Text Teens link with Nightmare Monsters (brainstorming)

[SnowpointQuincy 11]

I really liked the Dream Eaters and the Combat system of KH3D. What if you could take the Dream Eaters and the over-the-top combat and turn that into an original property removed from the Kingdom Hearts series.

 

Basically I want to brainstorm a book or video game where teenagers link with monsters to gain supernatural strength, speed, and Flow Motion like acrobatic skills. Since this is directly inspired by KH, I want to post here first to get some feedback.

 

I'm thinking the monster could come from fear, or nightmares, etc. The more you fear them, the stronger they are. For example: your greatest fear is spiders and you link with a spider-monster. The more you fear the monster, the more power it can give you. However, if you are overpowered by fear, the monster will turn on you and take your body.

 

It is an inverse relationship between power and control. If you conquer your fear, you loose your power. Submit to fear and you loose your life.

 

It sounds a little weird right now. Maybe the nightmare/fear element is not the right direction to go in.

• Where do the monsters come from?

• Can the monsters interact with the 'real world'
• How do you link with monsters?
• **Can anyone do it? What makes our MC special?**

What are your thoughts on the idea? Have you seen anything similar? (I'm sure there are similar stories out there.) Number Four is the most important question to me right now, how one character can link with monsters but others can not.

[Jim 2,990]

That's an interesting idea, actually.

[Axtwyt 500]

I like this idea. This is one idea I can get behind.