Congratulations to you and your team, Lena! The new site looks great, and I am more excited about Chrono Crisis than I have ever been for a fan game. I'm also thrilled to hear that you folks would consider doing a derivative work instead of a direct Chrono game in the event of a C&D (which I fear may be more likely than you realize).
All my best for your continued success on the project!
And, on a personal note, kudos to you specifically Lena for moving outta the corporate world and giving your own desires a fly. They deserve at least that much! As somebody who has been a corporate cog and a soaring freelancer alike, I know well the importance of doing work that one loves, in an environment that energizes rather than dements a person. Good luck!
One question: Maybe I'm living in the dinosaur age, but isn't RPG Maker XP limited to Windows systems above 98 SE? If so, is it really possible to play RPG XP games on something like Win 98, like your sys requirements page says?