@The_Senate Oh yeah, definitely! I know a couple of people that would just love to take it off your hands and pay you a fortune for it! ~cackles evilly in the background~ 
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oo great would you introd- wait… im starting to get a sneaking suspicion that i’m getting ripped off.
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tho just to ask you said
so how many shapes are there gonna be? i like 5?
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@The_Senate I’m going to answer under a spoiler tag:
The shape will depend on the bold/cautious stat and the four primary skills—wits, persuasion, combat, and magic.
The bold/cautious stat will determine whether your weapon will be melee or ranged. Then the skills will determine the final shape, meaning that each skill can have two different weapons: a melee weapon or a ranged one.
Finally, the other character traits will determine the kind of gem your stone will turn into. Like playful is going to be a different gem than stoic etc. So basically, it can be 8 different weapons and then these 8 can be divided into 6 different gem varieties!
Which will probably drive me crazy to code and write all the different variations, but I’m gonna do it, dammit!
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That sounds freaking amazing. Already hooked
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@Waywalkerlover I don’t play around with my weapons! It’s either epic or pathetic. No in-between!
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i assume he highest stats (ect: magic) will determine the shape then. and that its not a combination of several stats ect: i got 30 magic and 20 wit then i get a kinda combo from both of those stats am i assuming correct?
ps: you should do a guide of the shapes when you done with it.
@The_Senate Yeah, you are assuming correctly! Combining primary skills would be too much for my poor brain to handle 
As far as a guide goes, sure, why not? Once the game is out for a month or two, I will compile a guide then 
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thank god (in this case i guess that would be you) then i know i only need to focus on my cautious and my Magic so that i can get a mage (im assuming?) weapon.
well thx for the info now i gotta check my stats a quickie
@The_Senate I’ve never been called a god before, me likey! 
But yeah if you focus on cautious and magic, then you’ll get a ranged mage weapon.
Have fun with the stats! 
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Also just wanted to say I love all the scenes with our sweet boys so far. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve replayed this. Keep up the great work and I can’t wait to see what my weapon is!!!
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@Waywalkerlover AH, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’m so happy you’re enjoying the scenes with them! I know I loved writing them! I’ve already started on Chapter 4! Wooot! I can’t wait to get to the new scenes with the boys! 
The girls too!
And the moment when you get your weapon is going to be EPIC!
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@The_Senate I have decided to make some changes on how I’ll go about granting people their Soul Stones.
I have decided that I will allow people to choose their own Soul Stone no matter what their stats are. You’ll still get the option to let the game decide for you, but you’ll get to decide if you want to use combat/magic/persuasion/wits to form your weapon and also whether it’s a ranged weapon or not. You won’t be able to decide the variety of the gem.
I don’t want to limit people’s options too much. Like, you can play as a cautious warrior and you want to use a melee weapon, you wouldn’t be able to do that with the original system I had in mind. So I’ll keep the original system for those that want it, but will also give the option to choose yourself.
Hope that made sense😅
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i like it, it gives way more customizing freedom to the player so it’s all positive from me.
also just a question about the gems are they just for aesthetic or just some kinda power stuff, or perhaps the weapons own personality since it did say in the start of the game that Manerkol soul stone was disatisfied with the realationship between it and Manerkol since Manerkol only wanted control and power and thus giving the impression that the soul stones have a sentient mind of there own
also if you haven’t already thought about it there might be a problem if two Stats are the same when you get the Weapon as i noticed that its possible to Balance two of the stats as i right now have 18 in Magic and 18 in Wits so just thought i would point that out in case you haven’t thought about it.
PS: sorry if im asking a lot of question i’m just curious
@The_Senate Great, I’ll do that then!
As far as the gems go, they’ll give a boost to their chosen character trait, plus one unique ability that the MC can use aside from their primary skills. It won’t necessarily always be useful in combat, or only in combat at any rate.
I will have to think about the balancing of the stats. I mean, if the player chooses their Stone on their own, it won’t be an issue. But if they leave it to the game mechanics, a nice way to resolve this would be for the game to choose randomly. Or present the player with an outright question, like “do you want wits or magic”? I’ll have to see how I’ll code all this stuff though, oh man😅
Also, don’t apologize! I like answering questions and I’m glad you’re curious about the game 
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me personally would suggest that if you have two stats that are they same it gives you a choice kinda like
“you feel tremendous power flowing through you and you feel it about to explode you need a focus point for this power” (Choice 1 Magic) i harmonize the power of the stone with my Arcane energy allowing it to flow freely with my magic" (Choice 2 Wits) " i think quickly trying to figure out how this power works and the benefits it might give depending on my choice. and decide that focusing this power within your Brain would have the greatest benefit in the long run.
that way it does not break the immersion and gives you a choice between the two stats.
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@The_Senate Oh yeah, I would phrase the choice in a such a way as to not break immersion, for sure! Okay then, I’ll probably do that
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glad i could be to any help.
and now i wait. soon i will gain…
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I am halfway through Chapter 4! Wooot! Not going to be long now! I’m currently writing a scene that I can’t wait for you all to see👀
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that great news
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