Project JPDE

Project JPDE, more commonly known as simply JPDE, is a fan-made freely distributed visual novel created by Tumblr user Meinos Kaen. It is based in the world of  RWBY, a popular web series created by Austin-based company  Rooster Teeth.

JPDE is played from the view of protagonist David di Kabegis, a strange newcomer to the world of Remnant who arrives through meteor landing. Upon first awakening, with a dreadful case of amnesia to boot, he encounters Penny Polendina, and from there the game kicks off as David attends the famed Beacon Academy to train as a Huntsman, all while discovering himself in possession of combat skills he is unaware of ever obtaining. David is then placed into a team through a special initiation, where he becomes the third member of Team JADE, along with leader/partner Jacqueline B. Ivory, Penny, and bunny-eared Evelyn Damerot.

The game's story begins from RWBY's Volume 2, and at the moment, has plans to reach and go past Volume 3. The story itself runs concurrently with RWBY's canon story- while events from this story are at times referred to, for the most part, the adventures of Team JPDE are their own self-contained arc.

Behind the game's actual story, an optional part of the game involves spending time with other characters from RWBY and, slowly but surely, forming a relationship with them. Meinos has made the lofty claim that he will give at least every female character introduced pre-Volume 4 their own route, though not all may be romantic.