[project1dev] Re: scenario ideas
- From: Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:30:44 -0700
i should have known you had this angle covered :P
good idea, i agree, that solves the problem (:
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:27 PM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> actually i was thinking this would ONLY have combat in the event taht you
> decided ot fight the natives, so really you could finish it in like 5
> different ways, only one of which is dying due to fighting natives. if you
> died fighting natives, maybe when you went back to the old man in the null
> realm he would say something like, "ah you're brave to charge in against
> insurmountable odds like that - but remember, you must temper your
> recklessness or this sort of thing can happen, but your fearlessness and
> bravery will serve you well."
>
> some kind of verbiage to make it obvious that you didnt fuck up by dying
> and ruin your character... really there'd be no way to "lose" because theres
> benefits no matter how you play, its a test you can't fail.
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Would this one be combat heavy but the others aren't?
>>
>> I figured it would be more about choices you made defining your
>> character. It seems like it should be the choices that matter and not
>> combat.
>>
>> I personally think we should stay away from letting you be able to die in
>> the scenarios unless of course it is for a really specific thing, like
>> cunning where you are a white mage vs a lich and you have to cast resurect
>> on him to kill him, otherwise you are screwed.
>>
>> If we make it so you can die in regular combat and that changes the
>> outcome of the scenarios, i think we will get the "oh crap i gotta reroll"
>> effect going on because in combat sometimes you win sometimes you lose,
>> there is skill involved but also luck.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Kent Petersen <kentkmp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Cool Eric. I am on the same page with you.
>>>
>>> If adventure, stealing, having dexterity an being nimble is what the
>>> scenario is about then losing it should give you opposite bonuses. Perhaps
>>> if you fight with the natives you will get more strength and or life
>>> bonuses. There could even be an extra powerful bonus that you may get for
>>> losing immediately. Maybe you crash the boat never make it to the natives
>>> and your player character will be able to raid the boat in the future.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> it'll be cool when we are done from the cave, we can all talk about
>>>> which mission we want to do and start fleshing it out and storyboard it.
>>>>
>>>> It's gunnna be awesome! (:
>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:08 PM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> yeah i don't have a detailed storyboard or anything for this one but i
>>>>> do have some things in mind
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) if you died anywhere in the scenario, that would be "the end" of the
>>>>> scenario - basically keeping you from getting treasure hunting bonuses
>>>>> that
>>>>> come with surviving the scenario but balanced with other bonuses
>>>>> instead...
>>>>> we dont really want to make it so you have to keep "rerolling" your
>>>>> character and i like the idea of learning from mistakes they made so they
>>>>> dont feel like they have to be perfect all the time.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) persuasion of the natives could come in the form of maybe finding an
>>>>> item (an idol or something) in the exploration part before you stumble
>>>>> upon
>>>>> them that allows dialogue options, or whatnot.. or maybe if you find the
>>>>> cave BEFORE you find the natives, you get the treasure from the cave and
>>>>> when you exit you present it to them and they make you king or something.
>>>>> we'll have to work this out one.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3) there'll definitely be a lot of different bonuses, etc. for actions
>>>>> during the scenario - win or lose.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4) i basically envision the traps from indiana jones and the like...
>>>>> maybe you step on the wrong tiles and darts fire at you, maybe theres
>>>>> cielings that collapse and you have to find the trigger to stop it from
>>>>> crushing you, maybe failing at doing a puzzle will set off a trap, etc.
>>>>> combat also may set it off, and maybe you have to fight some sort of
>>>>> automaton incan guardbot ha...
>>>>>
>>>>> 5) i totally had the same thought as you on this... regardless with
>>>>> what happens to the explorer, he' could show up later (either you find him
>>>>> on the other side, or maybe hes trapped in the cave from a trap or the
>>>>> natives have captured him or else yeah, he's chillin in a jailbreak area.
>>>>> also if you fail as the explorer to get the treasure, the treasure would
>>>>> be
>>>>> there in the main game and maybe its needed as a story item so if its gone
>>>>> you have to find the explorer, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Kent Petersen <kentkmp@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What happens if you die? Would you lose points to treasure hunting and
>>>>>> fighting? How would that impact the story?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How would one persuade the natives to help?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would there be only one treasure to get or would there be lesser
>>>>>> treasures for lesser bonuses?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What kind of stuff would the traps trigger? Combat or?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Random thought: If a character dies in one the the games intro
>>>>>> scenarios we could always re-use that character when we include the jail
>>>>>> breaking scenarios to rescue teammates. Perhaps your treasure hunting
>>>>>> character dies but your player character could meet the treasure hunter
>>>>>> later when trying to rescue one of your team mates.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:47 AM, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> just adding a couple more basic intro scenario ideas i had to see
>>>>>>> what you guys thought (and if you guys have any, please feel free to
>>>>>>> share!)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. The Explorer - this scenario is inspired by the death of Magellen
>>>>>>> at the hands of natives in the battle of Mactan as well as the scene in
>>>>>>> "The
>>>>>>> Fountain" in the beginning where Ponce de Leon is fighting through the
>>>>>>> aztecs trying to reach the fountain of youth. I love the classic
>>>>>>> explorer
>>>>>>> and native stuff (also indiana jones...) and think an awesome scenario
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> be an explorer landing his boat at the edge of a river and exploring a
>>>>>>> little jungle area and getting attacked by natives.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here's how I see it playing out, you actively control a boat down a
>>>>>>> river until you read a dead end of sorts (like maybe you go over a water
>>>>>>> fall or hit some rocks), you get out and explore a little jungle area
>>>>>>> (maybe
>>>>>>> a couple wild animal enemies) and stumble upon a small native camp.
>>>>>>> They
>>>>>>> attack forcing the character to flee (as little cut scenes as possible,
>>>>>>> id
>>>>>>> like to lead the character where we want them but leave the active
>>>>>>> control
>>>>>>> in their hands) and he enters a small cave which is a shrine for the
>>>>>>> natives
>>>>>>> (the natives stop outside the shrine because its a sacred area) - once
>>>>>>> inside its an indiana jones-esque collection of puzzles and dangers
>>>>>>> ultimately leading (assuming you survive!) to some sort of treasure and
>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>> exit to safety.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> effects of this scenario would be adding to things like treasure
>>>>>>> hunting/avarice, possibly helping charisma (maybe you can make friends
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> the natives rather than fight them) some combat-ish stuff, obviously a
>>>>>>> lot
>>>>>>> of action stuff like survivng traps and figuring out puzzles, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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