Glyphs:

[Zeraph]

I sort of want to model some glyphs, but I have no idea what they look like, are they like rocks with carvings or pieces of parchment with symbols on them or what? Can glyphs be written on anything? Tattooed for example for a permanent glyph on your arm?

(I did a search but there are way to many topics on magic & I can?t find one on how glyphs should look like, but as far as I know they are symbols but on what or were I do not know?)

[Watcher]

In a thread I made a while ago I found bmps of Glyps
http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=8247&boardid=13&sid=8d9d8e754aba6aeddbf507ef37e51439

EDIT: I just looked over that link and the bmps arnt there any more. I have no idea when they where removed.

[Zeraph]

Ok, well can anyone actually tell/show me what a glyph is supposed to look like? Like a blank Glyph it doesn?t have to be one that is going in-game if you do not want to spoil the looks of the symbol or should I wait for cb to make more Glyphs? Or do we already have all the Glyphs we need?

[acraig]

Simple example glyph for fly. ( This is how it will appear in your inventory ).

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/planeshift/planeshift/art/runes/azure/fly.bmp?rev=1.1&view=auto

I think we have around 50 glyphs at the moment.   I don\'t have a screen shot of the actualy 3d model of it though ( all the glyphs in a way have the same 3D model ).

[Icefalcon]

Wow, thats great. Sneak preview :]

But, thats how they show up in your inventory, but are they really just slabs of stone? Thats what the pic looks like to me...

[ForteX]

Hmm... interesting =)
50 glyphs? Very interesting ^_^
Damn you... XD
You me get into a \"CB-is-arriving-soon\" depression =P

But... what will they look like in 3D? Blocks of stone? spheres? Magically stone shapped monkeys with symbols on their backs?

[Watcher]

50 glyphs should equal 50 spells this means that us magers should be well protected against all forms of evil (and good)

[ForteX]

Wait, weren\'t glyphs supposed to be combinated?
I like the sound of having a good variety of spells, lets the whole more interesting because of all the possibilities to counter-attack and all... =)

[XpYtZ]

One could assume (yes I know the adage) that fifty glyphs referes to fifty base propertys that can be combined to make a variety of spell effects. But I would also assume that, that quality of the magic system will not be in the upcoming release, since it is a rather difficult web to weave.
Not to mention that would be a grip of spells...

[Waylander]

Originally posted by ForteX
 Magically stone shapped monkeys with symbols on their backs?

Oh oh, please please please do this one

hmm 50 glyphs, say you combine 3 glyphs for a spell = 50^3 =1 250 000 spells 2 glyphs per spell = 50^2 = 2500 spells...

my guess is combining two glyphs....but if you guys can think of 1 250 000 spells and implement them into the game then great

[Yarulion]

Oh, I could think of that many spells...

But some of them would be a little fiddly in combat. And I would need a dev to implement them for me since I can\'t program.

While we\'re on the subject, should Transmute Blade of Grass to Cricket be level 15 or 16?

[Zeraph]

Well since there is like 2500 possible combinations right now with 50 glyphs, couldn?t glyphs be used to summon things to? If we ran out of combinations you can always make it 3 or 4 combo glyphs etc? some of the rare glyphs are combined to summon better things & all that, oh, & maybe if you had like 10 people who each combined had all 50 glyphs stood in a circle using all 50 glyphs (that?s 5 each) then they can summon a giant Talad-Moving-Combat-Statue that is unbeatable? ok I got carried away?.

[Yarulion]

Haha I just got this really cool mental picture of a bunch of PlaneShift players standing around in a circle chanting, with glyphs in their hands raised high in the air and power building around them, and one poor sod in the middle going \"Guys.... no!!\" before the concrete donkey from worms: world party rained down on him.

[Adeli]

Originally posted by Waylander
Oh oh, please please please do this one

Haha, I knew that would interest you Armeen. You have a community sig, cool. I\'m going to make one for myself this weekend.

You guys seem to have forgotten that some of the glyph combos will not work, thus...there are not as many combos as you calculated.

[Pegasus]

I wonder why you guys think that we will only need to combine 2 glyphs and that as many spells will be available.
Its much more interessting to need like 10 glyphs for a spell (5 of glyph01 and 5 of glyph03 or like that).