KickStarter Vagrus: The Riven Realms - post-apocalyptic fantasy caravan master RPG - now with Old Acquaintances DLC

[Grunker]

who gives a fuck storyfags

 

[Modron]

It never bothered me in either game, tbh. I just imagined MC as being a pencil pusher that's pretty clever, but would probably get curbstomped by the average teenager – it then makes sense why he wouldn't take part in a battle, and should the enemy break through his underlings, would just surrender.

Plenty of games have had the mc just be a pencil pusher, bard's tale, wizardrys, might and magics, wasteland, et cetera. Basically all earlier blobbers and Jagged Alliance.

 

[SixDead]

I came here to complain about Moonshadow DLC. Game is very text-heavy, with detailed and atmospheric narrative, but when you end Tarqian merchantress questline and about to bang her - "You came to her bedroom, and only you two know what happened those night". Where are details, where are Agility and Endurance skill checks?

 

[LizardWizard]

For the next game, add the player as a playable character in tactical combat. The MC being auspiciously absent from combat despite the game writing implying otherwise was a major juxtaposition that turned off a lot of players.

The idea is that he commands from the back and isn't really a fighter, I believe.

That is true, there's a lot of ludonarrative dissonance to have you never physically present thoug

Battle Brothers has the same problem

BB has fun combat with disposable minions, Vagrus.. not so much.

 

[Konjad]

I came here to complain about Moonshadow DLC. Game is very text-heavy, with detailed and atmospheric narrative, but when you end Tarqian merchantress questline and about to bang her - "You came to her bedroom, and only you two know what happened those night". Where are details, where are Agility and Endurance skill checks?

They didn't want to shame the player.

 

[cyborgboy95]

Enriching and Delaying Our New Region DLC
Hey everyone,

As we approach the end of 2024, it's time to give an update on our upcoming DLC. While our hope was to release it this year, it has become clear to us that it is an unrealistic target. We cannot announce its release date just yet, but we can be sure that it will take at least until next year to complete, and with good reason.

‘What is that good reason?’ we hear you ask. Well, let’s call it a habit at Lost Pilgrims. While developing large bits of content like the next DLC, we keep enriching them to have better density of content than previous releases. Part of this is organic, the rest is a deliberate attempt to push the envelope. In this case, the region is not going to be as large as the Bronze Desert of Sunfire and Moonshadow, but we are trying to do something special with depth. This includes stories, NPCs, enemies, varied and complex quests, improved reactivity, and so much more.

Needless to say, we shall keep you updated as things develop, writing here and on Steam about the DLC and how it is coming along. And of course, as we move closer to release, we’ll be introducing you to more folk like those pictured below, though we can promise they’ll not all be cannibals. We’ll ride the line between keeping your eyebrow raised and you cracking the code, because that’s what we love. However, the theme and location of the DLC is so telling that it’s quite difficult to reveal something without giving it all away.

Vagrus is currently taking part in Steam’s AdventureX Sale. If you’ve been on the fence about jumping into our newest content or have a friend who you want to introduce to the Riven Realms, you can make it happen.

Until next time, see you out there in the wasteland, vagri; don’t get too caught up in the struggles of the Riven Realms. There’s much, much more to come!

– The Lost Pilgrims Team