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[Dyne-O-Mite!]

Story
Until The End
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The world of Fonterra is in shambles. A terrible war between two powerful nations has ravaged the lands, ruined lives, destroyed towns and villages, and worse. Villagers are forced out of their hometowns to make room for the armies to camp at, and some villlagers abandon their villages completly to make the journey to the capitol cities in their area, hoping for safer accomodations. Prejudice against other races runs wild.

The war does not draw nearer to a close, on the contrary, it seems to have just began, despite having lasted for years already. The reasons behind these dreaded battles is known only by the highest officials of the nations, the cause lost to the civilians' minds. In the Eastern Nation, a town called Krasha, is forsaken by the residents, each one making their way in a chain of caravans to the capitol city.

After a tiring, miserable, and deadly journey,-for the roads are filled with countless beasts, afterall, these are the untamed wilds they travel through-the villagers came across a settlement of Eastern Nation warriors. Whisky and wine spewing from their breath, the soldiers demand food and supplies from the down-trot villagers. Unwilling to give up what little they have, the villagers refused. Angry and madly drugged by the alcohol, the soldiers attacked the villagers in pure rage. Many were killed, but some escaped.

You play as Arshe Greyson, an angry teenaged boy of Krasha Village.
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Elements:
There are four types of elements. A long time ago, someone asociated the elements with playing card symbols. Diamond for Ice, Heart for Fire, Spade for Wind, and Club for Earth. Thus, the elements of Fonterra are usually referred to as Deck Glyphs, or, DGs. Magicians, respectively, are called Blackjacks, due to the popularity of the DG idea.

Magic:
It is believed magic was brought to Fonterra from an extraterrestrial source. It is also believed that somehow this magica force became native to the internal and spiritual structures of the monsters that roam the varius lands.
This source, from the celestial sky, later became known as Etherals, a direct spin from Ethereal-Of the celestial spheres; heavenly;,not of this world; spiritual.

Playable Characters
To be updated as more come along.

Arshe Greyson
"...after what I've seen, I'm not afraid to hurt you if you stand in my way..."
Special Siphon: Transfer - Converts Arshe's own Siphon Energy to another party member.
An angry seventeen year-old boy from Krasha Village. He hates the War and what it has done to the people of his world. He is somewhat hot-headed, and is easily provoked.


Gwen Retnaes
"Oh, Arshe, yow know I love ya, bud. I'm only kidding."
Special Siphon: Nurturing Touch - Greatly heals a party member.
At seventeen years old, also, Gwen is a little more rational than Arshe and a lot less tempermental. She is confused about her feelings for Arshe, and tries not to show it too much, just enough to  suggest it.


Ruka Trisdale
"(I was gonna steal from this guy? What am I, some heartless monster?)"
Special Siphon: Lovable Aroma - Hastes all party members.
A sixteen year-old girl who feels as if she hasn't seen enough of the world. Ruka is warm-hearted and cheery. Her home is in the Torrid Forest, where she charges people to pass "her" road, and when that doesn't work, tries to steal. However, she does this purely for survival.


Vance Harris
"This armor is freezing my *** off."
Special Siphon: Construct Golem - Constructs a golem party member to assist the party. It has 1/3 chance of having no problems, and 2/3 chance of having major and minor errors.
A somewhat high-ranking member of the Eastern Nation army, Vance is a technological genius. He loves to construct gadgets and all sorts of doodads. It seems the only other skill he possesses that is equal to his inventing skills is the ability to charm the ladies. He dislikes his work and doesn't understand the purpose of war - his love for his home is what leads him to fight.


Kaine
"Sometimes a word can't exactly 'say' what is needed to be said."
Special Siphon: Dragonheart - Summons a dragon for massive damage to all enemies.
Born in the Northern Lands, Kaine is somewhat mystical, an oddity to all beside his own people. He is also a member of the Eastern Nation army (although he refuses to mention how this happened); paired with Vance for a year or so. He dislikes too much talking, and prefers taking well-thought out action than discussing things over.

Features
-Catterpillar System
-Modified DBS
-Hoping to make a CMS
-Cool Beans

Screens







Battle System
The battle system is a modified Default Battle System which emphasizes two additions:
Drawing and Using Magic
Siphon Skills

The battle system makes you use these two, as you have low health numbers and your physical attacks aren't very strong. It forces you to make quick and smart decisions.

Drawing

Step 1. Choose Draw; This will attempt to draw a varied number of certain Etherals from the enemy group.


Step 2. The magic is drawn! Go use it!


Step 3. Use the magic, it's usually stronger than your normal attack.

Siphon Skills

Step 1. Charge up Siphon Energy; you always start with none of it in the beginning of battles.


Step 2. Unleash your abilities!

Each character will have their own unique Siphon Skill. Arshe, for instance, will have Tranfer, based on his high amounts of max Siphon Energy.

Downloads
1st Demo - A brief demo that introduces and leads up to Arshe's devious decision.
2nd Demo - The same as the last demo with some fixed bugs, more animation, and a new area. Also works for those without RPGMAKER. WORKS AGAIN

Controls
Enter, Space Bar - Accept, Choose
Arrow Keys - Move
SHIFT + Arrow Keys - Run
C, Esc, X - Cancel


Tips
-The tutorial battles aren't useless, stock up on drawn magic so you can use it later; it doesn't dissapear.
-Stock up on drawn magic in the fields where the random battles happen, you'll need it, the boss hits hard.
-Make quick decisions - some of the enemies aren't very forgiving.
-Check the fire and the armor...Heheh.

Known Bugs/Issues
-Siphon Skills can be found under the Draw Category... Looking into it.
-A few tileset issues concerning passability.
-May be some dialog errors

That's all, thanks. Please let me know about any bugs you find, etc. BTW, I'm posting this from another forum, so yeah.

[X_marks_the_ed]

Not to be rude, but...



YOU JUST BROKE A RULE!!!!!

Your first post must be in the Welcome thread, or maybe I'm just crazy, either one says you didn't read the rules.

[Dyne-O-Mite!]

I was gonna post there next, I just saw it.

(Didn't notice it because it said "test forum")

[X_marks_the_ed]

Fine then...






...victory is mine!

[blackskullwarlock]

That rule should only apply to the request forum.

That game is made with Rpg Maker...2003?

If it so, bravo, this looks great. I like the Siphon and  Drawing systems. Well thought. The world map looks...odd. Might I suggest using something else than FF2? But since you've got this far, might as well go all the way with it. Your maps are nice and battlecharacters are really good. I'd definitly try this game.

[DragonBlaze]

Originally posted by X_marks_the_ed
Not to be rude, but...



YOU JUST BROKE A RULE!!!!!

Your first post must be in the Welcome thread, or maybe I'm just crazy, either one says you didn't read the rules.

No, you're first post doesn't have to be in the welcome forum, it just can't be in the request forum.

You're game sounds pretty good, I'll try it out sometime

I don't know if I like the idea of the main character (and the oldest character) being only 17, seems too young.

[Dyne-O-Mite!]

Thanks much.

Oh, and, huh. I just noticed some of the screens got cut off (about 1/2, actually) from the page... Hmm... That's odd. Do you guys want me to post them or should I not even bother?

[Desimodontidae]

Yeah, pay no attention to X__Ed. Anyways, from those screens it looks awesome. If I weren't lazy, I'd download it, and who knows, I may even get around to doing just that one of these days...

[drenrin2120]

Hm... cool, who cares if this is your first post. It's a good first. The maps and systems are all pretty cool. Gonna download and tell you what I think.

[MrMister]

Hm, I did that FF8 like magic system once. Pretty fun. Some of the graphics don't go with each other, but overall pretty nice.

[Meiscool-2]

The map graphics of those at least haven't been used frantically, so that gives you a little plus in my book.

But your monsters/enemies look gay as hell.

[Spike21]

i like it

[Beck Skyler]

heh, ive been looking at this project at gamingw. Downloaded both demos but havent had time to play them much. looks good and all.

[ZeroKirbyX]

Not gonna read right now, But I can tell you now, don't use Zelda: MC stuff with any other sets. It just looks weird.

[Dyne-O-Mite!]

Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
Not gonna read right now, But I can tell you now, don't use Zelda: MC stuff with any other sets. It just looks weird.

Yeah, it's more of a place holder till I can get a hold of the Golden Sun inside tree tiles or something better.

BTW, here are the other screens that didn't get posted for some reason:







Enjoy!