Server conceptualization: Cardboard Heroes

[haro41]

I dont own rent a server, I'm not developing this playerworld, nor do I have any current plans to. This thread is simply a collection of ideas and a chance for anyone to provide their ideas and input as well. The material presented here is not free for use.

After what seemed like an endless car ride, you have finally arrived in Booster Bay; your new home. What a nice little town! Moving in sure was easy. And look! You can see your new school from the bedroom window! They say the Arcana card game is all the rage there... Maybe this would be a good way to make some friends.
I guess it's time to get some sleep. The first day of school is tomorrow, and you sure don't want to be late!

Cardboard Heroes focuses around a card game called Arcana. It basically functions similarrly to Triple Triad from Final Fantasy 8. Each card will have a number on 4 sides which represents its strength. There can also be elemental strengths and weaknesses on cards.

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The basic common cards are called Runic cards. These are commonly bought, traded and won. The "1st" in the top corner denotes 1st edition. All cards created on the server for the first week will have this mark on them, and never again.

Cards with a gold edge are called Mystic cards. These cards can be earned by beating harder npcs and completing quests.

The final type are called Archaics. These cards can only be obtained by beating "boss" type npcs and completing difficult quests. They can not be bought or traded



Click the image below for a area map sketch.

You can see the area isn't very large. The idea isn't to create a huge sprawling overworld.By keeping the area small, more attention can be focused on the places that matter, like the card playing algorithims and beautifying the area we have.





I don't know where I'm going with the follwing image. It's still a rough version. Hopefully this will be the way you can go thru and sort your cards. Pick which ones you want to play.



The idea i'm trying to achieve with this playerworld is to give every npc a personality and a name. Each one will have a unique look, a personality, their own card set and a playing style. I want players to hear a name like Fred Phink, or Blake Porter and know where and what kind of player he is. Cardboard Heroes should be a server you can log on to for a hour, play a few matches... maybe a quest, and log off.


Sorry I cant write more. I gotta go. feel free to leave your thoughts, ideas, flames.