I Wanna Make An Rpg

[Bobbin Threadbare]

I feel like making an RPG with a Link To the Past (Zelda) style of play. This isn't really a super serious project but just one to have fun with. We might get it done. We might not. Just something for people to do in spare time. Just for fun. Ideas anyone? I'd prefer it be made in AGS cause that's the only thing I'm decent at.

It doesn't exactly have to be set like LttP but in that game style sense.

[Hyoshi]

Sure, I'll help. Not too skilled at programming, though, but I could work on the story and dialogue.

[duckpatch]

Just use RPG Maker :P

[#BlakhOle#]

Originally posted by duckpatch@May 21 2006, 12:01 AM
Just use RPG Maker :P
yeah about that...

I downloaded it and it isnt the whole program is it? just a whole lot of pictures and sounds? or am i missing one itty bitty little detail here... :whistle:

[Xinithaous]

You want to download RPG Maker XP (Google Search it) don't know why all you got was a collection of pics and sounds

[Hyoshi]

Originally posted by #BlakhOle#+May 20 2006, 11:37 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (#BlakhOle# @ May 20 2006, 11:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-duckpatch@May 21 2006, 12:01 AM
Just use RPG Maker :P
yeah about that...

I downloaded it and it isnt the whole program is it? just a whole lot of pictures and sounds? or am i missing one itty bitty little detail here... :whistle: [/b][/quote]
You were downloading RPGmaker's RTP. You'll still need to find the actual program.

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Yay! So we have Hyoshi and Duckpatch?

[Mighty Midget]

Not sure if you can use this, but here's an idea I had years back for a medieval setting rpg.

About magic: I never liked the 'sleep to memorize' AD&D style, and I thought the 'mana' style was missing something to make it believeable. So I thought: Let the wizzard use health points. The more powerful the spell, the more health points drained. At any level you can try ANY level spell, but with a chance of backfire. That chance increasing for each level your character is below the spell level. The exact nature of the backfire would vary according to what type of magic used. If it involved demons, the demon would turn against the mage and the party, if it involved elements, the mage/party would be stoned/drowned/burned etc. If severe, the backfire would not only kill you, but also anyone standing close. Then the mage would have to rest to regain the lost HPs unless he gets to zero HP (due to him sacrificing himself for the party?) and kicks the bucket.

Also, it would have been cool to have mages tens of thousands years old. Cunning, wise, powerful.... mad as a hatter...

[southwolf]

Please Make a MMORPG or somthimg we could all play together.

[Mighty Midget]

And now something completely different:

Since role playing is about imagination, could it be that the players don't play 'living' charachters? I mean, imagine a Disney cartoon where a book comes to life. It would be a challenge to play a 'dead' object, or a non-physical idea, like an rpg rule. Imagine this scenario: In the quest for the ultimate rpg, the rules take the law in their own 'hands' and battle for domination. They talk, walk, do all the things we do, still they're rules, with a rule's 'mind and behaviour'. Some are strict, some are more 'elastic'. They all have their own agendas, powers and whatever the game designers can think of.

EDIT: You even got tension here: Anarchy (the freedom of rpg playing) vs government/bureaucracy (the rules)

Just an idea. Not very well thought through. Still, it could be interesting.

[GrimFang4]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(duckpatch @ May 20 2006, 10:01 AM) 231448</div>
Just use RPG Maker :P
[/b]

Nooo!!!

Please don't use RPG Maker! Unless RPG Maker XP has support for action/adventure RPGs like LttP... I know that RPG Maker 2k only did turn-based combat.

A game that plays like LttP already has a gameplay/fun advantage over traditional RPGs. It may take more effort, but this is a great style of game. I'm always trying to plug C++ and SDL though (try them!). They can make the difference between programming a game and 'making' a game with RPG Maker's lame restrictions.

[bobson]

In what language will You code this RPG-game ??

[TheGiantMidgit]

http://www.zeldaclassic.com

[carpetsmoker]

An AD&D RPG game would be awesome, something like Baldur's gate, Planescape: Torment ect.

There are loads of Zelda-like RPG's.
MMPORPG's come with high server costs, unless someone is willing to pay the bill it'll be a no-go (This is why there are very little free MMPORPG's)

[duckpatch]

Well I was planning on making a remake or something along the lines of the game Albion (http://www.abandonia.com/games/428/download/Albion.htm). So far only one other forum member is interested but at the moment we have a skills shortage :(

[chainsoar]

An idea that I've had floating around in my head for a while that nobody seems to want to bring to life is that of an RPG with a more modern feel. Why do RPGs have to be swords and magic and dragons? Why not a game set in the 19th century - a western? Or even a 20th century RPG? Would it be against some sort of RPG law to include guns instead of swords and magic? I think a western themed RPG with horses, guns, cowboys and bandits would be a fantastic idea. The upcoming Frontier 1859 (http://frontier1859.com/mmorpg/) looks like it might fulfill these needs, but probably won't be the sort of thing I'm thinking of, in the end.

[duckpatch]

One of my favourite RPG's named Arcanum has guns and such.. you can either choose to side with magik or technology.. very interesting :)

Albion has a pistol in it if that qualifies :P

[SixApes]

This is cool to read others ideas about an Online RPG.

I too am fond of the Zelda Style. Zelda Classics rocks! Well.... only until I played it too much.

I am working on an RPG using code from both CoffeeMUD, AimeMUD, and LaundraScrp. Most of the things that you could want to do, are able possible with the built in basic scripting engine. Simple and sweet.

Here is a list of the skilltree.

Level 0:
[100%] Wood Chopping
Level 1:
[100%] Amputation [100%] Animal Taming [100%] Animal Trading
[100%] Animal Training [100%] Apothecary [100%] Banish
[100%] Hush [100%] Metacrafting [100%] Multiwatch
[100%] Wrath [100%] Armorsmithing [100%] Baking
[100%] Blacksmithing [100%] Butchering [100%] Carpentry
[100%] Clan Crafting [100%] Cobbling [100%] Cooking
[100%] Costuming [100%] Gem Digging [100%] Distilling
[100%] Domesticating [100%] Drilling [100%] Druidic Pass
[100%] My Plants [100%] Shape Shift [100%] Dyeing
[100%] Embroidering [100%] Engraving [100%] Charge
[100%] Kick [100%] Monkey Punch [100%] Fire Building
[100%] Fishing [100%] Fletching [100%] Food Prep
[100%] Foraging [100%] Glass Blowing [100%] Herbology
[100%] Hunting [100%] Instrument Making [100%] Jewel Making
[100%] Lacquering [100%] Leather Working [100%] Mining
[100%] Healing Hands [100%] Pottery [100%] Track
[100%] Scrimshaw [100%] Sculpting [100%] Searching
[100%] Belly Rolling [100%] Control Undead [100%] Convert
[100%] Enslave [100%] Haggle [100%] Juggle
[100%] Recall [100%] Resistance [100%] Revoke
[100%] Scroll Copy [100%] Swim [100%] Turn Undead
[100%] Wilderness Lore [100%] Write [100%] Slave Trading
[100%] Smelting [100%] Smoke Rings [100%] Axe
Specialization
[100%] Blunt Weapon Specia[100%] Edged Weapon Specia[100%] Flailing Weapon Sp
[100%] Hammer Specializati[100%] Hand to hand combat[100%] Polearm Specializa
[100%] Ranged Weapon Speci[100%] Sword Specializatio[100%] Tailoring
[100%] Caltrops [100%] Kill Log [100%] Weaponsmithing
[100%] Weaving
Level 2:
[100%] Rescue [100%] Paladin's Resistanc[100%] Find Water
[100%] Dirt [100%] Identify Poison [100%] Lore
[100%] Sneak Attack [100%] Trophy Count
Level 3:
[100%] Body Piercing [100%] Track Animal [100%] Climb
[100%] Disguise [100%] Parry [100%] Wands
[100%] Avoid Traps [100%] Counter-Tracking [100%] Hide
[100%] Identify Bombs [100%] Mark [100%] Palm
Level 4:
[100%] Cage Building [100%] Intimidation [100%] Shipwright
[100%] Shield Bash [100%] Slapstick [100%] Appraise
[100%] AutoSneak [100%] Sneak [100%] Wainwrighting
Level 5:
[100%] Cleave [100%] Smoke Signals [100%] Painting
[100%] Call Mount [100%] Paper Making [100%] Woodland Hide
[100%] Scalp [100%] Mimicry [100%] Tune Instrument
[100%] Warrants [100%] Strategic Retreat [100%] Tag Turf
Level 6:
[100%] Second Totem [100%] Battle Cry [100%] Disarm
[100%] Escape Bonds [100%] Songcraft [100%] Lay Minor Traps
[100%] Pick Locks
Level 7:
[100%] Bite [100%] Know Plants [100%] Deflect
Projectile
[100%] Knife Hand [100%] Rapid Shot [100%] Disease Immunity
[100%] Dodge [100%] Imitate [100%] Spellcraft
[100%] Tattooing [100%] Invisibility to Mar[100%] Observe
[100%] Use Poison
Level 8:
[100%] Ax Kick [100%] Berzerk [100%] True Shot
[100%] Favored Enemy 1 [100%] Distract [100%] Remove Traps
[100%] Shadow
Level 9:
[100%] Back Hand [100%] Body Toss [100%] Critical Strike
[100%] Shield Block [100%] Plant Lore [100%] Fire Breathing
[100%] Forgery [100%] Listen [100%] Peek
Level 10:
[100%] Alchemy [100%] Construction [100%] Golem Form
[100%] Plant Form [100%] Farming [100%] Blind Fighting
[100%] Body Flip [100%] Spring Attack [100%] Herbalism
[100%] Masonry [100%] Woodland Sneak [100%] Scrapping
[100%] Instrument Bash [100%] Joke [100%] Speculating
[100%] Back Stab [100%] Improved Hiding [100%] Tar And Feather
[100%] Lay Traps [100%] Unbinding
Level 11:
[100%] Third Totem [100%] Jungle Tactics [100%] All Defence
[100%] Half Attack [100%] False Arrest [100%] Mounted Combat
[100%] Bind
Level 12:
[100%] Catch Projectile [100%] Flying Kick [100%] Pin
[100%] Point Blank Shot [100%] Swamp Tactics [100%] Weapon Break
[100%] Handcuff [100%] Slow Fall [100%] Graffiti
[100%] Improved Peek [100%] Slip Item
Level 13:
[100%] Desert Tactics [100%] Dual Parry [100%] War Cry
[100%] Paladin's Courage [100%] Favored Enemy 2 [100%] Make Maps
[100%] Trip [100%] Analyze Mark [100%] Arsonry
[100%] Detection [100%] Plant Item [100%] Sap
Level 14:
[100%] Critical Shot [100%] Improved Throwing [100%] Mountain Tactics
[100%] Two Weapon Fighting[100%] Assassinate [100%] Bribe
[100%] Flay [100%] Improved Swipe [100%] Lure
[100%] Surrender
Level 15:
[100%] Cartwheel [100%] Sweep [100%] Tumble
[100%] Locksmithing [100%] Breakup Fight [100%] Arresting Sap
[100%] Chantcraft [100%] Song Write [100%] Detect Traps
[100%] Silent AutoGold [100%] Weapon Snatch
Level 16:
[100%] Recover Voice [100%] Fourth Totem [100%] Body Shield
[100%] Cover Defence [100%] Rally Cry [100%] Roll With Blows
[100%] Side Kick [100%] Mounted Charge [100%] Meditation
[100%] Shuffle [100%] Stability [100%] Safecracking
[100%] Silent AutoLoot [100%] Torturesmithing
Level 17:
[100%] Circle Parry [100%] Far Shot [100%] Hills Tactics
[100%] Ki Strike [100%] Whomp [100%] Poison Immunity
[100%] Second Attack [100%] Leeching [100%] Careful Step
[100%] Make Bombs
Level 18:
[100%] Endurance [100%] Favored Enemy 3 [100%] Third Attack
[100%] Collect Bounty [100%] Prayercraft [100%] Linguistic Compreh
[100%] Robbery
Level 19:
[100%] Paladin's Aura [100%] Arrest [100%] High Marks
[100%] Mug [100%] Running Fight [100%] Sense Law
[100%] Swipe gold
Level 20:
[100%] AutoBash [100%] Behead [100%] Marketeering
[100%] Feint [100%] Taxidermy [100%] Alertness
[100%] Set Alarm
Level 21:
[100%] Fifth Totem [100%] Gouge [100%] Opponent
Knowledge
[100%] Cage [100%] Panhandling [100%] Racketeer
[100%] Strip Item
Level 22:
[100%] Circle Trip [100%] Forest Tactics [100%] Improved Shield De
[100%] Ambush [100%] Flank [100%] Improved Distracti
[100%] Improved Steal [100%] Snipe
Level 23:
[100%] Bullrush [100%] Weapon Catch [100%] Favored Enemy 4
[100%] Con [100%] Frame Mark [100%] Steal
Level 24:
[100%] Called Strike [100%] Counter-Attack [100%] Fragmentation
[100%] Lightning Strike [100%] Plains Tactics [100%] Jail Key
[100%] Regional Awareness
Level 25:
[100%] Rend [100%] Called Shot [100%] Heroism
[100%] Return Projectile [100%] Stone Body [100%] Paladin's
Goodness
[100%] Chirgury [100%] Mark Disguise [100%] Puppeteer
[100%] Embezzle [100%] Kamikaze [100%] Squatting
[100%] Trap Immunity
Level 30:
[100%] Pack Call [100%] Atemi Strike [100%] Coup de Grace
[100%] Shrug Off [100%] Master Armorsmithin[100%] Master Costuming
[100%] Master Leather Work[100%] Master Tailoring [100%] Master Weaponsmith
[100%] Craft Holy Avenger [100%] Animal Frenzy [100%] Buffoonery
[100%] Conduct Symphony [100%] Contract Hit [100%] Death Trap
[100%] Nondetection [100%] Shadowstrike

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

The game im working on is classless. I hate player class. Isn't there enough catagory in life without filling my games with an absurd amount of special classes? So... i removed class. Race is the only thing remaining, and based on EXP you can train in anything you like. This gives the game DYNAMICS! You never know what the person your talking to truely IS. Skills are avaliable to EVERYONE. You can pick and choose what fits your character best.... no restrictions because your a bard.... or a mage.

If anyone is interested in this type of game, let me know. I own a small but adaquate server that could serve a small online game, which is what im hosting the game on right now.

For those who might be interested..... http://mud.richardcompton.net

on the site, there is a players guide and forum. The players guide is about 40% complete. The sections dealing with Religion and Mythology are going to be expanded upon.

I really like the idea of taking HP from magic users in place of MANA. Thanks for the idea.... ^_^

Thats all...

[punch999]

I don't know the Idea of the MUD always intrigued me. But In the end the complexity was a let down and the learning curve could bloody kill a man.That is why I prefer MUSH's (multi user shared halucinations) As they focus on no battleing but instead on social function and the ability to create a world without worrying of battles and the sort.

[Morrin]

They really should make a PC RPG out of cyberpunk!