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Zephyr Skies: The Winter Sage is a fantasy epic made for the RMN Summer Games 2011. We have delivered a highly polished project within a short time budget by augmenting existing WombatRPGs talent with a variety of contributions from creative sources from around the site.

Story
Zephyr Skies follows the path of Nathaniel Everard, a mercenary of the nation of Calcedonia. Most of his work is for the Calcedonian High Throne, situated in the capital city of Labrynne. In the winter of the year 1305, the crown prince Reginald Scott Piedmont tasks Nathaniel with the kidnapping of a certain peasant girl deep in the heart of Malcairn territory. The prince is vague about his reasons, saying she is important to the future of Calcedonia. The mission promises to be dangerous; the empire of Malcaira viciously defends itself from foreigners, but the pay is good and Nathaniel accepts. With only minor run-ins with Malcairn soldiers, he captures the girl Violet and heads back for Labrynne.

However, when Nathaniel returns to Labrynne with the captive Violet in tow, he learns that prince Reginald Scott Piedmont, the king, and over half of the royal family have been assassinated in a single night. Calcedonia is in an uproar. The next in line for the throne is the young Luke Lloyd Piedmont, an untested prince of only 8 years old. As Nathaniel tries to sort out his situation, he becomes caught up with a secret guild of mages, scholars, and con men that seem to be chasing after Violet. With the prince dead, Nathaniel is at a loss to explain the purpose of Violet. As he falls into negotiations with the guild, the high throne, and the diplomats of Malcaira, a conspiracy slowly comes to light that will rattle all of Calcedonia.

Latest Blog

Update and a COOL ANNOUNCEMENT

First of all, we've gotten a lot of feedback in the two years since this game was completed. Most of it was positive, but there were also a lot of concerns about the balance of the Four Horsemen boss in the Millennium Planes so we've decided to update etc etc tetris etc

Anyway, we've started work on a THRILLING SEQUEL, the next game in the Zephyr Skies saga! If you're filled with questions about what's a real game, what's not a real game, what's the purpose of Zephyr Skies, what's the best way to solve the Tektuk Hidden Cave elevator puzzle, then we also have an FAQ for you. We're looking to forward to making something similar-but-very-different and hope you'll enjoy it too.

Thanks for the support!

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OK, after I downloaded it, I thought that there were not much maps as I expected. Then were the surprising intro, which brought in the feeling of wrongness. Aah. Then came the game. I remembered some things in my poor life... then I tried to read game page... Read it, analysed it and understood something deep. Thank you for that. Pity I am too lame to achieve a perfect ending. Well, sorry, Link, your adventure is in another game.
*went replaying DQ2 to calm himself*



I feel that the idea of the game being broken is a really cool idea. However, I do not appreciate in the slightest that this game has no RPG aspect to it whatsoever, that I was given no warning before the game began "glitching" that this was a normal occurrence, or that this game page is total bull**** and does nothing but make players feel stupid. A lot of things about this game could have been awesome but instead I have to give it a double thumbs down for the above mentioned issues. And before anyone starts, yes I understand the humor in this and yes I can appreciate that it is a joke. But since it is a joke that made me repeatedly restart my computer and did not give me even a second of fun playing, I don't really care about that.

On a positive note, I would absolutely play this game if it was a game and if I actually had to do something RPG related to repair the world. The concept is fun. As long as it comes with a warning right from the start.
benos
My mind is full of fuck.
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I wanted to play a game, not a puzzle I cannot get past. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SUPER SAIYAN.
Nightowl
Remember when I actually used to make games? Me neither.
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How the hell I'm one of the developers?

Edit: Yay i'm not one of the devs anymore.
Oblic
Once a member of RMN, always a member of RMN!
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Wow... I really should have read the comments before I opened this... you guys... are a bunch of dicks... but in a funny way!

My soul is still a bit crushed by the initial excitement seeing all the maps, and then realizing that the game was entirely meant to fuck with our minds! Still, I see the point; should have realized what was going on when there were that many maps and only a month to finish. Congrats I guess...?
Ok then i have to hand it to you,it was a great idea with all the aditional stuff and it really got me interested to try it :)
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
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It was part of the element of surprise.
Ok,thanks chana for the answer :) But seriously guys,this shouldn't be in the RPG category :p
chana
(Socrates would certainly not contadict me!)
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@Velious : I sympathize, just PMed you.
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
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What are you talking about? I found that the game progresses regardless of how well one does on the puzzles.
Of course i didn't want to complain but after an hour of trying to solve the puzzles and going the same thing over and over again i have the right to post my complaints..And i don't have a clue about what to do!!Does the game progress if you manage to solve all the puzzles?Or there isn't any further and it's only this tetris? I don't think i am being paranoid or something,i just want to know if this is really an rpg or a puzzle game.You are right,i may not get the "point" of this game but i would like to know if there is anything except from puzzles and what to do to enjoy the main game.
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
DE
*click to edit*
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author=Velious
I am talking about the tetris thing at the start of the game,with the author telling you that the world is broken and then occurs that tetris thing..I have passed that thig and then it starts all over..If it stops after some time i don't know it but it's pretty annoying and you should have put the option to avoid it because many people don't like to waste their time.


Thankfully you didn't pay for the game and can simply delete it if it's not to your liking. And if you don't get the point of this "game", which seems to be the case, then this is exactly what you should do.
I am talking about the tetris thing at the start of the game,with the author telling you that the world is broken and then occurs that tetris thing..I have passed that thig and then it starts all over..If it stops after some time i don't know it but it's pretty annoying and you should have put the option to avoid it because many people don't like to waste their time.

Hexatona: I am NOT a troller,i have played many RPG games of many consoles and from PC including games from this site and my opinion is that in the game's description the tetris thing should be included since it's not really story based.By the way,having a lot of posts doesn't mean you know everything and we don't..So stop calling others trollers since they may have more experience than you in RPGs.

Deckiller: Boxxy?
Decky
I'm a dog pirate
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author=Hexatona
author=psy_wombats
author=Velious
So,you just thought to trick some people and instead of an rpg game you created a stupid tetris game..Could you at least not have this game in the rpg category cause since it's only this tetris thing it's not concidered an rpg?Ok,funny,congratulations but dont trick others to download this and then spend time playing something they didn't want to.
Wait, what? There's a tetris minigame in Escharlot once you clear the Haunted Gardens, but it's not like you have to beat it to continue. Do you think you could rephrase your complaint to be a little more clear?
Wouldn't worry about it. Velious Joined yesterday and is trollin' you. That was his first post.


He's Boxxy, you see.
Hexatona
JESEUS MIMLLION SPOLERS
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author=psy_wombats
author=Velious
So,you just thought to trick some people and instead of an rpg game you created a stupid tetris game..Could you at least not have this game in the rpg category cause since it's only this tetris thing it's not concidered an rpg?Ok,funny,congratulations but dont trick others to download this and then spend time playing something they didn't want to.
Wait, what? There's a tetris minigame in Escharlot once you clear the Haunted Gardens, but it's not like you have to beat it to continue. Do you think you could rephrase your complaint to be a little more clear?

Wouldn't worry about it. Velious Joined yesterday and is trollin' you. That was his first post.
author=Velious
So,you just thought to trick some people and instead of an rpg game you created a stupid tetris game..Could you at least not have this game in the rpg category cause since it's only this tetris thing it's not concidered an rpg?Ok,funny,congratulations but dont trick others to download this and then spend time playing something they didn't want to.

Wait, what? There's a tetris minigame in Escharlot once you clear the Haunted Gardens, but it's not like you have to beat it to continue. Do you think you could rephrase your complaint to be a little more clear?
So,you just thought to trick some people and instead of an rpg game you created a stupid tetris game..Could you at least not have this game in the rpg category cause since it's only this tetris thing it's not concidered an rpg?Ok,funny,congratulations but dont trick others to download this and then spend time playing something they didn't want to.
-_- This looked good, I got excited about trying it. So, I download and start the game, watch the opening, error message 1 appears and I'm jerked halfway through the game to boss fight, kill him in 1 hit with ultima just to get 3 more error messages as he runs down the hill. Completely lost and confused, I closed the game cursed at my computer and opened firefox to come say how annoyed this game has made me.


I understand how the game is supposed to be, but it's honestly rather annoying. Meh, not my kinda thing.
Decky
I'm a dog pirate
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author=Marrend
What annoys me the most is the that I can't see a thing when I mess up. This increases the probability that I mess up again, making me see less, increasing the chances that I mess up again, etc.

Not that messing up matters in the slightest, but it's still irksome.


Intentional :3