character project design bible

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Game Synopsis

‘Technologically advanced aliens are invading your home, choose your heroand use their unique abilities to combat their weapons and drive them back!’

Home Planet is a card game about a group of plant-like creatures who must defend theirplanet against an invading force.

The goal of the game is to fight increasingly powerful enemies until the enemy deck hasbeen completely depleted.



The ‘Hero’ Card – You are given a small selection of

heroes to choose from before starting the game.Each has their own initial strengths.

The ‘Enemy’ Card – These cards are matched against your own inorder to determine the victor of the fight. The enemies shown onthese cards vary in strength and are uncovered in a random order.

The ‘Mutation’ Card – These are earned during the game andprovide your hero with extra power to help you defeat tougherenemies.

Gameplay Mechanics – Card Types



Gameplay Mechanics – Card Interaction

With the improvement in statistics that the

mutation card adds, the hero is able to defeat theenemy card using its strength statistic.

The game is played by revealing an enemy cardfrom the top of the deck and comparing its threestatistics to your hero’s. If the hero can overcome theenemy using one of its abilities then it wins the fight andthe enemy card is discarded.



‘Agility’ Character Concept



‘Agility’ Character Biography

The first in a small group of unique plant-like creatures,

this character is known for its immense speed andmanoeuvrability around its natural forest environment.

It uses its long limbs to nimbly swing from branches andvines and take enemies by surprise.



Front Back

‘Agility’ Character Orthographic



Alert Calm Angry

Facial Expressions



Action Poses



‘Strength’ Character Concept



‘Strength’ Character Biography

The second in a small group of plant-like creatures, it is

known for its thick trunk-like limbs and impressiveoverall body strength.

It often uses the environment against its enemies byripping up chunks of its surroundings and hurling them.



Front Back

‘Strength’ Character Orthographic



Alert Calm Angry

Facial Expressions



Action Poses



‘Enemy Alien’ Character Concept



‘Enemy Alien’ Character Biography

This bizarre creature is part of a larger invading force

bent on wiping out the planet’s population and exploitingits natural resources. They meld themselves with metaland machinery in order to support their frail bodies inunfamiliar conditions.

They are known to be unpredictable and prone to lashing

out viciously at foes.

The species has no vision and instead relies on itssuperior hearing and shrieking to effectively map out itssurroundings and identify enemies.



Front BackSide

‘Enemy Alien’ Character Orthographic



Focused Shrieking Distressed

Facial Expressions



Action poses



Environment Concept / Box Art



Characters at their Correct Scale

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