Community Suggestions Needed - World Setting & Hook

[Legacy_Genisys]

               I'm wanting to make one last great module for the nwn community, this one will only have only the best (in my opinion sorry), highly tested, bug free, easy to use scripts / systems / monsters / and anything else that I find as high quality.

This module will be playable offline or as a server module (with just one edit, however default will be offline), and it will be made so that Any class can play on the module, yet still be challenging to all, without being uber either.

This module will however have an extreme amount of high quality custom content, and will be completely focused on challenging normal characters in non-uber gear.  Also, there will also be areas, for server modules or LAN games, which will be dedicated strictly to open PVP. (If the builder turns the switch on to allow pvp outside of the arena.)

(Any modifications made to the module will be at the DM's or Builder's discretion.)

This project may take me 4 months to a year, I'm not sure how long, maybe not that long considering I have most (90%) of the scripts & systems done already.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

This module will NOT use subraces, it will be a standard module (1.69) and will NOT include CEP content.
(I'm doing this so anyone can play the module, provided they have updated to 1.69)  If a builder wants to add CEP to the module, that's done at their own discretion, and there will be a switch which checks to see if horses are allowed, for scripting with horses in a module presents many problems for my older systems.

What I need from the community is suggestions on the world's major Setting & the Major Plot(s), and more importantly, the major Hook...  (I'm willing to use multiple good suggestions for plots..)

Please be liberal with your suggestions, provided they are on topic, and
DO NOT FLAME ANY POSTER FOR THIER IDEAS or SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!

At the end of this post, I will make decisions on what to use, and post any and all decisions here in this post...

This is your chance to have a great Community Module (hopefully) with your help you can make it better! ':D
(If anyone wants to add to this module as a developer, please email me, I will use any provided content, after review)
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Genisys, 14 août 2010 - 06:31 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               This maybe completely "left-field" but have you considered Frank L. Baum's Oz? There are something like 18 books set there and they are all totally out of copywrite as is the most famous film. So there is plenty of source material for background.



Plot idea - major villain - Person finds ancient artifact and is driven completely and incurably insane by it. Raises army (type your choice - the faithful, monsters, undead, whatever) intent on destroying whatever.



TR
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Shieldsmasher]

               What about something like the legend of King Arthur?  The player could be a knight in the court who goes on the Grail quest.  You could solo it or play as a party. The quest could take you pretty much anywhere ... then you'd have to get back!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_TSMDude]

               Thundar the Barbarian...nuff said...
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_ffbj]

               Well one I think has not been done yet would be something similar to The Three Musketeers or Cyrano de Bergerac.  Essentially that setting but with fantastic elements of course.  A place where subtlety, intrigue, and duels, abound. Just having a strong sword-arm is not enough, i.e. the intelligence and wit of Cyrano is of equal importance too his mastery of the rapier.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               Another setting that has not been done at all (and one I thought about before deciding that I didn't have the cc skill to pull it off) is Anne McCaffrey's Pern or a magic using variation of. She has stated on her web site that as long as it's not for profit, she doesn't mind fan made content.



TR
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Genisys]

               

ffbj wrote...

Well one I think has not been done yet would be something similar to The Three Musketeers or Cyrano de Bergerac.  Essentially that setting but with fantastic elements of course.  A place where subtlety, intrigue, and duels, abound. Just having a strong sword-arm is not enough, i.e. the intelligence and wit of Cyrano is of equal importance too his mastery of the rapier.

Your on to something good here (ffbj), Love the idea...

"Wit of Cyrano?" care to expound upon this some more?

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Also, to everyone, let's be as detailed as possible in our suggestions and not just make a recommendation, because nobody has time to read through a lot of books to come to a conclusion, if you think it's good tell us ALL about it, please...

Many people may have never heard of Pendro the Prestidigitator.. (So give us outlines & details, if you will)
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Genisys, 15 août 2010 - 02:39 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_ffbj]

               Well Cyrano was an infamous wit. The updated version is the one with Steve Martin where he describes his nose, which is directly pulled from the original play. In the movies Jose Ferrer, and Gerard Depardu, both played the character and both of those movies are pretty good. Other references are The Musketeer with Tim Roth and the Man in the Iron Mask, for the general feel of the period.

The nose tirade and subsequent denouncement:

               
               

               

                     Modifié par ffbj, 15 août 2010 - 03:32 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Frith5]

               Give a thought to Stephen R. Donaldson's Thomas Covenant series for a possibly great setting that I don't believe has been explored in cRPGs (or traditional RPGs?).

Regards, and good luck with your project.

JFK
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Bubba McThudd]

               Terry Pratchett's Discworld?