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Would this be realistic or supernatural fiction? In the former, the story might focus on how a murderer is looking for socially isolated people, manipulating them, and destroying their lives through addiction. In the latter, it might be possible for a person to use drugs and talk with angels/demons...

Opening the Necronomicon usually doesn't cause good things to happen... if everything turned out well, that would be a dramatic plot twist. If you want to take this idea further, consider giving the main character friends, rivals, and goals. Thanks. Also I just remembered an idea that I really want...

Would you be willing to be a proofreader/someone to bounce the plot off of? Messaged. I could use a little help in the art department. I know you say you're not that good with photobucket but I saw your screen and it look good. I was wondering if you'd like to help make a screen for me or something...

I'm looking to join up with some people on a project. I'm new to this, but I love storytelling and think this is a really unique medium that I'd love to work with. As a heads up I might tend to prefer projects that aren't the traditional anime-inspired romance types. But I'm open-minded and the most...

Maybe the best advice I've gotten is 1.) After you write something, wait a whole day before looking at it again. You'll find all sorts of flaws and things that you want to change that you might notice after you've been focused just writing for a long time. 2.) Show, don't tell. I know everyone says ...

Okay, so the story starts off with your character finding some ancient book in the library written in an indecipherable archaic language. He thinks nothing of it and continues about his daily life. The story then just follows his normal everyday life, and the player gets lots of choices about what h...

In 6th grade we'd be given prompts to write about, and every single day the teacher would ask if anyone wanted to read theirs. I was the only person stupid enough to do it every single time. Looking back I don't really feel very proud of any of them, because they were pretty bad. But there was one a...

The episodic nature of Telltale's The Walking Dead did this, and I think it is a big reason the game was such a massive success and resonated so much with audiences. Each episode had its own self-contained chapter of the story, with an opening hook and some kind of resolution by the end of the epis...

I really agree with that Edgar Allan Poe theory that it's best to keep it short. What I mean is that even if you have a very long story, it's best to break it up into smaller, bite-sized segments that someone can digest in one sitting. That way, the audience remains in the same uninterrupted mood an...

So how about this: The story is set in a fantasy world where you are in command of an expedition with the goal to be the first people to successfully reach the edge of the world, which has a frigid antarctic climate. At the start of the game you get to pick a variety of options that are related to y...

All right. The status page is now up that lists most of the major parts of the game, and how far along each one is: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmR-kFnkb4wmdHA4cC05SEk3T2V5Z0VmZjhQRlFPZWc#gid=0 As you can see, there's a lot of work left to do, but I guess you have to start somewhere...

Yes, programming has officially started on the game, which is why I asked for this thread to be moved from the "Ideas" section to the "Works in Progress" section in case anyone hasn't noticed (thanks to the admins, by the way). A very simple, playable framework for the main parts of the game has alr...

Thanks, good to hear. I might be being a little too picky but I noticed a few small problems which I've now changed. Here's the updated version: http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/405/plansv11.png And here are some of the main changes: This is probably the biggest mistake I made: the location of the ...

I'm working on an unusual game called When You Hear The Bell Ring . I'd really appreciate any help someone can give as far as programming goes, even if it's just occasional consultation. This is not a VN, this is a strategy game made using Renp'y. It may sound unusual but I think this is possible to...

Okay, there we go. Here's the first version of the flowchart of what the different elements included in the Arcade Mode will be (click to super-enlarge): http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/716/plansv10.png Naturally, I'm sure that there are huge problems, and if anything is confusing or poorly design...