Looking for feedback on RPG

Michael J. Rasicci · 2013-08-20T15:19:50

I'm currently working on a project named Runewright. Runewright has the goal of taking traditional tabletop RPG's and making it more accessible to those unfamiliar with the genre by building a video game around it. Runewright is a system of role-playing I came up with in 2011, and after much balancing and success with friends I've decided to take it and turn it into a video game. The game features an extensive editor for a Runemaster to use to create his or her world. The editor includes not only map editing but editing of different game objects and how the player can interact with them, editing NPC's, creating quests and missions, fight sequences etc. The NPC's in the world have varying levels of customization by the Runemaster. A Runemaster can go as far as to script complex AI into NPC's or conversations he wants players to be able to have, or simply select a variety of traits for the NPC and let the AI take over the rest. Scripting in the game can be done through the Rune API, a set of LUA functions provided with the client, or through a graphical scripting language for those who are uncomfortable or have little experience in scripting. Through the Rune API, you can modify NPC behavior (combat and non-hostile NPC's), game object interaction, even the games interface! Because tabletop RPG's are a social experience, maintaining that aspect in Runewright is of high priority. Runewright will include VOIP communication with the players in your game, and webcam support which replaces character portraits in the interface when in use. Without going into more detail of the game's mechanics (as those are more traditional game design issues that I can judge on my own), does this sound like a premise you would enjoy? Removing the developer from position of story teller and giving the title to the players? Assuming it's done in a way that does not make creating a campaign more challenging then being a DM in a tabletop RPG, I feel that it has potential to sell well and as we are approaching a relatively complete beta I'd like to crowdsource it in order to A. get an artist to create textures and sprites that can ship with the game (hopefully the game will build a community of people to do more but having stock art is necessary) B. get sounds to ship with the game. Then we'll build some small/medium sample campaigns to go with it and use the left over money for marketing and our next project (which will hopefully be our first project as full-time indie developers if Runewright does well). What are your opinions?

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Started by MikeRasicci_176717 July 24, 2013 08:36 PM

9 comments, last by Meatsack 11 years, 4 months ago

Meatsack

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August 20, 2013 03:19 PM

I can only think of the retail model for comparison.

I think that the GM and Client software should be freeware and come with a starter demo adventure. (Rope them in!)

More adventures could be sold separately as modules that are activated within the GM's software. (Bought on the GM's account. Not the players.)

The Dev kit could be sold independently of the GM ware for people to make their own complete modules. (Modules still altered on the fly by the GM during play.)

Adventures made by indies using the Dev kit could be sold or given away as the dev sees fit.

If there is a central storefront for the indie adventures, you could set up a license agreement a-la Unity to share profits.

Other sales could come from expansion resource packs for the Dev kits.

Personally, I've had this idea since 2000 but never acted on it. I'm so glad to see someone with the same idea making this a reality!

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