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[Parsely]

You're doing THE WHOLE THING???!!!

[WillowLuman]

I'm not animating it or anything, I'm just putting a lot of effort in. These will come faster as I get more practice drawing, though.

[MDFification]

Lantern shield better pic:

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We need two of these, one for each hand.

Casting Pyromancy through the lantern would be an interesting thing to see, although I don't see how we can do it without a pyromancy flame.

[Wimopy]

Lantern shield better pic:

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We need two of these, one for each hand.

Casting Pyromancy through the lantern would be an interesting thing to see, although I don't see how we can do it without a pyromancy flame.

Hugo confirmed that we don't actually need anything other than a free hand and the right stats to use spells. And that shield actually leaves your hand free in the sense that you can still grab things and move it more or less safely. (In D&D I'd give it like 30-40% Arcane Spell Failure chance though. At least 20%.)

[GrizzlyAdamz]

Is that high or middling?

[Wimopy]

Is that high or middling?

I'm thinking of something high, but it should also not be too high, as it is only a gauntlet/shield/weapon slot item and not actually a full set of armour (which iirc can go up to 85 or 95% spell failure, unless you have the Still Spell magic feat to cast without movements)

[Parsely]

I'm not animating it or anything, I'm just putting a lot of effort in. These will come faster as I get more practice drawing, though.

Well duh, I figured you weren't animating otherwise this'd take all year. But that DS intro is a lot to get across.

And that means we're playing in the setting of DS1?

[WillowLuman]

Not at all. I'm not literally doing the intro to DS, I'm doing the intro to Dwarf Souls. What I meant was that like Dark Souls, the intro is the longest "cutscene"

[Parsely]

Ohhhh okay. Can't wait!

[AfellowDwarf]

I'm looking forward to it as well. I curious as to how your art style will look.

[Grombardrim]

Should be awesome ^_^  Also, wasn't there some sort of magic armor that would let you cast unhindered?  Or is that just in DDO?

[Skullsploder]

Hi, I'm slightly new to posting on the forums (long-time lurker) but... Is it too late for me to join the fun? I'm a fairly experienced Fortress player, lvl ~90 or so in DS, but have basically no AM experience.

[AfellowDwarf]

Well, you might be a little too late to have much of a say in the character creation, but I doubt anyone will keep you from giving imput regarding our actions.

[GrizzlyAdamz]

Yep. This is more of a forum 'suggestion' game. Anyone can join at any time.

[WillowLuman]

CONTINUE


From an early age, you toiled in the ways of metal. Shaping it, breaking it, shaping it again. It was not your talent, but with time came skill. Your childhood passed, and it came time for you to make your way in the world. Still young, you left your home to strike out for elsewhere, and smith what needs smithing. You were so unsure of your path then.

You arrived at the end of your first journey, ready to settle into your new life. But it was not to be. Barely having arrived, disaster struck.

They came from nowhere. A ramshackle force, but their numbers were great, far more than the fort's stalwart defenders, taken unexpectedly. They fought hard, but they were too few, and too unprepared. Everything was chaos, people fled and died all around, but the enemy came in deeper, trapping them in their own tunnels. From the mess you seized a pickaxe, found a shield. You wandered frantically through the halls, looking for a clear exit, but you knew not the way.
With only one way out, you carved a path to your escape.

You know not how, but you fought your way back to the entrance. By then the enemy was all inside, all behind you now, your path out was clear. You left with screams at your back, everyone within perishing to the invaders, but you were alive. You knew then that you were a survivor, not one to fail in the face of death.

Ever since, you have been wandering. You know, somehow, this was meant for you. In your wanderings, you have found many fights and grown as a warrior. But for these past years, you have not wandered aimlessly. For years, you have traveled for something. You feel something calling you. Always calling.

Calling you...

...To this place.