengers whom don't have spacecraft, as well as goods and resources from one place to another.(2.) Hypertrains may be converted to become Battletrains if galactic war breaks out.(3.) Often subjected to Hypertrain heists held by bandits & pirates.(K.) Kizigrakchoraphonachiraklemptix / Kizig, The(1.) A leviathan (largest class of ship) class ship in the ship registry, captained by Thanos Blanc.(2.) Not much is known about it and it's crew. Some have reported seeing ships being completely destroyed byit for no apparent reason, while others have reported that it has come to their rescue. (3.) The word "Kizigrakchoraphonachiraklemptix" is written in crimson red on its black hull.(L.) Leviathan-Class(1.) Largest starship classification in the ship registry.(M.) Mothership-Class(1.) Star Enforcers have several of these.(N.) Paddle Transport System(1.) A complete paddle transport network arranged between planets of most solar systems.(2.) Composed of hundred-meter-tall wooden paddles, powered by intricate systems of pulleys springs, able to launch any passenger into orbit by throwing them in a catapult manner.(3.) Technology based from Ork Paddles that Orks have used for centuries in combat and rowing boats. (4.) Humans and other races must pay toll to the Orks for using the paddles.(O.) Space Carriage(1.) Spacecraft pulled by Oxen C.O.W.s.(P.) Space Knight Shuttle(1.) Spacecraft used by the Kingdom to transport, launch, command, and refuel Space Knights.(Q.) Spellslinger (Gunslinger variant)(1.) Gunslingers converted by the Nova Underground to facilitate the use of magic weaponry in space.(2.) Gunslingers supplied from a militant group within the Genesis Alliance.(R.) Star-Grade Thruster(1.) Thrusters that are capable of providing comfortable interstellar travel.(S.) Starfighter / Fighter(1.) Extremely small military spacecraft which holds a crew of a single or two people.(IX.) ITEMS, TOOLS, WEAPONS, & RELICS:(A.) AI Cardio Anima Fragment(1.) Sentient circuit fragments from the damaged AI Cardio Anima.(2.) Some pieces currently:(a.) A fragment collided with a Space Tree seed to result in the Star Tree’s birth.(b.) A fragment is embedded in the Celestial Symbols Collector Witch, which made her have a fetish forcollecting celestial symbols.(3.) They are currently trying to go back to the AI Cardio Anima.(B.) Computer Operated Worker / C.O.W. / Cow(1.) An autonomously mechanized laboring machine overseen by C.O.W.hands (Cowboys/Cowgirls) in large droves to perform menial tasks, which most commonly consist of space resource extraction. (2.) Over time the acronym became a standard term to describe any mobile laboring machine with basic AI. (3.) Cows can be refitted to specialize in a variety of roles (examples): (a.) "Bull" – Assists infantry in combat.(b.) Ship Repair.(c.) "Cash Cow" – Produces goods to be sold in markets.(d.) "Oxen" – Pulls space carriages and other spacecraft.(e.) "Packmule" – Carries supplies or samples obtained by space-faring adventurers.(4.) Anyone is able to own their own Cowherd, as long as they are able to pay for their operating costs.(C.) Dark Rune Stone (Rune Stone variant)(1.) Magical stones that absorb life force & elemental energy to become sentient when it had absorbed enough. (2.) Completed stones can be activated and the rune can be used to imbue things, giving them sentience.(D.) Frenamin's Starberry Ale(1.) Ale made from Starberries.(2.) Favorite beverage consumed by Harvey the Swilling Sword to which allows him to fly.(E.) Ga'Velnor Natives’ Shield(1.) Allows the Ga’Velnor natives to hide from the rest of the outside galaxy.(F.) Glow Jelly Sandwich(1.) Popular jelly sandwich made from Umbrites; the jelly glows in the dark.(G.) Lasso Beam(1.) Tractor beam that resembles a lasso with its "rope" made out of glowing light.(H.) Legendary Manasong / Legendary Chi Baoding, The(1.) The first Manasong ever to be created, a prototype model that all other Manasongs became formed after.(I.) Manabomb(1.) An explosive device capable of destroying entire worlds.(2.) Were used in an interplanetary war to which resulted in the formation of the Rocky Road.(J.) Manasong / Chi Baoding(1.) Orbs that allow magicians ("musicians") to project realities ("produce music from the heart") when mana is applied. The reality projected depends on the magician’s thoughts and emotions.(2.) Only the greatest wielders of mana have mastered them, but almost anyone, that has ever trained in the use of mana, can practice with one in order to learn how to control their powers more precisely.(3.) Each wielder could (at low mastery of magic) listen to their own songs, which they may not be able to consciously recall, but due to the way ManaSongs are produced, they all share one special song that only the high level magicians can start to observe. And even these high level magicians cannot tell whether it is part of their song or someone else's song.(4.) There exists an original Legendary Manasong to which all other Manasongs became modeled after.(K.) Melee Weapon(1.) Types (so far): (a.) Great Axe(b.) Hammer (c.) Hand Axe (d.) Katana (e.) Ork Paddle – Able to launch things into space. Variants are able to suck things in as well.(f.) Rapier (g.) Saber(h.) Warhammer(L.) Ork Paddle(1.) A giant 2-handed recreational paddle used by Orks to stop caravans and drive resisting humans away.(2.) It is able to suck and launch objects across large distances, most often into the depths of space.(3.) The first Human Cowboys were born by being launched by Orks using Ork Paddles into space.(M.) Pearl of Slime(1.) The super-dense metallic brain-core of the Dungeon Slimes, as obtained from their mineral/metal diet.(2.) For a mature Pearl (of 20 years), it would take many star-grade thrusters to get off from Earth.(3.) Is sought by many beings, for they make the densest and toughest of hulls and equipment.(4.) The Gremlins farm Dungeon Slimes for sustenance as well as for their Pearls of Slime.(N.) Ranged Weapon(1.) Types (so far):(a.) Arrow – Launched from Bows.(b.) Bow – May launch arrows or other projectiles such as Space Mollusk Darters.(c.) Crossbow – May launch Crossbow Heads or other projectiles such as Space Mollusk Darters.(d.) Crossbow Head – Launched from Crossbows.(e.) Point-Defense Turret – Secondary short-ranged weapon of the Gunslinger.(f.) Raygun(g.) Space Platform Cannon – Primary long-ranged weapon of the Gunslinger.(O.) Rune Stone(1.) Made from shooting stars (comets), places where millions of dreams and wishes from sentients all over the universe are projected onto, infusing them with magic and increased elemental properties.(2.) Well-known/popular shooting stars contain more potent material than forgotten ones.(3.) Mined by the Comet Cowboys for the purposes of turning them into runes, or selling them to casters. (4.) "Your wish is mine to command." - Djinn Ak-Kantuu, Caster(P.) Starberry(1.) Extremely rare fruit; only found in the deepest parts of Space Forests, cannot be cultivated elsewhere.(2.) Consumption effects as follows:(a.) Consumption whole and raw grants a permanent improvement to the imbiber’s greatest weakness. (b.) Consumption of only a portion, without mixing, permanently impairs the imbiber’s greatest strength. (c.) Consumption of a portion, when mixed with something else, grants various temporary improvements,the nature of which is determined by what the Starberry was mixed with, not the amount of fractional Starberry consumed. Thus one Starberry can be used to grant different temporary improvements to thousands of individuals.(X.) PROFESSIONS, TITLES, & UNITS:(A.) Archer(1.) Wields a Bow and Arrows.(B.) Bandit(1.) Criminal who steals.(C.) Bounty Hunter(1.) One who hunts down bounties.(D.) Caster / Magician / Magi(1.) Mana-user.(2.) Able to use the Manasong.(E.) Celestial King / Celestial Queen(1.) Ethereals, rulers of the Kingdom.(F.) Comet Cowhand / Comet Cowboy / Comet Cowgirl / Comet Rider / Wish-Grabber (Space Cowboy variant)(1.) Variants of Cowboys whom work on shooting stars / comets.(2.) Comet-riding is a very dangerous job, as they are unstable, and they have to actually chase one down. (3.) They begin their work by first attaching themselves to the comet by "roping" it via Lasso Beam, to which will allow them to set foot and deploy their mining COWs.(G.) Djinn(1.) A title used by certain Casters.(H.) Elder Ork(1.) Elderly Orks who make many important decisions for the Orks.(I.) Emperor-Fathertree(1.) Title given to the ruler of the Space Tree Empire.(J.) Judge(1.) Oversees the operations of the Star Enforcers.(K.) Junior Ork(1.) Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl’s title and what she is referred to as.(2.) Concept Art: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/3426017146_77edd52fd5_o.jpg(L.) Night Son(1.) Specially appointed undead units sent by Havercite to acquire items of great power, which may include:(a.) The souls of Star Knights from the Kingdom.(b.) Rune Stones.(c.) Dark Rune Stones. (d.) Starberries.(2.) Supplies armaments to the militant sect of the Genesis Alliance & indirectly to the Nova Underground.(3.) "Woe is the shadow of a Night Son."(4.) "Through chaos comes death."(M.) Pirate (Bandit variant)(1.) Criminal who steals and deals with vehicles.(N.) Ranger Ork (with Attachment)(1.) "Ranger" with an attachment – When Junior Ranger Girl is no longer a Junior.(2.) The attachment corresponds to what the Junior did to advance to a Ranger.(O.) Scraper(1.) Crewmembers assigned exclusively to scrape off the Barnacles from the exterior hull of a spaceboat.(2.) The process of scraping is achieved by hanging from harnesses while using hand-held scraper tools.(P.) Space Cowhand / Space Cowboy / Space Cowgirl(1.) Cowboys are pilots that live relatively lonely lives, overseeing their C.O.W./Cow operations.(2.) Humans that are launched by the Orks' Paddles settle in space and continue their lives as Space Cowboys.(Q.) Space Knight(1.) Heavily armored combat infantry whom operate in the open environs of deep space.(2.) Serves the Kingdom.(3.) They rely on their suits' thrusters to perform high-risk combat maneuvers, such ship boarding. (4.) They are launched from shuttles & rely on their shuttles' equipment due to the suits' short operating time.(5.) Concept Art (of Main Character): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3451357595_d49106880d_b.jpg(R.) Star Deputy(1.) Small legions commanded by Star Sheriffs of the Star Enforcers.(S.) Star Knight (Space Knight variant)(1.) Bigger space armor (often considered mecha) with star-grade thrusters and self-contained power. (2.) Are able to operate independently from other craft, whereas Space Knights require docking within time.(T.) Star Sheriff(1.) Few in number, policemen working in the Star Enforcers.(2.) Answers to the Judges, and commands a small legion of Star Deputies.(U.) Starlord / Starlady(1.) Sub-Ethereals whom administrate the Celestial Houses of the Kingdom.(2.) They are overseen by the Celestial Kings/Queens of the Kingdom.(XI.) ABILITIES:(A.) Celestial Command(1.) An ancient magical ability that allows an individual to perform a celestial-scale action, such as conjuring a celestial-sized paddle in space or shooting a celestial-sized arrow through galaxies. (2.) Originally an ability created by a Hecatonchire for a specific lower lifeform to communicate with it.(3.) The subject matter at hand can be a physical, magical, or metaphorical thing. Celestial command allows the scenario where a magician can make the constellations come to life.(B.) Gremlins’ Mass Suppression Magic(1.) A Gremlin enchantment that makes heavy masses seem mass-less. (2.) If the mass of a flying projectile has changed, its original velocity is still retained. (3.) Able to turn on and off at will (ex: a hammer swing – Off when lifting it, On when bringing it down).(4.) May be used to manipulate Pearls of Slime and objects made from Pearls of Slime.(C.) Rune Shot(1.) Combat technique cooperatively used by an Archer and a Caster. (2.) Process for performing the ability is as follows:(a.) Magical rune is attached to arrows. (b.) Rune is activated when the arrow defeats an enemy. (c.) When a triangle is formed by three activated runes, the runes deal massive damage to enemies inside the triangle.(D.) Summon Dolphin(1.) Space Trees have the ability to summon an extremely angry dolphin that they can control in combat, which has the ability to float above land & survive without water, & will ravage enemies with its nose and tail. (2.) Summon Dolphin is a high level skill/spell and only the highest ranked Space Trees may earn this ability.(3.) "Someone forgot to feed Flipper." "Yeah, now that someone is sending Flipper after your @$$ for dinner!"(XII.) SOCIAL CUSTOMS:(A.) Gladiatorial Games(1.) Hosted by the Kingdom.(2.) Main character will be tossed into this in Episode 1.(XIII.) GAME MECHANICS:(A.) Altered State(1.) When a character is repeatedly hit or hits something the character will go into an altered state. (2.) There are several altered states, dizzy, senseless, rage, angry, resilient, etc. (3.) Each state may alter character stats, affects how the he/she moves on the battlefield, or responds to input.(B.) Character Attributes(1.) Leadership – Determines how many characters the character may command.(C.) Elemental Affinities(1.) Each character in the player's party has affinity percentages towards each of the elements: (a.) Earth(b.) Wind(c.) Water(d.) Fire(e.) Light(f.) Dark(2.) Each element may offer unique sets of skills, abilities, and magics that character can learn and use.(3.) Affinity also alters what each character is weak or strong against. (4.) The percentage is an overall percentage that cannot go above 100% as a sum total. However one may have negative percentages which they can be used to boost other elements’ percentages higher. (5.) Once set these are unalterable at their base, but equipment can give temp boosts or negative effects.(D.) Episodes(1.) Entire game is broken down into 26 episodes (like a season of a TV program). (2.) Player can progress through these episodes at any time and are triggered through players entering a zone or talking to a particular NPC, however they will be notified that it will begin the next episode and be given the option to wait or progress on. (3.) As each episode progresses the story the universe does so as well. Which means each area that the player can access between and within episodes changes, in what's happening, the NPCs, and possibly looks.(4.) Between episodes, the player will be given as much free roam as makes sense, but during each episode this may be a bit more restricted to allow for the story to be told more succinctly. (5.) All items that will be needed to progress in episodes will be attained in previous episodes or that episode. The player should never have to hunt for an item (as in having to kill 1000s of mobs) within an episode.(6.) At the end of an episode, player is graded on how well they played through the episode, as well as anyachievements earned while playing under specific conditions or strategies (to see list, refer to XIII.E.).(7.) Before each episode, players may set the difficulty.(8.) Player may replay completed episodes as many times as they wish; however, only the earnings of their last play-through will be kept for the next episode).(E.) Episodic Ratings & Achievements(1.) At the end of an episode, player is given a graded rating:(a.) F – 0 Stars, fail, Game Over screen, cannot move on to next episode. (b.) C – 1 Star, poor, just managed to survive.(c.) B – 2 Stars, adequate tactical performance.(d.) A – 3 Stars, great tactical performance.(e.) S – 4 Stars, super!(f.) P – 5 Stars, perfect! (very difficult to achieve).(2.) At the end of an episode, player is also awarded any achievements earned (examples):(a.) Spartan – Demonstrated tactical excellence using only a few under command.(b.) Ruthless – Showed no mercy, defeated all enemies, chose all ruthless options.(c.) Merciful – Did not defeat retreated or surrendered enemies, chose all merciful options.(d.) Speedy – Played through the episode under X amount of time.(e.) Treasure Hunter – Obtained a rare treasure.(f.) Bounty Hunter – Hunted a target with a bounty on him/her/it.(g.) Legendary – Had little or no knockouts / troop losses.(h.) Pacifist – Managed to complete the episode with disables, knockouts, and/or no kills.(i.) Hard Difficulty – Successfully completed the episode under Hard setting.(3.) Player may cash in earned Ratings or Achievements to do the following (examples):(a.) Unlock bonuses.(b.) Purchase rewards.(c.) Purchase certain equipment.(d.) Affect certain things for the next episode.(4.) Player may replay completed episodes as many times as they wish; however, only the earnings of their last play-through will be kept for the next episode.(F.) Interspecies Communication(1.) At first, the player will have very limited capacity to communicate with different races, but over time may develop their language skills and open up the possibility of bartering, forming truces, or even alliances.(G.) Item Creation(1.) Items can be created by taking various materials and patterns and combining them together. (2.) Each type of item has a skill associated with crafting it - the higher the skill is the better the resulting product can be, and as such, the more materials and elements (sheath, guard, tassel, runes, etc) that can be used & incorporated into the design, which can raise its value, strength, or abilities. (3.) Items are broken down via their types (examples): (a.) Accessory (b.) Armor (c.) Food(d.) Potion(e.) Weapon (4.) Item Types are then broken down into their Sub-Types (examples): (a.) Great Axe (b.) Hand Axe(c.) Katana (d.) Rapier (e.) Saber(H.) Party Members(1.) Player only controls the Main Character – other characters in the party will be controlled by AI.(2.) Character AI parameters may be settable, except for their base personality behaviors.(3.) Player may give orders to party members, which may include positioning, formation, and actions/abilities.(4.) Range and effectiveness of your orders will depend on your communications equipment & your Leadership.(5.) When operating vehicles, characters currently in the player's party will become the vehicle's crew – or, if owning multiple vehicles that are available to board, become part of the player's vehicle group/flotilla. (6.) The player is able to assign crewmen to duties on his/her vehicle. (7.) The number of characters the player may command will depend on the Main Character's Leadership rating; each character costs a number of Leadership points. (8.) Certain characters will require high leadership to command – these characters most likely have their own groups/factions to which:(a.) They may bring with them while traveling with the Main Character.(b.) Call upon their assistance if they require so.(9.) The player may constantly swap and switch party members; party members that you swap out will proceed to go to the places where they are most likely to hang out (often where you first found them).(I.) Power Ups(1.) Occasionally, upon defeating an enemy, the character will obtain a power-up which will temporarily change one or more attributes of the character, or give various bonuses for their next use of a skill or ability.(XIV.) STORY:(A.) Episode 1:(1.) Main Character is thrown into the Gladiatorial Games.(2.) After many battles, she becomes widely popular as a celebrity.(3.) She is offered employment in the Kingdom Space Knights, to which she reluctantly joins.(B.) Episode 2: Encounter with a Denizen & the Wabaan(1.) Main Character is sent to a mission with some Space Knights, commanding a few Celestial House troops.(2.) It is a mission ordered by Starlord Muon to capture the Wabaanite god, a Denizen.(3.) Main Character’s force is severely outnumbered due to majority of Kingdom forces occupied elsewhere.(4.) Main Character’s force fights through Wabaanite military in space and on their world, towards their temple superstructure where their god, the Denizen, resides.(5.) Main Character’s force proceeds into the temple, past traps, puzzles, and monk-guards.(6.) Main Character’s force encounters the Denizen; the Denizen emits a hyperspatial wave to which knocks out the majority of her force and company. They are left to fight with it in a boss battle.(7.) When the Denizen is defeated, it emits a destructive wave that makes the planet crumble inside-out.(8.) She is knocked out and transported to another dimension, landing on a strange planet with strange life.(9.) There, the Denizen approaches her in his true form – he was once a Celestial King from the Kingdom back when the Kingdom was not as fractured as it is now, with Houses creating conflicts with each other & on alien powers.(10.) He reaches out and touches Main Character’s forehead. She then passes out.(11.) She wakes up back in Kingdom headquarters in the medical bay inside an incubation chamber, withdoctors and observers studying her.(12.) What were once her comrades in battle whom respected her, now are suspicious of her for some reason.(13.) She was told a mysterious ship (Thanos Blanc on the Kizig) saved her from the blast and was requested to deliver her to a Kingdom rescue ship.(C.) Episode 3:(1.) A few Space Knights, who outrank her and don't like Orks, harass the main character with surprise inspections & frequent assignment of tedious, pointless, unpleasant jobs at all hours. (2.) During one of these tasks she meets an Undercarriage Gnome and they hatch and carry out a scheme to publicly humiliate the harassing Space Knights in a manner that will get them demoted.(XV.) QUESTS:(A.) Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl’s Quest(1.) Junior's goal is to become a Ranger because that is the honorable and expected next stage of her life. (2.) To become a Ranger, Junior must complete a quest assigned by the Elders. (3.) In her case, that quest is to search through galaxies and return Star Tree to its kind, so that Star Tree can live a life appropriate for its species.(4.) Junior Ranger Girl found a little Star Tree sprout all alone. She brought it back to the Hall of Rangers. (5.) After a preliminary search no one in the surrounding galaxies knew where the Star Tree came from. (6.) The Elders appointed the Junior Ranger Girl to search and return the Star Tree's to its Horde. (7.) Junior Ranger Girl sets off with her Paddle to find where the Star Tree belongs.(8.) Junior and Star Tree expect that Star Tree is a type of space tree, somewhere in space there is a forest of that kind or a star system with beings like Star Tree.(9.) But Star Tree is a formed by a fragment of AI Cardio Anima colliding with a tree seed. If the current AI Cardio Anima (which is damaged) finds Star Tree, it will suck out the sentient circuit in Star Tree when it realizes that Star Tree has a piece of its own circuit.(10.) Structure:(a.) 0.1 - Junior and Star Tree learns about the next destination that could bring them closer to finding outthe Star Tree's origin.(b.) 0.2 - The two gets entangled by local problems or by recurring enemies as they visit the next star system. Actions ensue.(c.) 0.3 - The player fights/solves puzzles with actions involving the paddle, Star Tree's abilities, the locals, and newly met allies or old friends.(d.) 0.8 - Problem is solved (typically involves beating a boss by using the paddle to hit the boss to infinity), Junior and Star Tree earns hospitality, and sometimes item or new ability, or a somewhat believable legend or clue about Star Tree.(e.) 0.9 - At the inn where Junior and Star Tree would stay, news is spread through town that Star Tree is cute. Suitors (typically, local knights) line up for Star Tree at the inn. Junior rests outside the room as Star Tree tries to see whether any suitor is compatible. All suitors are scared away when Star Tree shows them what it is. (The player does not see what the suitors saw, so that player can always imagine whatever scary/disgusting that they find fun to imagine.) (f.) 1.0 - The episode concludes as Junior and StarTree go to sleep after the futile attempt to look for Star Tree's origin, while something omnious is happening at the outer galaxy and higher dimensions...(11.) Concept Art: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3443535897_633a701245_b.jpgAll Concept Art:Junior Ork Space Ranger Girl (1, 2, 3)Killer Kaluna Kalali KabbitMain Character in Space Knight ArmorCelestial Symbols Collector Witch signing an Assassination Contract with a Die Vagatu[Edited by - Durakken on April 21, 2009 8:37:25 AM];  Element: Rune ShotThis is a combat technique cooperatively used by an Archer and a Caster. Magical rune is attached to arrows. The rune is activated when the arrow defeats an enemy. When a triangle is formed by three activated runes, the runes deal massive damage to enemies inside the triangle. ;  Main character's internal conflict: one element of the main character's internal conflict is their attraction to the villain and uncertainty over whether to act on this or not.  The attraction comes from a combination of feeling sympathetic for the bad treatment the villain receives, and admiration for the villain's cleverness, creativity, sense of humor, and/or admirable goals.  The player's choices determine whether the main character does or does not pursue this attraction.   ;  Secondary Character - The grandfather of the main character. The common aloof grandfather that seems to not pay attention or not care about what is happening around him, but more often than not shows great wisdom when things get serious. He seems to have more knowledge about the events that are happening around the main character, and possesses many powerful techniques that he employs over the course of the main character's adventure, but ultimately disappears when he feels like the main character doesn't need him any more and might start using him as a crutch.   ;Comment: Mmm... not sure I understand this, but mmm'kay...Element: Monsters: Orks and gremlins. They continually attack the human villages and caravans. They sometimes lie in ambush along paths through the forests.[Edited by - polyfrag on April 5, 2009 12:27:46 AM];  Comment:Quote:Original post by polyfragMmm... not sure I understand this, but mmm'kay...It's just something that might turn out interesting. It's sorta like one of those write a line of a story and then the next person writes the next line type things, but with a game. If it goes on long enough and people pay attention, but i doubt this will happen, it would provide a look at how a game's over all design can totally shift from a beginning concept as I'm sure somewhere along the way, and this is only if people pay attention and care to do so, that people will look at it and say this or that just won't work and we should get rid of it...So i'm hoping somewhere down the road that there will be discussions about various things, but if not it might still come out as a pretty fun thing.So it is a learning and teaching experience as well as a fun mad libs for game design ^.^   ;  Yep I get that, it's just that I'm not sure if I've contributed correctly.   ;  Element:Weapon: Ork PaddleA giant two-handed recreational paddle used by a notorious Ork/Gremlin robberer team to stop caravans and to drive resisting humans out of sight.   ;  Coment:Quote:Original post by polyfragYep I get that, it's just that I'm not sure if I've contributed correctly.Yes and No... You added 2 elements rather than 1 "Orks and Gremlins" that's if you are adding them separately...howeverif you are adding them together as if they are one singular entity then it's one element...So it's really up to you to decide or you can leave it up to someone else.------------------------------------------------------------------------Element: Setting - The Wild West in Space. Large fleets of AI driven mining vessels roam asteroid belts and the ort cloud of the star system(s). The new cowboys are pilots that live relatively lonely lives as they make sure that the AIs are herded properly around the mining area and to cargo vessels to head to their destinations.   