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10-Aug-2021 18:55:42
Sounds fun!
Some comments on the raids:
- Rename 'Masori' to 'Mekhmet'. (See https://runescape.wiki/w/Mehkmets.) Presumably, Masori is a clever reference to something relevant IRL, but in this case I think it's better to pick up on an ancient and obscure piece of lore and elaborate upon it rather than create something new.
- Similarly, perhaps Catolax (https://runescape.wiki/w/Catolax) can play the rôle of Ahmek? Not sure whether this would fit the narrative you have envisaged but it's something to consider.
- Nice to see the reference to Prince Osmumten! Since loads of desert lore is conspicuously absent from OS (notably Missing My Mummy, and revelations about Amascut's plans with the lesser deities from Dealing with Scabaras and Do No Evil), it's brilliant to see some continuity.
- Following the success of the Kourend Chronicles, could you "release" the lore Tumeken's Dream officially (since it's from 2008, it is not technically official in OS lore)? (https://runescape.wiki/w/Transcript:Tumeken%27s_Dream) It's already referenced in Contact! and by the sphinx anyway.
- 62 Agility is an interesting requirement for the new quest... are we going to jump over the chasm from Contact!? We are aren't we?
Shame about the spoiled rewards, but could Smithing and Firemaking also get an xp reward, even if only minor? The requirements are fairly high. Good to see the return of Maisa as well; OS has done an
excellent
job on the Myreque storyline in terms of staying faithful to the RS3 continuations but also feeling distinctly oldschool. I am confident the new desert quest will get the same treatment (though, please: ignore the RS3 Menaphos quests since they suck...). Maybe Simon Templeton could play a part? There's a tomb to raid after all, and he's often mentioned in Contact! as a cursed fiend stuck in the desert because of his (grave)robbing. And I wonder what Coenus is up to, since Menaphos is mentioned directly...
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Some comments on the raids:
- Rename 'Masori' to 'Mekhmet'. (See https://runescape.wiki/w/Mehkmets.) Presumably, Masori is a clever reference to something relevant IRL, but in this case I think it's better to pick up on an ancient and obscure piece of lore and elaborate upon it rather than create something new.
- Similarly, perhaps Catolax (https://runescape.wiki/w/Catolax) can play the rôle of Ahmek? Not sure whether this would fit the narrative you have envisaged but it's something to consider.
- Nice to see the reference to Prince Osmumten! Since loads of desert lore is conspicuously absent from OS (notably Missing My Mummy, and revelations about Amascut's plans with the lesser deities from Dealing with Scabaras and Do No Evil), it's brilliant to see some continuity.
- Following the success of the Kourend Chronicles, could you "release" the lore Tumeken's Dream officially (since it's from 2008, it is not technically official in OS lore)? (https://runescape.wiki/w/Transcript:Tumeken%27s_Dream) It's already referenced in Contact! and by the sphinx anyway.
- 62 Agility is an interesting requirement for the new quest... are we going to jump over the chasm from Contact!? We are aren't we?
Shame about the spoiled rewards, but could Smithing and Firemaking also get an xp reward, even if only minor? The requirements are fairly high. Good to see the return of Maisa as well; OS has done an
excellent
job on the Myreque storyline in terms of staying faithful to the RS3 continuations but also feeling distinctly oldschool. I am confident the new desert quest will get the same treatment (though, please: ignore the RS3 Menaphos quests since they suck...). Maybe Simon Templeton could play a part? There's a tomb to raid after all, and he's often mentioned in Contact! as a cursed fiend stuck in the desert because of his (grave)robbing. And I wonder what Coenus is up to, since Menaphos is mentioned directly...
Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire.
OSRS: POH ideas
&
RS3 minigames
&
achievement ideas
!
Perhaps you're half right; perhaps we can't win. But we can fight.
— Zanik
10-Aug-2021 18:57:16 - Last edited on 10-Aug-2021 18:58:57 by Lord Drakan
- The puzzle-like aspect of the raids sounds good. Desert dungeons are known for their devilish traps, pitfalls, scarabs, poison, and so on, so this new raid should reflect that.
- Requiring the arcane sigil for the Ward of Elidinis (which sounds fine otherwise) is perhaps a bit off. I realise you want to maintain the value of this item, of course, but the corporeal beast has little to do with desert content (unless you make up something about souls and the Spirit Realm; but then the Summer quests don't exist in OS). The mages' book from the Mage Training Arena is perhaps more appropriate. The spirit shields are probably unique enough not to gain too much competition? I'm not an expert on this meta endgame combat discussion, though, so don't take my word for this - but it's something to consider.
- Keris on a stick: sounds great. Being able to apply Karambwan poison would be a nice addition.
- I wonder if some of the post-2007 desert music could get reused? We saw a shaded map of Ullek in the Trailblazer League, so I'm sort of expecting Tune from the Dune to appear. And Kharidian Nights since, y'know, Mod Ash exists.
Slain to Waste and Scarabaeoidea would make excellent boss music for the raids or for the quest!
Welp, I'm certainly very eager to see the new quest, although the jump in difficulty (Contact! is already quite hard for its difficulty, and the main game had some more intermediary quests before jumping to master with Do No Evil in between) is perhaps somewhat steep. We'll see; at any rate, it does not quell the excitement! Will the Emir appear? Will Prince Ali return? Will the Amascutian Menaphites from The Feud return with fiendish schemes? (The Feud is not listed as a requirement so probably not but eh, it's an idea!) Will more of Ali Morrisane's nefarious market activities be unveiled? Will Jex's headache finally recede? And where has the Devourer gone since stealing Klenter's soul... We'll find out!
Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire.
OSRS: POH ideas
&
RS3 minigames
&
achievement ideas
!
- Requiring the arcane sigil for the Ward of Elidinis (which sounds fine otherwise) is perhaps a bit off. I realise you want to maintain the value of this item, of course, but the corporeal beast has little to do with desert content (unless you make up something about souls and the Spirit Realm; but then the Summer quests don't exist in OS). The mages' book from the Mage Training Arena is perhaps more appropriate. The spirit shields are probably unique enough not to gain too much competition? I'm not an expert on this meta endgame combat discussion, though, so don't take my word for this - but it's something to consider.
- Keris on a stick: sounds great. Being able to apply Karambwan poison would be a nice addition.
- I wonder if some of the post-2007 desert music could get reused? We saw a shaded map of Ullek in the Trailblazer League, so I'm sort of expecting Tune from the Dune to appear. And Kharidian Nights since, y'know, Mod Ash exists.
Slain to Waste and Scarabaeoidea would make excellent boss music for the raids or for the quest!
Welp, I'm certainly very eager to see the new quest, although the jump in difficulty (Contact! is already quite hard for its difficulty, and the main game had some more intermediary quests before jumping to master with Do No Evil in between) is perhaps somewhat steep. We'll see; at any rate, it does not quell the excitement! Will the Emir appear? Will Prince Ali return? Will the Amascutian Menaphites from The Feud return with fiendish schemes? (The Feud is not listed as a requirement so probably not but eh, it's an idea!) Will more of Ali Morrisane's nefarious market activities be unveiled? Will Jex's headache finally recede? And where has the Devourer gone since stealing Klenter's soul... We'll find out!
Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire.
OSRS: POH ideas
&
RS3 minigames
&
achievement ideas
!
Perhaps you're half right; perhaps we can't win. But we can fight.
— Zanik
10-Aug-2021 19:01:30 - Last edited on 10-Aug-2021 19:06:37 by Lord Drakan
Addendum 2: I'd accidentally skipped the jewel bits for the Keris partisan. Sounds like a brilliant idea! Make sure to add a jewellery box in order to store all your jewels so they don't take up bank space. Perhaps you should also be able to display a full box on a pedestal in your POH Quest hall? (See thread in signature for other POH ideas.
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As for how to obtain the jewels, here's some ideas.
- One should definitely be a rare drop from Pyramid Plunder. (But not too rare; nothing like Black Ibis in the main game.)
- One or two should be found hidden away deep in dungeons from existing desert quests, with the location unique for each player. Think somewhere in the depths of Jaldraocht Pyramid, or deep in the scabarites' tunnels from Contact!, the mining camp slave mines, or at the source of the River Elid.
- At least one should come from the new raids, but I'd reckon it's not a good idea to make that the primary source of these jewels. It has plenty of rewards already.
- One should be a reward from the Mage Training Arena. Since this is distinctly non-combat, its effect should be something not-too-strong, perhaps not directly combat-related, but still useful. E.g. it halves poison damage you receive, or mitigates desert heat, or something of the sort.
- Should you run out of ideas, can always give one to Ali M or Simon Templeton, who would be willing to part with it... for a hefty price. But that's a bit boring.
It sounds thematically appropriate for each of the demigods to have a jewel named after them? "Crondis's Tooth", "Scabaras's Elytron" and so on. (They could even be references to real-life jewel beetles rather than generic stones!) Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire. OSRS: POH ideas & RS3 minigames & achievement ideas !
)
As for how to obtain the jewels, here's some ideas.
- One should definitely be a rare drop from Pyramid Plunder. (But not too rare; nothing like Black Ibis in the main game.)
- One or two should be found hidden away deep in dungeons from existing desert quests, with the location unique for each player. Think somewhere in the depths of Jaldraocht Pyramid, or deep in the scabarites' tunnels from Contact!, the mining camp slave mines, or at the source of the River Elid.
- At least one should come from the new raids, but I'd reckon it's not a good idea to make that the primary source of these jewels. It has plenty of rewards already.
- One should be a reward from the Mage Training Arena. Since this is distinctly non-combat, its effect should be something not-too-strong, perhaps not directly combat-related, but still useful. E.g. it halves poison damage you receive, or mitigates desert heat, or something of the sort.
- Should you run out of ideas, can always give one to Ali M or Simon Templeton, who would be willing to part with it... for a hefty price. But that's a bit boring.
It sounds thematically appropriate for each of the demigods to have a jewel named after them? "Crondis's Tooth", "Scabaras's Elytron" and so on. (They could even be references to real-life jewel beetles rather than generic stones!) Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire. OSRS: POH ideas & RS3 minigames & achievement ideas !
Perhaps you're half right; perhaps we can't win. But we can fight.
— Zanik
10-Aug-2021 19:29:22 - Last edited on 11-Aug-2021 15:12:09 by Lord Drakan
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