I do like the idea of playing on mythology in terms of people perhaps THINKING there is a monster, or suspecting someone is a monster, but that’s as far as I’d like to see it go.
I thought they explained this already in their first kick-starter video…
I love that idea. Barbarian tribes used them when fighting Rome. There should be a penalty that offsets the increase in strength and bravado. More attack power, less defense maybe.
Awesome idea. Wolves were a problem for sure.
There will be no mythical monsters in our game. But people in those times were highly superstitious. Many actually believed in magic, curses and monsters. So we can use that aspect in our game…
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Score. Can you reveal anything about what our character’s beliefs would be? Completely unbelieving, suspicious, or diehard believer? Or would that be something that is left as a choice to the player?
YES! Let us have “visions” when potions are mixed in a certain way.
or maybe just have realistic effects like drowsiness and blurred sight. the hallucination thing is a hollywood invention. there were no lsd, heroine, etc in medieval bohemia, or any kind of plant that would create these visions.
You mean like these? 
The ideas presented here so far are enough to put a feeling of fantasy in the game, i.e. someone suffering from a condition that might make them appear as a monster. Could you provide an example of a creature that is said to have existed during this time period? I can’t find anything that has not proven to be mythical.
There were probably fungi that could have produced hallucinations, or plants mixed in a certain way that may have gone extinct since then. People back then certainly could have imagined things when under the influence especially given their limited knowledge on the laws governing our existence. It could be fun, and fun is the goal.
Not sure how you think blurred sight and drowsiness could simulate this, or what that comment contributed to this discussion. Don’t want the visions? Don’t mix the potions.
The main reason I pledged was because it said " no dragon or silly monsters etc you can find all that in every single fantasy game.Humans are the real monsters in this world , remember that.
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Let me add on to the chorus glad to see a game devoid of fantasy creatures. As stated by others, I’d enjoy seeing a world where people fear baby-stealing elves and terrible forest fairies. However, that doesn’t mean they need to show up for an extra batch of experience points. You can do a lot of great roleplaying and write fun stories around myths, weaving a tense ambiance, without them ever actually appearing.
Humans are the worst monsters of all!
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