As you lay dreaming in bed, you find yourself walking through a strange hallway that seems to ripple and distort around you with every step.
Walking through the dream, you encounter ethereal figures along the way.
Some are familiar.
Others are strangers.
But part of you knows, deep down, that you will know all of them someday. For better or for worse.
Though they will not be with you at the start, a part of you knows that someday they will all be with you eventually…
Your Family
You walk past a strange dream version of your house, crested by pink clouds and surrounded by a warping landscape. Out on the frown lawn you see your family who is comprised of-
Family. Pick up to 3 or just 1.
[] Your Mother
[] Your Father
[] A telephone representing your working Father
[] A telephone representing your working Mother
[] Your Little Sister
[] Your Little Brother
[] Your Dog
[] Nobody but you, you are alone. (+1 to all stats)
The Neighbor
Walking past your house, you find yourself already passing by your neighbors. For a moment, their house is a palette swapped version of your own. Then it begins to shift and stretch into different, impossible shapes. Your neighbor is leaning against the fence as you walk by, they are-
Neighbor
[] Porky Minch: A fat boy around your age who is quite a liar. He lives with his brother and slovenly parents next door.
[] Your Neighbor is Familiar...(WRITE-IN): [Replace this character with another 'canon' character, from Earthbound or another appropriate franchise within the setting.]
[] Your Neighbor is Unfamiliar: [Replace this character with an original character made by the GM. Either inspired by one of the character creation submissions or unrelated]
[] Your Neighbor is...Random?!: [Replace thischaracterwithatotally randomcharacterchosenby the GM!]
The Captive
Familiar settings drop away as you proceed. You come to a stop in front of a set of jail bars. Staring through them you find someone, or something, staring back at you. They are imprisoned and plead for you to free them at some point. They are-
The Captive
[] Paula Jones: A good natured girl with destructive PSI powers. They will reach out to you with their mind, calling for help.
[] The Captive is Someone Familiar...(WRITE-IN): [Replace this character with another 'canon' character, from Earthbound or another appropriate franchise within the setting.] [] The Captive is Someone Unfamiliar: [Replace this character with an original character made by the GM. Either inspired by one of the character creation submissions or unrelated]
[] The Captive is...Random: [Replace thischaracterwithatotally randomcharacterchosenby the GM!]
The Cavalry
Forced to walk around the jail bars, you barely make it a few steps forward before you suddenly and abruptly plummet. Your stomach twists and as you land, you find yourself surrounded by foes whose forms and faces twist between a thousand different forms. However, in this dire moment, someone comes to your aid. They are-
[] Jeff Andonuts: The genius son of a scientist and an amateur inventor himself. What he lacks in PSI, he makes up for with his inventions.
[] The Cavalry is Someone Familiar...(WRITE-IN): [Replace this character with another 'canon' character, from Earthbound or another appropriate franchise within the setting.] [] The Cavalry is Someone Unfamiliar: [Replace this character with an original character made by the GM. Either inspired by one of the character creation submissions or unrelated]
[] The Cavalry is...Random: [Replace thischaracterwithatotally randomcharacterchosenby the GM!]
The Foreign Power
As the enemies disappear behind you with that ally that rushed to your aid, you are left walking alone once again. Time stretches out and you find yourself increasingly tired. Just as the road ahead looks its most threatening yet, a figure appears at the top of a hill.
Worn out and more tired then you are, you can sense great power or at least potential from them. They have come from some place far off and exotic. All in an effort to aid you. They are-
The Foreign Power
[] Pu: A PSI user and prince from a floating city in the sky who has trained long to hone his skills.
[] The Foreign Power is Someone Familiar...(WRITE-IN): [Replace this character with another 'canon' character, from Earthbound or another appropriate franchise within the setting.] [] The Foreign Power is Someone Unfamiliar: [Replace this character with an original character made by the GM. Either inspired by one of the character creation submissions or unrelated]
[] The Foreign Power is...Random: [Replace thischaracterwithatotally randomcharacterchosenby the GM!]
Outside Involvement
Walking over the hill, you find yourself carried farther than your feet could reasonably take you. All around you neighborhoods warp into battlefields. While your heart knows this conflict will be a local one, you see strange figures both helping and hindering your efforts. They're not from around here…
(This Quest is focused on Earthbound, but 8-Bit Dystopia is a setting that is an amalgamation of various video game series. While certain characters and elements from other areas and games will likely get involved regardless, what games would you like to see content from? This is part is less a majority rules vote, and more an interest check.)
Outside Influences
[] Kirby
[] Metroid
[] Starfox
[] Animal Crossing
[] Megaman
[] Sonic
[] Kid Icarus
[] Shin Megami Tensei
[] Or write in! But please read the document for appropriate series
Your Nemesis
Your feet come to a stop.
You have reached the end of your journey in the dream.
The pink clouds and idyllic landscape are gone.
Things begin to darken, as if your dream is curdling into a nightmare.
A horrifying force looms, threatening Onnet.
Threatening the Eagle Quarter.
Threatening the entire world.
Yet as your vision warps and you begin to wake, you can vaguely make out someone familiar standing beside the enemy.
Helping it.
Though you can't make out their face, you know that person is…
[] Someone you Hate
[] Someone you Love
[] Someone you Don't Expect…
Plan: A Normal Life...
--Family
[X] Your Mother
[X] A telephone representing your working Mother
[X] Your Dog
--Neighbores
[X] Your Neighbor is Familiar...(WRITE-IN): Ness
--Captive
[X] The Captive is...Random: [Replace this character with a totally random character chosen by the GM!]
--Cavalry
[X] The Cavalry is...Random: [Replace this character with a totally random character chosen by the GM!]
--Foreign Power
[X] The Foreign Power is...Random: [Replace this character with a totally random character chosen by the GM!]
--Outside Involvment
[X] Kirby
--Nemesis
[X] Someone you Don't Expect…
ah wonderful, time to make our Heroine save the world...probably.
[X] Plan Big Sis to the Rescue.
-[X] A telephone representing your working Mother
-[X] Your Little Sister
-[X] Your Little Brother Neighbor
-[X] Porky Minch: A fat boy around your age who is quite a liar. He lives with his brother and slovenly parents next door. The Captive
-[X] Paula Jones: A good natured girl with destructive PSI powers. They will reach out to you with their mind, calling for help. The Cavalry
-[X] The Cavalry is...Random: [Replace this character with a totally random character chosen by the GM!] The Foreign Power -[X] The Foreign Power is Someone Unfamiliar: [Replace this character with an original character made by the GM. Either inspired by one of the character creation submissions or unrelated]
Outside Influences
-[X] Kirby
-[X] Megaman
-[X] Sonic Your Nemesis
-[X] Someone you Don't Expect…
[X] Plan: Bonds greater than Blood
[X] Nobody but you, you are alone. (+1 to all stats) The Neighbor
-[X] Your Neighbor is Familiar...(WRITE-IN): Ness: The older of the two siblings that live next door and a few years younger than you. Too much of a goody two-shoes for you to be friends but you two have some shared likes that makes you tolerate him. The Captive
-[X] The Captive is...Random The Cavalry
-[X] Jeff Andonuts: The genius son of a scientist and an amateur inventor himself. What he lacks in PSI, he makes up for with his inventions. The Foreign Power
-[X] The Foreign Power is...Random Outside Influences
-[X] Kirby
-[X] Shin Megami Tensei
-[X] (Write-in) River City Your Nemesis
-[X] Someone you Don't Expect…
Little bit of randomness aswell as some backstory on our troublemaking protag on why she's a troublemaker to begin with!
[X] Plan: Bonds Greater Than Blood.
Well, sorrow of sorrows I was too late! Somehow despite reloading the page, I didn't see all the new stuff until it was too late. But it looks like the one I wanted won anyway.
I had some fun ideas for this vote. Stuff like, what if Ness was the cavalry, or what if our Neighbor was Frank (The Shark gang leader.) But I don't really have enough to make a coherent plan and Bonds Greater Than Blood is right up my alley anyway
[X] Plan And so the heroes are decided
Family
-[X] Your Little Sister
-[X]Your Little Brother
-[X] Your Dog The Neighbor
-[X] Your Neighbor is Familiar...(WRITE-IN): Ness: The older of the two siblings that live next door and a few years younger than you. Too much of a goody two-shoes for you to be friends but you two have some shared likes that makes you tolerate him. The Captive
-[X] The Captive is...Random The Cavalry
-[X] Jeff Andonuts: The genius son of a scientist and an amateur inventor himself. What he lacks in PSI, he makes up for with his inventions. The Foreign Power
-[X] Pu: A PSI user and prince from a floating city in the sky who has trained long to hone his skills.
Outside Influences
-[X] Kirby
—[X] Metroid
—-[X] Starfox
——[X] Animal Crossing
——-[X] Megaman
Your Nemesis
- [X] Someone you Don't Expect…
[X] Plan: I need a cyborg to clobbah dat dere Kirby!
-[X] Your Little Sister
-[X] Your Little Brother
-[X] Porky Minch
-[X] The Captive is...Random
-[X]The Cavalry is Someone Familiar: King Dedede
-[X]The Foreign Power is...Random
-[X] Kirby -[X] Starfox
-[X] Animal Crossing
-[X] Sonic
-[X] (Write in) Street Fighter
-[X] (Write in) Yakuza/Like a Dragon
-[X] (Write in) Mario
-[X] Someone you Don't Expect…
Open to other suggestions for family/captive/foreign power and whatnot. Also unsure which of the nemesis options might be the most interesting.
[X] Plan: M-M-M-Mystery Box!
-[X] Your Father
-[X] Your Dog
-[X] Your Neighbor is...Random?!
-[X] Your Captive is...Random?!
-[X] Your Cavalry is...Random?!
-[X] Your Foreign Power is...Random?!
-[X] Kirby
-[X] Megaman
-[X] Shin Megami Tensei
-[X] Someone you Don't Expect…
[X] Plan: M-M-M-Mystery Box!
-[X] Your Father
-[X] Your Dog
-[X] Your Neighbor is...Random?!
-[X] Your Captive is...Random?!
-[X] Your Cavalry is...Random?!
-[X] Your Foreign Power is...Random?!
-[X] Kirby
-[X] Megaman
-[X] Shin Megami Tensei
-[X] Someone you Don't Expect…
Plan: New Age Retro Life
--Family
[X] A telephone representing your working Mother
[X] A telephone representing your working Father
[X] Your Dog
--Neighbores
[X] Your Neighbor is...Random?!: [Replace thischaracter with a totally random character chosenby the GM!]
--Captive
[X] The Captive is...Random?!: [Replace this character with a totally random character chosen by the GM!]
--Cavalry
[X] The Cavalry is...Random?!: [Replace this character with a totally random character chosen by the GM!]
--Foreign Power
[X] The Foreign Power is...Random: [Replace this character with a totally random character chosenby the GM!]
--Outside Involvment
[X] Animal Crossing
[X] Megaman
[X] Shin Megami Tensei
--Nemesis
[X] Someone you Don't Expect…
[X] Plan: Chaos Chaos
-[X] Nobody but you, you are alone. (+1 to all stats)
-[X] Your Neighbor is...Random?!
-[X] Your Captive is...Random?!
-[X] Your Cavalry is...Random?!
-[X] Your Foreign Power is...Random?!
-[X] Megaman
-[X] Metroid
-[X] Kirby
-[X] Someone you Don't Expect…
Too bad we didn't pick the PSI option, but I'm willing to go down the path of kicking butt ourselves instead of using mind blasts.