Project Eternity - Update # 29 - Happy Halloween

RPGWatch · Wed, 31st Oct '12, 9:11pm

Josh Sawyer has painted his face for PE update #29.

This being Halloween, it isn't surprising, but perhaps rather scary. What's not scary - or perhaps is it? - is that Josh Sawyer talks about armour design for this update. He talks about different kinds of armor and what it means for Project Eternity.

A quote:

Should something like hide armor be supplanted/made obsolete by leather as an "improved version" or does that effectively kill the visual concept of the rough-hewn rawhide-wearing ranger or barbarian?

If armor types like hide (or scale, or mail) should remain viable on their own, how should that "upgrade" be expressed to the player? Functional descriptors like "fine scale", "superior hide", etc.? Cultural or material descriptors like "Vailian doublet", "iron feather scale"? Olde tyme numerical descriptors like "scale armor +1", "half-plate +2"?

Is it okay for an upgrade from a visual type of armor to maintain its relative position to other armor types even if "realistically" that upgraded armor is now probably superior in protection to other armor types? E.g. an armored jack or brigandine armor is probably more protective than even nice suit of leather armor... but mechanically, we're presenting it as an upgrade of a padded (doublet) armor type.

Darren Mohahan talks about the fulfilment system. A quote:

First off, I wanted to announce that we're developing a fulfillment site, which we're hoping to have online in the next month or two (I was hoping to have it up sooner, but my first baby is coming into the world in the next few days, eeep!). Everyone who backed the project on Kickstarter and/or PayPal will be e-mailed details that will give you credit on that site. After logging in, you will be able to:

Confirm the tier of choice that you wanted. A few of you donated on Kickstarter, and then topped up via PayPal, so you'll be able to select the exact tier you wanted. Confirm any add-ons you wanted that weren't easy to specify on Kickstarter or via PayPal.

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RPGWatch SPS Account Holder Watching... Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,295 Like: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Project Eternity - Update # 29 - Happy Halloween Josh Sawyer has painted his face for PE update #29. This being Halloween, it isn't surprising, but perhaps rather scary. What's not scary - or perhaps is it? - is that Josh Sawyer talks about armour design for this update. He talks about different kinds of armor and what it means for Project Eternity. A quote: Should something like hide armor be supplanted/made obsolete by leather as an "improved version" or does that effectively kill the visual concept of the rough-hewn rawhide-wearing ranger or barbarian? If armor types like hide (or scale, or mail) should remain viable on their own, how should that "upgrade" be expressed to the player? Functional descriptors like "fine scale", "superior hide", etc.? Cultural or material descriptors like "Vailian doublet", "iron feather scale"? Olde tyme numerical descriptors like "scale armor +1", "half-plate +2"? Is it okay for an upgrade from a visual type of armor to maintain its relative position to other armor types even if "realistically" that upgraded armor is now probably superior in protection to other armor types? E.g. an armored jack or brigandine armor is probably more protective than even nice suit of leather armor... but mechanically, we're presenting it as an upgrade of a padded (doublet) armor type. Darren Mohahan talks about the fulfilment system. A quote: First off, I wanted to announce that we're developing a fulfillment site, which we're hoping to have online in the next month or two (I was hoping to have it up sooner, but my first baby is coming into the world in the next few days, eeep!). Everyone who backed the project on Kickstarter and/or PayPal will be e-mailed details that will give you credit on that site. After logging in, you will be able to: Confirm the tier of choice that you wanted. A few of you donated on Kickstarter, and then topped up via PayPal, so you'll be able to select the exact tier you wanted. Confirm any add-ons you wanted that weren't easy to specify on Kickstarter or via PayPal.
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