Weapons and Armour
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 3:39 pm
As everyone probably already knows I wanted to reduce the equipment slots to weapon and armour. And thanks to my diabolical plan of simply waiting until Jack tires of complicated systems it looks like I'll get my way.
In addition I'm going to brutally dumb down the weapon system. Every weapon in the same category (Sword, Axe, Spear, Dagger, Shortbow, etc.) has the same attributes. The plan is to make the categories more distinct though.
Of course we all love our loot, don't we? And there should be some special weapons as well.
For that we plan on using an enchantment system. Every armour, weapon and shield can have enchantments placed upon it. For that two things are required. An enchantment or rune and an open slot on the item. Enchantments can be removed from the item and reused in a different one. To open up new slots you simply need to visit your friendly local enchanter. And bring gold, lots and lots of gold.
The cost depends on the number of enchantment slots already opened on the item. While the first slot is relatively cheap the price escalates quickly.
We might have to restrict the maximum slot number by chapter as well. And of course there will be a hard limit as well. Probably something around 4 slots. Shields may get less. And of course weapons can mount offensive runes and shields and armour defensive runes.
In addition some items are inherently magical. Crafted by true masters they are imbued with their own peculiar magic. Often stronger than common enchantments and always permanent. These inherent magics do not count against the maximum enchantment limit but will raise the price for opening up new slots. Some of these are true relics rumoured to be gifts from the heavens.
These artefacts are rarely if ever sold for mere coin. Instead they must be earned by glory and deed. (Yeah they are quest rewards only.)
Some enchanters provide ready made weapons already enchanted with matching runes. (Just a convenience, it's for those who don't have interest in the enchantment game.)
Seasoned veterans instead swear upon their favourite weapons and strengthen them whenever they liberate a new rune. Those weapons often begun their life as regular army issue (Basics weapons will be really cheap or even free) but manage to get a name and a history of their own. (I really want to allow you to name generic weapons during enchanting. And maybe even have a history tab where the battles your armour has seen you trough and the mighty foes your blade has slain are recorded.)
Currently I'm also thinking a lot about elemental weapons. They were always a bit inconvenient in Loren and mainly a hassle. This time the elemental strike enchantments may not actually change the skills element on their own. Instead they allow skill boosts. So you have full control over when your weapon will burst into flame (or song). Some boosts may not only change the damage type but also change other things. For example allowing you to attack the rear or dealing splash damage or inflicting a status.
While obviously only one elemental enchantment can be used at the same time nothing will prevent you from having several enchantments on the same weapon. That can give fighters the same elemental coverage as mages. Though of course at a price. Any slot with an elemental strike is a slot without a more general rune.
That's mainly my current thoughts about equipment. We might add a jewellery slot, but only if we come upon something specific that needs to be on a separate item. So until then we have only the main hand, offhand and armour slots for equipment.
What do you think?
In addition I'm going to brutally dumb down the weapon system. Every weapon in the same category (Sword, Axe, Spear, Dagger, Shortbow, etc.) has the same attributes. The plan is to make the categories more distinct though.
Of course we all love our loot, don't we? And there should be some special weapons as well.
For that we plan on using an enchantment system. Every armour, weapon and shield can have enchantments placed upon it. For that two things are required. An enchantment or rune and an open slot on the item. Enchantments can be removed from the item and reused in a different one. To open up new slots you simply need to visit your friendly local enchanter. And bring gold, lots and lots of gold.
The cost depends on the number of enchantment slots already opened on the item. While the first slot is relatively cheap the price escalates quickly.
We might have to restrict the maximum slot number by chapter as well. And of course there will be a hard limit as well. Probably something around 4 slots. Shields may get less. And of course weapons can mount offensive runes and shields and armour defensive runes.
In addition some items are inherently magical. Crafted by true masters they are imbued with their own peculiar magic. Often stronger than common enchantments and always permanent. These inherent magics do not count against the maximum enchantment limit but will raise the price for opening up new slots. Some of these are true relics rumoured to be gifts from the heavens.
These artefacts are rarely if ever sold for mere coin. Instead they must be earned by glory and deed. (Yeah they are quest rewards only.)
Some enchanters provide ready made weapons already enchanted with matching runes. (Just a convenience, it's for those who don't have interest in the enchantment game.)
Seasoned veterans instead swear upon their favourite weapons and strengthen them whenever they liberate a new rune. Those weapons often begun their life as regular army issue (Basics weapons will be really cheap or even free) but manage to get a name and a history of their own. (I really want to allow you to name generic weapons during enchanting. And maybe even have a history tab where the battles your armour has seen you trough and the mighty foes your blade has slain are recorded.)
Currently I'm also thinking a lot about elemental weapons. They were always a bit inconvenient in Loren and mainly a hassle. This time the elemental strike enchantments may not actually change the skills element on their own. Instead they allow skill boosts. So you have full control over when your weapon will burst into flame (or song). Some boosts may not only change the damage type but also change other things. For example allowing you to attack the rear or dealing splash damage or inflicting a status.
While obviously only one elemental enchantment can be used at the same time nothing will prevent you from having several enchantments on the same weapon. That can give fighters the same elemental coverage as mages. Though of course at a price. Any slot with an elemental strike is a slot without a more general rune.
That's mainly my current thoughts about equipment. We might add a jewellery slot, but only if we come upon something specific that needs to be on a separate item. So until then we have only the main hand, offhand and armour slots for equipment.
What do you think?