Voicechat Notes: November 12th

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Voicechat Notes: November 12th

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Q: I have a char concept of someone who has a family who they dote on off screen, Imagine Col. Hughs from Full metal alchemist, before I do this though, is this allowed?
A: That is totally fine as long as you don't start acting like they are some huge part of what is going on. If it makes sense and isn't super strange and kept background like.




Q: Do any cultures in Arad have professional mourners or "mutes" (in this context, people hired to look sad at funerals)?

In real life, both Eastern and Western cultures had them, and some still do.

A: Not something he had in mind but probably. He feels that any culter that has a higher class or really honored caste is going to have the potential for something like that. Make sure the funeral is appropriate. Maybe for apperances and some kind of spiritual or ritualistic function mourning a tradional form of it. Nothing concret or details but you can say it is out there and part of the backstory.


Q: Citizenship details:
A: He is thinking it up as he goes. He is doing it so people can claim citizenship in Mistral so they can move their farm. And from that it be able to buy a house when you have citizenship to prevent multiple houses.



Q: so, we saw the coal merchant recently. Are we any closer to actually seeing a coal mine? Even if it is just the fjelbeist zone.
A: After he looks over mining a bit and reworks the skill.


Q: Where are we on contested zones, can we expect this to be live once the factions go hostile?
A: he hasn't done any actual work on that beyond the garrison type thing so that will take a while to work.


Q: Where are we with the Republic? We've really still not seen them present at all in the game world.
A: We will get there. We will be seeing more of them as Dominion stuff starts ramping up. they need more general presense in the minds of people. Could throw some npcs about.


Q: Can we expect to see Bathal more present in the Dominion? The new shrine is pretty awesome, but is it just like an off-side sort of thing?
A: Yeah we are going to see a dedicated spot somewhere in town.



Q: What would Fahima say, if I asked her about the clock tower in the ruins near Mistral? I've asked, but she doesn't seem to be interested in talking about that, but she specifically says, tell her about any clockwork stuff you find in old ruins.
A: Escort me over there some time so I can check.


Q: What culture are Rhuidim based off of?
A: None. Doesn't have a real-world basis which is why they are harder to write on in some way.



Q: Also is that non-playable race that has a continent all to themselves still a thing on cogg?
A: Yeah. Angawatu to the southwest that hate the Faewyr because they always messs with them. The raiders always target them. They have a whole fear of the sea in general, but the sea is their version of the underworld. Monsters and demons. Not a place they go if they can avoid. They do have ships. There are rumors they are very rich, reputation wise, cities paved with precious stones tales. It is is a nice place.



Q: Is anyone in Khaldea or other parts of the world researching flight?
A: He imagines they have but they haven't gotten far. They have plans drawn but they aren't out there flying around.



Q: How does Stormholdt function? I always assumed they were almost like a mercenary company, but I can imagine holding a position in Mistral Lake and Shadgard could be difficult in that regard. Can we expect "kill" tasks and bounties from them in the future, and how does that work in regards to the factions?
A: They are more of school than a mercanery group. Their students are often sought out for mercanery work. They probably got some kind of recruiter company that is there in Stormholdt. The company is doing contracts and this company hires those students. hiring mercs that come from stormbholdt but not duirection.

Q: we can smell coffee from the Parlour. WHEN. I just want the coffee. Fuck the Parlour
A: The parlour will probably have tea.


Q: So, as a school, they've kind of got a functioning castle that actually seems to "block" out some sort of threat. See the portcullis. Is that out of some underlying faction decision, or just happen-stance?
A: It is a strategic point and Storm is it's own entity and things they are doing in addition to teaching. They have people with purposes and one of those purposes is guarding the pass and the students are often able to help defend it and be employed if it ever comes under attack. He isn't going yet.


Q: ability/marauder bug fix when T_T valeria does it too (liberi hellions) and gets through guards to kill the squishies
A: It is on the list to fix, and he is looking into it




Q: Are there other places in the world, other than Nuum, that take slaves?
A: In Twy Wyr so the clanless can be captured. It is less formal slavery but you have no rights try to escape I cna kill you. Other than that it could be a semantic thing of those captured through clan wars working for their clan after being defeated so instead of killing they take them as servants. Not an offical system but conquered and depends on the clan. Some do, some don't. None as govt sanctioned beyond nuu,

Q: Timeline on the Forced Faction Split?
A: Feeling it out one step of the time. working on citizenship and moving farms
One of the rules of the republic is to not assist enemies of the republic



Q: Outriders
A: It is a pretty small group there can be differing opinions and can be a controversial topic


A: If I steal from a mob, is it suppose to be possible to also then loot them as normal?
Q: yes



Q: I think everyone admits side-by-side is terribly powerful. We all agree it should be strong, but maybe not as strong.
Have you any idea on how to adjust it? Percent change, changing what it procs on, etc?
A: Step one is to limit conditions where it can happen. To stop side by side chains some.



Q: Are we going to be able to get mount training? I know our mounts don't train any more,
but are we going to be able to get merchants to boost them? Or maybe even abilities to allow a boost to our mount stats.
A: Yeah it will be an animal husbandry thing. Could be a whole thing some skill stuff, some will effect mount stats like grit and stuff.\
Oh. So. You need animal husbandry to get the bonuses, or you can apply it to other characters animals?
The person with animal husbandry will adjust/buff horses



Q: What's a safe age to get druidry tattoos at?
A: It will depend on the group. Likely minimum a teenager



Q: We discussed the possibility of decreasing the amount of time to get your mount after a death, for riln. And you were interested, how do you feel about it now?
A: It would be a good riln sink


Q: Is there any illusion magic planned for the future, beyond sleight of hand tricks? (edited)
A: via arcana there could be some potential for that



Q: 12) Do you have any thoughts of hunting in general at the moment?
Do you have any zones you think are too easy, too hard, not visited enough, gaps you think are glaring that you'd like to see to, etc?
A: Still pretty sparse and would like to feel out the options and hasn't looked at combat recently
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Oh no, looks like I might die as I have lived. In the wrong place at the wrong time
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Do any cultures in Arad have professional mourners or "mutes" (in this context, people hired to look sad at funerals)?

In real life, both Eastern and Western cultures had them, and some still do.
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Re: Voicechat Notes: November 12th

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Oh no, looks like I might die as I have lived. In the wrong place at the wrong time
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