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Title: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on October 26, 2016, 04:05:35 pm
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/hxhz0je0dsb14ki/shot131.png?raw=1)

So, I'm developing a show room/armoury/forge location like thingy up in the BD fortress, much like my banquette hall, which I hope will bring a little more life to the place. As part of it I've added 6 NPCs who you can think of as being like bosses, but bosses who were defeated. And after their defeat were stuffed and moved to the fortress.

And now, this is where everyone reading this comes in.


I would like help from the community to name these creatures, and create a back story for them describing what happened.

What I hope will happen now is that anyone interested will look over the 6 creatures, pick one or more that you like the look of and make something up. You can then post below, or PM/e-mail me, with the following

Keep in mind that initially a player will only get to name 1 of the 6 creatures, even if you enter all 6. This is to allow more people to get involved. When you submit your answers submit them in the order you would like to name the creatures. If you REALLY want to name the Gorweal then put 5 first, then your other choices in the order you'd like. However, if I don't get enough good suggestsions its entirely possible that one player could end up being picked for 1 or more creature.

The most important things to consider when creating something is ICness, creativity, and originality but they also have to be suitable. Try and read over some of the history and see if you can work in your chosen creature(s) into the current settings/history some how.

I would like to have these out in the next update (later this year) so there is a time limit on this;


ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE GOTTEN TO ME BY NOVEMBER 30th.

In December once all the submissions have been made we will work on deciding which was the best for each NPC and we will announce it here, and immediatly add the details into the game in the form of a book which will be added to the bookstands for everyone to be able to read.

Thanks.

If you have any questions just ask, and good luck!

Venalan.




How many suggestions have there been.

1 - 3
2 - 3
3 - 3
4 - 2
5 - 2
6 - 3




Example

So many of you would have seen some of the bosses we have in game at the moment. Examples of their current descriptions are below as examples.


Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: steuben on October 26, 2016, 06:04:25 pm
i'm game... but i've been out the game for a while. What are the critters called?
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Illysia on October 26, 2016, 06:38:08 pm
i'm game... but i've been out the game for a while. What are the critters called?

 ;D I was thinking the same thing but I wasn't going to say anything...
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Rigwyn on October 26, 2016, 06:54:50 pm
I think he wants people to come up with names and back stories for them.
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And now, this is where everyone reading this comes in.

I would like help from the community to name these creatures, and create a back story for them describing what happened.

If it helps:

#1 looks like it could be part of the Ulbernaut, Vilenaut, Maulbernaut, Malberlord family..
#2 looks like a cotami? ( There should be some between the magic shop and the stonehead tavern )
#3 not sure if there's a name for this family of critters or not.  ( looks like a nasty wasp to me )
#4 looks kind of like a tloke? ( there are some variants in the arena, the sewers, and between Shindrocks crater and Oja )
#5 looks like it's a variant of the Gorweal  ( There are some variants in the arena and possibly out by the dark wanderer if memory serves me correctly )

The variants of each type of creature usually have similar names, though some do vary...
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Illysia on October 26, 2016, 07:47:06 pm
These are definitely named beasties and he wants names and stories worthy of them being named beasts.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Rigwyn on October 26, 2016, 08:46:06 pm
Ooh... I'm gonna take a crack at one of these... sounds like fun... though I'm not tellin yall which one I'm fixin my mind on. Don't want Illysia stealing my ideas... <.<  I think she's a canuck or something. Got a toque in the closet Illy? One with a big ole maple leaf on it?  ;D

/me covers his paper with his hands for privacy as a third arm and hand sprouts out of nowhere and begins to scribble.

Might be coming up there if Hillary gets elected. ( Though we all said that when Obama got elected.. )

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: LigH on October 27, 2016, 01:56:31 am
In addition to Rigwyn's attempt to classify:

#1: Yes, one of them. Maybe the leader of the pack which was responsible for the naming of the "Lake of Tears"?
#2: Coamti, yes. Usually pretty harmless. This must be an exceptional one, that someone was proud to kill it.
#3: A Gawert. Rated as semi-intelligent in a book in Jayose's library. Maybe a kind of ambassador? Or a first contact accident's victim?
#4: Tloke, yes. Warriors will protect their queen. What reason could there be to have other duties and become notorious?...
#5: Gorweals are in the "swamp" (or whatever that floor resembles) to the west of Eagle BD. The presence of the D.W. may have caused issues.
#6: You missed a Carkarass here. Some are living with the Derghir. One of the Derghir has a bad mood. And maybe a personal guard?
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Aeghiss on October 27, 2016, 03:46:01 pm
There are also poison carkarass in the sewers and fire ones in the DR and in the Lava Cave. This one looks like one of the last... An especially strong fire carkarass ?
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Sirial on October 27, 2016, 04:40:28 pm
There are also poison carkarass in the sewers and fire ones in the DR and in the Lava Cave. This one looks like one of the last... An especially strong fire carkarass ?

Is a fire carkarass yes, at least for what is given us to see.
Regarding the Tlokes i remember reading that they are somehow sacred to Xiosia so her followers would never hurt them deliberately.
The zone near the D.W. looks like covered in fallen leafs that started to decay. Doesnt' look much swamp-like, Gorweal disguise themselves to look as similar as possible to the nearby flora, a dark one? maybe coming from a particular forest or a burned down part of a forest.
Nothing to say about the coamti as it doesn't look much particular.
I like LigH's idea of the misunderstanding with a Gawert ambassador during the first contact but doesn't look very likely as a first contact would have happened much before the creation of the Bronze doors and such, so i would go with a Gawert that has been sent away from his swarm and without the support of the rest of the colony went crazy and started attacking people until someone put it down.

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Tidebringer on October 27, 2016, 06:34:45 pm
#1: Looks like a Maulberlord, so it's definitely a 'naut. A really, really big one by the looks of it... though it might be the angle. And of course 'nauts are naturally large.
#2: That's obviously a Coamti, but it looks like a rather small one. Of course that might be the other creatures nearby making it look small.
#3: A Gawert. Books say they're semi-intelligent and friendly, and in fact greet passers-by. There's gotta be a good story behind why this one was killed.
#4: This is a Tloke Warrior, by the looks of it. They're poisonous. Probably this one caused some trouble before it was defeated. In addition, apparently Tloke are considered lucky animals. Some people even use them to trim lawns, and some try raising them to grow large in the hopes of being able to ride them, due to their naturally saddle-shaped shell.
#5: Apparently this is an Elder Gorweal. Clearly it was an evil mastermind. ;)
#6: The majestic Fire Carkarass. This also looks a bit bigger than the normal version.

Just figured I'd throw in what they look like to me. And it seems some random lore too.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: LigH on October 28, 2016, 01:40:54 am
Regarding the gawert (and possibly even others): I don't expect all displayed creatures to have died in a battle against them. There may be other reasons of their death. One may also be a conserved respected member of their species.

The coamti ... clumsy curious youngster may have caused a chain of accidents which caused a lot of trouble, besides its own death? Maybe the "bug" in a huge clockwork, like Winch mechanics?

And regarding the carkarass: I am not so sure if this is really a fire type. Torches have a very yellow light and may tint close objects. It is displayed in an unfortunate angle or moment; slightly more spread wings would reveal it better. But if it is ... well, they usually only live in Dakkru's Realm. What could have happened to allow one to travel to Yliakum? And what mayhem would it have caused?

Please don't mind my torn thoughts. I hope they are an inspiration for deeper ones.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Sirial on October 28, 2016, 03:14:55 am
And regarding the carkarass: I am not so sure if this is really a fire type. Torches have a very yellow light and may tint close objects. It is displayed in an unfortunate angle or moment; slightly more spread wings would reveal it better. But if it is ... well, they usually only live in Dakkru's Realm. What could have happened to allow one to travel to Yliakum? And what mayhem would it have caused?

There is at least one in the Lava cave at the Eagle BD.

I agree on the fact not every one needs to have been killed in battle, but maybe they could have helped the guards or the passerby or even helped protecting the Dome from invasions.
Personally i'd like to learn that the coamti was just eating during one invasion and got scared by something and upon moving to flee got squashed by a huge beast from the Labyrinth that after stepping on it fell and died so the guards thought about stuffing it as it was a sort of hero.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: LigH on October 28, 2016, 03:22:35 am
Yes, some "accidental hero" would be another funny story.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on October 28, 2016, 03:26:54 am
So let me give you a little more info on these guys. Check this page out for a little more info http://planeshift.top-ix.org/pswiki/index.php?title=Creatures

1 is a maulberlord, a giant great big one around double the normal height.

2 is a tiny little mudobber coamti, about 1/2 the normal size.

3 is a gawert, there aren't that many in game, but this guy is a big one.

4 is a Tloke Warrior, a giant specimen considering the size they normally are.

5 is an Elder Gorweal, again a much larger version.

6 is in fact a Fire Carkarass, you might see a pattern, as this one is also pretty damn big.

There are some nice ideas being thrown about so far.

Someone commit and make the first official submission!
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Illysia on October 29, 2016, 12:09:53 pm
Bump :whistling:
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: MishkaL1138 on October 29, 2016, 12:22:56 pm
Bump :whistling:

I'M ON IT BOSS I'M GIVING IT ALL SHE'S GOT

[FURIOUS KEYBOARD MASHING INTENSIFIES]
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Illysia on October 29, 2016, 01:02:14 pm
Looks like the Tloke Warrior and the Elder Gorweal are the ones that still need a submission.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: MishkaL1138 on October 29, 2016, 04:36:37 pm
Looks like the Tloke Warrior and the Elder Gorweal are the ones that still need a submission.

Well, for my part, I'm covering all the bases myself. Here's to hoping all my submissions are good enough they get picked~

/me crosses fingers!
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Illysia on October 29, 2016, 04:52:24 pm
Keep in mind that initially a player will only get to name 1 of the 6 creatures, even if you enter all 6. This is to allow more people to get involved. When you submit your answers submit them in the order you would like to name the creatures. If you REALLY want to name the Gorweal then put 5 first, then your other choices in the order you'd like.

They will all be considered but you will only get one at most, Avocado. :D
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on October 29, 2016, 06:04:02 pm
Keep in mind that initially a player will only get to name 1 of the 6 creatures, even if you enter all 6. This is to allow more people to get involved. When you submit your answers submit them in the order you would like to name the creatures. If you REALLY want to name the Gorweal then put 5 first, then your other choices in the order you'd like.

They will all be considered but you will only get one at most, Avocado. :D

Technically, if I get inundated with great suggestions (which is yet to happen), you will only get one suggestion picked. But, I think now that if I don't get enough good suggestions one player could be picked for every NPC, if only one player has written good suggestions.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Illysia on October 29, 2016, 06:23:22 pm
 :P Ok fine... but Mishka's isn't better than mine.

Edit: As an after thought it occurs to me that you may get some more submissions if you provide more details about what you are looking for in a history, Ven. Entirely open ended answers can be daunting if people aren't sure where to start.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Shatterkiss on October 29, 2016, 10:31:34 pm
It's taking me forever to come up with good ideas for these, and my descriptions and histories are far too long. You'll get them soon, though.  :)

~Gova
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on October 30, 2016, 04:31:16 pm
We have hit the first mile stone!!!

I have at least one submission for each stuffed NPC!!!

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Illysia on November 06, 2016, 01:36:23 pm
Bibbity Boppity Bump
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on November 06, 2016, 04:54:46 pm
So, there are 24 days left for people to get any suggestions to me. With so few suggestions so far there is currently a very good chance you will get picked for one mob if you create ideas for all of them.

Tick tock....
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on November 09, 2016, 04:45:06 pm
Update the OP with a few more details

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on November 24, 2016, 05:22:42 pm
So we are in the last week for submissions.

This is how many suggestions there have been.

creature - number of suggestions
1 - 2
2 - 2
3 - 2
4 - 1
5 - 1
6 - 2

So these are the numbers of suggestions I've had for each creature, 1 of each of those was the same person. So there is still lots of scope for more suggestions and to get your ideas in game.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on November 28, 2016, 07:45:45 am
I was just sent another batch of suggestions.

There is still a few more days before the deadline. 
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on November 30, 2016, 09:36:45 am
Last few hours......
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on December 01, 2016, 02:56:07 pm
Submissions are now closed.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Venalan on December 12, 2016, 03:53:13 am
Decisions have been made. To see what the names are come and check the NPCs out in game after the next update. Once they have been released I will post more details here.