Neopets TTRPG Liveblog

I've successfully finished exploring the one-stop shops of Neopia Central!

Next step is to explore Roo Island. First I am reading up about this destination in the local tour guide manuals.

The important thing for games is that there's a twice-daily ferry from Neopia Central to Roo Island that costs 30 NP.

Also the population is 95% Blumaroos, which is interesting. They love fun and games, but it still raises questions about what it is about Roo Island that other species don't seem to want to settle there! The weather is warm all year round with light showers daily, so I can imagine that the Neopets with thicker fur wouldn't want to live there, and neither would Neopets who prefer drier climate.

Important places:

Roo City

Royal Roo Palace - King Roo lives here

Trade caravans

Tournament Hall

Blumaria

boardwalk + shops

Games Room

Springy Things/Spring Shop

Ferry/port

Art District - artists

Add Grooming - basic 5 from General Store + their effect on Neopet mood, species-specific effects, etc.

Add Clothes - effect on mood, Neopet reactions, drawing prompts

Food and Clothes resale mechanics - after Clothes are added, players would be able to resell rejected Food or Clothes

Neolodge - pause your game in exchange for Neopoints

Add Stories - effect on mood + player is prompted to come up with their own stories; may replace buying books entirely if player comes up with their own.

Revise Grace Note to add some specific swap-outs players can do

Paintbrushes!!! Change your Neopet's appearance!! Rainbow Pool location as well maybe

Potential nice-to-haves that aren't as necessary but would make things more fun, colorful, and accurate:

Add Money Tree - donate unwanted food or clothing, roll to find something good; likely d66 table at least

Food Shop - big undertaking, d66 table with haggling mechanics

Toy Shop - also a big undertaking, slightly smaller after Food Shop is done

Other shops?

Multiple Neopets

How to end your game

Neopian Central Bank - simple interest, bring your Neopet with you

Cute character sheet

Nicer layout with more colors and illustrations

Post Office - collect stamps, write letters to other Neopet owners (can involve mailing a letter in real life)

How to play minigames to earn Neopoints - link to Gormball and AAA's Revenge; if player downloads and plays those, can earn points for this game as well

Spin-off games that can be part of this or can be their own thing:

Journaling POV - you are a Neopet staying at the Neolodge

Journaling POV - you are a Neopet exploring Neopia Central by yourself

Version 0.2 of the game. Mood statuses are now there, and it's technically playable. Still needs a lot of work before it's done.

Developer notes below the cut

Journaling minigame where you play as a Neopet staying at the Grand Neopian Neolodge

World of Neopia exploration game where PCs are Neopets exploring the world, searching for Neggs, and sometimes finding goodies that they can use

Battledome simulator (would start with 1v1 only, 3 possible species, with 3 stats - attack, defense, and HP. Eventually add 3 possible equipment slots - sword, shield, and armor. You can use a jelly hand as a sword or horn-guards as armor)

Other things to potentially add

Extra journaling prompts — where do they sleep + illustrate. Idea is to put them in player’s real-world place, but may eventually replace with Neopian home

change “I suggest” to “you can use” or something without first person

add bank — simple interest table (no compound interest, sorry!), interactions with banker

“Explore Neopia Central” minigame for Neopet themselves — journal as your Neopet who goes places and potentially causes mischief and gets into scrapes that their owner then has to get them out of

Money Tree

Paintbrushes!! Change your Neopet’s appearance! + Rainbow Pool

Visited the Collectible Coin shop! They're all sold out, but it seems like a very good physical product to produce that fans would like.

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Poor little Jaared was so scared he simply couldnt bear to open his eyes. He was afraid of his Petpet, his toys, even his own shadow.

I didn't expect books to disappear after you read them! If you buy the same book to read to your pet again, does it just show the same text and disappear again, or can you unlock additional pages?

Visited the Collectible Coin shop! They're all sold out, but it seems like a very good physical product to produce that fans would like.