The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

The Kami have sent word that an ancient prophesy is soon to come true. That a homin or group of homins shall appear at one of their camps. When this happens the great Ma-Duk shall appear and reveal a secret that has long been guarded by the Kami. A secret that could shake the very foundation of what Homins all over Atys believe. You think know everything about why the Kitin War started? You think the Kitin serve no purpose? Nothing is what it seems and nothing will be the same again.

"Homins think they know truth" said the Kami. "They know truth now. They not know truth past. Karavan lie. Karavan play tricks on Homin. Now time Homin learn truth."

Details:
*Available to English Server only due to the important use of dialog.
*The scenario is strongly slanted to the Kami. I have decided not to limit it to Kami players only as I just really want as many players as possible to enjoy it.
*Scenario Level: Designed for level 50 and under. All will be allowed but anyone over level 50 will find it very easy.
*Number of players: Designed for one player or group of players that stick together to read dialog.
*Type: Storytelling
*Activities: Exploration/Problem Solving, Dialog Sequences, Combat

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

hmm,looks pretty sweet.
But yeah I still need to go Kami.

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

When do you usually play, Raynes? I'm interesting in seeing what you've whipped up.

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

US Pacific time 9-1am during the week. If the weekend works better, give me some times that work for you and I can try to get online to let you try it.

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

That was awesome, mate. Thanks for letting me try it out.

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

I have revamped the scenario to be more challenging, include more puzzles. It now contains high level mob but can be finished by any level if done right.

Contact me in game if you want to try it.

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Will your scenerio be avalible for people of Cho? I would love to see what you have created.

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

Sure is. When will you be on to try it?

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Artifex is Karavan and I found it quite enjoyable. The puzzles were challenging without being too difficult, except for the one that trapped Artifex in the scenery (which has been fixed). I was actually my own worst enemy, going after a couple of red herrings.

As far as the lore goes, being a Tryker, I just figure the Kami are a bit mad so I have some skepticism about anything I learn from them. For all I know, everything he saw was faked by Kami magic. Of course from the Kami perspective Artifex may have just been so deceived by the evil Karavan that he could not recognize the truth when he saw it.

All in all, a good game. I would recommend it to anyone, especially low level characters. While I was killed a couple of times, once was just because I was too slow when I tried to use Invulnerability and once was due to a bug that caused a kitin to move at lightning speed. If you are more careful than I was, a brand new character should have no more trouble than I did. Most of the monsters could have killed me easily, but thinking a bit and having patience allows you to avoid personal combat entirely.

Try it.

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

Hmm..I'll be on from about 8-10 tonight [US central time]

Zandryok is going Kami and is very interested in this. [also, I'm starting a Kami role-playing guild on Cho using Ring for ceremonies and such, maybe I'll get some inspiration:D]

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

I will have it online tomorow Oct 24th at 8pm your time to let you play it. :)

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

I will try my best to be on! :D

Actually..this is looking out to be like I'll be on much tonight nor tomarrow..

Can we try for same time Thursday?

Thanks

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

Sure I'll do my best. :)

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Oh what heresy! Another ploy from the evil Kami to discredit our true Goddess, Jena! Don't be fooled by the lies!

OOC: So, I decided to try this ring scenario out and I don’t regret it one bit. I did have a bit of trouble because I went in there thinking the scenario would play out like missions a la Ryzom (Kill this mob, deliver this message, etc.). I hadn’t quite understood how powerful the Ring was, tbh. I was caught off guard with the puzzles and ability to trigger events and whatnot. I assume I was so used to playing Ryzom a certain way..I'm sure there are other scenarios that can eb played differently from how things are done on the mainland. It reminded me of when I used to console RPG and had to work things out and get to the bottom of it. :p

As Bradcook stated, the puzzles are challenging, yet not impossible. In fact, during the scenario, I kept smacking myself over the head for not figuring out things as I should have...ya know how it goes...becomes so apparent only after ya done (Thanks for ze clues, Raynes. :p). There is no need for almost any combat. Only one instance I recall where I did need to “fight”. The story itself was very interesting and actually makes me hope for more similar scenarios (not to say I believe in this heresy but man I do enjoy storytelling).

I do have one concern. The devs have had these kinds of tools for how long? Don’t get me wrong, I know this company is no Blizzard (financially speaking, that is) and don’t have as much man power. But the fact that there is stagnation in Ryzom (story-wise...though in other places too) when content to advance the story can be created so easily is disappointing.


Hopefully, the devs will start using the Ring a lot more. In the meantime, I’m going to be jumping on Rayne’s scenarios and anyone who reads this...I recommend you give this scenario a try. :D

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

Ok, first off I'm only posting this because Raynes is paying me.

The scenerio was good. Try it. Raynes is the most awesome person who ever walked Atys. All should join the Kami or die.
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In all reality, the scenerio was awesome! The clues were difficult to figure out but were great. Not go kill .... or deliver message to .... It was more like, "My time is running short, you must go and find the Amber Cube...Hurry, the Karavan are coming! Run!!" The npc's were hard to find if you didn't understand the clues and you had to think differently, not rush into everything with swords swing'n

All in all, it was a great experience and I look foward to "The Price of Secrets".

Re: The Kitin Secret - Nothing is what it seems
 

If masterless i think you dont need to have someone: the first person loading the scenario will be the one to manage the invitation:
happened to me with example scenarios

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I'm not sure what you mean...