Thief Glyphs

[BladeRunner]

I think I read somewhere that glyph powers may be possible for the dark mod. I think maybe it would be cool for your hand to go up and make the little symbol for the magical power you want like in the ingame movies from Thief 3 or Arx Fatalis. Would this be something that the community might like?

[New Horizon]

I think I read somewhere that glyph powers may be possible for the dark mod. I think maybe it would be cool for your hand to go up and make the little symbol for the magical power you want like in the ingame movies from Thief 3 or Arx Fatalis. Would this be something that the community might like?

An interviewer suggested that we consider this. While there will be some elements of magic in Dark Mod, it's not going to be so heavy as that. Slightly leaning more towards reality...but not completely.

[FishFace]

How about in-game lore that teaches you the movements for glyph spells, then you have a key "write glyph" and then you use the mouse to sketch it in the air... Would be groovy. Don't know whether TDM would have to code for it specifically, or whether the FM writers could cover it...

Also, there would probably need to be something to prevent people from just posting the glyphs on the 'net... But I think learning by reading it, and then actually having to do the action (as opposed to <key> does spell <x>) is really groovy.

[oDDity]

Absolutely out of the question. It won't even be considered. Our thief is a thief, not a sorcerer.

[New Horizon]

I'm not sure where the glyph ideas are all suddenly coming from but like oDDity said our Thief is just a Thief. He's not a Garrett and doesn't have any special powers.

[oDDity]

We don't even have Keepers or Glyphs at all in fact. We do have our own our own ideas you know)

We are not just copying Thief verbatum.

[FishFace]

Copying Thief verbatim wasn't the suggestion, but still... Glyph powers = teh goovy.

 

BTW, I always thought this chappy was a keeper... Who is he, then? Builder person? Thieve's guild person?

Hmmm, I'd still like to see glyph-sketching action in some FM - I guess I'll just have to magic myself into an FM writer *gulp*

[Ishtvan]

The keepers' traditional methods of remaining unseen have begun to fail them.. so they decided, if someone sees them, they'd better not tell anyone else, or they'll send this guy over to start playing a drum solo on your knees.

 

If that doesn't work, they'll cut you.

[Nomad]

I guess I'll just have to magic myself into an FM writer  *gulp*

 

Good plan, FishFace! So when can we expect a FM?

[oDDity]

Copying Thief verbatim wasn't the suggestion, but still... Glyph powers = teh goovy.

 

BTW, I always thought this chappy was a keeper... Who is he, then? Builder person? Thieve's guild person?

Hmmm, I'd still like to see glyph-sketching action in some FM - I guess I'll just have to magic myself into an FM writer *gulp*

He doesn't look like that any more, he's one of the Builders. WHat would a keeper be doing wielding a pair of hammers and wearing a hammer symbol necklace?

[FishFace]

Well, it made sense that he was a Keeper when I didn't know TDM wasn't including Keepers! The hammer necklace looked a bit like a cross, and the other things? Like no hammers I've seen, but, this is not the real world!

Basically, it made sense it the time!