After a week of feverishly slaving away on the game, I've finally gotten it to the point where a playable and fairly polished prototype is ready for public consumption.
The demo should contain anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes of gameplay, or perhaps a bit more if you're a completionist. The main quest of the game isn't really present at this point, but a lot of optional content has already been implemented. My main concern with the game is building the world from the ground up and then adding the main story later on, so the game doesn't ever feel rushed or threadbare, as the original RM2K version sometimes did. If you're interested in the game and want to see whether it's for you or not, feel free to download the demo.
author=Crystalgate I entered an armor shop and the game insisted on scrolling down to the bottom most items. I couldn't buy the rest of the items at all.
That's odd. Maybe your mouse cursor was in the way? Scrolling through items is easier with the arrow keys.