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Mod Kelpie

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Thanks everyone for the discussion so far. Several things have come up so not had much time to push this any further. Think I shall discuss with our lore council some of the more up in the air points for a bit more direction, then maybe we can start laying down some actual facts.

I think that a history of seer's village book would be interesting, if written all out of order as some entries have been added before they have happened?

28-Mar-2017 12:00:11

Hguoh

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Mod Kelpie said :
Thanks everyone for the discussion so far. Several things have come up so not had much time to push this any further. Think I shall discuss with our lore council some of the more up in the air points for a bit more direction, then maybe we can start laying down some actual facts.

I think that a history of seer's village book would be interesting, if written all out of order as some entries have been added before they have happened?

In addition to things being written out of order, could we also see some sections devoted to events that could have happened but the Seers averted? Perhaps a case or two of self fulfilling prophecy?

28-Mar-2017 17:13:43

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Perhaps when the prophecy of a seer-in-training comes true for the first time, this counts as a rite of passage, and the seer is admitted to the council or officially receives the rank of seer. Then, some passages in the book might be accompanied by a note like "and so it happened in the year 162 of the 5th age. So-and-so was welcomed to the council." Since not every passage in the book is likely to have been the prophecy of a seer-in-training, some might be accompanied only by "and so it happened in the year 42 of the 5th age." Maybe even some passages will simply say "in the year 110..." since it would make sense for a few to have come from memory of the past. And finally some passages might be prophecies yet to come true.

28-Mar-2017 20:25:31

Summerleaf
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Quick Question: If it's written out of order, will it be easy to piece together the correct order that they're supposed to be in?

Hguoh said :

In addition to things being written out of order, could we also see some sections devoted to events that could have happened but the Seers averted? Perhaps a case or two of self fulfilling prophecy?

Speaking of prophecy, could you slip something in there to tease an update or two that would come later in the year?

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We have seen a Golden City surrounded by a field of sand. It was epic -Unknown Seer

^^Like that, but cooler and more vague and ambiguous.

29-Mar-2017 00:20:41

Eren Lapucet

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Summerleaf said :
Speaking of prophecy, could you slip something in there to tease an update or two that would come later in the year?
I know this is a lore thread, but what do you think about the idea of frequently updating the seers' dialogue with future update hints? You know, like a replacement for chaos ele hints and/or a supplement to bts. I'm too Unaligned to have a forum signature.

29-Mar-2017 02:59:16 - Last edited on 29-Mar-2017 03:02:25 by Eren Lapucet

Summerleaf
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Eren Lapucet said :
Summerleaf said :
Speaking of prophecy, could you slip something in there to tease an update or two that would come later in the year?
I know this is a lore thread, but what do you think about the idea of frequently updating the seers' dialogue with future update hints? You know, like a replacement for chaos ele hints and/or a supplement to bts.

That would require a lot of work to keep up. Like, the Chaos Ele stuff stopped eventually, as with most other forms of regular in-game teasers. I was just suggesting doing this once to build up hype for the final two expansions. I mean, if it's doable, it's doable, but I feel like it would be a lot of unnecessary work by Jmods that would be best spent elsewhere.

29-Mar-2017 03:41:45

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Mod Kelpie said :
In terms of delivering lore, we may look at adding a 'History of Seer's Village' book to the council house, but mainly would like the lore to shine through in the architecture and general look of the place.

Are the seers' dialogue not going to be updated? As of now, they all say the same vague line whenever you talk to them. The legendary creators have been long gone from this world. When they return, they'll be surprised and angered of their creations' new sapience. Meanwhile, the world's most elite, summoned to be its guardians, have abandoned their purpose and intend to plunge the world into chaos. -- Bionicle or RS?

29-Mar-2017 05:12:38

AttilaSquare

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Summerleaf said :
Eren Lapucet said :
Summerleaf said :
Speaking of prophecy, could you slip something in there to tease an update or two that would come later in the year?
I know this is a lore thread, but what do you think about the idea of frequently updating the seers' dialogue with future update hints? You know, like a replacement for chaos ele hints and/or a supplement to bts.

That would require a lot of work to keep up. Like, the Chaos Ele stuff stopped eventually, as with most other forms of regular in-game teasers. I was just suggesting doing this once to build up hype for the final two expansions. I mean, if it's doable, it's doable, but I feel like it would be a lot of unnecessary work by Jmods that would be best spent elsewhere. Maybe the seers, the oracle, and any other similar characters could receive an annual update? This could be announced or unannounced. That wouldn't be too much work, and it would keep these characters interesting.

29-Mar-2017 14:12:20

Mod Kelpie

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Yes, we would like to update the dialogue of the Seers, maybe even give them all unique names.

Feel free to suggest names and questions you would like to ask them. Probably best if names are punny or whimsical.

30-Mar-2017 20:08:14

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