How about a new race?

by Unknown

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Unknown2005-12-27 04:20:12
Well I was sitting here bored on Lusty and was thinking which is a acomplishment in its self but anyway. I could not think of another IRE that has ever discovered a new race you could choose to be. Many find new races for bashign pourposes but thats about it. So i figured it would be kinda nifty to have a giant event with another race and in the end giving them there own little place for bashing then them being a race to choose from.

I know that most games are based off of the past things and past RP of the gods devine whatever, but i think it owuld be neat to keep with that and just throw a wrench into it or just kinda start a new peice of history. This is nothing i think would happen but just a thought to increase more people to come sense Lusty is one of the most diffrent IRE's i think around plus it would give a nice moral boost to the player base sense most are a little bored. well would just like some input no flaming or attacks just thoguthful input a devine thought on this would be nice to.
Gregori2005-12-27 04:25:12
I wanna be a Centaur! I would so reincarnate if we could be Centaur.
Diamondais2005-12-27 04:47:53
QUOTE(Gregori @ Dec 27 2005, 12:25 AM)
I wanna be a Centaur! I would so reincarnate if we could be Centaur.
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You reincarnate enough.
Richter2005-12-27 05:50:09
I wish finks and gnomes were playable.
Unknown2005-12-27 06:27:56
Finks and gnomes are too small to be playable, i'd prefer to have more racial settlements before we have more races discovered, though it's entirely possible that there are more races out there, seeing as we live in a small part of Lusternia.
Daevos2005-12-27 06:47:07
Imperian did it with the Xiur.
Hajamin2005-12-27 08:29:18
Achaea added... I think 4 or 5 new races, which before that reincarnation wasn't possible.
Unknown2005-12-27 08:44:00
QUOTE(tenqual @ Dec 26 2005, 11:27 PM)
Finks and gnomes are too small to be playable, i'd prefer to have more racial settlements before we have more races discovered, though it's entirely possible that there are more races out there, seeing as we live in a small part of Lusternia.
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Er.. gnomes and finks are bigger than faelings.

I think it would be really cool if gnomes and finks were playable races. Can't see any downside to it.

Evolved gorgogs as a playable race would be interesting too. I mean, if they're smart enough to build a machine to open a dimensional rift, you'd think they could figure out how to become any of the given archetypes.

And orcs.

Oh! And shroomies. Come on.. that'd just be awesome.
Verithrax2005-12-27 10:09:14
Getting a whole new race is easy; all we have to do is splinter an Elder God. Any of you guys up to it? What about bewinged isunites, glowing hajians, panther-like shikarrs, airheaded elcyriis, misty lacostinites? Maybe lisars that look almost like elfen, but different? Or what about spider-like viravians?

Yes, I know. Please don't hurt me, Viravain.
Unknown2005-12-27 10:09:56
I didn't mean small as in size wise, it's just small as in there's like none of them, Faelings are a by product of the mating of a male fae and a female elfen, while gnomes and finks, would be pretty stupid to put in as a playable race seeing as then half the stuff you can kill in the caverns would be cut down, because of the races, on top of that, there would be no reason for them to actually leave the caverns, seeing as both sides are trying and always failing to kill the other, and if they come from lolliprin, they then have no actual way to get out from there, same with the Shroomies.

Orcs dont work, because they are a degenerated version of the Orclach, if these races could have been playable, why havn't they have been already, i'm not sure with Achaea and Imperian, but were these races actually around in the game before they became playable, as denizens?

Lusternia would work better having races that come from outside the basin, seeing as that is a more viable place for them to come from. Gorgogs arn't really viable as a playable race, seeing as they i believe dont have the intelligence or the reason to actually do anything besides hurt the cities.
Unknown2005-12-27 10:57:55
QUOTE(tenqual @ Dec 27 2005, 03:09 AM)
I didn't mean small as in size wise, it's just small as in there's like none of them, Faelings are a by product of the mating of a male fae and a female elfen, while gnomes and finks, would be pretty stupid to put in as a playable race seeing as then half the stuff you can kill in the caverns would be cut down, because of the races, on top of that, there would be no reason for them to actually leave the caverns, seeing as both sides are trying and always failing to kill the other, and if they come from lolliprin, they then have no actual way to get out from there, same with the Shroomies.

By that logic, because Aslaran and Krokani were fighting in the Moors (before the villages) then we shouldn't have had Aslaran or Krokani. Or what about before we even had the Moors? Oh, wait, there's no Mugwump villiage either - nope, can't have them either. Wait.. what about Taurians? Damn. Scratch them off the possible list too.

Orcs dont work, because they are a degenerated version of the Orclach, if these races could have been playable, why havn't they have been already, i'm not sure with Achaea and Imperian, but were these races actually around in the game before they became playable, as denizens?

Why don't they work? Faeling are degenerated versions of Fae. I don't see why Orcs are implausible - they are smart enough to develop drugs to enslave furrikin, who are a playable race. They can't be that inferior.

Lusternia would work better having races that come from outside the basin, seeing as that is a more viable place for them to come from. Gorgogs arn't really viable as a playable race, seeing as they i believe dont have the intelligence or the reason to actually do anything besides hurt the cities.

You just completely contradicted yourself. So, there isn't a large enough gnome and fink population to support a playable race.. but a few stragglers coming into the Basin is enough for one...?
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Serrin2005-12-27 11:25:50
The prescedance is already set in the past for there to be new playable races added.

Remember, there were many races of sentient beings lost when Kethuru enveloped Lusternia. Maybe some of those races aren't so extinct?

It woudl definately liven things up a bit, maybe give us something to work together as a whole again? We discover a race trapped on the other side of a dimensional rift and we have to work together to pull them out (and in the process release something nasty that everyone then has to fight).
Serrin2005-12-27 11:27:00
Double post.
Unknown2005-12-27 11:29:56
All of these races that we have now, bar faelings migrated from different parts of Lusternia, before we the players actually started. Faelings are not degenerated versions of fae, they are a cross between a Fae and a Elfen, Orcs -are- degenerated versions of Orclach, as they were make stupider, weaker and all around worse, by the taint, they are not the by product of orclach breeding with another race.

The aslaran and Krokani were allied in the taint wars, as the Aslaran gave the Krokani their sacred artifact to help hold back the taint, they havn't always been fighting.

The mugwumpi did have a village, it was in the Balach swamp, which was destroyed during Project Soul forge or soul fire, i forgot which, it's mentioned within the Taint wars History.

One orc is smart enough to devise a way to drug furrikins, and that's not to say they didn't actually have help doing it, or it wasn't already around before, they just kept it.

A few stragglers coming from outside the basin which indicates that there -are- other races out there besides the ones currently in play within the basin, would be enough to show that. Gnomes and finks are pretty bad for a playable race, i mean it's a gnome, wow, or it's some smelly creature.

All of the races that are currently playable, have had some mention within the histories of Lusternia, each have played an important part at one point or another, or have had a mention, well except Igasho.

It has been proven that there is life outside of the basin, and we need more events showing areas like that, i mean, even like Achaea, had Polyargos and Ulagni off the main continent, we can always have villages or even areas over the mountains, i mean Hallifax and Gaudiguch were probably two of the possible areas that are paths through the mountains. Any of the mining villages as well as Tosha, could have tunnels out, as well as the rather large gap between the Scorpions Tail and Gaudiguch, which would be quite easy to walk through.

The idea of actually bringing in new ideas to Lusternia is something we really need, i mean, wow for some reason, the finks feel that instead of trying to wipe out the gnomes, and settle down, they'd rather just bugger off and walk around, and the gnomes, instead of trying to retake their home, decided, hey, lets go over there.
Serrin2005-12-27 11:32:30
I support Gnomes as playable races.

But only because they make such great footballs.

Unknown2005-12-27 12:07:36
Tenqual.. your arguments have absolutely zero logic.

The gnomes are also mentioned in the histories as exporting emerald powder. Obviously they used to be an economic factor in the Basin.

And the Aslaran and Krokani havn't always been fighting? Well, the gnomes and finks havn't always been fighting either. So again, poof goes your argument.

And yes, one orc is smart enough to be able to make poison - but hello.. that's what player characters are - those EXCEPTIONAL members of the race.

And Faelings are arguably degenerate forms of Fae. Fae are immortal spirits of nature that are highy resistant to the Taint. Faeling are little fireflies from hell that are easily smusheded.
Shiri2005-12-27 12:17:02
Orcs are too similar to Orclach - the other problem being that they're statistically inferior due to the Taint. So there's no real reason to have them.

Gnomes and finks would annoy me, but whatever, there's no good reason not to have them. Gorgogs are too stand-alone for that though.
Unknown2005-12-27 12:43:46
I agree, centaurs would be cool (not as much as Faelings in their original form, but still cool). I'd prefer a few more classes were unveiled first though, there are still some specializations to come. And I feel rather sorry for Trill.

Besides, the existing races can be balanced before we go through another shadow-faeling debacle. Not that I'm holding a grudge, or anything. halo.gif
Ialie2005-12-27 12:44:30
Where is the insectoid race?

That race should come from outside of the basin. They could be looking for Ezyth!


*shudder*

Insectioids scare me.
Ialie2005-12-27 12:47:10
Unicorn -centaurs would be fun too... tongue.gif