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Story stuff in an RPG

Ferinorius · 2000-07-30T23:11:37

I didn''t know where to put this...in what thread that was already around so I decided to make a new one.. "when in doubt, make something new." Ok, I was reading somewhere about non-linearity in stories, and I was thinking (the main reason I didn''t post this in that thread was cuz it wasnt the same topic as it was at the top I thought) about my story in the game I''m working on, Tale of Deception. My goal as a storyteller is to move the reader...to make them feel and care for the characters. My second goal as a storyteller is to create realistic characters as well as realistic environments for them to mesh with seamlessly. Now take that a step further and make it into a game. This adds more complexity to it, therefore making it harder to do. But I decided to change my way of thinking in games. My goal as a game storyteller is much different than a regular novelist storyteller''s goals. In my game I want a sense of a world that is revolving but without conincidence of the player''s being there. That means I have to conform the story to make use of all these dynamic things happening. If you do this, this happens if not you miss it. That is the basis of my game. You are free to do certain actions depending on how you decide your character should act. If you develop him to be a nice guy with concern for all, then that is what you do; you save the princess from the burgulars. If you don''t want to then you let them have their way with her and you meet up with her later on. You must remember she is a crucial member of the game, but it doesn''t matter in this case. I''m not going to go to the ends of the earth to make this story a different kind of experience but I do want things to happen without the player''s control. I want a town to get destroyed because the player wasn''t there in time, I want people to die because in a real world people die without acknowledgement. I want things to be happening, and if the player happens to get in the way he/she can do something about it at their whim. Boy this is getting long...I''ll stop here, but make sure that you all understand that I don''t want too many new ideas just that this is the way I want it and see it. I want things to happen you being there or not. My view on programming, what It means to me, what it meant to me. ~Squall012

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Started by Ferinorius July 25, 2000 09:07 PM

12 comments, last by Ferinorius 23 years, 11 months ago

ahw

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July 30, 2000 06:47 PM

nazrix : I think the word you want is Manicheism ... when you jsut don''t have any shade of gray. Black or White .. and that''s it.

Oh and if you''re on about evil/good. Maybe you should check the RPG called In Nomine Satanis Magna Veritas (In Nomine, for the american version by Steve Jackson games).
I would bet the guys who did Dogma must have seen a bit of this game... the humour is just way too similar

youpla :-P

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Nazrix

307

July 30, 2000 06:49 PM

Actually, I think that you make a lot of sense. Although I rarely make sense either, so maybe that is why

Is Diablo 2 really good, or is it just more of the same stuff? O''course, the same stuff was a pretty damned good game.

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." --William Blake

"The road of excess also just ends up making me tired because I'm too lazy" --Nazrix

Need help? Well, go FAQ yourself. "Just don't look at the hole." -- Unspoken_Magi

Nazrix

307

July 30, 2000 06:52 PM

ahw:

Is that game a computer game, console, or table-top?

Need help? Well, go FAQ yourself. "Just don't look at the hole." -- Unspoken_Magi

dwarfsoft

1,237

July 30, 2000 11:11 PM

*Humbly bows and thanx Nazrix* I am glad that I actually provoke some thought at least some of the time

Diablo II? IT IS FAST! Forget that slowness that is in Diablo, you are to experience some FAST combat, quick thinking and reaction is a MUST! I love that in gameplay... Killing Diablo himself in DII was a little slower though... As a Paladin, I stand and hit and use potions, at the same time, I can use the keyboard to type messages to my friend.... I love the secret cow level though... LOL... Lots of fun...

The story in Diablo II is really good (too linear though

) but has a cool twist at the end... I wont spoil it for you (but I did see it coming

).

And I can''t stop quoting Tyrial in the scene after Act II! "FOOL! ..." It has the coolest cinematics (story wise and other

) that I have seen that is really related to the game. It has some good atmospheric sound that really give you a feel for the game, and the graphics are good too (not that I really care about graphics... it could be in 320x200x256 for all I care..

).

I really recommend it... It really is a lot of fun

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