{"id":51,"date":"2010-04-26T12:48:31","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T17:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rrbits.com\/demosthenes\/?p=51"},"modified":"2010-08-06T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T21:06:49","slug":"knotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rrbits.com\/demosthenes\/2010\/04\/26\/knotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaladea Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kaladea Notes<\/span><\/h1>\n

Sorry guys, these notes are kind of old but I don’t want to lose them if my laptop crashes again.<\/p>\n

Creation Process:<\/p>\n

Words from the mother-goddess creator:<\/p>\n

\u201cAwaken my child\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you the one who will lead this world to triumph, or to tragedy?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBrave soul, follow the path your heart sets for you and I promise you will do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour shining soul has been chosen out of many for incarnation into this world. Please choose your frame wisely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tentative creation process:<\/p>\n

Floating in the embrace of a warm darkness, you hear a woman\u2019s voice call out to you softly, \u201cAwaken my child\u2026\u201d her words seem to draw you downward. Below you a light appears and her voice emanates from the epicenter of that sun-like glow, \u201cAre you the one who will lead my world into triumph?\u201d As she speaks the word, triumph, images fill your mind of great kings, victory, peace and riches, \u201cOr will you lead my world into tragedy?\u201d as she speaks the word, tragedy, images of gruesome death, violent war, corruption, and greed flash through you. \u201cMy child, your shining spirit has been chosen of many of my children for incarnation into this world. Please choose your frame wisely.\u201d At the utterance of the word \u201cframe\u201d the light envelops you and you stand in a square stone room with towering ornate pillars neatly framing a marble figure set in each shadowed archway.<\/p>\n

((A faded nameplate at the base of each statue catches your eye. You notice strikingly different features for each statue and they each seem to be presenting you with a gift.))
\n(must look at each archway, look n arch, look s arch, etc. must look at the statues, look aria, look human, look northwood etc. once they look they can read, touch, tap whatever to get more information on each race. After they do that, to choose a race they simply take the item by accepting it.)<\/p>\n

(Names are inscribed at the base of each statue. The statues hold an item toward you in their hands and it seems as if they present you with a gift. The aria statue presents to you a long silver feather. )<\/p>\n

(Once the item is accepted (accept feather, ect.) they grow that body around them. And then the statue disappears and they walk through the door.)<\/p>\n

A voice speaks softly from the darkness, \u201cYou have accepted this frame, come and make your offering.\u201d You step through the archway and into (insert racial room here).<\/p>\n

Room Aria:<\/p>\n

A large open room with white oak pillars holding up the matching roof comes into view. The day\u2019s sun shines in through the long flowing drapes of light green fabric that move in the gentle breeze. There lies before you a large bowl-shaped indent in the polished stone floor. As you draw near you see that the indent is deeper than you had thought, a large fire blazes in the center of the bowl.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no turning back my child, release the spirit of your ancestors.\u201d Comes the creator\u2019s gentle voice carried on the breeze. The feather you hold in your hands feels suddenly as if it were made of lead.<\/p>\n

(once they have dropped the feather into the fire)<\/p>\n

The feather glows brilliantly for a moment before bursting into a million shards of light. The lights ricochet off the sides of the bowl and soar upward to form a large glowing eagle. The eagle of light lets out a loud screech and stretches its ethereal wings wide, surrounding you in the soft feathers of light. A gentle breeze seems to surround and flow through you. The floor fades from below your feet and you float gently on the eagle\u2019s feathered wings toward what seems like a barren mountain cliff.<\/p>\n

With a gust of wind from the ethereal wings you alight on the edge of the mountain cliff. Noises from below draw your attention to the city at the bottom of the valley formed by a strange ring-shaped mountain range.<\/p>\n

(begin training sequence for the past!)<\/p>\n

More About The Aria<\/span><\/p>\n

The Aria are, of course, bird people. There are many types of bird people in the world, but they are all still the Aria, no matter which they take after. I\u2019m thinking of having one specific kind of bird to model them after\u2026 what do you think? Hmm\u2026 Even with their wings tucked they would extend above the poor human body\u2026 Unless I attached them lower and made the wing-span different\u2026 Hmmm\u2026. Where could I put wings on a human body that would not interfere with their range of motion? AHA! Most people attach wings to the shoulder-blades\u2026 Perhaps if I attached them just below there? Well, that takes care of the wing features, doesn\u2019t it? What about the rest of them? There has to be more to them, they can\u2019t just look like angels\u2026<\/p>\n

The Aria live in the\u2026 hmm\u2026 I still need to think of a layout for the lands. But a long time ago it was called the Western Peak. Yeah, that\u2019s good.<\/p>\n

Rocky hills and mountains with sheer dropoffs and cliff faces think the mountains in New Zealand or something, you\u2019ll need reference pictures.
\nMinstrel\/Bard\/Troubadour<\/span><\/p>\n

Levels of skills give the chance to learn certain songs\/spells\/abilities from the traveling circus man\/men\/women?<\/p>\n

A traveling circus tours the island chain every once in a while and anyone who has taken up singing, or such godly troubadour skills may learn from the legendary (among bards, anyway) Ringmaster Armand Portious. (name in the works, I swear.) He is a master of vocal arts and magicks as well as optical illusion and sleight of hand (useful for thieves! Really!) that made him so famous as a magician. His troupe is made up of various masters of hidden arts, there is a siren that can teach you to sing a beast to sleep or complacency\u2026 You need only seek them out to discover what they can do.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll think more about the Portious Troupe later, I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be able to come up with a few new tricks that you can learn. *winks*<\/p>\n

Armand Portious\u2014Ring Master<\/p>\n

Medina Raisher\u2014Siren<\/p>\n

Julius Berthold\u2014Beast Master<\/p>\n

Lisette Dekalb\u2014Tight Rope Walker<\/p>\n

Argus Montrose\u2014Knife Thrower<\/p>\n

Dresden Montrose\u2014Knife Thrower\u2019s Twin<\/p>\n

Victor Raisher\u2014Siren\u2019s Son<\/p>\n

Vesta\u2014A strange young girl that Victor found and named<\/p>\n

There obviously will be a plot line here\u2026 eventually\u2026 maybe there will be a reward or a quest gained by this troupe\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

Can you be exiled from cities and regions?<\/p>\n

If I open up the world enough I\u2019m sure we could work out being banned an exiled… If you were exiled I think it would be for repeat offenses of theft, offenses of treason and murder among many things. Too much stealing or dodging of bail could end in exile for an unlucky thief.<\/p>\n

Alchemy\/Herbalists\/Medicines<\/span><\/p>\n

Medical potions, spells, elixirs, draughts, salves, teas, ointments, powders, pills, herbs, roots\u2026<\/p>\n

All can be foraged or made or bought by characters. Certain plants and herbs are native to certain areas. Hooray for having to travel and adding place utility to items that are common. There will always be healing herbs that will be common to certain areas.<\/p>\n

Maybe we could also add a way to get seed and grow things on your own once you have a house?<\/p>\n

Special tools:<\/p>\n

Mortar\/Pestle<\/p>\n

Bottles of various sizes<\/p>\n

Vials<\/p>\n

Jars<\/p>\n

Oils and fats for binding<\/p>\n

Catalysts<\/p>\n

Pill Press<\/p>\n

Accessories:<\/p>\n

Herb Pouch (waist, holds some)<\/p>\n

Herb Sack (Larger, waist)<\/p>\n

Herb Pack (back\/shoulder, largest \u201cfor serious herbalists only.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Herb Basket (arm\/hand, holds more than a pouch but less than a sack.)<\/p>\n

Apron (Waist, holds a few)<\/p>\n

Strength\/Effect:<\/p>\n

Raw Herbs\/roots<\/p>\n

Dried Herbs\/roots<\/p>\n

Teas<\/p>\n

Potions<\/p>\n

Spells<\/p>\n

Elixirs<\/p>\n

Draughts<\/p>\n

Salves<\/p>\n

Ointments<\/p>\n

Powders<\/p>\n

Pills<\/p>\n

Though the strength of effect varies depending on what it is made of and what it is created for. Pills are almost always most effective, but hardest to come by. They will sell well especially when created by players.<\/p>\n

Herbs will have attributes and similarities to herbs in the real world. Advantages and disadvantages. Recipes for certain pills will be secret and hinted at in different locations. Perhaps even quest worthy. Like you can\u2019t just find a recipe leaked out on the internet like this one (the pill one). They would need to complete something to be able to mix this pill. A certain level of skill, a quest that gives you access to a foraging spot that you can find the vital catalyst herb for it or something. Pills would likely be second world and above only, but they can be more useful than just your ordinary herbs.<\/p>\n

Depending on the time period of the world, it would be next to impossible to have the pills in the first world.<\/p>\n

I need to do research on ancient medicines!! That way I can have more ideas for mixes for just healing\/poisoning. Maybe a bait for animals\/beasts that if eaten can put them to sleep? Ooh, ranger powers.<\/p>\n

More alchemical kinds of uses for the skills could be used to make small projectiles in the future world\u2026. Hell there could even be an alchemy \u2018class\u2019 if you like.<\/p>\n

Cooking ala Iron Chef<\/p>\n

Should there be a far off land where through the game you can acquire recipes and use these recipes and things to compete against others in a cooking competition? Or perhaps be able to peddle your own goods to other players looking for foodstuffs.<\/p>\n

Should you be able to open your own shop? Can you have your own restaurant? Or can you create a big operation from your own home\u2019s kitchen? That would be great for certain things\u2026<\/p>\n

Skills for cooking? Well, I haven\u2019t got any in mind\u2026 perhaps it should be stat based? Or stat and skill based for better odds? No, no burning down of buildings, but the charring of food is okay.<\/p>\n

Collecting foods and things like in Suikoden 2? Or something better? Could you buy supplies from somewhere in different towns? And different towns have different meats and spices which you can collect and add to your repertoire? Would you have to cart them all to the city in which the competition is held? Or would you be able to have a house\/summer home\/vault in many different locations? Perhaps a global vault account that is more expensive?<\/p>\n

Carl suggested that it could be an event or festival specific thing\u2026 It might work well that way.<\/p>\n

Hana Fubuki – Working on Kaladea says:<\/p>\n

Where you could wander around the festival booths and pick up recipes from the various food vendors and learn about spices and recipes and then se what you’ve learned to play a little Iron hef event heehee. Like when you enter the festival\/event you can accept or decline a little festive notebook they would be handing out. It would record all the things you learned by wandering around and talking to people in it and you could use it for that event and maybe if the event repeats add new and different recipes on to your collection<\/p>\n

You know there are days that I JUST feel like dying? Right now I just want to curl up in a bed and ignore the world for a while. I hate my period, it makes me feel so terrible. I get cramps, I get bloaty, I get gas and constipation, and I get horribly painful cramps,<\/p>\n

People in STL:<\/p>\n