Goblin Squad Member
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Although talking entry fees at this stage is a bit like the cart before the horse, I really like this idea.
For the short time I played WoW I really enjoyed the in-game analog to October-fest, and would really like to see events of this nature in PfO.
Of course, I'd like to see events that pertained to the River Kingdoms and Golarion as a whole (which I believe the Inner Sea World Guide provides at least some names and dates).
Goblinworks Executive Founder
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I don't know whether this would be a pre-scripted/setup system, but there is no reason that players couldn't set things like this up.
In fact that is the whole point of the sandbox setting is for players to be able to do thins like this.
This brings up a semi-related questions. For settlements and laws, I wonder if it will be possible to set laws based on areas of a settlement. For example, you could designate a part of a settlement that has no laws against killing etc so you could orchestrate something like this without worrying about flags and the like.
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Goblin Squad Member
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There should be plenty of events, but they should all be player planned. Saying that, players should use the lore of the game world to create as many player events as possible; holidays, feasts, jousting and archery tournaments, festivals, musical concrets...all that will be great fun. Even evil folks can come to the events that are all comers, and we all get to see who cannot resist fighting during the festival!
Although, I do see these mechanics as being pretty low priority in the first year or so. Rolling out tournament fields to build and festival tents and fireworks to craft will be slow to create die to the priorities of routine game mechanics coming first.
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Goblin Squad Member
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I think that having NO scripted events would severely break immersion, no NPCs would partake in the festivities and there would be lots of stuff you simply couldn't accomplish as a player.
I certainly think the emphasis should be on player made events.
Ooh! Idea! Settlements and/or kingdoms could define a local holiday, throw in some parameters and boom, npcs get involved, decorations are put up, etc.
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Goblin Squad Member
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should be a mix of both premade events by the GMs and player-made and run events. Possibly players could suggest events and the GMs could make it happen.
And I seriously hope for arenas for PvP.
There is an arena in Thornkeep featuring a "Pit Fight Arena"....but I guess we'll have to get a bit stronger to get there to fight.
The good news is I have read they will be releasing a test of the Pit Fight Arena this fall with pre-made characters to test out the combat system and different characters strengths and weaknesses. Should be fun.