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Our Vision for Death in Braided Shore
Over the past months, many of you have raised concerns, questions, and frustrations about permadeath (haven't we all?). This is something that we have been discussing a lot internally, sharing much of the same concerns that you all have. Today we want to share some of our thoughts on this topic and how wed like to evolve it going forward. Firstly we believe that dying is an essential ingredient in the Book of Travels soup. We don't want to fall into the trap of trivializing dangers and risk, removing the edge from gameplay moments such as combat and survival. Therefore, our current plan is to keep both the life petals and physical death but add depth, meaning, and gameplay to the player characters post-death journey. Here is a spoiler free breakdown of the sequence of events that we are currently considering:
Where this will fit into our current update schedule, we have yet to entirely work out, but we will get back to you as soon as we have a better idea. For now, we just wanted to shed some light on our thoughts regarding this important part of the player experience. We hope you like the direction we are headed in with this and that you continue to stay with us on the road ahead! If you are interested in some insight into some of the inhabitants of Braided Shores beliefs on life and death, you can read a few tidbits from our vault of lore below: Life and Death Death is a topic surrounded by much speculation and study in Braided Shore. In the modern mythos, life and death are thought of as being synonymous with land and sea, echoing the stormy, mysterious origins of the Asken settlers that now call Braided Shore their home. The shore between life and death is seen as a realm of passage between the two worlds. Mystics calling themselves shore walkers'' have dedicated their mortal existence to exploring this uncharted middle-land, risking death, insanity, and perhaps even worse. In other cultures, such as the Malku Su, death is a completely foreign concept. Malkus believe their race exists as a finite number of eternal spirits. Should their bodies perish, their spirits are carried by lightning to nest with their goddess until a worthy Malku Su family is rewarded with a child. The goddess then chooses one of the nesting spirits to bestow to the newborn, thus perpetuating the journey of the Malku Su Soul. This mysterious circularity has shaped the mentality of the stoic Malku Su for countless generations and drawn awe and wonder from other species. Until next time, Jakob, Oliver and the team at Might and Delight https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152340/Book_of_Travels/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783460/Book_of_Travels__Cup_of_Kindness/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24232/Book_of_Travels_OST_Bundle__The_TMORPG__Soundtrack/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24250/Might_and_Delight_Complete_Bundle__10_Games__18_DLCs/
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When you play Book of Travels there is no linear questline, instead every player will have their own journey and stories to tell. Find out more about how our game design works to make your journey unlike any other...
Book of Travels is now available in Early Access on Steam. In Chapter Zero parts of the Braided Shore will be open, and among the places to visit is the gem of the region the city of Kasa. Read more here.
Join our super friendly Discord to exchange ideas on all things Book of Travels as well as art, games and books. Join here.
[ 2022-01-14 14:54:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
Dear Travellers (dead and alive alike),
Over the past months, many of you have raised concerns, questions, and frustrations about permadeath (haven't we all?). This is something that we have been discussing a lot internally, sharing much of the same concerns that you all have. Today we want to share some of our thoughts on this topic and how wed like to evolve it going forward. Firstly we believe that dying is an essential ingredient in the Book of Travels soup. We don't want to fall into the trap of trivializing dangers and risk, removing the edge from gameplay moments such as combat and survival. Therefore, our current plan is to keep both the life petals and physical death but add depth, meaning, and gameplay to the player characters post-death journey. Here is a spoiler free breakdown of the sequence of events that we are currently considering:
- Life is dependent on your life petals in accordance with original design.
- Characters can die, and seeing someone else die will ignite a special quest regarding mourning and closure.
- Your items will be stored by your grave, collectible only by you.
- Ghost forms can travel the world interacting with other ghosts.
- There is a path to be discovered to get resurrected. A way to gain passage back to the land of the living.
Where this will fit into our current update schedule, we have yet to entirely work out, but we will get back to you as soon as we have a better idea. For now, we just wanted to shed some light on our thoughts regarding this important part of the player experience. We hope you like the direction we are headed in with this and that you continue to stay with us on the road ahead! If you are interested in some insight into some of the inhabitants of Braided Shores beliefs on life and death, you can read a few tidbits from our vault of lore below: Life and Death Death is a topic surrounded by much speculation and study in Braided Shore. In the modern mythos, life and death are thought of as being synonymous with land and sea, echoing the stormy, mysterious origins of the Asken settlers that now call Braided Shore their home. The shore between life and death is seen as a realm of passage between the two worlds. Mystics calling themselves shore walkers'' have dedicated their mortal existence to exploring this uncharted middle-land, risking death, insanity, and perhaps even worse. In other cultures, such as the Malku Su, death is a completely foreign concept. Malkus believe their race exists as a finite number of eternal spirits. Should their bodies perish, their spirits are carried by lightning to nest with their goddess until a worthy Malku Su family is rewarded with a child. The goddess then chooses one of the nesting spirits to bestow to the newborn, thus perpetuating the journey of the Malku Su Soul. This mysterious circularity has shaped the mentality of the stoic Malku Su for countless generations and drawn awe and wonder from other species. Until next time, Jakob, Oliver and the team at Might and Delight https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152340/Book_of_Travels/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783460/Book_of_Travels__Cup_of_Kindness/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24232/Book_of_Travels_OST_Bundle__The_TMORPG__Soundtrack/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24250/Might_and_Delight_Complete_Bundle__10_Games__18_DLCs/
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When you play Book of Travels there is no linear questline, instead every player will have their own journey and stories to tell. Find out more about how our game design works to make your journey unlike any other...
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Book of Travels is now available in Early Access on Steam. In Chapter Zero parts of the Braided Shore will be open, and among the places to visit is the gem of the region the city of Kasa. Read more here.
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[ 2022-01-14 14:54:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
Book of Travels
Might and Delight
Developer
Might and Delight
Publisher
2021-10-11
Release
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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
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(1422 reviews)
Public Linux Depots:
- Book of Travels Linux 64bit [5.82 G]
Join The Book of Travels and become a part of a unique social roleplaying experience that doesn’t hold your hand. Inspired by genre classics, this is a serene adventure that sets you adrift in a fairytale world... but it’s also an invitation to roleplay without the restraints of linear missions and plotlines. Feel at liberty to travel the free wilds and vivid cities of the Braided Shore peninsula. Wander deep into the layers of this hand-drawn world, stumble upon its hidden places or unravel one of its many mysteries. There is no overarching goal, no real beginning or end, but for mortal characters the stakes can be high.
Braided Shore is a vast and intricate world, but meetings with other players are few and far between so your chance encounters will be something special. Choose to collaborate together or to survive alone, either way, you’ll be part of the birth of an exciting new online community, one where many stories will be told.
But take note: This is a game for wayfinders and wanderers and it won’t plan out your route. Instead it will trust you to to play in your own style and to shape your own journey. Whichever way you choose to travel, you’ll soon be adding your own chapters to the Book of Travels.
- Authentic roleplaying and individual playstyles
Pick one of 20+ Forms in a detailed character creation sheet that focuses on personality and identity rather than stats and classes. The game allows you to play in a style that matches your character and to set your own personal goals. Are you a danger-seeking adventurer, a stoic practitioner of magic binding, or a carefree tea drinking gambler? - Boundless narrative that won’t hold your hand
Your travels will present you with countless randomly occurring events making your story unique, and each session different from the last. Peel back the layers of diverse plotlines and discover an immensely deep fairytale world. - TMO - Tiny Multiplayer Online
Other players are few, but your paths will cross - it’s up to you to choose to travel together or go it alone. Find vehicles to reach far flung places or just amble through woods together. The absence of guilds and social structures makes your temporary fellowships unique and memorable. - A beautiful world of uncertainty
An intricate and unique world that draws inspiration from old-world fairytales, Eastern mythologies and early industrial eras. Tons of intricate events chains that unlock items, characters, deep world secrets, and hidden gameplay features and tricks. - Communicate using symbols
Learn to use a unique set of symbols to communicate with other players. Unlock new symbols as you encounter new features and places (e.g. you’ll gain the symbol for “city” only after you’ve visited a city). The limitation in communication lays the foundation for a rich and friendly multiplayer experience. - Innovative RPG systems
Define your character by unlocking and mastering 300+ abilities, magical skills and passive feats that will have a huge impact on your character and open up different experiences of the game. Gain experience in numerous ways: by exploring, being courteous, gathering and trading. Battles can be rewarding, but you will learn more in defeat than in victory. - The world is a hand painted diorama
Experience a unique game view perspective ‘painted’ in a richly detailed artstyle. Click to walk like old school RPGs but in scenes with 3-dimensional depth. - Commiting to the world - together
Might and Delight studio is fully committed to making this online world grow and live for a long long time - together with you. Much like a dungeon master we will hint about new mysterious scenarios, but it will be up to you, the players, to let us know what we should explore next. Additionally, we’ll add new levels, constantly making the vast world even bigger, adding new playable characters and of course thousands of storylines and events. Stories will change and evolve and eras of new narratives will follow.
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz. AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz or betterMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660. ATI Radeon HD 2xxxNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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