CAZ'S PROFILE

First thing's first: what engine are you using?

This makes me want to not use RPG Maker ever again.

I write down everything. Like, as soon as I get an idea for anything I will tap it into my phone memo's for later use. I am.. very forgetful.. >_>

I start by waiting for a gimmick or main plot point to hit me (normally at weird times). For example, I was watching a Bounty advert earlier and it involved a desert island, so I started thinking about a game where you're on a plane to some destination or whatever and you have to pick your seat. The plane OBVIOUSLY crashes into the sea (because planes must crash in games/films/books) and you just so happen to save the person you chose to sit by. That person becomes your companion on a desert island and you could play the game over and over again with different companions from the plane. I rarely sit down and think, "I need a plot, let's make one" or my brain explodes.

Then I go on a walk, listen to some music and think of cool scenes that might happen in the game or the relationships between the characters and write all that down. Later on, I'll develop those ideas into something better or scrap the worse ones. Maybe there's a fight between the two survivors and they split up, or maybe one of them is very clingy and can't bear to be alone.

Like Marrend said, don't worry about making it too stream-of-consciousness or even keeping a journal of your thoughts. Or even recording yourself speak as you think so you can listen back on ideas. Or even roleplaying in your head. Take the position of each character and really try to make them feel realistic.

I once read a bit of a book by a guy who wrote comic books, and he said you should aim to tack "and" onto the end of every sentence. Don't just say "he's a 14 year old boy," say "... and he's got red hair.. and he plays the trumpet.. and he collects spiders.. and his parents were murdered by spiders.."

From what I gather from your situation, you've got too many ideas which you think are too unrelated to be within the same universe. What you need to do is put them all into the same world without them seeming too disjointed, or scrap various ideas which you don't think are quite so cool as the others. You can come back to them later, but if they were really that cool, you'd have no doubts on which to pick.

This recent tutorial might help if you were willing to mess around with the scripts of the game, but this would also ruin any possibility of naming actual characters. I'm not confident with RGSS so I can't really help you there, but you could try asking the tutorial's author for some pointers?

I.. I can't tell if this is a God debate or a fight about going commercial. Either way, this is stupid and the first part of what Sbester said is right (well.. I mean the part where he doesn't denounce a religion :P).

I don't think Link is trying to troll you, and I understand where he's coming from having once been forced into a religion. He's just trying to warn you of the dangers of going commercial too early with the few resources you have. Build a rapport with people who could help you, make freeware with them, build up your own skills.. Most importantly, build a fanbase BEFORE trying to sell anyone anything.