SAM'S PROFILE

Hi guys, it's been a while since I made a game, and I'm considering dipping my toes back into the old pool - especially as RPG Maker VX Ace went on sale on Steam a few months back and it's just sat on my list ever since.

Problem is, I really need to flesh out my ideas and, I'm kind of embarrassed to admit this, I've forgotten how to. What I know is that I want a clean, futuristic setting and an emphasis on exploration and wonder. A journey of some sort would probably suit that. This journey would need to be the backbone of a good narrative as a lot of people prioritize the story in an RPG.

I've been drawing comics in my absence and I'm quickly realizing that the rules and tactics I apply to writing comics do not apply to creating an RPG. A comic is 24 pages and done, nice and easy to pace as I set what's happening when, sometimes split a story over two or three issues, reader doesn't influence the outcome, characterization is not influenced by the reader.

As soon as I go to make an RPG I notice that "Hey, the player helps drive this story" and I don't know the player. I have no idea how long it will take a player to get from town a, through dungeon b, to town c as I don't know their skill level, I don't know what build their character will be, and I don't know if the way I portray characters in cutscenes is going to fit the way someone is playing as that character.

Now, there are controls I can put in place for these things, but only to a certain degree. The player is a co-pilot, a collaborator, and I have limited communication with them. Their power stems from the gameplay and the player's interaction with the game world, the decisions that they make. Trying to predict and accomodate for this is a truly daunting task.

How do the rest of you usually move forward from this point? Where you have a bare bones basis and the road ahead looks to be quite a long and unclear one?

Hey everyone. I appreciate it's been a while since I've floated around these parts. Day job and fatherhood committments aside, I've also started to draw indie comics. So far, I've created two comics, Arcadia (a one-shot) and Superheroes Ltd #1.

Both of them were admittedly funded using my overdraft and credit card. It's now time to create and fund Superheroes Ltd #2 and I've got a Kickstarter running to ensure that we can get the new comic finished and printed.

4 days and £350 to go. I believe we can do it! Just remember to share the Kickstarter with your friends and family, spread the word, and we'll get there!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjwebsterart/superheroes-ltd-comic

Superheroes Ltd #1 has been reviewed by Pages & Panels, who described the comic as "a comic with fun and vibrant artwork and a solid, amusing script."

You can read the full review here http://pagesandpanels.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/superheroes-ltd-by-sam-webster.html

I have also been interviewed by A Place To Hang Your Cape. You can read that one by following the link below

http://ap2hyc.com/?p=8414

I know I've been in and out of this site for a while now, and I know I'm probably not the most reliable or frequent visitor of this place, but my kid's now been born, almost two weeks old. We're happy, healthy, and my little girl will probably mean I'll continue to only be able to drop in occasionally.

Photos for the curious!

There's a game I intend on making once I purchase VX Ace, working title Reasons. I've been knocking up the base ideas of what I want to do at the moment and I wanted to get your opinions on whether it just plain sounds too lofty.

The following docs are images because I like to actually write stuff out as opposed to typing it.





EDIT: Some additional information I forgot to include
- It is a time of war.
- The war is against another sentient race.

True story. Just had the 12 week scan. We couldn't be happier!