Summery and More: Vampires, Werewolfs, and the people who hate them.

[wolfrunner]

This subject is a little drained but the posts ive read about them seem well thought out. I.e. total fans of these \"mutations\". But i feel that the incorperateion of these ideas could seperate planeshift from other games that use the idea. (If made properly) here are the things ive heard.

1. Lvls of vampires could add new skills.
2. There could be a new skill idea for slayers.
3. Nothing about Werewolfs yet.

Now what i think.

The Vampire idea seems like it would be possible, and would add new skins to the already made modles of the races. Lets take the Ynnan (Pirtty shure thats how its spelled) The skin should be more pale, gray to white. Dark rings around the eyes, possible fangs, and eyes in question should be all white and/or bloodshot. The sun should inflict damage over time but not the usual instant death like the classic vamps. Also there could be a potion idea or amulet that protects angenst the sun. (redused or eleminated damage effect.) The entire Death By Garlic thing is too stupid. I realy think that it is too cartoonish or childish.

Next is the werewolfs. This feat seems too extencive when it comes to the game and may be too much for the server to take. I.e. the transform every night and the complecated mods that would have to be constucted. Unlike the vamp mods Which only include the changes of colors between the normal and new mods. The werewolves should not look any thing like the original mods. I have nothing elce to say with this.

Now are the slayers. New guilds, wepons, spells, and magic items would make this the best implecation. Items that prevent the infection of werewolf mutateion and vampirism. Blessed and silver implecateions. binding spells reversal spells. All these could cause the slayer profesion to be very popular.


This has been wolfrunner with Summery and More.


Feed back is useful. Flame or complement.

[DaveG]

I don\'t mean this to be a flame... just to point out that you will be flamed at some point...  Karyuu isn\'t on yet...  

Most standard mythologies are banned from PlaneShift in order to make it unique.  (with the exception of elves, dwarves, magic, etc.......)  Vampires and werewolves will not be in the game.

[Karyuu]

Thanks, DaveG. Allow me ;)



What exactly are \"lvls of vampires\"? I hope you didn\'t mean these to be new races, because it has already been decided that the only playable races will be the 12. As for mutations, how exactly will werewolves morph when there is no moon? How will players go around biting each other? That\'s almost like open PK, what that implies. Or will we get a notice window for vampires, too? \"VampyreD00d has bitten your neck. Do you accept?\" Ignoring the technical details of all this, it still doesn\'t belong in PlaneShift\'s setting. It\'s a medieval fantasy, as unique as possible. Tha is why there will be no dragons, no horses, no faeries, etc. These, in addition to vampires, are the most overdone subjects in the history of fantasy games.

It\'s just not going to happen. So many discussions have taken place, so many threads, that I\'m amazed there is still an argument to make. Except there isn\'t, really. Unfortunately your thread isn\'t a summary at all :|

[DaveG]

My powers of clairvoyance are amazing, aren\'t they?...  

[Pestilence]

Vampires and Werewolves oohhh please

I mean I am not against dragons obviously but werewolves and vampires that you become yourself? Don\'t see it happening although some kind of nercromancy would give PS a dark twist I think it needs for more realism.

[dragonfire999]

*bites the Wolfrunner with her fenki teeth and sticks her tounge out at him*\'
No, really. If you want to roleplay it, go ahead. Doesnt belong in the official game though.
Also, there is no sun. Its a crystal

[Valbrandr]

I hope you didn\'t mean these to be new races, because it has already been decided that the only playable races will be the 12.

Lets not forget this game is in its \"Tech Demo\" stages.  Maybe it is set in stone... but I would sure hope not.  Not saying that we should have Vampires, Werewolves, etc.  Though, personaly see nothing wrong with it.

[Karyuu]

Valbrandr: This has been posted several times by various members of the dev team, Acraig included. The number of playable races will change if and only if Talad decides to make that change, and players have absolutely no influence on his decision when it comes to this. You can hope; but as for trying to suggest more playable races, it\'s a task of futility.

[Pestilence]

Way to negative Karyuu

[Karyuu]

Nonsense ;) I said what needed to be said. Besides, there is a time for patient explanations, and there is a time to stop beating a dead horse, briskly and with finality.

[Bnm85]

If you ever need hope, inspiration or motivation for anything at all, if you ever need to uplift your spirit, just turn to Karyuu - she will set you straight, b-slap you and tell you to stop whining.

[Valbrandr]

Originally posted by Karyuu
Valbrandr: This has been posted several times by various members of the dev team, Acraig included. The number of playable races will change if and only if Talad decides to make that change, and players have absolutely no influence on his decision when it comes to this. You can hope; but as for trying to suggest more playable races, it\'s a task of futility.

Karyuu: I am merely saying that in the future, either when the game is \"Finished\"/ nearly finished that there will be possibilities for new races that could be worked into PS.  Yes, that is a long ways off... but let these people hope for what they want.  Nothing wrong with that.  And about adding new characters... I am sure that the community would have some say... if nothing else possibly being presented choices of new playable races that we could vote on with the final decision coming from the devs.  I understand that this will not happen anytime in the near future because they have other things to worry about...

[Seytra]

No vamps, no werestuffs, no dragons. Not even in RP. They don\'t belong in PS. Just as computers don\'t, RP\'d or not. \"RP\"ing something that the setting doesn\'t include is not RP. And the PS setting clearly doesn\'t include this sort of stuff.
I don\'t like vamps, I sort of like werestuffs and I love dragons, but none of these have any place in PS. Also, your obvious laziness shown by not searching alone is reason enough not to accept your \"ideas\". :tdown:

[Phobia]

But I don\'t want to have to wear a cross made out of silver that\'s covered in garlic juice.

[Verrliit]

A prediction from the Oracle:

There shall be Leech Spells.  And only those who follow a Dark Path will be able to use them.


Do not be so small-minded as to limit your concept of Vampire to that amateur Bram Stoker, or the Hollywood spinoffs.

Imagine instead, the sheer joy that will leap within the hordes of would-be heroes, when they are given their deepest heart\'s desire at last:


A great and powerful Evil to oppose.


The Dark Lady
Verrliit

Bringer of Joy.