Re: Re: Quests

From: Paul Echeverri <gomi_at_...>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:57:22 -0800 (PST)


>> Ernalda remains my particular
>> nemesis -- in 8 of 9 attempts, I could not get past the initial
>> challenge. Which,
>> to my great annoyance, the myth makes no reference to or give any
>> aid to -- the
>> first time you run Ernalda, it's a complete guessing game as to what the
>> correct option is.

>It was a design goal that heroquests have some sort of surprise
>element to them.

True, and this happens wonderfully in (for example) Orlanth and Aroka.

>But this isn't such a case: "The bountiful mother Ernalda was once
>drained of everything by an enemy who was kin to her husband."
>Perhaps the reference isn't clear, but from the Orlanth and Aroka
>story, we know that Daga is kin to Orlanth (Ernalda's husband).

Yeah, AMS pointed that out to me in private e-mail. I guess I just never paid sufficient attention to that sentence, or made the connection with Daga.

>And several of your choices can have a positive outcome (if you
>defeat Daga, you will not suffer drought for some time), even if it's
>not completion of the quest.

Hmm. Interesting. That's good to know, although at the time I really, really needed to complete the quest. Bah. That's what the 'new game' button is for.

One of the (many) triumphs of KoDP is its mondo replayability, as has been discussed earlier in the thread. It's a gem.

Paul E.

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