I think it should be balanced between strength and intellect in some manner. It takes strength to use the weapon, but intellect to use it properly.
The difference between a musclehead slashing at breastplate and a trained swordsman stabbing at chink or going under a joint in the armor.
A quasi Dragon Age deal, where you just need the base strength to use a specific weapon (ie; rapiers 8, longswords 10, greatswords 14 or whatever). Then after you achieve that base level of strength, intellect increases damage.
Listening to most interviews with a combat athlete....tells me you don't need to be very bright to be the best.
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i'd love to sign into the backer store you just e-mailed me about obsidian if it wasn't down!
I think it should be balanced between strength and intellect in some manner. It takes strength to use the weapon, but intellect to use it properly.
The difference between a musclehead slashing at breastplate and a trained swordsman stabbing at chink or going under a joint in the armor.
A quasi Dragon Age deal, where you just need the base strength to use a specific weapon (ie; rapiers 8, longswords 10, greatswords 14 or whatever). Then after you achieve that base level of strength, intellect increases damage.
Listening to most interviews with a combat athlete....tells me you don't need to be very bright to be the best.
Looking at the charachter sheet that already seems to have changed again. Strength doesn't even exist anymore.
Concentration is similar to Concentration in 3E/3.5 (somewhat similar to Poise in Dark Souls) but it is for everyone, not just spellcasters. Concentration prevents you from playing hit reactions when you take damage. If you cannot maintain Concentration, you will play a hit reaction and your attack/reload/spell is interrupted. We're still defining the system (in fact, I was messing around with the formulae before I sat down), but that's the general idea.
In the new scheme, Might affects damage/healing whether it's a single application or over time. Penetration is something we may or may not use in conjunction with an inherent Penetration value on weapons and other attacks that cause damage. I'm leaning toward "not" right now.
Man, nothing gets me more hyped than character sheets. I don't know what that says about me.
I look at that character sheet and wonder What the hell does Frermàs mes Canc Suolias mean?
She is a Paladin. Is that her god, perhaps?
And because I didn't pay too much attention to the races and their names, does Godlike (Hylea) mean she's a Godlike from that particular race or if she's been touched by a god named Hylea.
And also, is all of this canon or just a placeholder?
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I think it should be balanced between strength and intellect in some manner. It takes strength to use the weapon, but intellect to use it properly.
The difference between a musclehead slashing at breastplate and a trained swordsman stabbing at chink or going under a joint in the armor.
A quasi Dragon Age deal, where you just need the base strength to use a specific weapon (ie; rapiers 8, longswords 10, greatswords 14 or whatever). Then after you achieve that base level of strength, intellect increases damage.
Listening to most interviews with a combat athlete....tells me you don't need to be very bright to be the best.
Talking and fighting ain't the same skill set. All sorts of intelligences.
I think it should be balanced between strength and intellect in some manner. It takes strength to use the weapon, but intellect to use it properly.
The difference between a musclehead slashing at breastplate and a trained swordsman stabbing at chink or going under a joint in the armor.
A quasi Dragon Age deal, where you just need the base strength to use a specific weapon (ie; rapiers 8, longswords 10, greatswords 14 or whatever). Then after you achieve that base level of strength, intellect increases damage.
Listening to most interviews with a combat athlete....tells me you don't need to be very bright to be the best.
Looking at the charachter sheet that already seems to have changed again. Strength doesn't even exist anymore.
The whole concept of Right and Left failed to present itself to me for some reason... carry on.
Though, I do wonder why they have everything abbreviated. Make that the compact mode, spell everything out in normal or something. I can't see them trying to save screen space nowadays.
Has there been any info on the release date? I backed this from the start and have since been avoiding everything I can about the game so I can come in on the story, setting, and all the excellent stuff I know will be here completely fresh. I would go digging through the backer info or this thread, but I know I will stumble in to content spoilers and I really want to boot up the game and have absolutely no idea what will be waiting for me.
Has there been any info on the release date? I backed this from the start and have since been avoiding everything I can about the game so I can come in on the story, setting, and all the excellent stuff I know will be here completely fresh. I would go digging through the backer info or this thread, but I know I will stumble in to content spoilers and I really want to boot up the game and have absolutely no idea what will be waiting for me.
"Winter 2014". Make sure you go to the backer portal, though, to finish your order.
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Oh man. Dat character sheet. I'm getting pretty pumped for this game.
I want to go play Mask of the Betrayer or something.
Has there been any info on the release date? I backed this from the start and have since been avoiding everything I can about the game so I can come in on the story, setting, and all the excellent stuff I know will be here completely fresh. I would go digging through the backer info or this thread, but I know I will stumble in to content spoilers and I really want to boot up the game and have absolutely no idea what will be waiting for me.
"Winter 2014". Make sure you go the backer portal, though, to finish your order.
Thanks for that! I am terrible about backing things and then not giving all the follow-up information the company needs!
Didn't have internet for about a week because I just moved. So I spent that time playing Baldur's Gate 1&2. The experience has left me hungry for similar games. That's why I just pledged today, because I need that old school crpg fix!
The first bits of art had me a tad worried (e.g. Edair and "initial" character concepts). They seemed a bit bland and made me a bit worried we might be seeing the blander side of Obsidian vs. their more creative (which I think we saw a bit of in Mask). The new stuff has made me a tad more hopeful.
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Seriously, why is this not in my pants already?
And how the hell did I not know about this thing sooner?
I could have sworn you already posted in here.
Anyway, you can get more information about it here and can buy it at $35.
http://eternity.obsidian.net/buy
Listening to most interviews with a combat athlete....tells me you don't need to be very bright to be the best.
Looking at the charachter sheet that already seems to have changed again. Strength doesn't even exist anymore.
it looks like the backer portal is making their website get hammered
If that screenshot is any indicator, we may once again have a game with good character portraits. yay!
I look at that character sheet and wonder What the hell does Frermàs mes Canc Suolias mean?
She is a Paladin. Is that her god, perhaps?
And because I didn't pay too much attention to the races and their names, does Godlike (Hylea) mean she's a Godlike from that particular race or if she's been touched by a god named Hylea.
And also, is all of this canon or just a placeholder?
Talking and fighting ain't the same skill set. All sorts of intelligences.
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Turns out it means 'Brotherhood of the Five Suns'. I know just enough French to see how that kind of makes sense.
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http://eternity.obsidian.net/
HA. You were at least 8 minutes too late to be helpful. Because I was already buying it as I made that post. :P
Five suns on the plate.
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Now they just need to add Right, and you can have a Righteous Mighteous dude.
Nevermind, it's on the site.
Edit: As pointed out below I fail at...seeing. Nevermind!
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What glitch?
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So apparently, Pallegina only has a weapon in one hand.
Though, I do wonder why they have everything abbreviated. Make that the compact mode, spell everything out in normal or something. I can't see them trying to save screen space nowadays.
Yeah, I'm guessing she's sword-and-shield at the moment, or something.
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"Winter 2014". Make sure you go to the backer portal, though, to finish your order.
I want to go play Mask of the Betrayer or something.
dat character sheet.
ummmhp!
And having been reminded that this game exists and is giving me a huge Icewind Dale II boner, I shall be buying it tonight when I get home.
The first bits of art had me a tad worried (e.g. Edair and "initial" character concepts). They seemed a bit bland and made me a bit worried we might be seeing the blander side of Obsidian vs. their more creative (which I think we saw a bit of in Mask). The new stuff has made me a tad more hopeful.