[project1dev] Re: pirate dice area and multidimensional pirating
- From: eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:22:06 -0400
what do you mean?
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That sounds pretty fun (:
>
> I really like the idea. Do you think it will be much work to get all the
> pirate leveling up stuff etc working?
>
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 8:56 AM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> re: the stage area... well really i was thinking 2 because i wanted the
>> 2nd one to be a sideshow type thing where we could have weird little scenes
>> like escape artists/magicians, ventriloquists, freak shows, etc. but
>> actually 1 stage would suffice and we could have the cool stuff there.
>> these would be simple little animated scenes to give flavor to the area, we
>> could have someone singing songs playing guitar, etc. with funny pirate
>> songs, comedy acts, etc. whatever we come up with :)
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:41 AM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> well i realize sometimes things sound crazy but here it goes...
>>>
>>> the basic premise behind the pirate dice area on the void map is that in
>>> the distant future super pirates decide they are tired of pirating this
>>> reality and want to go plunder some alternate dimensions, but in order to do
>>> that they need to raise the funds to master interdimensional travel... their
>>> solution was to build a casino outside of space time and invite all the
>>> greatest pirates from the beginning of time onward to gamble there, with a
>>> small portion of the funds going "to the house" as a tax in order to pay for
>>> the R&D department. Basically the way it works is, if you're a famous
>>> pirate the super pirates find you and give you a pirate decoder ring that
>>> gives you access to the portal that brings you to the pirate dice area to
>>> play, so in game you can become a famous pirate and they find you and hook
>>> you up with the membership ring. for now it'll just be an area in the
>>> carnival but you'll be let in through a side door because you dont have a
>>> ring yet.
>>>
>>> description:
>>> basically this will be a bar/casino reminiscent of the cantina in star
>>> wars where people from all different time periods will come together to try
>>> and hustle each other. basically a seedy area with seedy characters, there
>>> will be different levels of pirate dice depending on how much money/prestige
>>> you have. i picture 4 areas, 1 which is like a run down table, 1 which is a
>>> step up from that with some richer dudes playing, then a high roller table
>>> where wealthy/famous pirates are gambling (we could have famous real life
>>> pirates like black beard), then there'd be a gated off VIP only area where
>>> the richest of the rich go. There will also be a conference room where the
>>> pirates get together to talk about their goal of interdimensional piracy and
>>> to figure out if a new pirate somewhere in time is worthy of being given a
>>> decoder ring. there will also be a couple of stages, a main stage and a
>>> side stage where there will be acts, music, etc. put on for guests
>>> enjoyment.
>>>
>>> art style:
>>> we want an eclectic mix of themes and genres here because there will be
>>> pirates from all over the map/time period existing there so anything goes.
>>> sketches are coming soon of how i see the environments looking.
>>>
>>> thoughts/impressions?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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