basic idea is making the game revolve around two factions, the Soul Edge and the Soul Calibur, the Malfested vs the Blessed. while i feel like sciv botched this plot point pretty badly, it did introduce the idea that the Soul Edge and the Soul Calibur don't represent evil or good, but instead chaos and order, change and stagnation, and while i haven't played sc6 yet, from what i understand, this idea is still present. so this will not just be a Heroes vs Villains sort of game, but have conflicts a bit deeper than that, playing into individual character philosophies
characters volunteer for this setting. They feel a pull to the world of the game, and are given the option to go through the gate and fight for whatever wish their respective faction may grant them. people really need to consider what characters are applicable to this game because we ain't doin that "neutral faction" thing. if you can't think of a reason for your character to join either side, then you need to think of a different character to play. so a character has to have motivation to choose a side, a "wish" they'd fight for, no matter how impossible that wish, either Soul Edge or Soul Calibur is promising it as reward.
powers will be present, if somewhat muted, in the game. characters without powers will have access to shards of their respective faction's sword to grant them faction-related powers. also i want an AC that has a reward system in place, but maybe just for whole, AC qualifiable threads rather than just comment count based points.
i want Ostrheinsburg as the game's main setting, with the castle as its primary hub and the one "neutral ground" in the game, but with opportunities to explore other famous locations from the game in a sort of fantasy esque way without relying on too many realworld locations.
Soul Calibur based game; fantasy, faction war?
characters volunteer for this setting. They feel a pull to the world of the game, and are given the option to go through the gate and fight for whatever wish their respective faction may grant them. people really need to consider what characters are applicable to this game because we ain't doin that "neutral faction" thing. if you can't think of a reason for your character to join either side, then you need to think of a different character to play. so a character has to have motivation to choose a side, a "wish" they'd fight for, no matter how impossible that wish, either Soul Edge or Soul Calibur is promising it as reward.
powers will be present, if somewhat muted, in the game. characters without powers will have access to shards of their respective faction's sword to grant them faction-related powers. also i want an AC that has a reward system in place, but maybe just for whole, AC qualifiable threads rather than just comment count based points.
i want Ostrheinsburg as the game's main setting, with the castle as its primary hub and the one "neutral ground" in the game, but with opportunities to explore other famous locations from the game in a sort of fantasy esque way without relying on too many realworld locations.
in addition, The Blessed and The Malfested will have their own hubs if and whenever the groups need to be split up, both in the mountains on either side of Ostrheinsburg. probably Eurydice Shrine and Denevér Castle. also during super important events, the Tower of Remembrance will appear and serve as a setting.
thoughts?