Ultramarine ★ A Seapunk Adventure [G x B, Fantasy] [NaNoRenO18]

[Hazel-Bun]

Seven Submarines presents

★ S Y N O P S I S ★

Sacrificed to the sea, Gabrielle Freedmen awakens in an Atlantean prison for the damned. Prince Nauticus V, Crown Prince of Atlas and his royal guard Zeppelin inform her they are being imprisoned against their will. They hatch a plan to travel to the depths of the prison in order to confront a witch. The Witch hordes a precious stone that can stop an impending civil war. Will they all make it out alive?

★ C H A R A C T E R S ★

Gabrielle Freedmen, the Lady of Roanoke

"Why can’t you understand that my people need me?”

Age: 19
Height: 5’11” (180 cm)
Weight: 169lbs (77kg)
Birthday: June 5
Blood Type: AB

BIO: The protagonist of this story, she is the daughter of the late great buccaneer James Freedman of the Roanoke. For reasons unknown, she willingly sacrifices herself to the sea in order to aid Atlas’ prince on behalf of their ally. Or, so she says.


Prince Nauticus V, Crown Prince of Atlas

"Death before dishonor!”

Age: 21
Height: 6’3” (190 cm)
Weight: 234lbs (106kg)
Birthday: January 22
Blood Type: B

BIO: Driven into exile on his eighteenth birthday, Prince Nauticus returns to a world at war. He’s determined to reestablish sovereignty over Atlas and is skeptical of Gabrielle's plans.


Zeppelin, a royal guard of Atlas

"The seas are ours, for better or for worse.”

Age: 27
Height: 7’2” (218 cm) (including tail)
Weight: 287lbs (130kg)
Birthday: March 20
Blood Type: O

BIO: Loyal to a fault, Zeppelin is one of a select few allowed to guard Prince Nauticus in exile. Now imprisoned along with the crown prince, he jumps at the chance to venture into the depths of the tower.


The Witch

"You will know great sadness and even more pain..."

Age: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown

BIO: A shape shifter who roams the wilderness, he grants Abel the ability to command nature at a cost in Sunrise: A Dieselpunk Fantasy. Now, driven from the land into the sea by He Who Breathes Fire (Ending #2: Sunrise), she guards a secret and sows deceit. Not much is known about her origins.

★ F E A T U R E S ★

• Seven Endings

• RPG Style Battles

• Partial Voice Acting

• Original Soundtrack

• 1280 x 720 Resolution

• PC, MAC, and Linux Support

• Approx. 45-60min of Gameplay (16,000+ words total)

Rating: PG-13 (Cursing, violence, and non-graphic death)

Trigger Warning(s): Mention of child slavery, execution, and cannibalism​

★ T E A M ★

Lead Artist: Vextera (Sleepy Noodle @vextera)
GUI Designer: Elphie (Fetishism @fetishismm)
Musician: Kumakuro
Programmer: Fugi
Gabrielle's VA: @bluespacequeen
Video Editor: amy_oai
Writer: Hazel-Bun (Cherubim Scribes @cscribes)

★ S T O R E L I N K S ★

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★ Q U E S T I O N S ★

• What’s your definition of “seapunk?”

• What interests you the most?

• Which character(s) do you like? Dislike?

• Have you played Sunrise: A Dieselpunk Fantasy (2015)?

• Any questions or comments?

[Hazel-Bun]

U P D A T E S

★ March 1, 2018: ★

We’re excited to bring the lemmasoft community this project! We’ll be posting semi-regular updates here.

• Theme song completed

• Lemmasoft thread created

★ March 3, 2018: ★

• Draft of Act I completed

• Logo concepts narrowed down

@yoshibb: Thank you! I hope you enjoy it once it's out and it all makes sense since there is a lot going on haha

★ March 5, 2018: ★

• Drafts of Gabrielle's sprite completed

Here's a sneak peek of ACT I:

If we were to eat the moon,
drink up the stars,
and devour the sun,
would we sate
the bloodlust
of æons?



***

★ Act I ★

"(Blood and rust flood my senses as I sink to the bottom of the ocean.)"
"(Pain. There’s unbearable pain coursing through my body. The taste of salt or metal—I can’t tell the difference—drowns my lungs as I’m forced deeper into oblivion.)"
"(I didn’t expect death to be painless, but Father had always warned me that the sea is a gentle mistress.)"
"(She would lure me in before I realized it, just like many sailors had gone in a flash.)"
"(Now I know that’s a lie. My body is heavy, and all I can do is pray. . .)"

***

★ March 6, 2018: ★

• Logo completed

• All character sprites drafted

★ March 7, 2018: ★

• Fight song completed

• Conversational song completed

★ March 8, 2018: ★

• Team named Seven Submarines

★ March 9, 2018: ★

• Gabrielle’s sprites finished

★ March 15, 2018: ★

• itch.io page created

★ March 19, 2018: ★

• Video editor secured

• All sprites and variations finished

[yoshibb]

There is so much going on here, I just love the possibilities. I already the little bit of backstory you've given of the characters. There's pirates, magic, princes, it sounds awesome and I'd love to play it!