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The Hunting Grounds 2 |
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The Dead World |
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This is just a small preview of what The Hunting Grounds 2 is going to eventually look like. At last, the attempt is now being made to add this as a sequal to FF - The Hunting Grounds, which is played on the BYOND engine. I will mention more about BYOND below. So get set for your preview. -Dagolar - September 24, 2003 |
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Overview |
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Skure - THG 2 - The Dead World takes some of my own ideas and adds them together with bits and pieces from other games, mostly RPGs and the original Final Fantasy - The Hunting Grounds. Shining Force (for the Sega Genesis) sparked the idea of the battle system and Rings of Power (also another game for the Sega Genesis) sparked the idea for the atmosphere. Ultimately, it is the BYOND engine that will allow this game to be played. If you wish to play this game, you will have to familiarize yourself with BYOND - www.byond.com
It would also be a good idea to visit Thorg's website, for it has the message board that will be used for any questions and concerns for all involved. I'm sure there will be plenty of things to talk about. Thorg's website: www.freewebs.com/thg_development
Skure is a north by northwest region of a medieval fantasy world called Darlow, which is in fair resemblance to our own Earth in climate and wild-life which has since been destroyed. Skure itself is roughly the size of Europe from north to south, east to west. Attached to it from the east is the Dal'r Region, a desert area of about half the total area. The game takes place in these two regions. The main theme of the game is clash of the two standing religions, Nexus of good, and Voleron of evil. Standing in between are the mortals of Skure. This is the heart of the game.
It is designed in such a way that BMs can use the map of Skure and some of the background and story of the areas to design their own campaigns. It leaves a lot of room for free design within the structure of the game. BMs, however, will have to be well-versed in BYOND. As groups are formed, battles will undoubtedly ensue, and BMs, Captains, Lieutentants, and entire teams will seek to destroy their opposition. It can become quite involved. |
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I originally designed Skure to be played on paper, but it was too difficult to build boards and to really get enough characters to play (one party can consist of as much as 16 active characters and 16 reserves, for a total of 32 on a team). It was then moved to chatroom format where it survived for a few months in early 2001. It also had a webpage once upon a time that had a bit of the information from the first Skure (this is essentially Skure 3, all things considered). I realized that the chatroom format was just too difficult to do real-time play on the computer. I abandoned the game for several months.
At the end of the summer of 2002, I embarked on making Final Fantasy - The Hunting Grounds on the BYOND engine. This was an expanded version of Skure in a completely different format, Final Fantasy style. We formed a team called The Brotherhood. This team will continue on to produce and run this game. This game is now under the jurisdiction of a friend of mine and is still under modification (The first version of FF-THG was completed in early 2003).
Once I passed on FF-THG, I decided a month later to return to this website and combine the information from the website with the engine of BYOND, and here we are - Skure 3. Sometimes I call it Skure 2. Oh well.. It's been a long road and I hope it keeps going. -Dagolar |
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What's been done so far - UPDATE |
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" It is with the highest regret to inform anyone visiting this page that Skure has been discontinued until further notice. I just do not have the time to commit to this game any longer. It was a long haul, and it was worth it. I met a lot of nice people online, and with any luck, the game will resume at some point in the far future. Most likely, though, I will have little more to with the world of Skure. From its conception to its finish I knew it was worth something. As of now, as the game that it is, it will sit in the dark. Thanks to all the players who came to the few games that were hosted. Good bye and good luck.
[email protected] - Dagolar - Dave W. M. - May 11, 2004"
And then The population of skure stepped up. On May 16, we all met for the "last" meeting of Skure, and none of us wanted that to happen, so we've taken on the task pr producing Skure. I, Xeszmik, am updating the webpage, as well as working as a co-manager on the project with Kija. Eenrir, Hungry Jedi and Dever are our coding team, Zhyn, Camvir, Dante, and Nemo comprise our Graphics team, mahn is creating items, Mortsleam is going to make sure the game is fully balanced, Druid Mettool will oversee promotting the game as it nears completion, and Dagolar will make sure we're all moving along. If you would like to join the team, please email Kija, Druid metool, Dogolar and myself, or contact one of us on MSN Messenger, and we will see if your skills match any needs we have.
Thank you!
Tracy [email protected]
Kija [email protected]
Druid Mettool [email protected] |
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Magic of Skure |
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The Skure World |
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Members Info |
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War Training |
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Game Info |
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---Game Statistics |
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---The Brotherhood BMs |
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---Battle Handbook |
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---The Story of Skure |
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---The Breath Ability |
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---The Battle Room |
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---The Classes |
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---Team & Player Lists |
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---Time Line & Cultures |
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---Mage Spells |
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Make your character |
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---Class Specials |
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---Maps of Skure |
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---Cleric Spells |
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---Awards & Levelling Rules |
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---RP & Campaigns Tips |
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---Energy Spells |
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---Equipment |
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Check out the BYOND website and sign up: www.byond.com |
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Message board and Development site by Thorg: http://ignoranceinc.proboards24.com/index.cgi |
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Note: If you have something related to fantasy gaming, byond, or just plain old good stuff that you'd like to share, like the paradoxical commandments, I'll put your link on here. Just ask me.
- Dagolar |
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This is one of my personal favourites. Please take a look: www.paradoxicalcommandments.com |
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This is a good site to visit if you have some time to spare: The Hunger Site |
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FF - The Hunting Grounds on Byond: http://games.byond.com/hub/Dagolar/FF-TheHuntingGrounds |
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Player Team Websites |
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First Legion of The Followers of Nexus |
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First Legion of The Minions of Voleron |
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