i have had thoughts about a cozy/relaxed fantasy rp. inspired by harvest moon, animal crossing, rune factory, and a dash of legend of zelda (and maybe final fantasy?)


premise

the setting takes place five years after a terrible battle known as the "great war" ended. what was once a prosperous and beautiful town had long since fallen into disrepair after the majority of the residents left to either join the war or find greener pastures elsewhere. however, the current mayor - who is the granddaughter of the former mayor.

and the last person to commune with the goddess of nature. realized it was now time to rebuild. and sent out various magical letters. requesting that residents new and old come to the valley. as the magic of the land had been poisoned and had faded due to the evils of the decade-long war in the surrounding lands.

and while the valley was spared due the goddess using all her power to ward it off. her body was defeated and fragmented and vanished in motes of light. the valley was saved from destruction, but it was incredibly weak and dying without its goddess. to remedy this, she hopes to find a light in the darkness. believing that with hope flourishing in people's hearts. they can revive the goddess by activating the five elemental temples scattered across the valley.

and in doing so, bring the town back to prosperity! but it won't be easy, and will require the effort of everyone! but she truly believes, much like the war, that the people of the valley can overcome this. and live for a brighter future! rebuild the homeland! ignite the light within the five temples! and revive the goddess! and in doing so, save the valley!

system ideas

"bond system" the valley was not the only thing affected by the war. but the peoples very hearts. whether big or small. peoples hearts have been plagued by darkness. and thus, the only way to open one's heart up to the light. is to open their hearts to others! i figured some sort of relationship system would help create more plots and interactions! sorta like the heart systems in harvest moon! but the added difficulty of having something hold them back from opening up more.

like an emotional roadblock, essentially. i'd of course leave it up the players how deep or difficult the "roadblocks" are. but i figured some characters will have scars that won't heal normally without proper closure. whether it's a character who fought in the war and has lost their passion for something they enjoyed in their youth. and thus learns to enjoy it again. or a character longs for something they never were able to obtain before. i figure adding these extra requirements and goals before moving to the higher "heart events" could be interesting and create fun platonic, familial, and even romantic scenarios!

"town rebuilding" it wouldn't be a restoration plot without the restoring! I'm not quite sure how to do this. but i want to tie the temples into this. each temple is a "major milestone" that opens up whole new areas. however, there's smaller milestones that can unlock parts of existing areas, like the town or new buildings in the town. or maybe other unlocked areas outside it like the forest? idk yet.

"festivals + holidays" that's a given! always wanna have these!

playable fantasy races (elves, witches, demihumans, merfolk, and other such races beyond just humans!)

LGBT+ Friendly

PG-13

optional dungeons/combat?

(monster) ranching!

farming!

No custom skin because I'm poor :'c

I would LOVE to use Jcink but I dunno how to navigate its Admin Panel :'c

honestly, i'd love to make this site, but i figured people way more skilled and capable than me could pull it off!

if you wanna make it, then just DM me here or on Discord at: tenebraequeene