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[Early] Max Dynamo: Rise of Valdoreth - Sparx-1 - 12-13-2008

After getting kinda bored with Axel, I've decided to start a new side-project. The only problem is, I'm not sure whether I should make it in RMXP or RMVX. I guess I'll just take a vote on what everyone here thinks is the best option!

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The story, once completed, will likely feature some more themes than this, but currently the only ones I've come up with are the themes of following one's dreams in a world that doesn't permit such things, and fighting even the most intimidating powers for what you believe in.

"Introduction to the world of Tera, in case you haven't seen it already in my other project on RMXP.org"

~The Story So Far...~
The kingdom of Trimithia was once a peaceful, beautiful place. Many of it's inhabitants never had a complaint about life there compared to all the other realms of Zardion. But, as always, where there is peace, there are those who seek to shatter it...
Trimithia, as one of the richest and most powerful nations in Zardion, has always had it's fair share of those seeking to assume it's throne. After framing the prince of the kingdom for killing his own father, the malevolent heir Valdoreth was able to deceitfully swindle the crown. By the time the other officials were able to find out and dethrone him, it was too late. He had installed an entirely new, tyrannical system of government and ejected the princes of the 8 major provinces of the kingdom, replacing them with the iron-fisted Judges of the New Trimithian Order. The kingdom is in shambles, as the former government of Trimithia try desperately to reclaim their realm...
The rebellion against Valdoreth's tyranny has grown to be more than just an annoying thorn in his side. Therefore, he appoints his chief officer, Jesselle, to scour the kingdom for any group that might threaten his power. One day, during a fateful bio-scanning operation in the mountains, she finds a man who has been trapped for two weeks by an avalanche, the aspiring inventor Max Dynamo, and suspects him of being a rebel. Max, who was completely oblivious to the whole event in the first place, rejects Jesselle's order to submit to Valdoreth and escapes to the first resistance encampment he can find, which lies in the forests outside of the kingdom.
After talking to members of the resistance, Max discovers that the reason that Valdoreth's forces are able to keep their power is because they weild a powerful, extra-dimensional energy that is somehow mined from synthetic space-time rifts. Anything that is touched by this energy is transformed into a monstrous dark version of itself, which must feed off of the negative energy produced by the emotions of fear and suffering. The Valdoreth-dominated areas of the kingdom are drenched in this dark energy, and filled with Shadowlings, beings composed entirely of this energy, and used as footsoldiers by Valdoreth.
It's up to Max to bring Trimithia back to it's former glory, and uncover the mystery of Valdoreth and the Dark Energy...

~Characters~
"Characters"

I haven't come up with many of the features of the game yet, since I'm still unsure which maker will be used for it. If it is made in RMXP, it will use Minkoff's animated battlers and many of the features included in Kain Nobel's Test bed. If it's made in VX, it will use the Tankentai battle system. Either way, the game will feature custom graphics and changing scenery based on events in the game (For example, once you defeat one of the judges, the province he ruled over will become brighter and less dystopian).

I'll add more stuff as I think of it. Comments please! ^^;