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Title: UPDATE #2! Chrono Break - Storyboard, Story, and SPOILERS (last pg)
Post by: Dice. on May 27, 2010, 04:14:59 am: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/CBreakLOGO.png)

INTRODUCTION
Chrono and RPG lovers – do you ever wonder what happens in the world where you fail Chrono’s team and are defeated by Lavos? Normally, it’s easy to simply reload your previous save file, and try it again… however, let’s disregard the fourth wall being broken. We are left with a team who has lost to the being that will inevitably destroy their planet. Chrono Break would undoubtedly continue to tie in the events of Chrono Trigger and Cross, but also examine the real of possibilities and increase the scope of the series.

   My vision of Chrono Break takes place in an alternate reality where Chrono’s team had never succeeded.

MAIN CHARACTERS
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/ChronoBreakAria.jpg)
Full Name: Ariadne Sarassein [Zeal]
Occupation: Wanderer (?)
Origin: A different time and space
Age: 21
Species: Human
Home Time: Unknown
Home Area: Unknown
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Build: Petit
Hand: Ambidextrous
Weapon Type: Throwing Knives & Magic!

   Aria is a part of the Zeal bloodline from a dimension where they never came into power and where Lavos had never invaded. However, her consciousness was somehow swapped from her world and into a body that greatly resembles Schala. Upon regaining this new conscious, she woke up in the middle of a bloodied flower field within a forest clearing. The blood unmistakably came from Aria, yet she feels no pain from it. Shortly after, she meets Leon and eventually begins to travel with him in hopes of going back to her world, but later begins to shed light on the reasons for why she came to this world, whether she would like to or not. Aria is otherwise a sweet, curious woman. She is wise, and focused; and comes to rely on Leon as a close companion.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/ChronoBreakLeon.jpg)
Full Name: Leon Devorai
Occupation: Hunter
Origin: Secret!
Age: 22
Species: Human
Home Time: TBD
Home Area: Town nearby Zenan Bridge (Name TBD)
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 139 lbs.
Build: Medium
Hand: Left Handed
Weapon Type: Katar

   Leon is a sarcastic man, taking nothing too seriously. He is a heavy thinker, and tends to be serious only in his head rather than outwardly displaying concern. Leon has an astonishing amount of strength, and knows much more than he lets on. Instead, he lives in a small town, working bum jobs despite greater capabilities. He has a large tattoo visible on the upper part of his chest; Aria believes it to be much bigger and a cause for mystery as Leon seems to consciously hide it. Finally, Leon seems to have a great interest in Lavos. He decides to travel with Aria when he witnesses Aria’s Zeal-based magic as key to his own plans. This is not to say he is malicious, he rather harbours a great fondness for Aria and enjoys to tease and annoy her, but remains a trusted ally.

STORY
Aria, a girl whose appearance bears an uncanny resemblance to that of Schala, wakes up in the middle of a forest flower field. Blood stains the white flowers, and the blood pool stems from Aria; however she has no memory of any incident, no pain, or any idea as to what lead to her being there in the first place. Her memory is not lost, but rather blurred in regards to recent events.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/CB1flowerfield.jpg)
   The blood begins to attract predators, and Aria quickly learns she has some magical abilities, and quickly adapts to using them in order to dispatch the nearby enemies. After eliminating her foes, she is soon faced with a larger, more fearsome creature with ruby eyes that almost burn. The horrific being bears similarities to Lavos, but still not quite the same, and not nearly to the scale of size and power. Nonetheless, Aria is outmatched.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/CB1monster.jpg)
   Before the beast could attack, Aria is shielded by a man, who quickly helps her up to able her to fight again. Aria strikes with an illuminating spell, blinding the creature, as the man run forward to the dizzied beast, unleashing a ‘magic’ of his own. The man’s fist began to shake into a bizarre dark-light. The man’s magic almost seemed to have sucked the light from the ground nearby, and pounds the foe’s head in a single blow. Aria was still much too surprised with all recent, strange events to even be disturbed by the man’s astonishing skill, but rather breathes a sigh of relief as everything seemed to be calming down with the beast’s death.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/CB1attack.jpg)
   The man introduces himself as Leon. And Aria, now safe, introduces herself as well. At that very instance, Aria feels a sharp pain in her head as a “pulse” emits itself from the ground, shaking the leaves and the stones, and disrupting a nearby puddle.

   The strange pulse-quake was over almost as soon as it began, and the planet was silent again. Aria, curious at the strange occurrence, averts her eyes to the sky, where not only has a third moon appeared, but a belt of stars and gases lighten the horizon. To Aria’s astonishment, a new mass moon had appeared in the sky where once there was only two moons! She mentions this to Leon, asking what in the world could have happened; however, Leon seems to be unaware of the change. Stating three moons have always been the norm. Concerned she may have been hurt and confused – Leon agrees to help the “damsel in distress” and take her to a nearby village.

EXCERPT
Date: UNKNOWN Place: UNKNOWN

"I don't even know how we got this far. I think about it; and I can't believe it," Aria stretched, worn out, tired, and smiling despite her defeated spirit.

Their future, even regardless of *the* future was looking grim. Aria and Leon had barely managed to make it as far as they had; they are both hurt and tired and the worst was still to come.

"We're... almost done... We can't fail now. It's not just our home that we're trying to save... It's everything. No one will ever have to worry about Lavos, his spawn, the malignant cells, everything... Forget the ‘heroes of time’, they couldn’t save us and who says they’re only ones who can!" Leon clenched his arm, the pain within it was throbbing and he couldn't help but squeeze his eyes shut.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/CB1aria.jpg)
Aria looked up, her eyes were misty, soon to be filled with tears at the gravity of their situation and against their odds of overcoming it, "Leon...” Aria said weakly, “How can we really expect to live through this...? " a tear finally rolled down her cheek.

Leon stood up and walked closer to Aria. He knelt down, on level to her, taking his hand away from his bandaged arm and onto Aria's soft cheek. Without forcing it, Leon managed a smile and said, "Because we have to. There is nothing left to go back to. We’re making the future – the only one left to make.” Leon then smirked and said, “Besides; we’re the good guys; we don’t screw up. Instead…” Leon continued proudly to ease the mood, “We usually pull through with the sun on our backs as we get a statue of ourselves erected! Then we get women, or men, shouting their praises! So, we pull this off, we have something good to look forward to.”
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/CB1leon.jpg)
Aria smiled, even despite the hopelessness, Leon’s words helped to ease her mind. Her eyes were red from crying, but gave a sincere look and a smile to Leon.

The situation was much worse than Leon made it seem. There was no going back. There was no going back because there was nothing to go back to. As it stood right now, there was no future, no time and space to go to. It had all been eradicated and left to this one and single moment. History was either going to be made, or going to end.

Leon helped Aria up as he gazed towards the door to where their final foe would arrive shortly. Leon looked at Aria and began walking through the mouth of the cave.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/CB1cave.jpg)
The light coming from the room ahead clouded Leon’s sharp silhouette. Aria stared at ahead… the mouth of the cave… his shadow… and a familiar feeling.

This… I remember this…

I have been here before…

Aria began to follow Leon, but at a slower pace. She put her left foot forward, dragging it slowly, then following with her right foot. Aria looked down, but set her sight ahead, and continued along.

Aria and Leon stood at the summit of a great mountain. The sky was a roaring red; and the earth began to shake. The two looked up skyward; their enemy plunging at an incredible speed towards the earth.

“This is it…! Are you ready?!” Leon shout out, his voice was changed, it shook from the pain in his body.

Aria buried her hand into her inner jacket pocket, and began to pull out a peculiar crystal. The gem had qualities that made it look like a faded star within a glass case. The shape looked like an astral body – almost galactic, almost stellar…
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/Valkyrie963/CB1crystalized.jpg)
Aria drew the crystal up, and it began to glow with the most intense light until nothing could be seen. At the moment when it felt the light could not become any brighter, Aria threw down the gem, shattering it, turning everything completely dark.

And then…

Thats all! For now? I don't know. It was a lot of fun to do anyways. =)
I did it quick, so pardon grammatical and spelling errors...or if its sucks.
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: FaustWolf on May 27, 2010, 04:23:21 am: The logo was so awesome it broke your computer!
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: RoxSilverFox on May 27, 2010, 10:38:20 am: That's bloody awesome! I'd like to make a 3D version of it to share here if that's alright with you Dice.?
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: Dice. on May 27, 2010, 12:38:44 pm: Quote from: RoxSilverFox on May 27, 2010, 10:38:20 am
That's bloody awesome! I'd like to make a 3D version of it to share here if that's alright with you Dice.?

I'd be freaking flattered!
Feeling a mix of :D, :shock:, and :oops: since theres no summed up emoticon for it...!
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: utunnels on May 27, 2010, 09:09:32 pm: Yeah, it looks really good.
I'm curious, what texture did you use for 'BREAK'? Looks like a planet?
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: Sajainta on May 27, 2010, 09:13:27 pm: That is awesome.

I hope your computer is acting less possessed now.
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: Dice. on May 27, 2010, 10:03:42 pm: Quote from: utunnels on May 27, 2010, 09:09:32 pm
Yeah, it looks really good.
I'm curious, what texture did you use for 'BREAK'? Looks like a planet?

Its a planet and its a forest meshed into some photoshop goodness... I mean skill. ha ha ha ha.
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: RoxSilverFox on May 28, 2010, 06:18:13 am: Quote from: Dice. on May 27, 2010, 12:38:44 pm
Quote from: RoxSilverFox on May 27, 2010, 10:38:20 am
That's bloody awesome! I'd like to make a 3D version of it to share here if that's alright with you Dice.?

I'd be freaking flattered!
Feeling a mix of :D, :shock:, and :oops: since theres no summed up emoticon for it...!

Cool, I've got the base for it done already, if I get enough time in the next few days I'll post it (probably in a new thread so I don't crowd yours). However if I don't get time in the next couple of days it'll be about a week or so before I post anything as I'm going to a wedding interstate and won't have access to the net during that period.
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: Cooper on May 28, 2010, 09:22:42 am: Nice work Dice. ! :)
Title: Re: Chrono Break - Logo (& More to Come!)
Post by: Jormungand on May 28, 2010, 06:58:50 pm: Beautiful.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Dice. on June 02, 2010, 04:03:24 pm: Big ass update! Enjoy, and I'm reposting the disclaimer...

Thats all! For now? I don't know. It was a lot of fun to do anyways. =)
I did it quick, so pardon grammatical and spelling errors...or if its sucks.

...Forums are totally not the venue for these things haha
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: FaustWolf on June 02, 2010, 07:04:03 pm: Dice, you seriously just whipped this up when the Dream Splash! started!? Jeee-sus, you've practically got a storyboard going here, and the character concept art is delish. You have a gift, and I hope someday a project worthy of your talent and inspiration will come along, if you're not already planning to strike out on your own or pursue this kind of thing professionally. Good show!

And I want Leon's jacket.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Sajainta on June 02, 2010, 07:58:58 pm: Wow, you are an AMAZING artist. I am thoroughly impressed and I second Faust's comment.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: tushantin on June 03, 2010, 04:40:10 am: Quote from: FaustWolf on June 02, 2010, 07:04:03 pm
And I want Leon's jacket.
Hopefully she's got a few more to spare. :lol: Here's another customer.

Dice, your art is very dicey; people might fall in love with it, and when they realize the character's not real (which would be 50 years later) they'd have a heart attack. LOL

Damn, if we could collaborate it'd be dice-tastic!
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Cooper on June 03, 2010, 05:04:08 am: Awesome work !!!! :shock:
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: utunnels on June 03, 2010, 05:32:04 am: You are really talented.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Dice. on June 11, 2010, 07:01:27 pm: I'm wondering whether or not to think up more story.... I kinda like picture-storybooking. =D
Thanks for all the comments nonetheless. =)
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: FaustWolf on June 11, 2010, 07:29:10 pm: I'm rather curious to find out if there's any meaning to that scar, tattoo, or other marking that just barely peaks out from Leon's jacket collar.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: chi_z on June 11, 2010, 08:00:36 pm: my god sir. You could be doing the characters for CB, you oughta get a hold of Kato!
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Dice. on June 11, 2010, 08:32:59 pm: Quote from: chi_z on June 11, 2010, 08:00:36 pm
my god sir. You could be doing the characters for CB, you oughta get a hold of Kato!

Kato?

Quote from: fausty
I'm rather curious to find out if there's any meaning to that scar, tattoo, or other marking that just barely peaks out from Leon's jacket collar.

Mwahahahahaahahahaha the mystery!!! The unplanned mystery!!!!!!
I'd say I wanna make an RPGMaker game, given my strong interest in Chrono and games and RPGs and all that what not.... but it seems these projects *never* finish and usually spiral into what can only be described as a beautiful star near the end of its life, exploding in on itself.... :picardno
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: chi_z on June 11, 2010, 10:00:16 pm: he's the guy that writes the main scenarios of the chrono games. 'masato kato'. he also went by 'runmal' back in the ninja gaiden days.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Dice. on June 12, 2010, 05:53:08 pm: Quote from: chi_z on June 11, 2010, 10:00:16 pm
he's the guy that writes the main scenarios of the chrono games. 'masato kato'. he also went by 'runmal' back in the ninja gaiden days.

Ah of course.

Actually; I do have a little speech/proposition. I'm not really to active in this community- I don't really know people here and it's not easy establishing a place on a forum... However; I enjoy creative work very much. I'd be flattered if anyone had fanart ideas or needed some visuals for their ideas/work. It was fun working with Chrono Crisis for the new character art when I did.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: FaustWolf on June 12, 2010, 07:48:33 pm: Oh snap! Dice, you did this (http://www.chronocompendium.com/images/wiki/1/11/Chronocross-worldapart.jpg)! I'd forgotten already.

I wouldn't rule out a stint or two in professional game development if it appeals to you, and the same goes for other artists here. It seems the iPhone market is easiest to break into right now, and the range of games being created for that platform is much more impressive than those unfamiliar with the iPhone might otherwise give it credit for. Currently this forum (http://toucharcade.com/) seems to lie at the very center of the market, and there's a subforum where people can offer services (http://forums.toucharcade.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12). Aspiring game developers and iPhone journalists are watching the place like sharks, waiting to snap up talent. Or at least, that's the impression I have. The downside to the iPhone market is that nobody's really making any money aside from a few blockbuster titles. But the projects you might find there are at least more structured than your typical fan project due to the profit motive, such as it is.

On the interactive fan project side, my sense is most people have been dabbling in SNES-era things and thus the need for pixel art dwarfs the need for hand-drawn art in many existing game projects. I suspect tushantin's probably dying for more assistance in his animation project (http://www.chronocompendium.com/Forums/index.php/topic,8278.0.html). Looks like you're already well connected to Lena Andreia's group too.

Also, your presentation really gave me the feeling you'd be well suited to producing a visual novel. I really got vibes of one scene in Battle Angel Alita (http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Angel-Alita-Vol-Graphic/dp/1569319510/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276383300&sr=8-1#noop) when I read through that. Seems like the kind of medium that would give you assured control over the scenario as well as the art, and there are a few places (http://www.comixpress.com/) that cater to artists trying to make their mark in that arena.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Lance VII on July 17, 2010, 11:50:16 am: I would actually be interested in developing this version of Chrono Break some day. I'd love to have you on board as an artist and story writer.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Dice. on July 17, 2010, 05:01:39 pm: Quote from: Lance VII on July 17, 2010, 11:50:16 am
I would actually be interested in developing this version of Chrono Break some day. I'd love to have you on board as an artist and story writer.

:D
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Lance VII on July 17, 2010, 05:21:57 pm: What would you have in mind for a battle system?
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Lennis on July 20, 2010, 07:29:15 am: Quote from: Dice. on June 12, 2010, 05:53:08 pm

Ah of course.

Actually; I do have a little speech/proposition. I'm not really to active in this community- I don't really know people here and it's not easy establishing a place on a forum... However; I enjoy creative work very much. I'd be flattered if anyone had fanart ideas or needed some visuals for their ideas/work. It was fun working with Chrono Crisis for the new character art when I did.

Dice, I would be very interested in recruiting your artistic talents in the coming weeks. I'm close to releasing the opening chapters of my new fan-fic, and I have long been curious how the words on those pages might translate into pictures. It looks at the world of Chrono in a slightly different way, technologically speaking.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Dice. on July 27, 2010, 05:41:08 pm: Sorry for lack of reply - I was away vacationing (hence my only reply was a simple "=D" done on my phone's shitty 3G).

Lance
Quote
What would you have in mind for a battle system?
If I'm drawing - I don't really know I apply to this... but anyways. Umm, I've always been fond of the FFV skill based battle system. It's hard to do something really complex, and I thought that system was extraordinarily effective for a system so simple.

Lennis
I'd totally be interested.

I'm on MSN. broken_halo963@hotmail.com (gay, I know, back from highschool days).
Gimme a buzz on that if you'd like.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Lance VII on July 31, 2010, 12:11:21 pm: That kind of battle system is very possible. I'll get into contact with you at a later time. I still have to finish Chrono Trigger 2.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Ramsus on August 01, 2010, 08:30:15 am: This is cool. It's pretty much a storyboard! I'd definitely like to see more.
Title: Re: UPDATE! Chrono Break - Logo, Characters, Exerpt, and Story! [w/pics!]
Post by: Boo the Gentleman Caller on August 01, 2010, 05:53:36 pm: I loved the art style and logo, on top of what exists of story content. It really piqued my interest and left me craving more.

I'd say you did your job quite well, then, Dice! Thanks for sharing and I hope to see more updates!
Title: Re: UPDATE 2! Chrono Break - Storyboard, story, and SPOILERS (last pg)
Post by: Dice. on August 10, 2010, 10:22:12 pm: I'm happy that this really caught a lot of people's interest. : )
I've always loved telling a good story too - maybe I should do children's books or short novella's. :P

Huzza, career determined!

I did put some thought into it - though no matter, I always feel continuing it would be in vain. Having projects or games or whatever see the light of day is a PURE labor of love that I don't want to really commit to. Especially since it would have "CHRONO" smacked on the title. As much as I love the series, I'd rather branch into my own unique idea, rather than stem off someone else's. I've never liked Fan Fiction (sorry - this is more focused on the sappy ones that is just about a romance between two unrelated characters, even if they are well written).

But the concept of the contest was too cool, and I fortunately just came off a high of beating Chrono Cross for the first time - and presented this.

SO. Lemme indulge you know with **SPOILERS** I thought of that will never see the written light of day.
(readable white, since they're not *real* spoilers, per se

- Aria is indeed a Schala, in sorcery and all, but unrelated and inconsequential to the original one. However, the plot was going to involve them (and somewhat show her/both of her fates). Although, from her dimension, the Zeal family never came to power, their power is dormant, and highly powerful.
- Leon is from a far, far, far future. The Lavos that crashed onto the planet all those million years ago not only affected the birth of humans, but eventually a malignant evolution where the future is bleak, humans have evolved into something evil, destructive, or just eventually die if their DNA is not strong enough (survival of the fittest).
- Destroying Lavos, as he had first come to the planet is the goal, to prevent the DNA change
- While, Chrono style, I've thought of multiple ways it could end, most are on the sadder end of things; changing the universe shows it's consequences. But, yeah, even I couldn't live with that; I thought of a super happy ending too to make it all work out.
-Leon's "tattoo" below his jacket is rather marks surrounding his heart and otherwise; Lavos-Human-Hybrid-Like organs exist inside of him... apparently he was a candidate for time travel because he was far better off than other humans of his time.
- Leon AND his brother were actually sent back to trace Lavos' origins, in order to eradicate him, and change the eventual future, despite the consequences on the present.
- While Lavos IS a large threat, I didn't see him as the "final boss" (been done...twice). Rather, a known "good guy" will try to get in the way, mainly due to the drastic changes that would come from destroying Lavos.
- Aria is bloody at the start because this person tried to interfere by killing her/Schala. Her being would be the one thing that allows the time travel to function so flawlessly for our heroes.
- Aria and Leon do have a tiny crush on each other. However, try not to act on it (ladies go: AWWWW)
- Leon's brother, Darius, plays an integral role, trying to side with Lavos and even be his.."human ambassador". Darius believes Lavos' power can be used for the better in the overall universal scheme.