Earthbound: The Rainbow Omen (discussion)

[DVB]

/Good to know. I hope you mean Echo of Time >.>... Anyway, would you consider something where the Starman attempt to use Diego's dormant PSI and unleash DX? He'd be like a manifestation of PSI. If left unchecked, he could become the next Gigyas though not being stupid, but malicious. If not, that's all right.

[coolminun]

That actually sounds pretty awesome. As i read the post, I thought about him becoming the next giygas before reading the later part of the post. Maybe even using the dreaded Pk hex. Out of all the characters, I found Diego to be the most intriguing. An evil split personality that unlocks the potential of Psi sounds very creative. Could definitely see some personality dominance fights, and trust/fear issues between him and the others if DX were to resurface and start attacking everyone with Psi. Just the thought is exciting lol

As for the constant checking of the thread, I do it because this is my first RPG thread and probably the closest thing I've ever been to a fan fiction. I look forward to it like I look forward to a new manga chapter every Friday, but it's even better because it can be updated almost everyday, I get to put my own little two cents in to add, I get to listen to the writing of other members of the forums, and its a lot of fun getting to know what the imagination of others is like.

So yes, please post before I die XD

[Kiruria]

@DVB: Interesting idea. A Starman unlocking it? Eh, I dunno. We won't even be encountering Starmen for quite a while--it's not like they go around attacking people all the time. With Giygas gone, they have no incentive to do such things anymore. However, I'm beginning to think of another way DX can come out... and the fact that Diego just happens to have the music box fits perfectly well with it. Once I finish this idea, I'll PM it to you or something. Or maybe I'll just keep it secret. *evil grin*

And yes, that "other RPG" was in fact Echo of Time. I just posted in that, so now there's nothing keeping me from posting in this RPG... oh my!

Oh wait, scratch that--we will be encountering Starmen at some earlier point, except their identity as Starmen will not be obvious... *shuts up*

[Soaring Pikachu]

I would say to let everyone go crazy wild with creativity. Earthbound is a random and quirky kind of universe and we should use that to our advantage.

[DVB]

That actually sounds pretty awesome. As i read the post, I thought about him becoming the next giygas before reading the later part of the post. Maybe even using the dreaded Pk hex. Out of all the characters, I found Diego to be the most intriguing. An evil split personality that unlocks the potential of Psi sounds very creative. Could definitely see some personality dominance fights, and trust/fear issues between him and the others if DX were to resurface and start attacking everyone with Psi. Just the thought is exciting lol

As for the constant checking of the thread, I do it because this is my first RPG thread and probably the closest thing I've ever been to a fan fiction. I look forward to it like I look forward to a new manga chapter every Friday, but it's even better because it can be updated almost everyday, I get to put my own little two cents in to add, I get to listen to the writing of other members of the forums, and its a lot of fun getting to know what the imagination of others is like.

So yes, please post before I die XD

Never made it far in an RPG for DX to cause trouble so we will see here. Well, there was the Dragoon one. Well, DX can't come out and it is connected to why DVB can't use PSI. When the experiment went awry and Diego headbutted the equipment, the severe voltage and energy kinda locked his powers as if they were unlocked, DX could take over, or even expunge himself from Diego as a living ghost of PSI. Diego himself wouldn't become a Giygas like figure, though DX is a different matter. Made out malevolent thought and restrained negative impulses, he is Hyde to Diego's Jekyll.

[Kiruria]

@Soaring Pikachu: Good idea. Very good idea. Again you read my mind. Of course, even the randomness has some logic to it, though the logic is crazy at times.

Okay, my post is now up! I apologise for the length of my latest posts--I guess there was a lot of info I wanted to include! Hopefully this upcoming scene will allow me to make shorter posts, since it will be basically wandering and battles. So now everyone can learn a new PSI technique! Everyone except Diego that is. Do what you want with the magic butterflies, though they're very easy to kill. Be careful if you want to try capturing one--I think Gon's will die pretty quickly.

So this next part of the RPG requires a little bit of imagination. Wander around the garden and decide which of the enemies listed will appear. Sounds simple, right? Also, you'll notice that two of the enemies in the list are completely original, one's straight out of Earthbound (the Mobile Sprout), and one's straight out of Mother 3 (the Pigtunia). The Foppy was straight out of Earthbound too, though here they got turned into magic butterflies somehow. You may add whatever little details to these enemies you like, as long as you don't give them abilities other than basic physical attacks and what I specified in their descriptions. For example, it's okay to have a Mobile Sprout kick you, but not to have it use PSI or something. The only enemies that can use PSI here are the Mobile Sprouts, which just use PSI Magnet to drain your PSI powers.

(PSI Magnet is a PSI technique that has not been mentioned in my PSI list, as the ability is slightly advanced for people to use. It will become an option for new obtainable PSI later.)

Kyornik's life was saved. And he got healed for free as well. I'll edit the Character List with everyone's new PSI as people decide on it--so far I have Kyornik with PK Freeze and Gon with Lifeup.

So this is your first RPG, coolminun? Wow. All I can say is, you're making much better posts than what I did when I first started RPing. I know you're still getting the hang of RPG rules and such down, but you seem to be learning well.

[coolminun]

Actually, can we have them use life up as well? According to memory and earthbound wiki, they can also use life up alpha.

[Raiden193]

I apologize, now I have posted for once.

[Kiruria]

@coolminun: Yes, you're right, the Mobile Sprouts can use Lifeup... That never happened to me when I played Earthbound (PSI Magnet was WAY more common, those annoying bastards) as far as I remember, so I guess I overlooked it. I'll go edit that, it'll make those things harder to defeat. *chuckle*

@Raiden193: Yay! I'm glad to see you're still interested in this RPG! Oh wait--I haven't read your post yet. *goes to read the post*

EDIT: I read your post. Hahaha, I'm starting to really love Mic. Although now you have to make another post in response to what I just posted before you! You can wait a little while on that one if you want, though.

@Everyone: I have updated the Character Lists with Gon and Kyornik's new PSI, finally changed Calvin's favourite animal to the turtle, and added Hinawa to the NPC list. I also updated the Plot Summary.

[Raiden193]

YOU LIEK???

Santana's a "bad b!tch", ripping up flowers and sh!t.

[Kiruria]

Oh no, Hinawa will be furious! Actually, no, she won't, given the TONS of flowers in the field. If they were the sunflowers on her grave... well then she might be.

Hmm, provided more people post, this group is actually quite a good size. Nine people in total, if you don't count the characters controlled by people who haven't posted yet. *cough Daylight cough Magikarpenter cough* I think I'll just kick them out after a while...

EDIT: Arrgh, turns out I made a small mistake in an enemy introduction. In Earthbound, Foppies are red. Stronger versions of them are called Fobbies, which are orange. Foppy, Fobby... same difference. Perhaps we can say the sun just made the sunflower field ones look orange, or maybe they're special because they turn into magic butterflies. But still... my bad.

EDIT2: But anyway, I updated the Enemy Index as well. Read it for some laughs--I tried to format the descriptions much like the Earthbound Strategy Guide descriptions and the Mother 3 Battle Memory descriptions. Although I got a little lazy and copy-and-pasted the battle descriptions from those sources for canon enemies.

EDIT3: Gosh, I can't stop making edits. Anyway, I just want to bring back to light the fact that you may come up with your own enemy designs if you feel so compelled to. These cannot be done for current areas (it's too late to design Jardin de Colores enemies), but any enemies for possible future areas will do. It's not required by any of you, and I certainly don't expect anyone to do it, but it's just a fun possibility. In case anyone's interested, I currently have plans for the next enemy locations we encounter to be a whimsical world up in the clouds, and then a music room. Yup, expect to encounter crazy situations in this RPG. And we WILL travel to all the continents in this RPG, so any location in any of them could be a location we visit.

[Zekshirom]

So, we can make up enemies? And you might use them in the RPG?

Awesome!

Also, is there a chance we might visit Kaishi Village? I'm sure the villagers would like to see Tekina again.

[Kiruria]

Well, hmm... While it is true that we'll be visiting all seven continents in the RPG, Eagleland happens to be the one we'll travel to last (before entering the rainforest of course), and we probably won't be anywhere near Kaishi Village when we do. But don't worry, I'll make sure there's some way for everyone to return briefly to their homes. In fact, I think I know of a perfect time to do so... so stay tuned!

And I'm still contemplating on whether to do the splitting into three groups later on in the RPG... I guess it will depend on how many people are active then, as well as your opinions on the matter.

EDIT: I will likely be away from my computer for a couple of days thanks to this convention I'm going to. I'll be able to post again on Saturday evening. Until then, don't be afraid to have your character encounter enemies from the list I posted. I guess everyone wants to keep their characters nice and safe, something I would have expected only from Daylight if he's still around.

And Soaring Pikachu... don't go anywhere, I have something planned for Bowie. Ah, what the heck. I'm done with his part of my next post, so I'll just post it now and post Gon's part later. I think Bowie is starting to fulfill the role of "wrong-way tester". The Wrong-Way Tester sees what happens if you go toward a place you're not supposed to go. In the Earthbound/Mother series, the results can be funny sometimes, so they're often worth testing out.

And finally, in case you guys didn't notice, I updated my user title and location for this RPG, just for laughs. I'll probably be updating it throughout the RPG... just because I'm crazy and all. My current user title makes a reference to the Merrygolds.

[Soaring Pikachu]

Yup, thats me! As long as there are some warning signs, I think I will be able to avoid getting myself killed. (probably)

[Kiruria]

Well, so far all you have is two groups of goofy gangsters telling you to go away. The worst that can happen is that Bowie will be painted green. And yes, I am well aware of the fact that the Insane Cultists from Earthbound worshipped blue, not green. There is a reason behind the Cult of Green's existence... well maybe. And for those of you familiar with Mother 3, you can be assured that the Pigmasks won't pose much of a threat this time around. In this RPG, they don't even look like soldiers like they used to.

And I finally made Gon's post, sorry for the delay. This game officially stinks now, just like Earthbound.

[Zekshirom]

Could somebody else PLEASE respond to Tekina singing? I'm sure Kyornik would like it. (nudge nudge, wink wink)

Yeah, I'm crazy. AND I JUST WOKE UP!!!!!!!!!!

[DVB]

Let me see if there are things I can liven up here. In the meanwhile, I am sure some of you have other RPGs you need to update...

XP

Hope everyone is doing great

[coolminun]

Oh man, are we gonna meet Master belch? I also have a question about Hinawa's psi gift. Since Kyornik was already in the realization process of pk freeze before she granted the gift is it possible that Kyornik could learn Healing as his gift. I was originally thinking about him learning both freeze and Healing at the same time so he can heal off the frostbite and gangrene he gets from the process, but that sounded a bit greedy. I know Lucas learned like 3 or 4 psi after he was in the hot springs with Ionia, so it might not be that bad if I have 3. Especially since nobody else can use healing and Gon and Kyornik could be like the walking hospital I heal status you heal strength. Your decision, whatever you decide i'm fine with.

Are any aspects from mother 1 going to be in this? Was thinking about the secrets of Psi discovered by Ninten's grandpa, George, and his research.

[Soaring Pikachu]

since nobody else can use healing

(loudly clears throat)
Bowies learned PSI: Healing

[coolminun]

Perfect. Disregard my post on healing then. But about master belch/barf, if it is him we have to deal with, is the fly honey kyornik found going to be of use? I mean it could be a dump site near the garden that's the cause of the fly swarms, but seeing as this is earthbound it may be either a horde of slimy piles or belch/barf