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.