Discuss New RPG idea. Anyone interested?

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Yeah, so I've got what I think is a pretty good idea for an RPG, but I've had good ideas before that weren't successful, so I figured that this time, I'd see if there was any interest before giving it a go.

Anyways, this is a Digimon RPG, but don't assume too much from that, as this is far from your typical Digimon RPG. There won't be any kids saving the world with their Digimon here; this would be a very mature-themed RPG, as well as a somewhat more realistic take on Digimon. By that, I mean things like if a Digimon in injured, it's performance in battle will be hindered by said injurt. I mean that Digimon can get limbs blown off, or lose an eye. I mean that they bleed, and I mean that they die. And they kill, too; death is a very real possibility for the humans in this RPG.

The RPG involves 'Genesis', a top-secret millitary research program with the goal of creating artificial life. The result of this project is the digital world and its Digimon inhabitants. However, these aren't just mindless creations (in fact, the researchers aren't certain if the digital world was created as a result of the project, or was already there and was just accessed, or what, although the prevailing theory is that the project inadvertently influanced the development of an existing but somewhat unformed digital world). They're truly life, like the project was attempting to create.

Anyways, the digital world is a dangerous place, thanks to all the Digimon.So soldiers were selected to join the Genesis project, and like the researchers, they now live within the Genesis facility; nobody who knows what Genesis is is alowed to leave. It's the soldiers who actually enter the digital world, and thanks to millitary training and access to advanced weaponry (this seems like a good place to mention that the RPG would be set 15-20 years rom now), they can usually come back alive. These soldiers do have Digimon partners, for two reasons. One is that against a lot of Digimon, not even their weapons are of much use, so they need Digimon of their own. The other reason relates to the true objective of the Genesis project, which is not to create artificial life, but to create living weapons. Which is what the Digimon are; living, thinking weapons that, thanks to digivolution, can adapt to a number of situations. The soldiers' partners are there to allow testing of Digimon as weapons. However, although humans can go to the Digital World, there is currently no way to bring Digimon to the real world, although the research team is attempting to develop one.

Anyways, that's all backstory. What would happen in the RPG is this: some of the Genesis soldiers, unwilling to let living beings be exploited in the way Genesis intends, sabatoge the project before fleeing into the digital world. This is where the RPG would start; the 'traitors' are now living in the digital world, and they're a danger to the Genesis project, so other soldiers are sent in after them.


Yeah, sorry if that's a little long. I'm bad at summarizing; I always feel like a breif summary doesn't get enough information across. Anyways, that's my idea. Participants could play as a Genesis soldier or one of the 'traitors' (or you could have two characters if you wanted to). Let me emphasize that there aren't any 'good guys' or 'bad guys' here, so you shouldn't thing of Genesis as 'evil', because it's not, nor are the people involved in it.


...okay, I'm going to stop writing now, before this gets any longer. Please tell me what you think, and if you'd be interested in participating in this RPG. If you have any feedback for me, please give it to me, weather positive or negative. And if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Okay, now I'm really done.

[GothikMoon]

So, are the traitors running from genesis, or trying to destroy their escapade through the help of digimon? Will they be hunted by other digimon as well that are wild?

It's sounds pretty cool, I just want to know the plot. And you said that they are attempting to bring the digimon to the real world, so will that eventualoly happen later in the RPG?

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Maybe, maybe not. There are several directions the story could end up going in. As for your first question, the 'traitors' would indeed be fighting against Genesis, and there would be Digimon who would ally with them. There'd be some that would attack them, too, of course. And others would just try to stay out of it.

[Sakura]

[COLOR="Purple"]Hey Takuya (I know, I still call you that), it sounds like another interesting concept for a Digimon RP. Kinda similar to some of the other military style ones in the past but this one might have something if it works out. Kinda interested in any more information, and I'll probably check it out when you release it, but not sure if I'll join, perhaps depending on when you put it up.

Good to see you bouncing RP ideas.[/COLOR]

[GuyYouMetOnline]

UNfortunately, I don't know that there's enough interest in the idea. People, if you're interested, please tell me, or else I won't think you are.

[Allamorph]

[quote name='GuyYouMetOnline']UNfortunately, I don't know that there's enough interest in the idea. People, if you're interested, please tell me, or else I won't think you are.[/quote]
[FONT=Arial]Best way to gauge interest in a concept is to work out enough of the story to post a thread in Auditions.

People don't usually respond to threads like these, I've noticed.[/FONT]

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Well, I gave it a try, but there've only been two sign-ups so far, so I guess there wasn't much interest after all. Oh, well.

[Drizzt Do'urden]

don't be discouraged on it, right now there are quite a few RPs out there. Just because it doesn't work out now, give it some time (and by sometime I mean a month or two) and try again. You never know it may work, I myself was interested, but I had my band of seven idea I was working on. Plus I'm already in a few RPs and am maxed out.

Or instead of trying to revamp it, pm some people you know on here for ideas on what it needed to draw more of a crowd, it can never hurt having more than one opinion.