the fountainhead
johnny got his gun
slaughterhouse five
siddhartha
catch-22
watership down
the divine comedy
for whom the bell tolls
einstein's dreams
out of the silent planet
a stranger in a strange land
metamorphoses
a brief history of time and the universe in a nutshell
the riftwar saga
the ender series

keep in mind, no matter what type of character you play, that people always choose to do what they sincerely believe is the right thing to do. it is society that deems someone good or evil, a hero or a villain. even the most universally accepted as pure evil historical figures (your hitlers, stalins, caligulas, pol pots, etc.) acted in what they believed was the right. and they had followers, supporters, then and even now. nobody acts on what they think is an evil or bad choice. we all try to do what we think is good, it's just that some people are twisted enough to believe that murder, rape, theft, even genocide are the right and good choices. nobody thinks of themself as a villain, everybody thinks of themself as the hero. even the joker thinks that he's the hero and batman is the villain.

 Couldn't there be shapes or natural designs in that surface that might be identified much like the Big Dipper or the Southern Cross?  Having a few of those to use as reference points would help players find their way in new areas in a way that makes complete sense from an RP standpoint.

this is an awesome idea. i've been racking my brain trying to come up with a PS equivalent of astronomy, and i think you hit the nail on the head.

Quote from: MishkaL1138 on February 08, 2011, 05:33:51 pm

Enkidukai have the H'oka Pont. It's a stringed instrument.

Possibly similar looking to a mandoline with an angled neck?

i'm hoping for something like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kora_(instrument)

the best is generation server side with the compilation of a recipe list (similar to the help panes) where you click on the result item and you get the whole procedure.

this would be completely and totally awesome

keep walking down that cooking path Sahema, I think you might be satisfied. (although you will have to find your way to Ojaveda)

and yes, as you play you will meet more and more characters who play these artisan roles. true, they're products don't have much impact on gameplay, but they do help in creating an extremely immersive roleplay environment.

i guess harnquists makes a good spawn point for new players, since it's kind of a popular hangout, but I think maybe the plaza would be a better location.

as to respawn points for returning from the DR, i totally support chessire's suggestion. it makes sense IC that some sort of religious or government structure be built at such a spot, as it would be well known for all characters that THAT is the spot where people return. I like the idea that it either be a temple or hospital type structure, or maybe a combination of both.

hanging around a blacksmith until a death curse dissipates just doesn't make sense.