User blog comment:Moon Snail/Planning an IaLR-based RPG/@comment-26888167-20170729131915

So, I decided to join the party too.

Playable Characters:

-Red Fork

-Dark Shadow

1. Red Fork

Story in the RPG: He knows danger is lurking around, so he decides to join the other gang members to help them defeat the villains.

Playstyle: Knight (good balanced defenses and offenses)

Weapon: His magic horn (He is a unicorn after all)

Unlocked: There's a boss fight in which you have to help Red Fork defeat Bright Spark. After that, Red Fork joins you.

Abilities:

-Unicorn Smash (10 MP) Causes heavy damage to each enemy.

-Hearty Meal (5 MP) Buffs all allies' attack and defense.

-Connecting with the net (10 MP) Summon Blue Ocean, who is a weaker fighter that can do light damage and increase other character's defenses.

-Sun Fork Blast (15 MP): Turns into Sun Fork for three turns. While being Sun Fork, his attack, health and defenses are increased dramatically.

Additional notes: After being unlocked, he will also show you a new quest that mentions some mysterious things happening in dark crystal caves. This quest will eventually lead you to unlock Dark Shadow.

2. Dark Shadow

Story in the RPG: As an agent, he has been informed of dangerous activity occuring, and he has the mission to stop whoever is behind this. When he encounters the gang, he at first suspects they're up to something, but after fighting them, he decides to join them and work together to defeat the forces of evil.

Playstyle: Knight (his health, attack and defenses are pretty similar to Red Fork's)

Waepon: Magic Horn (he's also a unicorn, but the difference is that he's a dark unicorn)

Unlocked: If you go on the quest Red Fork gives you, you go into a area of dark crystal caves, fighting several of darkness enemies, until you reach Dark Shadow. He suspects the gang is up to something and fights them. Therefore, you fight him as a boss battle. After you defeat him, the gang talks with him and Dark Shadow decides to join them. Then he is unlocked.

Abilities:

-Crystal Freeze (5 MP) Freeze an enemy for three turns.

-Deadly Crystals (5 MP) Shoots crystal fragments at an enemy, that leave him losing health over time. The effect wears off after some turns. (similar to a poisoning effect)

-The Gem Hunter (10 MP) Summons Black Gem. She is a weaker fighter that can cause light damage and can leave occasionally freeze or poison an enemy.

-The Ultimate Unicorn (15 MP) He does a dark magic explosion, causing severly damage on all enemies, lowering their defenses and having a 20% chance to stun each enemy.

Additional notes: After you unlock him, you also unlock a new area related to the Dark Crystal Caves you fought in. Plus, Dark Shadow is stronger when you fight him as a boss battle than when you use him as a playable character. This is to make him a balanced character, but a tough boss battle.

NPCs:

-Blue Ocean: tags along with the gang as soon as Red Fork is unlocked, but he isn't playable. He in fact never appears as a fighter himself, but rather as a summoned ally that can only be summoned by Red Fork. In non-fight scenes, he can be seen making inventions or with his laptop. He can even be a comical character.

-Black Gem: Similar to Blue Ocean, as she joins when Dark Shadow is unlocked, but isn't a playable character. Instead, she only appears in a fight when Dark Shadow summons her. In non-fight scenes, she can be seen discussing their mission with Dark Shadow, or talking about finding gems. She can even sometimes flirt a bit at Blue Ocean, who will not be pleased with that.

-Blast: I heard Jaiden will run a shop that sells power-ups and items. I think Blast can appear there, maybe helping her with the store.

-Lemon Glass: She will not be playable, but she can appear in a quest, where a villain kidnaps her, and the gang must save her. After doing so, she will thank them and give them a reward. (it can be an item, power-up or simply gold)

-Captain Red Shell: He can be a NPC that will first aappear as a boss fight together with his crab soldiers, and then he helps the gang to get to a certain location.

Now, about enemies and bosses:

--Bright Spark: He will be helping Galaximus with her objectives, and at the same time will be attempting to capture the gang with his inventions. He will be a boss battle. It will be a boos battle with a high level of health, and will have these attacks:

-Laser Blast: damages all enemies.

-Robot creation: Summons a couple of small robots to help him.

-Caged: Traps a character in a cage, making him/her unable to attack for three turns.

-Missile: Heavy damage to one enemy.

Note: There can be more than one fight against Bright Spark, but he must use a different machine for each fight. Therefore, the stats and abilities will vary depending on the machine you're fighting.

--Dark Shadow: As mentioned before, he suspects the gang is on to something, and decides to fight them. His boss battle has the same abilities he has as a playable character, only that when he's a boss battle, his health, attack and defense are higher than when he is a playable character later.

--Captain Red Shell: He starts out being infuriated because an enemy attacked the Crab Empire, and underwater empire of crabs. He gets so infuriated with this that he starts fighting anyone that gets near him. This leads him to attack the gang.

As a mini-boss, Captain Red Shell has less health than other bosses I mentioned, but this is compensated by the fact that he has higher attack and defense than the other bosses. He can attack an enemy with his sword, and has a 20% of blocking an attack with his shield. His abilities are:

-Call of War: He summons 3 crab soldiers to help him. They are like him, but much weaker and have no special abilities.

-CRUSTACEAN!: This buffs his attack for the next three turns.

-Uncrackable Shell: This increases his defenses for the next three turns.

After defeating, he realizes he attacked his friends, and apologizes for doing that. To make it up to them, he guides them to the next area they must visit.

My enemies for the game:

Pony-bot: Robots created by Bright Spark. Low health and attack, but high defense.

Dark Guard: Looks like a black pony. Has medium health and attack, high defense, and has a chance to stun with his attack.

Shark Pirate: (to only be used in water areas such as Captain Red Shell's are) High attack, medium health and low defense. He has a move to buff his attack.