Project W (RPG Video Game)
Project Overview
PROJECT W
Project W is a role-playing game set in an original fantasy world.
The game features a cast of 5 main characters.
First recording session in late October 2021 for the pilot demo.
Upcoming recording sessions in 2022 and 2023 for the full game.
ACTING GUIDELINES
The game targets grown-up gamers that seek strong and fantastic narrative adventures, like The Last of Us, A Plague Tale or God Of War.
Atmosphere references you can watch :
A Plague Tale: Innocence - Launch Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtP6mNeN6yE
God of War – Story Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0u_kAWLJOA
We're looking for natural and realistic acting, please don't exaggerate the emotions in a "cartoonesque" style. We privilege actors from the UK or France (for timezone and accent reasons). British or very slight French accents are welcome if they are native.
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ETAN, Male, 31 years old
Etan is a wise-cracking engineer and warrior. He is fun-loving, always on the move, doesn’t like following rules, but deep down, he is constantly worrying. He tries to deny it, but he has a noble heart and is prepared to sacrifice himself for the cause.
Etan is Maelle’s (below) guardian and foster brother, and they have an affectionate family relationship.
Vocal quality: charismatic, lively, sincere / caring
ETAN and MAELLE wander through a street carnival, surrounded by a boisterous crowd, singing, dancing, laughing, playing music and games. The energy is slightly manic, revelry tinged with grimness.
MAELLE
These people are giving me a headache.
ETAN
Has anyone told you you’re a grump? It’s a party!
MAELLE
(dryly) It’s a funeral.
ETAN
Technically the funeral part is tomorrow. Come’onnn! Enjoy yourself a little. It’s our last night in Lumiere.
MAELLE
Exactly. And I’m wasting it surrounded by idiots.
MAELLE
You’re my guardian. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful. But. It’s not the same. I don’t belong here. This place is...it’s stifling. I know the odds are shit, but living free, really free, outside the dome, even for a few weeks or months? Sounds a hell of a lot better than nine more years stuck here. But it’s not like that for you.
ETAN
(grimly)
You have your reasons for leaving, and I have mine. Can we drop this? We’ve been over this before and we’re just going in circles.
(back to teasing)
You think you’re stubborn? Well I can be stubborn too.
Battle Dialogue - Nevron attack
Note: for grunts, exclamations, sounds-not-words, etc, feel free to add extra / substitute your own.
MAELLE
Wait. I hear something.
LUNE
NEVRONS! RUN!!
ETAN
PUTAIN!
SCIEL
Maelle, behind you!
MAELLE
(loud grunt / forced exhale as she lifts sword to block an attack)
HUU-UGH! FUCK!
ETAN
(roar as he charges in to help MAELLE)
EUU-AAHHH!
LUNE
(summons her spirit animals and commands them)
TAKE THEM!
SCIEL
(steadily shooting arrows, urgent / intense but not frantic)
Three more approaching west!
MAELLE, female, 16 years old
Maelle’s parents died when she was very young and she grew up in a series of foster homes, never fully fitting in, never feeling like she belonged.
She is a loner, fiercely independent, and untrusting of others, focused on survival. The one exception is Etan (above), her guardian and foster brother, whom she views as her only real friend. She can be cocky and competitive, preferring to be right rather than liked, and is sarcastic and a smart-aleck. She often uses this as a defense mechanism.
Vocal quality: sarcastic, full of attitude, doesn’t take shit
ETAN and MAELLE wander through a street carnival, surrounded by a boisterous crowd, singing, dancing, laughing, playing music and games. The energy is slightly manic, revelry tinged with grimness.
MAELLE
These people are giving me a headache.
ETAN
Has anyone told you you’re a grump? It’s a party!
MAELLE
(dryly) It’s a funeral.
ETAN
Technically the funeral part is tomorrow. Come’onnn! Enjoy yourself a little. It’s our last night in Lumiere.
MAELLE
Exactly. And I’m wasting it surrounded by idiots.
MAELLE
You’re my guardian. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful. But. It’s not the same. I don’t belong here. This place is...it’s stifling. I know the odds are shit, but living free, really free, outside the dome, even for a few weeks or months? Sounds a hell of a lot better than nine more years stuck here. But it’s not like that for you.
ETAN
(grimly)
You have your reasons for leaving, and I have mine. Can we drop this? We’ve been over this before and we’re just going in circles.
(back to teasing)
You think you’re stubborn? Well I can be stubborn too.
Battle Dialogue - Nevron attack
Note: for grunts, exclamations, sounds-not-words, etc, feel free to add extra / substitute your own.
MAELLE
Wait. I hear something.
LUNE
NEVRONS! RUN!!
ETAN
PUTAIN!
SCIEL
Maelle, behind you!
MAELLE
(loud grunt / forced exhale as she lifts sword to block an attack)
HUU-UGH! FUCK!
ETAN
(roar as he charges in to help MAELLE)
EUU-AAHHH!
LUNE
(summons her spirit animals and commands them)
TAKE THEM!
SCIEL
(steadily shooting arrows, urgent / intense but not frantic)
Three more approaching west!
LUNE, Female, 31 years old
Lune is a scholar obsessed with the mysteries of the world she lives in. She is intelligent, strong-willed, deeply analytical, and instinctively skeptical and curious. She is constantly running scenarios through her head and preparing contingency plans.
Lune and Sciel have been best friends since they joined the Expedition, sharing a bond over their mutual family heartache.
Vocal quality: melodic, quiet confidence, intelligent, slightly stand-offish, potentially lower vocal range (even better if actor can sing)
LUNE, ETAN, and MAELLE reunite with SCIEL, who has been trapped in the mountains, pinned down by enemies.
SCIEL
Lune! Thank the stars.
LUNE
I knew they couldn’t kill you that easily.
SCIEL
(amused) Not for lack of trying.
LUNE
(looking around the cave) Well. (pause) Well, well, well. What have you discovered here.
Lune walks over to examine the walls, running her hands lightly over the carvings and diagrams.
LUNE
(engrossed) The detail is amazing.
SCIEL
Someone was here a long time ago studying the Nevrons. Could it be your parents? Or another expeditioner?
SCIEL
(shrug) The Paintress is dormant most of the year. Makes sense she’d have help.
LUNE
(shakes head) The Paintress can wipe away an entire cohort of our people with a brush stroke. Why would she need protection from us? And why not just turn everyone to smoke all at once, if that is her goal? There’s something else going on.
Battle Dialogue - Nevron attack
Note: for grunts, exclamations, sounds-not-words, etc, feel free to add extra / substitute your own.
MAELLE
Wait. I hear something.
LUNE
NEVRONS! RUN!!
ETAN
PUTAIN!
SCIEL
Maelle, behind you!
MAELLE
(loud grunt / forced exhale as she lifts sword to block an attack)
HUU-UGH! FUCK!
ETAN
(roar as he charges in to help MAELLE)
EUU-AAHHH!
LUNE
(summons her spirit animals and commands them)
TAKE THEM!
SCIEL
(steadily shooting arrows, urgent / intense but not frantic)
Three more approaching west!
SCIEL, Female, 30 years old
A zen warrior and master archer. Sciel is very laid-back. Having long ago made peace with the harsh realities of their world, she is determined not to stress. She is calm in the face of intense action and prefers a wait and see approach. Sometimes her passivity frustrates others, or makes them think she is not taking things seriously. However, she is firmly committed to their mission and helping their community.
Vocal quality: chill, friendly, unrushed delivery, potentially lower vocal range
LUNE, ETAN, and MAELLE reunite with SCIEL, who has been trapped in the mountains, pinned down by enemies.
SCIEL
Lune! Thank the stars.
LUNE
I knew they couldn’t kill you that easily.
SCIEL
(amused) Not for lack of trying.
LUNE
(looking around the cave) Well. (pause) Well, well, well. What have you discovered here.
Lune walks over to examine the walls, running her hands lightly over the carvings and diagrams.
LUNE
(engrossed) The detail is amazing.
SCIEL
Someone was here a long time ago studying the Nevrons. Could it be your parents? Or another expeditioner?
SCIEL
(shrug) The Paintress is dormant most of the year. Makes sense she’d have help.
LUNE
(shakes head) The Paintress can wipe away an entire cohort of our people with a brush stroke. Why would she need protection from us? And why not just turn everyone to smoke all at once, if that is her goal? There’s something else going on.
Battle Dialogue - Nevron attack
Note: for grunts, exclamations, sounds-not-words, etc, feel free to add extra / substitute your own.
MAELLE
Wait. I hear something.
LUNE
NEVRONS! RUN!!
ETAN
PUTAIN!
SCIEL
Maelle, behind you!
MAELLE
(loud grunt / forced exhale as she lifts sword to block an attack)
HUU-UGH! FUCK!
ETAN
(roar as he charges in to help MAELLE)
EUU-AAHHH!
LUNE
(summons her spirit animals and commands them)
TAKE THEM!
SCIEL
(steadily shooting arrows, urgent / intense but not frantic)
Three more approaching west!
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