Okay, here's an oldie that crossed my mind today, Town 'n Dungeon, a plotline I had planned to make in RPGMaker2003 back when that was relatively new. The idea was to be the sort of JRPG where everything is as new and whacky and contrarian as possible. This wasn't intended to be pornographic, but I won't pretend I haven't entertained the notion.
Our story takes place on the planet Sky, a gas giant full of floating islands. One of these islands is the home of Tiger's Tavern, a tavern owned by Tiger, a businesstiger with a steak of megalomania. The player commands Tiger's Acquisition Team, tasked with scouring the islands of Sky for whatever Tiger wants. So instead of the normal fare of saving the world from ancient evil, you are out collecting ingredients for booze, collecting debts, forcing bosses to become franchises, that sort of thing.
Characters:
Acquisition Team:
Hiro = Humans are a rarity on Sky, and Hiro is one of them. He fancies himself a legendary adventurer, but he's really just a booze hound who has trouble paying his bar tab. Tiger forces him into the Acquisition Team in exchange for not paying his bills. Hiro is an all round character, good at fighting and magic.
Ninla = A Mekka-jin ninja princess from the island of Mekkamoto. The Mekka-jin are a cybornetic race who mimic feudal Japanese society. Ninla is destined to take over her ninja clan some day, and so she is on a mission to go out into the world and make connections that might prove useful once she becomes the Ninja Queen or whatever. At first she keeps this a secret, part of her ninja training is that she can blend in with anyone. Once it becomes known, Tiger likes having a connection with a Mekka-jin ninja princess, and Ninla values Tiger's business acumen. Ninla has a high speed stat, but very low defense.
Drookie = A baby dragon who is on a sort of dragonic rumspringa. He joins the Acquisition Team somewhat reluctantly because he needs a job to start funding his dragon hoard. Drookie looks down on non-dragons as inferior to dragon-kind, but has to admit that as a baby, they are a match for him. Drookie is a magic user, but has a great defense score.
Ikkon = Another Mekka-jin, known as The Robotic Ronin. Very skilled, but incredibly lazy, he is difficult to motivate. Ikkon is originally an adversary, but joins the Acquisition Team because he has nothing better to do. Ikkon has very low speed, but his other stats are extraordinary. That was the idea at the time, I'm not sure if I actually want two Mekka-jin on the Acquisition Team.
Merlina = A witch. She was there to be the main magic user, but I never had much of an idea about her as a character. Probably, Tiger hears of her talents, and sends the Acquisition team to recruit her. Lots of magic power, MP, but crappy with weapons and low defense.
Vort = A steampunk goblin, because the goblins of Sky are steampunk. Vort is a ranger, focusing on ranged weapons, which may or may not mean anything depending on what RPG engine is used.
Bluu = A "frost giant", which on Sky is a wolf-shark-dinosaur thing. I totally drew a picture of him once:
https://acethesupervillain.deviantart.c ... -150538733 He has great stats, but is very limited in what weapons and armor he can use.
Liger = Tiger's daughter. Tiger and her husband, Lion, a lion, are now divorced. Tiger is a normal tiger, and Lion is a normal lion, but Liger is a tiger catgirl, suggesting that perhaps Tiger engaged in impropriety. Tiger eventually lets Liger join the Acquisition Team to help her out in life. Liger has a crush on Hiro, which is awkward for him, because she is attractive but it would mean dating the boss' daughter, and that boss is a tiger with megalomania who thinks Hiro is a good-for-almost-nothing drunkard. Liger has healing powers, like her mother, plus a tiger's natural power and speed.
Tiger's Tavern Patrons:
Cat = A cat, and a mad scientist. His primary invention is a set of teleportation devices that allow the Acquisition Team to travel to islands all over Sky.
Dog & Cow = Retired adventurers who stay at Tiger's Tavern and share their experience with the Acquisition Team. Dog and Cow were once great friends and traveled together, but they've had a falling out.
Lion's Team:
As mentioned, Tiger was once married to Lion, but they are now divorced and business rivals. Lion has climbed the corporate ladder, while Tiger insists on being an entrepreneur. As Tiger's Acquisition Team starts making profits for Tiger's Tavern, Lion creates his own team to thwart them and get back at Tiger.
Siss = Hiro's sister, who hates him and wants revenge for something I haven't thought of yet.
Kitsune = A kyuubi, she is the Lion Team's main magic user.
Vinni the Raptor = A velociraptor and the Lion Team's rogue character. I like the phrase "Vinni the Raptor" so much, that I've thought about putting this character in other games.
Bazurka = A berzerker, and one of these almost-but-not-quite human species on Sky.
Other thoughts were an island of Fire Elves, kinda like Drow, but they live on a floating volcanic island, and Firjerks, a race of tree-people who function as Sky's low level badguys. Although I'm imagining something more like a deciduous tree. Maybe Oakgres? Ash-holes?