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[Dominus]

Please let it sink. Thank you.

Modifié par DominusVita, 28 juillet 2012 - 02:05 .

[Volus Warlord]

Sounds interesting. I need a very imtimidating name to compensate for my other attributes.

[Dominus]

Well, you could try Wolfgang. Or Conan. The name Dexter listed above can be a little intimidating, at the least due to the Showtime series. Feel free to add comments in the choose your name section. If enough people comment for said name, I'll accept that as the most popular name. It's all up to the community, really.

[eroeru]

What an awesome game. ++/YY

Modifié par eroeru, 19 juillet 2012 - 09:18 .

[C9316]

This sounds interesting :3

[Dominus]

Thank you. A lot of the concepts for the game mechanics can be found in one form or another from both Troika(V:tmB/Arcanum) and Black Isle Studios(Fallout/Planescape: Torment). I'd tried a few of the mechanics of these in the vampony game, but I think I needed a more original setting than just Ponyville or what have you. A College campus has a nice open-world opportunity, without going downright huge in something closer to The Elder Scrolls games.

The bit you mentioned from PS:D was the main inspiration for free-form choices: I still want to have pre-prepared choices for those who aren't interested in making up their own, but there's an opportunity for better roleplaying and genuinely building your own story. With Normandy Trail and PS:D, it's mostly just picking what's already there. I did what I could to make it more open, but I could only go so far.

I've got some basic concepts of where it's going narratively wise, but I want to make sure people will go for this before writing thousands of words to be sent online. I've no intention of rushing it, so we can really have something special to play once it's done.

Modifié par DominusVita, 19 juillet 2012 - 09:25 .

[Nameless one7]

Voted on all the polls, can't wait to start this.

[Rockworm503]

I'm confused... So everyone is going to play the same character together? Are we all going to have to vote on everything they do?

[Dominus]

Let me clarify. Certain attributes are voted on by the community. The highest voted attributes become the protagonist. Each decision, however, is done on a user-by-user basis. Once a certain choice is provided, There can be only one to make the choice. If you need an example, here's the previous game.

Modifié par DominusVita, 19 juillet 2012 - 10:20 .

[eroeru]

Modifié par eroeru, 19 juillet 2012 - 10:34 .

[RedArmyShogun]

Hopefully it lasts longer and bloodlordthanatos doesn't kill everything lol

[Rockworm503]

This one doesn't involve ponys so its already better.

[Dominus]

Besides the unicorn bit in the manual, there will be absolutely no ponies. I'm aiming to make it as realistic as I possibly can. I may, however, throw in a few BSN references if they're appropriately handled. We'll see how it plays out. My guess is it'll take roughly a week until I've written enough to feel confident about posting it back here. I had the first chapter of Ponyscape completely written out before posting the first piece, and I'll do roughly the same thing.

Modifié par DominusVita, 19 juillet 2012 - 11:21 .

[Dominus]

A blur. A sea of auburn pastures, decaying farmhouses, and barns have been across the sidelines of your view for the last one-hundred and eighty minutes. Were it not for the mound of various unread literature kept close at hand, it may have rendered the trip unbearable. You lay trapped, but not alone; Your journey is led by your parents in the two front seats of a very, very old van. A darkened red, a hint of rust, and cloudy side windows are all that cover the well-aged machine. The time remaining until you’re unceremoniously thrown into the wilds of post high-school bedlam is all of 15 minutes. Barely scraping by with a 2.8 GPA, you managed to enroll in Eastern University; a relatively well-known Collegiate institution within the state. It’s no Ivy league, but the pressure in such a place as that may have worsened the situation altogether.

“Dexter?”

Almost out of morbid curiosity before being corrupted by the wiles of campus life, you gaze into the rear-view mirror. The buzzed haircut is hardly much to look at, but the long-haired look never seemed to suit you, regardless.

“DEXTER!”

Clearly, your attention was too focused on idle meanderings through the recesses of your mind.

(1) “Sorry dad, I was thinking about something else.”
(2) “What.”
(3) Say Nothing.
(4) Create your own Choice.

Modifié par DominusVita, 21 juillet 2012 - 11:20 .

[Nameless one7]

(2) “What.”

[Dominus]

Dexter - "What."

Your father can feel the blatant distaste in your words. The last thing you want on this trip is pointless banter about watching out for yourself on campus. He waits a moment with a grimace on his face before speaking.

Anthony - "Just giving you an update. We're about 10 minutes away - it shouldn't be very long now... so you're still sticking with the major in dramatic arts?"

(1) "That's right."
(2) "Nope, I'm focusing on underwater basketweaving. It's all the craze."
(3) (Choose Another Major)
(4) Create Your Own Choice

Modifié par DominusVita, 22 juillet 2012 - 10:45 .

[Dominus]

 
Dexter - "Nope, I'm focusing on underwater basketweaving. It's all the craze."

Your father turns his head back to the road. The van slowly pulls towards the side of the diminutive rural roadway, and your journey has been brought to a halt. For a brief few seconds of time, the only response you have is cold silence. Turning back to you, his face looks almost flushed red.

Anthony - "Dex, we've spent thousands of dollars of our money to get you into eastern university. We've always thought you've been full of potential; we knew it ever since you were young. But goddamn it, Dex, now is not the time to feed me this [----]. I know it's been a long ride, but please just give me a straight answer this time."

(1) Dramatic Arts.
(2) Pick a New Major.
(3) Create Your Own Choice.

[Arcadian Legend]

Ehhh, number 1!

Modifié par Arcadian Legend, 22 juillet 2012 - 11:41 .

[Dominus]

Dexter - "I'm going into theatrical arts, dad."

Anthony - "Thank you, that's all I wanted to hear."

The engine roars, albeit sputtering for a few seconds. Your father had always been a practical man, and it took quite a bit for him to lose a temper. Embracing the return of the once-broken tranquility of solitude, you put on your iPod and start a song for the remainder of the drive; If at least for some level of escapism. The blur of auburn shifts into a flowing tapestry of greys and blue - It's a world of concrete and formation, structure and awe.

Welcome to Eastern University.

(Loading Campus.)

It's an unmitigated safari of backpacks and parents. The droves of newly-born freshman of the collegiate wilds move in waves throughout the streets of EU. Your mother jenny decides to pipe in.

Jennifer - "You certainly won't have trouble finding friends here, I'm sure there's people out there for you, dex."

At long last, you arrive at Voldt Hall; the home for english, lit, and drama majors. And so begins the inevitable unpacking to your newfound home. The narrow hallways practically give you claustrophobia, with the closely-positioned fluorescent lights beaming down towards your fresh-off-the-van pupils. After having both you and your parents walk up two flights of stairs, you eventually find room 302. The compressed nature of the hallways were nothing compared to this. Fitting all of 4 people in one room, it's a potential nightmare come true; the only solace you find is the fact that you're the first one here, meaning you can pick the first room. Unfortunately, both of them are near identical, outside of which view of the window. The leftmost seemed to have a more scenic point of view, and thus it is done. After a few hours of unpacking, and saying goodbyes to your parents, this world is now your oyster. classes start tomorrow, so you have time to explore the campus or what may come to mind.

~August 17, 2012. 2:00 PM~

(1.) Pop on another song on the iPod.
(2.) Head on your computer.
(3.) Read a book.
(4.) Exit the Voldt Hall.
(5.) Create your Own Choice.

Modifié par DominusVita, 22 juillet 2012 - 12:35 .

[Dominus]

Thank you. I want to make this the best damned thing I've made on this website, PS:D and The Dom Com included. I'm throwing as many creative ideas as I can into this to make it something the BSN folks can thoroughly enjoy. Cheers.