Chao
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I'll make a proper layout for this page if it actual becomes more than just an idea floating around my head.
This will most likely be a hack of Ruby just so I can use that little rumbling effect at the beginning.
Setting
The archipelago of Eden, far from the four main regions of the Pokemon world. The archipelago is made of eight different islands, each island has one or two towns; Genesis is the only island with a major city on it, which is where the player starts out. In addition to a town/city each island has two temples: one devoted to a Virtue Pokemon and the other devoted a Vice Pokemon. The Temple of Balance, the largest temple on Eden, is also located on Genesis Island. It is devoted to both the Alpha and the Omega Pokemon.
The Legend
According to Eden legend, if all fourteen Vice and Virtue deities are brought together, it will awaken the Alpha and Omega from their slumber. The one that can harness their powers will be given total control over their kingdom – the universe.
This ancient legend has been long forgotten, only remembered by a small number of old priests and priestesses.
Story
Eden is normally a beautiful place, isolated from the rest of the world. Recently, however, a dark cloud has begun to pass over the paradise (literally), bringing fear and destruction with it. The High Priest Cimarron suspects that the Pokemon of Vice and Virtue have awakened and are enraged by something. You play as a priest/priestess from the Temple of Balance. You and your "rival" are sent on a mission by the High Priest to capture the enraged deities and bring them back to the Temple for purification.
You travel from island to island, doing little odd jobs for the people and, most importantly, visiting both the Vice and Virtue temples. In each temple you go through a series of mazes and puzzles before entering the deity's chambers. (Think Cloister of Trials from Final Fantasy X.) Each of the fourteen sins/virtues embodies a different element and must be battled in their element. They cannot be killed! If you cause a Vice/Virtue pokemon to faint in battle, it will just run further into the temple and you'll have to continue doing puzzles to find it again.
The Heroes
Sprites coming eventually
Default priest names - Adam, Issac, Noah
Default priestess names - Eve, Mary, Esther
Default rival names - Lilith, Jezebel, Delilah
Background information
I need your help!
This is just a rough idea, so I need as much input as possible~ =)
First and foremost:
How many fakemon? Clearly the Omega pokemon will be something of my own creation, but what about the fourteen Vice and Virtue pokemon? Should I just use modified versions of existing pokemon (ex. A bustier Lopunny for lust, a fiercer Primeape for wrath, etc.) or should I make up fourteen new pokemon altogether? Edit: Thrace also suggested that the Vice/Virtue pokemon could be already exisiting legendaries. (ex. Mewtwo - Pride, Mew - Kindness, etc.) Edit2: What about eevees? There are eight canon evolutions and I could easily whip up six more. Unlike the crappy sprite down below, my edits are actually decent.
Say hello to the Omega Pokemon. The sprite needs work, I know; this is just a rough draft.
It needs a name, and I generally have horrible naming skills. The few I've come up are various combination of "chimera", "Pluto", "Pan", "Hades", "Devil", etc.
Also, I have zero skill when it comes to scripting and mapping, being totally new to hacking and all. If this hack ever goes anywhere, I plan on making all sprites and a storyboard for the entire thing, detailing the layout of each route and town, the dialoge of the people, etc. Once I've finished that, I'll need a scripter and mapper to actually turn this storyboard into a game. ^-^; Of course, I don't plan on asking others to do all the work and I'll do my best to learn but clearly I am a novice in the hacking department so I'll need all the help I can get when the time comes.
This will most likely be a hack of Ruby just so I can use that little rumbling effect at the beginning.
Setting
The archipelago of Eden, far from the four main regions of the Pokemon world. The archipelago is made of eight different islands, each island has one or two towns; Genesis is the only island with a major city on it, which is where the player starts out. In addition to a town/city each island has two temples: one devoted to a Virtue Pokemon and the other devoted a Vice Pokemon. The Temple of Balance, the largest temple on Eden, is also located on Genesis Island. It is devoted to both the Alpha and the Omega Pokemon.
The Legend
According to Eden legend, if all fourteen Vice and Virtue deities are brought together, it will awaken the Alpha and Omega from their slumber. The one that can harness their powers will be given total control over their kingdom – the universe.
This ancient legend has been long forgotten, only remembered by a small number of old priests and priestesses.
Story
Eden is normally a beautiful place, isolated from the rest of the world. Recently, however, a dark cloud has begun to pass over the paradise (literally), bringing fear and destruction with it. The High Priest Cimarron suspects that the Pokemon of Vice and Virtue have awakened and are enraged by something. You play as a priest/priestess from the Temple of Balance. You and your "rival" are sent on a mission by the High Priest to capture the enraged deities and bring them back to the Temple for purification.
You travel from island to island, doing little odd jobs for the people and, most importantly, visiting both the Vice and Virtue temples. In each temple you go through a series of mazes and puzzles before entering the deity's chambers. (Think Cloister of Trials from Final Fantasy X.) Each of the fourteen sins/virtues embodies a different element and must be battled in their element. They cannot be killed! If you cause a Vice/Virtue pokemon to faint in battle, it will just run further into the temple and you'll have to continue doing puzzles to find it again.
Spoiler:
The Heroes
Sprites coming eventually
Default priest names - Adam, Issac, Noah
Default priestess names - Eve, Mary, Esther
Default rival names - Lilith, Jezebel, Delilah
Background information
- The term "Rapture" comes from the Christian belief in the Second Coming of Jesus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture
- The default names of the heroes all come from various stories in the Bible
- Genesis is the first book in the Old Testament, while the other seven islands of Eden are named after the demons associated with the seven deadly sins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins#Associations_with_demons
- The seven Vice pokemon are based on the seven deadly sins while the seven Virtue pokemon are based on the seven heavenly virtues.
- The phrase "Alpha and Omega" comes from the Bible, describing how God is the beginning and the end of everything. Therefore, in pokemon terms, Arceus - the Alpha pokemon - is the creator while the Omega pokemon is the destroyer.
- The Omega pokemon is based of the mythological chimera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(mythology)
I need your help!
This is just a rough idea, so I need as much input as possible~ =)
First and foremost:
How many fakemon? Clearly the Omega pokemon will be something of my own creation, but what about the fourteen Vice and Virtue pokemon? Should I just use modified versions of existing pokemon (ex. A bustier Lopunny for lust, a fiercer Primeape for wrath, etc.) or should I make up fourteen new pokemon altogether? Edit: Thrace also suggested that the Vice/Virtue pokemon could be already exisiting legendaries. (ex. Mewtwo - Pride, Mew - Kindness, etc.) Edit2: What about eevees? There are eight canon evolutions and I could easily whip up six more. Unlike the crappy sprite down below, my edits are actually decent.
Say hello to the Omega Pokemon. The sprite needs work, I know; this is just a rough draft.
It needs a name, and I generally have horrible naming skills. The few I've come up are various combination of "chimera", "Pluto", "Pan", "Hades", "Devil", etc.
Also, I have zero skill when it comes to scripting and mapping, being totally new to hacking and all. If this hack ever goes anywhere, I plan on making all sprites and a storyboard for the entire thing, detailing the layout of each route and town, the dialoge of the people, etc. Once I've finished that, I'll need a scripter and mapper to actually turn this storyboard into a game. ^-^; Of course, I don't plan on asking others to do all the work and I'll do my best to learn but clearly I am a novice in the hacking department so I'll need all the help I can get when the time comes.
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