Ideas for KotB

Ok, this is just some brain-spew on KotB and some info for people interested.

One way players will be able to adventure thru the Keep is by only being able to access certain areas as they achieve certain outcomes. Specifically, the Inner Gatehouse, the various towers, the walls, the roof area on top of the Stables, and the Guildhouse. As they gain the confidence of the various leaders of the Keep (by heroism or guile) they will be admitted to more areas, and thus learn more or have the opportunities to find or steal keys to yet more areas, or befriend / bribe / intimidate certain people. In this way, as the different sections open up, the player can truly adventure through the Keep and it will be a genuine place for fun, not just to rest and buy stuff.

Information about the mod can of course be freely exchanged among modders. However, a few things will be 'need to know', so that the modders themselves (hopefully including me!) will still have a few surprises when they play it through that first time. Otherwise, the more we share the better.

The Church in the Keep looks at this point to be a Church for Heironeous. There will also be a chapel to Kord in the Fortress which many of the guards use, and of course there will be some rivalry between the different clerics and factions (no damn 'conversion' quests though, please!)

Some clever puzzles would be VERY welcome. There is not a whole lot of support for such things, perhaps, but that just means we have to be smarter in coming up with them.

The 'make hate' issue should be important. NPCs should react sensibly to u, and if u have pissed them off, well, it shouldn't just be reflected in the opening comment, it should lead to its own dialogue tree. If you want something from them, you either have to skill your way to it or change their opinion of u!

NPCs should have morale checks and the ability to flee or surrender. Undead can flee when turned, so it can be done. Of course u then have to hunt them down, so we have to look into a leave combat thing. I think thats what the shitlist thing is for. What a great name ;-)

We also need some way of punishing characters who play outside of alignment, like fallen paladins. Lose a level maybe? Clerics particularly shouldn't be able to go against the interests of their gods.