Welcome to the world of Avanfall!
The world of the main campaign is split into four "Arcs", each of which had different themes and locations but a larger overarching storyline. During my time developing the game, my art and style has grown considerably, which will be reflected between Arc to Arc.
I will touch on aspects of the story as they are relevant to the art and design I made to correspond to it.
I will also be covering other aspects in chronological order.
Arc 1: Charmbury Dreams
Arc 3: Higher Powers
Arc 2: Special Delivery
Arc 4: Little Whispers
Each arc's banner has a secret message written in "Psyren", a language I invented for the game.
Avanfall World Map
(Made using Inkarnate and edited on Photoshop)
Five individuals start on a train - a train to the town of Charmbury; a progressive place where dreams are made. No hindrances based on your race, like many other aspects of this world. Each character has a reason in mind to visit this place.
Arc 1: Charmbury Dreams
Arc 1 of Avanfall started in a pre-covid world and largely ended when the pandemic began.
What I initially thought of as death for my big project turned out to be one of the biggest boons I could have asked for as we reinvented the game online, allowing me to utilise my graphic and design expertise to create a fully immersive design environment.
The game had only covered about 4 sessions before the pandemic began and after a few months, I asked the players if they would like to continue.
A few of them agreed and we finished off the arc with the players with everybody arriving at the intended destination - the town of Charmbury.
Otto Oswald;
Off to start a business.
Jimmy 014;
Looking to settle a score.
Indigo Blue;
Investigate local attacks.
Amelia Thekla;
Set to attend a university.
Barry King;
On the run.
In the town of Charmbury; things are not always as they seem. Otto looks to have been targeted for death; a mysterious black market figure contacts Jimmy; Indigo finds that her role in her job isn't as secure as she believed and we meet Sami - the final member of the party.
Arc 2: Special Delivery
It was here we would finally have the definitive cast of characters and meet some new characters along the way.
Otto, Jimmy, Indigo and Sami would become the final versions of the Avanfall cast with two guests appearing along the path for a short while - the bodyguard Amaranth (or Amy) and Sami's brother, Phoenix.
