Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity [BETA RELEASED, GO TO THE NEW THREAD]

[tuluse]

The something of Dyrwood would be a solid name

 

[Cursed Platypus]

Dyrwood definitively sounds good. There's also plenty of relevant place that haven't been named yet, so there's hope for some cool names.

http://eternity.gamepedia.com/Penitential_Regency_of_Readceras

 

[Delterius]

What about Torment: Dyrwood?

 

[Infinitron]

Notice that they haven't made up a name for the world yet.

 

[Starym]

Big news : when the "project" is done, it won't be a project anymore. It would be stupid to keep a name that doesn't allude to any sort of content, especially if they plan on initiating a whole series of games.

Eternity actually does allude to the content, the eternal nature of souls in the setting - pretty sure that's what the overall theme of the game will be as well (recycling of souls, fragmentation, rebirth etc etc). If you just mean the "project" part of the name, well yea, there's no way they're keeping that.

 

[waywardOne]

Multiple pages discussing what the game should be named. Stay edgy, 'Dex.

 

[DraQ]

Project Eternity: A Dance of Rogueys

Tagline: There will be tasteful rape.

Necessary repairs have been made.

you missed the joke

If a joke is made on the forums
and no one is around to get it,
is it still funny?

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

Popamole Eternally

 

[Roguey]

The something of Dyrwood would be a solid name

The actual nation is called the Free Palatinate of Dyrwood

 

[Sensuki]

 

[Jestai]

"Whatever of Dyrwood" sounds like a gamebook uninspired title. It's not intriguing at all. It sucks. It feels like it's gonna be teen fantasy full of elves (and deers). And they (as in "people writing stories" in general) should fucking stop about these places or people named after things: it screams "weak fantasy" more often than not.

 

[Sensuki]

They might have something when they finish writing the story.

Speculation on today's update?

Ability scores? Conlangs? UI v2 ?

 

[coffeetable]

It should be "Eternity", and there's no need to discuss it further. It's associated with it, part of the original name, and it doesn't sound crappy. It fits, and that's all you need.

Two problems: first, a name as simple as "Eternity" is likely to be already trademarked. Secondly, the google space of "eternity" sucks, being as it is a popular adjective.

 

[Cursed Platypus]

Betrayal at Dyrwood.

 

[Infinitron]

Dyrklands

 

[Gurkog]

Penis Enema

It is a loving tribute to Roguey.

 

[Sensuki]

Update 56: Paladins and Wild Orlans

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/63968-update-56-paladins-and-wild-orlans/

Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director

Today, we'd like to talk to you about one of our more recently-implemented classes in Project Eternity: the paladin. The paladin has been a staple of fantasy RPGs for decades and it was one of our most quickly-funded stretch goals during the Kickstarter campaign. As one of several melee-oriented classes on our roster, paladins presented some unique challenges for us and we'd like to share their development process with you.

Paladins have a strong tradition in FRPGs. While the class represents different things to different players, it often conjures images of legendary European figures like the Twelve Peers of Charlemagne, El Cid, and the Knights of the Round Table. Players who like playing paladins often think of them as devoted, principled, brave, and unrelenting. They stand out because of their single-mindedness and unwavering dedication to their cause.

In Project Eternity, we wanted paladins to maintain their sense of selfless passion and zeal without being bound to concepts like "alignment" or a universal moral code. We also wanted their mechanics to be distinctive from the other classes while reinforcing their role in the world. Area designer Bobby Null has always liked the marshal class from D&D 3.5, which is conceptually similar to the warlord in 4E: combat leaders who are at their best when they are augmenting their teammates. This is the approach that I took when developing Project Eternity's paladins. They have persistent modal auras, strong single-target healing and buff abilities (contrasting the broad AoE effects of clerics), and can passively grant bonuses to teammates in close proximity.

In the game's lore, paladins are zealous champions of a cause that may be religious, philosophical, or cultural in nature. The "foundational" paladins in this part of the world were the legendary elite guards of Darcozzi Palace in the Grand Empire of Vailia (now Old Vailia). They set standards for selfless dedication, unwavering loyalty, and inspiring leadership that have become the pillars for similar orders that have sprung up in the two millennia since they were founded. Even among orders where the chosen cause is perceived as bleak or malevolent, paladins always place the cause ahead of their own personal interests.

In Defiance Bay, recent experiments performed by animancers and ciphers suggest that paladins' souls are continuously "burning" wellsprings of spiritual energy that are overflowing their physical vessels due to the paladins' fanaticism. When ciphers have tried to directly perceive paladins' souls, they have described the experience as uncomfortable or painful, not unlike gazing at the sun.

All paladins currently begin with the following abilities:

• Reviving Exhortation (Active) - Paladins can command an unconscious ally to awaken and get back up with an immediate spike in Stamina, though the target will lose half of the regained Stamina after a short duration.
• Zealous Barrage (Modal) - The paladin and all allies standing within 3m have their attack and ability speed increased. Cannot be used with Zealous March (below).
• Faith and Conviction - Paladins have an inherent bonus to all defenses (Deflection, Fortitude, Reflexes, and Psyche).

As they advance, they gain additional abilities in the same spirit, such as:

• Coordinated Attacks - The ally closest to the paladin attacking the same target as the paladin has a bonus to Accuracy.
• Shake It Off (Active) - The paladin can command an ally to temporarily ignore existing Hostile effects for a short duration. The effects are suspended; they do not lose any of their duration and will resume as soon as Shake It Off expires.
• Inspiring Triumph - Allies within 4m gain a temporary bonus to all defenses when the paladin downs an enemy.
• Zealous March (Modal) - The paladin and all allies within 3m have their movement speed increased. Cannot be used with Zealous Barrage.

In playtesting so far, our test paladin has been very useful in combat, with the melee group often centering around her to gain the benefits of her Zealous auras and Coordinated Attacks. While several other classes have Stamina healing abilities, the paladin's Reviving Exhortationcan turn the tide if party members start dropping late in a battle. However, using it too early can spell disaster for the revived character if the granted Stamina boost runs out in a long fight.

Optional Talents for the paladin will focus on shaping the passive or active bias of the character: widening the effects of Zealous auras; granting additional uses or increased potency for targeted commands; or giving paladins more direct offensive and defensive capabilities if players want to boost their paladins' personal viability.

Wild Orlans - What Do They Look Like?
Though we've previously shown one concept of a hearth orlan (the "orlan detective"), many people have asked and speculated about what the other orlans, the so-called wild orlans, look like. Wild orlans have the same general range of stature and build as hearth orlans, but are almost entirely covered with hair.

Though they can be found on a few continents, wild orlans in this part of the world are typically found in the deepest forests of Eír Glanfath. In recent centuries, the biases of surrounding colonial cultures have driven them even farther from new settlements. Considered savage and uncontrollable by many Dyrwoodans, Vailians, and Readcerans, wild orlans often find interactions with outsiders strained if not outright violent. Many colonists pre-judge all orlans as untrustworthy and bloodthirsty, but within that vein of racism, they often classify wild orlans as "the bad ones". Given the difficulty of concealing their hirsute bodies and faces, prejudice follows them in most colonial areas.

We'll continue to develop the paladin more over the next few months, but we'd like to hear what you think of the concepts and mechanics we've come up with so far. Similarly, we hope you like the less- and more-"beastly" branches of the orlan race. We developed the different appearances based on widely conflicting player (and developer) desires for the race to be both more and less wild. What do you think of the direction we're taking? Thanks for reading!

 

[MicoSelva]

Wow, another update that only mentions combat (mechanics-wise). I guess there won't be much else to do in this game other than killing things (and dialogue).

Orlans look cool, btw.

 

[Space Satan]

Looks good so far. Yet I am worried about movement speed. In BG movement speed was the least deciding factor as everyone could reach everyone in a matter of seconds. I hope we won't see a clickfest of frenzied activity.

 

[Brotherman Bill]

Those Orlans looks like shit, it's just a human head with sharp ears slapped on.

 

[Zed]

Looks good so far. Yet I am worried about movement speed. In BG movement speed was the least deciding factor as everyone could reach everyone in a matter of seconds. I hope we won't see a clickfest of frenzied activity.

I hope they don't add boots of speed. Worst item ever made.

Those Wild orlans look scarred, not hairy. But I don't mind. Unless MCA happens to write the character of his life and it happens to be an Orlan, I don't think I'll have one in my party.

 

[DalekFlay]

Those Orlans looks like shit, it's just a human head with sharp ears slapped on.

Wild ones look okay. This game is going to be boring and standard fantasy, they're not going to get too crazy with it. Unfortunately.

 

[Infinitron]

The orlans seem to have a prognathous profile, which I would assume is unusual among the Project Eternity setting's humans, except perhaps the Vailians.

 

[MicoSelva]

This game is going to be boring

Well, I hope not. It would kind of destroy the purpose of crowd-funding RPGs. There's plenty of mainstream boring games, we don't need to invest money to get those.

 

[felipepepe]

Worst furries ever, Sawyer wants to end fapping.