I created a tinychat

http://tinychat.com/OmiRPG

If we do party members and turn based, we could make your team mates members of the Omni community who help you

(and each will have a special attack pertaining to them)

I was thinking perhaps a turn based system similar to Chrono Cross. Attacks have points and you spend points to attack.

Or, a real time one where you accumulate a certain rate of points and you spend them as you see fit for attacks (some attacks take a large amount of points, others take little, etc)

I meant to say we need a giant mechanical fortress section in story.

I get it

That's why I think a Medieval/Sci-Fi theme would work well. Kind of like some Final Fantasy's are.

Omni is a programming website. The basic moves should be:
Program: +1 to 5 ponies, depending on what you do
Post: -5 ponies
Omnom: -7 ponies
Lobster: -15 ponies

Hmm. That would be more fitting towards discussing the combat system and core mechanics of the game. Lets just discuss storyline concepts in this thread

Edit: Should the story be more serious minded overall with jokes, memes, and easter eggs supplementing the story, or just have the story be more light minded overall?

I'd be more in favor of serious minded for a greater effect on the player

so are we collecting 7 crystals?

Oh! You must collect the 7 legendary pieces of the UberGraphX (Uberspire did have a prototype, after all) and to finally create a perfect world all can reside in (and hopefully, will return you to the real world) The ancient evil, wishes to use this to create a world in which they rule with absolute power.

Ok, so I have a (rather barebones) storyline concept.

In essence, since this is a primarily Omnimaga-based community project, why not make the story based around Omni itself?

You start as a general, run-of-the-mill calc enthusiast. You have just bought the latest calc, but little do you know this calc is different from others. You see, you have unknowingly bought the first calculator, known in myth as the "DJ_Omnimaga's Holy Calculator." Upon turning it on, you have been transported inside the calculator to a place known as "Omnimaga" which resides inside the "TI" continent. Omnimaga is a peace-loving realm, however, not everything is as it seems. There is trouble stirring. While Omnimaga is at peace with its neighbors like the country of Cemetech, there are ancient tensions building between the different philosophies. Some people follow "the Way of the Assembly" others, "the Way of the Axe" and hostilities are building up. There is also discontent with recent events. And people are leaving to settle the continent of Casio. And behind everything, an ancient evil has its sights of dominating the calculator world, and through you, the Outer world as well.

As the player, you will have to settle these smaller disputes and unify the community against this evil. I your quest, you will meet individuals such as DJ_Omnimaga, who founded the country or Quigibo, who began the Way of the Axe. (Aka, we will have cameos in this story)

That's the basic idea I have right now.

I'm thinking, maybe for the theme a medieval/Sci Fi blend. Kind of like if medieval times had some advanced technology.

I'm thinking we should perhaps make a section for this or even a client forum for discussion on multiple aspects. (Also, the agreed story will affect the theme, so we might want to focus on that as well)

Edit: pimath, I am and possibly Juju if he has time it seems