Hey everyone, long time lurker here, first time poster.
I have about 5 games in the pipeline and I wanted to share one of my major ideas to get some feedback and possibly stir up some common interest and develop a team. My game is extremely large for me and Im having issues with endurance in bringing it to prototype.
All that having been said, I bring you the Game called Elon:
[Storyline]
There are 10 Planets that circle the glowing sphere called "Center" (working title), the first 5 are separated from the next 5 by a dark nebulous void in between them. The void is called "Dark Abyss" (working title). The light from Center reaches the outer planets much more faintly due to the Dark Abyss creating a strong separation between characteristics of each inhabitants.
Each planet has an extremely powerful energy source within its core called "Elon". Each Elon has its own unique type of energy. Some Elon is based on Life, some Elon is based on fire and so on, and as such on every planet there is a being called an "Elondra" created on it to guard and protect the planet it is responsible for.
The Elondra are very powerful and as a side effect of all sentient beings with power comes a hunger for it leading to war between the planets, Elondra vs. Elondra.
The darker planets grouping heavily together against the lighter ones, created something called "Temper"... Dark Temper and Light Temper.
The Great Elondra War became tiresome as each Elondra was made unique but altogether equal causing hundreds of years of endless and pointless stalemates.
During the course of the latter years of battles the Elondra began experimenting with a new ability they found within themselves, the ability to create life.
Each Elondra created beings that are formed out of the same essence as the planets Elon energy source.
The beings created became powerful in ability and subservient to their makers and in turn the Elondra became tired and lazy of constant battle sending their own self designed creatures into war against each other.
Creatures from the Dark Temper being sent to destroy creatures of the Light Temper while the Elondra rest and plot further.
Unknown times pass and the war rages on endlessly, the Elondra using their creatures in their stead to create destruction and war. Something however in the deep parts of each race began to stir. The creatures themselves became aware of their individuality and uniqueness. They saw themselves as separated from their Elondra and also with that, saw the war as something that was not of their own.
Members of each race met up with one another in secret, creating a plan for peace.
With their combined skills and abilities, they formed a magical trapping called a "Banishing Stone" (working title). This stone trapped the Elondra binding them and muting their authority.
With The Elondra all captured, the banishing stone broke into 10 equal parts, each going to every individual race.
At that the Great Elondra War was over and peace for years between these powerful races existed for the first time since their creation.
However, with great power once again, comes great hunger for it.
Eons into peace the dark temper made an incredible discovery in the Banishing Stone. Although the Elondra was bound, their power was not. The ability to pull the Elon energy through the Elondra still remained. The races of the Dark Temper planets once again roused for war against the Light Temper. This time they used the Elondra, instead of being used.
Peace was over, the next great war has begun and the power of the Elondra once again is released, contained by the stone each race now pulls from its own Elondra to gain Elon and dominate ultimately the entire system.
[The Races]
--[Light Temper]
Beast Riders (Life) (Beast heads Human bodies) (Damagers)
Sky Law (Air) (Wild assortment of highly intelligent beings) (Manipulators)
Tree Souls (Nature) (Giant moving and powerful trees) (Equally Balanced)
Oceanix (Water) (Water creatures bound to land) (Healers)
ArchStone (Stone) (Very large stone creatures) (Defenders)
--[Dark Temper]
Night Drain (Blood) (Vampire creatures type class) (Healers)
Rejected Magics (Magic) (Creatures summoned by spells then ignored) (Equally Balanced)
The Haunted (Death) (Ghosts and spectral beings) (Manipulators)
Mechanicals (Fire) (Mechanical machine based destroyers) (Damagers)
Dark Covering (Iron) (Very large Metal Creatures) (Defenders)
[Card Types]
In order of authority.
1. Aura Cards (Cards that change the environment variables on a large scale)
2. Effect Cards (Cards that add new variables and also add to specific conditional requirements)
3. Structure Cards (Air, Land & UnderGround Structures that can be made for unique variables and defense)
4. Player Cards (Cards that go to war, the individual creatures that take damage and do damage)
[Gameplay]
The official rules are complete however due to the exposure of this forum I am not posting the rules here but would be open to sharing them. I WILL however post an image of the table setup to give an idea.
