Post by Variaz on Sept 7, 2006 14:22:57 GMT -5
So far, we have 10 races(I'm excluding Monster from that list...), they are fairly well balanced, they all have a background story... but do you think there should be more races? If so, any ideas?
Remember that I won't add races just for the fun of it. They must have a reason to be, a background, and generally, you will find some of them as monsters in your quest.
Let me know if you have any ideas for races. I already have a couple of them. For instance, Naga may be one, as they have an organized society, are common dungeon dwellers at any depths, and they are have potent archers and dual-wielding warriors, as well as priestesses, so that gives us an idea about possible skill bonuses for them.
Merfolks, I guess, could be another one. A beautiful mermaid sorceress would be very fun to play indeed, but try to walk on the ground with a fish's tail!! That race would be very powerful in water, but terribly slow on ground, so perhaps it's not too good for a race...
Orcs and orc-related could perhaps fit too, however, the fact that they are supposed to be extinct, and only recently have they been resurrected, that would be hard to give them a good backstory. Also, a pure orc would be very difficult to implement story-wise, as that would mean alternate dialogs for most NPC. Perhaps an Half-Orc would be possible, and that would be described as someone having orcish ancestors, and the genes are resurfacing after years... or something like that. Or ancient, forgotten clans of orc descendants...
Anyway, let me know if you have any other suggestions for races, or comments about races in general...
Remember that I won't add races just for the fun of it. They must have a reason to be, a background, and generally, you will find some of them as monsters in your quest.
Let me know if you have any ideas for races. I already have a couple of them. For instance, Naga may be one, as they have an organized society, are common dungeon dwellers at any depths, and they are have potent archers and dual-wielding warriors, as well as priestesses, so that gives us an idea about possible skill bonuses for them.
Merfolks, I guess, could be another one. A beautiful mermaid sorceress would be very fun to play indeed, but try to walk on the ground with a fish's tail!! That race would be very powerful in water, but terribly slow on ground, so perhaps it's not too good for a race...
Orcs and orc-related could perhaps fit too, however, the fact that they are supposed to be extinct, and only recently have they been resurrected, that would be hard to give them a good backstory. Also, a pure orc would be very difficult to implement story-wise, as that would mean alternate dialogs for most NPC. Perhaps an Half-Orc would be possible, and that would be described as someone having orcish ancestors, and the genes are resurfacing after years... or something like that. Or ancient, forgotten clans of orc descendants...
Anyway, let me know if you have any other suggestions for races, or comments about races in general...