Summary Meetings

19.11 Narrative
21. 11 Design Narrative
26.11 Narrative
10.12 Narrative

19.11 Narrative

Main Quest Feedback
the beginning
Dreams

- - Writers: Agree with the concept

Melisa's Feedback: discussed

Civilization Facts

Fate: They left, not destroyed.
Dinos

Artifact Facts

Broken in pices?
Linking: Should the player be the link?
Magic has leaked out over time.
Purpose of Artifacts
- Entertainment.
- Household companions.
- Defense (scaring intruders).
- Training.

When?

After the civilization's departure.

Why?

Lack of maintenance?

Consequences:

TBD.

TODO

Create all wiki entries like Marius.
Copy Marius' issue template.
Create issues—yay!

Questions for Design

What does the player receive after completing a quest?
.... (Meeting 21.08 Design Narrative)

21. 11 Design Narrative

Main Quest

Artefacts ideas
- Artifact Liquid?
- Artefact Torns?
  - Thorn-based design for locations.
  - Artifacts are thorns themselves.
  - Break off branches; they regrow, containing magic.
  - Coven location represents last Artefacts
  - Thorns grow from characters ?
- Artifacts can be mobile (one faction, Merchants)
- Anti-magic: pin a large city
Effects:
- Moderate magic buffs are acceptable
  - shortens or extends duration
- Magic Faction buffs
- Coven debuffs
- Environment becomes more challenging
Combat Support:
- Create issues in design

Quest Design

Main Quests:
- Narrative creates concepts
- Plan a workshop for collaborative refinement with Game Design
Smaller Quests:
- Game design provides guidelines.
- Narrative team expands on details.

TO DO:

Combat Support:
- Create issues in design

Wiki Updates:
- Ensure wikis link to each other.
- Homepage

26.11 Narrative

Feedback

Factions & Main Quest Connection
Individual Feedback:
- Marius (Anti-Magic):
  - mirror images combat
  - Thorns concept: integration integration.
  - faction: possible access to caves or unique areas easier
- David(Coven):
  - Artifacts act like "batteries": provide buffs and can also debuff.
  - Focus on the final fight and the role of the last artifact.
- Carl(Merchant):
  - mental artifact.
  - Game design issue:
    - Are dialogues planned?
    - how could powers function?
    - Faction has minimal influence on the main quest
- Melissa:
  - Win condition: reaching a location rather than defeating a foe (design ).

Thorns

Thorns:
- Visual indicators for artifact locations.
- Special thorns (e.g., 1m tall) for unique identification.
- Clearings surrounded by thorns point at artefact

Main Quest

Flow Overview

Start the Run:
- Tutorial or similar combat introduction.
- Village exploration introduces nightmares and quest motivation.
Nightmares & Objectives:
- 1st Nightmare: Subjective and cryptic.
- Collect 3 Artifacts to stop the coven, break the curse, and end nightmares.

Artifact Discovery

How do players find them?
- Ask merchants for leads.
  - Example: Narrow down regions through dialogue or item clues.
- Use magic sub-quests for specific info:
  - Escort someone to a shrine, retrieve magical knowledge.
- Anti-magic faction quests:
  - Hear rumors in exchange for completing tasks (e.g., training grounds quest).
What are the artifacts?
- Players can identify them visually.
- Additional quest elements include:
  - Coven involvement.
  - Dreams offering guidance.
  - Breaking faction-held artifacts.

Player Awareness

How do players figure out their purpose?
- Trial and error.
- Nightmares.
- Coven encounters.
- Merchant interactions.

Coven Encounters

When do they occur?
- Stop rituals during quests.
- Random encounters after completing objectives.
- Optional mini-boss fights with generals tied to specific artifacts.

Ending

Too early?
- Warning system in place.
- Early arrival leads to failure or death.
Boss fight?

Biomes

Needle Forest:
- Dense thorns, small clearings.
- Final coven boss area, ruins.
Mountainous Region:
- Broad trees, large clearings.
- Dense mixed forest with shrubs.
Asian-Inspired Dense Forest:
- Dry terrain with tall mountains.
European Deciduous Forest:
- No birch trees.
Swamp:
- Wet and overgrown terrain.

10.12 Narrative

### Fraction quest Feedback:
* Melissa:
* Option 1: Ritual, bad ending distinct from coven.
* Option 2: Faction history as a quest.
* Carl:
* ?
* David:
* Expand coven generals into a larger quest.
* Marius:
* Include brother in the main quest.
* Side quests are good as is.
* Emphasize the importance of influence.

### 1. Artist Guidelines
https://wiki.magyk.dev/books/idea-collection/page/artist-guidelines-anti-magic
https://wiki.magyk.dev/books/merchant-faction/page/artist-guideline
https://wiki.magyk.dev/books/magic-faction/page/culture-and-people
https://wiki.magyk.dev/books/idea-collection/page/artist-guidelines-the-coven

### Klassen Flavouring

## Mage (squishy)

* Weapon: Staff
* Base Attack: Magic Arrow (yellow energy arrow)
* Passive: Chaining base attacks (without other actions in between) builds stacks (yellow inner glow).
* AoE Damage: Falling stones targeting multiple enemies (medium to large range).
* Multi-Target Damage: Plant vines that destroy themselves after attacking.
* AoE Stun: Bright light visual effect.
* Single Target Armor Bypass: Ice arrow that splits upon impact.
* Ultimate: Energy drain (purple) using maximum stacks (yellow).

## Healer (tankier)
* weapon: Gauntlets
* base atk: bonk
* Passive: Casted Heals and buffs are duped on healer (multiplied by X, starting value X<1) (only one instance per spell)
* Single Target Heal(healing aura apple green , flowers grass on feet)
* Backup Ability:Bright blue sparkles and shiny aura.
* AoE Heal: (healing aura apple green less intence, flowers grass on feet)
* Single Target Attack Buff: Peach-gold light spiraling upward around the target’s body.
* Multi Target Speed Buff: White/turquoise light spiraling upward quicker anmations
* 'Ult': swap places with any other unit (??? => PLAYTESTING!!)(visualized as roots exchanging positions, yellow energy).
* Poison: (Debuff) dark purple
* Weaken: Drains energy, purple
* Corrosion: (Armor Shred) Acid-like color effect, with red/yellowgreen, crackling visual indicators
* Slow: Black or gray energy descending slowly on the target.