I’m starting to work on creating my own Fire Emblem game as of recently, and I thought it would be a great idea to ask you all what kind of character you would like to see.

For those who don’t know already, Fire Emblem is a fantasy setting. I should definetly be able to add humans and dragons (manaketes) to the game, though anything beyond that isn’t guarenteed.

If you have any ideas, please put them in the comments. A submission (sounds way too formal but idk what other word to use) should have a name, species (human or dragon/manakete), a gender (or specify agender), race, and a class. If you want to, get creative with the classes, as long as I understand what you mean, I should be able to get them to work within established FE classes. If you want to get really creative, come up with a physical description, and/or even a personality!

I’ll turn on upvotes temporarily once post traction slows down, and whichever character has the most upvotes will be added. This means that, even if you don’t want to design a character, you can support your fellow hexbears who created characters that you like. If there’s a lot of submissions, I can pick the top few and do a recount, and then add the winner of the recount. If I have the space in the ROM, I could possibly even add multiple characters.

If you end up submitting, thank you, and I look forward to seeing what you all come up with. aubrey-happy

I forgot to add, if you are interested in any established details about the game/story, feel free to ask. I would honestly love to talk about it!

  • Luna [she/her, sae/saer]@hexbear.netOP
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    2 months ago

    I haven’t played a fire emblem game so no idea what they’re about

    Fire Emblem does combat with units on a grid. It’s kind of like chess, but also different in many ways.

    you mentioned it’s going on a rom is this like a rom hack

    This is a rom hack, I can do some things but I am by no means capable of making a game from scratch.

    Would any silly idea do or does it have to fit certain rules

    Any idea works! I would probably prefer something more in-tone with the setting (fantasy army/militia), but if you have a really good idea just go for it izutsumi-idea, I could probably find a way to fit it in, or eventually create a seperate ROM with entirely hexbear characters if people wanted that.

    • Gorb [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      I have no idea what would be a good idea but one I’ve been thinking about for a fantasy setting is a mage who really really hates magic and magicians. Like will go on a really long diatribe about why magic is the worst thing every created and magicians have their heads in the clouds and that most aren’t qualified to be near a staff.

      Mostly because its just me but swap out magic and mage for programming and programmer hehe. Idk if thats what you’re looking for unfortunately i have not a single creative bone in my body my brother got all of the art talent instead.

      I would like to hear about the story and what you’re putting into the game though!

      • Luna [she/her, sae/saer]@hexbear.netOP
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        2 months ago

        This idea would actually work really well in the story of the game due to how I plan on making magic work, and I would love to see what you could come up with. I don’t want to say too much about the magic system, because it might stifle what you have in mind, but in short there are three different variations of magic: Light, Anima (elemental, specifically Fire, Wind, Thunder), and Dark.

        I’ll have to create a post about what I’m planning on doing, I’ve just started but I’ve had a good amount in my mind already. Most of my progress so far is in writing, so maybe it can go in the writing comm. I would love to be able to get feedback on what I have so far; the main reason I wanted to do this in the first place is because I love writing, fantasy, and Fire Emblem, so I’m excited to see what I can create.