This would be another part of why new writers can't just go and submit shops. Controlling the supply of new items and uniques is very important for maintaining what's left of Balak's sanity.Speaking of Blacksmiths, it will be great if every blacksmith had their own unique set of weapons and armor to sell like Vitruvius
Observer has been previewing a vault expansion on Discord, where the player will be able to deposit electrum in the Wayfort vault to serve as another money sink. But also if you've raised enough electrum to max the nursery money sink (512,000 EC) and the Wayfort vault money sink (presumably around that much?) then another shop selling... intangibles? Isn't going to do much for you.And what about new 'shops' that sell things other than combat gear? Things that might be more unique than stuff that simply goes in your inventory.
Because honestly even stuff like rebuilding the Wayfort or refurbishing a shack for your kungfu-monk babymama didn't even put a dent in the sort of bank balance you have by this point if you've been playing the game longterm.
... Or maybe put the worst offenders into jail in Wayfort? That still would allow to have sex scenes, considering how sex-obsessed some are. Would demand a lot of writing to make it stick though.And make them regular NPCs so that people that liked them could interact with them.
Sexual offense in the marches only seems to get you a slap of the back and nothing more. So I am not sure if we would have any legal leg to stand on. But if we own the wayfort, we are technically the law....... Or maybe put the worst offenders into jail in Wayfort? That still would allow to have sex scenes, considering how sex-obsessed some are. Would demand a lot of writing to make it stick though.
At this point am starting to feel sorry for BalakThis would be another part of why new writers can't just go and submit shops. Controlling the supply of new items and uniques is very important for maintaining what's left of Balak's sanity.
but byvernia is not a bandit and a mother of your kids (if your male and bred her)..... she is a hunter hunting wyvernsI've given plenty of thought to how to hypothetically deal with Byvernia. It usually comes to one of three lines:
- Handing her to the Chargers. (Kor'Minos has their own procedures for punishing banditry)
- Destroying her belongings. Her weapons and potions, namely, though stripping her naked and blasting all her worldly possessions into ash and scrap sends a message.
- Giving her to Arona's tribe. As a slave.
Or you could just marry her to put an end to her fight for dominanceI've given plenty of thought to how to hypothetically deal with Byvernia. It usually comes to one of three lines:
- Handing her to the Chargers. (Kor'Minos has their own procedures for punishing banditry)
- Destroying her belongings. Her weapons and potions, namely, though stripping her naked and blasting all her worldly possessions into ash and scrap sends a message.
- Giving her to Arona's tribe. As a slave.
Damn, and here I thought I was cruel. I do like the idea of the last one, though it could lead to complaints such as "Why can we not enslave the bunny girl?" And I think same would hold true if we give her over to Chargers since slavery is Minos most popular past time (if their bad end is any indications.)I've given plenty of thought to how to hypothetically deal with Byvernia. It usually comes to one of three lines:
- Handing her to the Chargers. (Kor'Minos has their own procedures for punishing banditry)
- Destroying her belongings. Her weapons and potions, namely, though stripping her naked and blasting all her worldly possessions into ash and scrap sends a message.
- Giving her to Arona's tribe. As a slave.
but byvernia is not a bandit and a mother of your kids (if your male and bred her)..... she is a hunter hunting wyverns
Damn, you see, half of my champs lack the dong so they can not really progress her relationship with her even if they wanted to. And those that do have better partners at hand sooooo... To heckl with her.Or you could just marry her to put an end to her fight for dominance
This is a trimmed down list, you can find more gruesome versions of them in my post history.Damn, and here I thought I was cruel. I do like the idea of the last one, though it could lead to complaints such as "Why can we not enslave the bunny girl?" And I think same would hold true if we give her over to Chargers since slavery is Minos most popular past time (if their bad end is any indications.)
So yeah, second options sounds the best.
Counter-point: you have so many blacksmiths not because that's what people expect but because you have this many factions, and for each faction it makes perfect sense to have their own source of arms instead of relying on external supply from potential enemies. Just like it makes sense to have a faction chief, and as a result in this game the faction chiefs easily rival the blacksmiths, numbers-wise. The presence of both is a natural consequence of the world building you went for.It's kind of like how every fantasy village has a blacksmith because that's what people expect. And that's whats borne out; we simply have far too many blacksmiths who don't do anything. They're the game's most overrepresented profession, I'd say. We have the orc blacksmith, the mare blacksmith, the rat blacksmith, the OTHER orc blacksmith, the lizard blacksmith, the 'mander blacksmith, and there're at least two more that were pushed for.
The same argument could be made of any essential profession, and yet it doesn't happen. And even if I were to accept that premise, it's not necessary to make these characters NPCs instead of assuming that there's one in the background.Counter-point: you have so many blacksmiths not because that's what people expect but because you have this many factions, and for each faction it makes perfect sense to have their own source of arms instead of relying on external supply from potential enemies. Just like it makes sense to have a faction chief, and as a result in this game the faction chiefs easily rival the blacksmiths, numbers-wise. The presence of both is a natural consequence of the world building you went for.
I thought the Dhaal bars managed to convey quite a lot about the world and had interesting characters, it's probably the best use of generic settings to tell a worlds story so far in TiTs. A lot of that games shop keepers have stuff going on too. The tour of the winter city is great and I feel like that sorta wholesome delivery is right up my alley...but would it have been better if those were all locations we could explore ourselves?And yes, it is what people expect. I've been keeping tabs on the pulse of commentary on the game since the first public release, and it's always bars and shops. The outcry when Winter City was empty despite it always being intended to be just a backdrop for the palace of ice, and hence we were liars for supposedly hyping up a big population center to have it deserted? How should we fill it according to the self-proclaimed voice of the people? Bars and shops, of course.
And as for our sister game? Well, consider Dhaal, with not just one, but two, and perhaps even three planned bars. Then when we look at every past planet...
If it doesn't happen, then it might indicate these other essential professions are nowhere near essential in context of fantasy (porn) game. At least compared to blacksmiths and village chiefs.The same argument could be made of any essential profession, and yet it doesn't happen. And even if I were to accept that premise, it's not necessary to make these characters NPCs instead of assuming that there's one in the background.
My (admittedly, vague after a few months since i've played the game last time) impression/memory of the Winter City is that it's a dead-empty little square where nothing happens attached to a big-ass palace with three people spaced across dozen+ locations where, between few quests, also nothing happens.Bars and shops, and shops and bars, and bars and shops, and shops and bars, and a weapons dealer. On the other hand, we have Alypia with her tours of the winter city which showcase the boreal elves and their lives far more efficiently than just another bunch of bars and shops.
Oh, never heard of this. How to access it?we have Alypia with her tours of the winter city which showcase the boreal elves and their lives far more efficiently than just another bunch of bars and shops.
Ryn date so not your dealOh, never heard of this. How to access it?

as far as I have seen you enjoy being mean to her and I think that is available for high confidence Ryn only, but I can be misremembering!Hmm, and why would that be?
The starting races and backgrounds are fixed and won't be changing. In part, setting them up this way allows the writers to make certain assumptions whenever they want to reflect them with pc.bg or pc.ora checks, while being flexible enough to allow for mental roleplaying. If you want to imagine your Champ as being from Jassira you're free to do so, but the game is never going to acknowledge it.Possible update to some of the premade races such as being a former Jassaran Noble when starting as a Feline for backround instead of a Noble Scion as that could allued your character could be from any number of cities in Savaara.
Kitsuhon is based on Japan, yes. It's particularly drawing from the Heian Period, but has gone through a whirlwind tour of other parts of Japanese history, per Tobs. You might find this post interesting.Would love to see the story extend into the Old Country if you choose to be a Kitsune as I feel Corruption can even cross oceans and no one is immune to it lol
(also when mentioned by any Kitsune I get the faint feeling that the Old Country as they call it is in some respect Feudal Japan and can picture what that place would look like.)
I could think of something like that by combining the original race parser and the background parser, but I doubt it would happen, because the point of the backgrounds is that they're specific enough that your character can be adapted for situations, but broad enough that the specifics can be headcannoned. Making you specifically a Jassiran noble if you started as a catfolk would be interesting, and make sense, but it would step on the toes of people who don't want to be from Jassira but do want to be a cat noble.Possible update to some of the premade races such as being a former Jassaran Noble when starting as a Feline for backround instead of a Noble Scion as that could allued your character could be from any number of cities in Savaara.
Jesus, are you trying to kill TObs?Would love to see the story extend into the Old Country if you choose to be a Kitsune as I feel Corruption can even cross oceans and no one is immune to it lol
(also when mentioned by any Kitsune I get the faint feeling that the Old Country as they call it is in some respect Feudal Japan and can picture what that place would look like.)
The reason people say the Winter City and its palace which should be the biggest city seen until the Minotaurs were added to the game gets considered lifeless or desolate is because it is. Pretty much a ghost town that mostly gets by on one-off events in comparison to every other game-city the player encounters.And yes, it is what people expect. I've been keeping tabs on the pulse of commentary on the game since the first public release, and it's always bars and shops. The outcry when Winter City was empty despite it always being intended to be just a backdrop for the palace of ice, and hence we were liars for supposedly hyping up a big population center to have it deserted? How should we fill it according to the self-proclaimed voice of the people? Bars and shops, of course.
And as for our sister game? Well, consider Dhaal, with not just one, but two, and perhaps even three planned bars. Then when we look at every past planet...
Bars and shops, and shops and bars, and bars and shops, and shops and bars, and a weapons dealer. On the other hand, we have Alypia with her tours of the winter city which showcase the boreal elves and their lives far more efficiently than just another bunch of bars and shops.
Oh, those! Yeah, if I remember right, they are not Locke behind you having low confidence Ryn, they just raise her confidence so I never pick them.as far as I have seen you enjoy being mean to her and I think that is available for high confidence Ryn only, but I can be misremembering!