I finished Bahssikava!

Author	Topic: I finished Bahssikava!
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, April 14 2005 15:43 Profile Homepage #0 Whew. Maybe I shouldn't make a topic about this, but it was a tremendous experience. For far more than three days (with long, very long evenings), I have been enthralled by a work that can be rivalled only by the Avernum series itself, if that. So prepare for a longish post. I have seen scenarios with gratuitous combat, and scenarios where the plot replaced the gameplay. I have seen games where the plot was little more than an excuse for the action. The mixture here, however, was perfect. Rarely before have I seen a plot that meshed so seamlessly with itself and with the game, that managed to take anything into account that I could think of doing, where the combat was equally challenging and exhilerating with an overpowered near-god party as with normal characters. That this is Kelandon's first work only makes it more incredible. Ladies and Gentleman, we have a second Brett Bixler! I must admit that I felt reserve before, any time there was a discussion concerning the slith background, and "Bahssikava" was used to back up a point. Adding background information to a world far more shallow than it deserves to be is always desirable, but too often I have been disappointed because the new canon was either illogical, poorly planned, or poorly put into practice. I was skeptic when I saw that the first work of a beginner in scenario design stood to take the place as the most extensive authority on Slithzerikai history. No more. So. I think I'm going to cry myself to sleep now in the certainty that I will never in a century produce a work like this, and then, tomorrow perhaps, see if I can write a few reviews. :) -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, April 14 2005 15:56 Profile Homepage #1 I am extremely pleased to hear that you liked it. :) Be sure to write a review when you work up the energy. I did my best to make only reasonable assumptions about slith history within the context of the sparse details that the Avernum series gives, which is why I (hopefully) didn't over-reach myself on the background. Have you played LP yet? It's smaller in scale but a little more tightly plotted. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, April 14 2005 16:12 Profile Homepage #2 Well, with the sparse information Jeff gives on Bahssikava and the Homeland, it is impossible to make such a work and not add significantly to the canon. And no, I haven't played LP yet. There's only so much free time I have, and this past week I've been shamefully lazy. All your fault, Kel! :P -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Enalya Shock Trooper Member # 3174	written Monday, April 25 2005 19:18 Profile Homepage #3 Hey Kel, are you going to be doing 'Exodus'? I saw it mentioned in the game and Im hoping youll follow through with that. A scen based on fighting the way to the Slith homeland would be excellent. And so far, 'Bahssikava' is the best scenario Ive come across. -------------------- Aa' menle nauva calen ar' ta hwesta e' ale'quenle, melloneamin. --------------------- Finder of impossible beta testing errors. Posts: 364 | Registered: Saturday, July 5 2003 07:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Monday, April 25 2005 21:19 Profile Homepage #4 Exodus will happen someday. I plan to start after finals, so in a little under a month. I'm not sure how long it will take, though; Bahs took nearly a year. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Levi Warrior Member # 5699	written Wednesday, April 27 2005 02:57 Profile #5 Whos Brett Bixler? Posts: 54 | Registered: Monday, April 11 2005 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Wednesday, April 27 2005 03:01 Profile Homepage #6 A Blades of Exile scenario designer. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00