Project Eternity - Sorcerer's Place Fundraiser?

I just looked on the kick starter page. There are 3 design an item spots left and many more design an NPC, so unless we've already reserved one, we may not get the design an item feature when we submit our money. Possible items have already been discussed a little bit, but not an NPC, if that turns out to be what we do.

I was thinking if we do do an NPC, how about basing him on Kittrax? I really didn't know him, maybe exchanging only a few direct posts, but I always read his posts with pleasure. Just think, we could then play with Kittrax in Eternity.

Sorry if some may think this idea is in bad taste. No disrespect to Kittrax or his memory is intended.

 

Inspired by Beren's generosity I found a little extra at the bottom of my wallet .

Indeed that would be a terrible way to honour their memories.

I doubt we'll hit 2k, but who knows? At any rate I think it would be best if it could be something that referred to the community as a whole rather than individuals. Although said NPC or item will, of course, have to have a name .

 

Going by the BG games I think an item/s might be best. I don't remember the names of any of the fan-made BG NPCs, though I know the location of most unique-named items and their abilities/histories by heart. The ones with great histories made for good reading, and the ones with useful abilities I always carried around in my bag of holding in case they come in the useful (and every once in a while, they do).

I guess it depends on how useful the item is, or how interesting the NPCs are. In BG2 the fan-made ones were not very notable - one was a random actor from the Den of the Seven Vales and the other was a guy who would throw a scimitar at you.

 

I wouldn't be against seeing a character named Taluntain. It's a great fantasy name, and would be a nice tribute to the man who's been running this site, seemingly, since the beginning of time. I would say that Tal, hands down, is the name that best represents Sorcerer's place, and it's a reference that a lot of gamers would get.

 

Wow. The cash has been surging in. Well done, team.

 

I do not think we should do anything related to Kitrax. Why should we? I liked and respected him as a poster but I never understood the sanctification of people just because they are dead.

We should do something that appeals to us, that we think is funny or interesting. Something for the entire community. This place is called Sorcerer's Place and one thing I have felt lacking in pretty much any rpg with magic and spell casters are good caster weapons. Think about the BG saga, how many good caster weapons were there? Staff of the Magi is really the only that I remember. Plenty of weapons that are good for bashing stuff but few items that really boost casting. The same is true in almost all rpgs so if we get the chance to design an item I think it should be a caster item, something that boosts spellslinging and not "massivetwohandedsword692".

 

1st 1,000 goes to item

2nd 1,000 is open for discussion - another item may not be available

 

Working from my phone, meant this to be a pm.

 

No matter whether we'll be able to reach another $1000 tier, or a lower one, there's one thing to watch out for:

Is it even possible to choose more than one tier with a single kickstarter account?

I thought you could only choose 1 actual tier, and any money you pledge above and beyond that will either yield no rewards, or can be used to get one or more of the add-ons:

Spoiler

Digital Add-Ons (Any Tier $20 and Above)

Digital Download of Expansion Pack +$20 (included in tiers $165 and above)
Digital Campaign Almanac +$15 (included in tiers $50 and above)
Digital Audio Book of the Novella by Chris Avellone narrated by a professional voice actor +$20 (included in tiers $165 and above)
Digital Strategy Guide + $7 (included in tiers $80 and above)
Early Access Beta Key +$25 (included in tiers $110 and above)
Extra Digital Download of the Game +$25 (requires a minimum $20/$25 tier contribution)
Extra Three Digital Downloads of the Game +$60 (requires a minimum $20/$25 tier contribution)​

Physical Add-Ons (Physical Tiers Only, $65, $100, $140, $250 and above)

Project Eternity Mouse Pad +$15 (included in physical tiers $140 and above)
Black Project Eternity T-Shirt +$25 (included in physical tiers $100 and above)
Black Obsidian T-Shirt +$25​

Something that should probably be investigated in advance, to prevent last-minute problems coming up when Taluntain finalizes the transaction near the end of the kickstarter...

 

Maybe one way to have our cake and eat it too, with only the item, would be to make the history of the item mention some of the characters we might consider as NPCs. For example X crafted the item which was then first used by Y before Z killed Y in an epic battle, etc. ...

I do like the idea of making an epic caster weapon/item.

 

Awesome! I was incredibly happy reading interviews with Obsidian about PE, but seeing that Socerers Place will be immortalized is icing on the cake! How wonderful! ^____^ I haven't been to SP in awhile, so I'm a little late to the show, and my donation isn't going to get us to $2000, but alas!

 

I think the list of donators on the first thread is a little out of date.