The everyone-dies ending
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 03:30
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I have a little scenario I'm experimenting with. It has several endings. In one of those endings, the party suicides. However, due to the circumstances, that's actually considered a perfectly okay ending, and the easiest option to resolve the problem in the scenario. It's obviously far from ideal, but none of the other options are that great either. I'm being deliberately vague here so as to avoid spoiling anything, just in case the scenario ever does get released (don't hold your breath :rolleyes: ). Now the question. Would it be better to indicate to the player that this is an acceptable ending and then kill the party, OR to end the scenario normally (and if the latter, should the "win" flag be set or not)? -------------------- Z: "I just feel so insignificant." Psych: "You ARE. You're an ANT." --Antz Posts: 104 | Registered: Saturday, November 17 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 03:34
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This has happened before in BoE scenarios. End the scenario normally and call it a win. Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 08:04
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Yes. NTH, for Blades of Exile, had a suicide ending which gave you a scenario completion - although it wasn't the "best" ending, which was actually worse... but meh. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 09:57
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I just hope that the 'suicide' ending is a story thing, not a litteral one. I can think of a few people that would be annoyed if the reward for beating the scenario is the loss of their party. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 11:22
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Johnny Favourite also has suicide as a feasible ending. -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 13:14
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Just give the scenario an appropriate content rating, i.e. R. -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 14:28
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quote:Well, NTH had you as a premade party, so it wouldn't matter. But you didn't lose your party, anyway. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 15:10
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Thanks guys, I'll just call it a "win" then. That makes it easy. :) *i - Heh. Yes. Definitely yes. [ Wednesday, July 14, 2004 15:14: Message edited by: Crunchy Frog ] -------------------- Z: "I just feel so insignificant." Psych: "You ARE. You're an ANT." --Antz Posts: 104 | Registered: Saturday, November 17 2001 08:00 |
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BoE Posse
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 15:14
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Areni has a sort-of suicide ending as well. Probably your best shot would be to play scenarios that have done it before, see which ones work well and which ones don't, and go from there. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 | Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, July 14 2004 15:16
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Good idea. I was planning to play NTH and Areni at some point anyway. Time to install BoE... no, wait, I actually have it installed! Wow. -------------------- Z: "I just feel so insignificant." Psych: "You ARE. You're an ANT." --Antz Posts: 104 | Registered: Saturday, November 17 2001 08:00 |