Race Dialogue Flavoring

[Cyberweasel89]

I love a lot of the lore mentioned regarding the races during character creation, but does any of it actually come into play with how events and characters interact with us? Or aside from the racial ability, is race choice purely aesthetic?

Because it'd be fun to see that race lore end up being more than fluff. Nothing that locks us out of things based on race, but it would be wonderful to see some dialogue differences with characters reacting to our race.

Like, if we're an angel, the fact that angels are neutral observers and recorders of history could come up, or if we're a demon there could be mentions of why our ambition for power led us to become a farmer to achieve that power ambition or people noting that we're out at night. Or if we're an elemental, there could be mention of how we don't have parents and have been around for centuries as an embodiment of nature.

[TaylerBootz]

Pretty sure it's just the ability and aesthetic. I do think it would be cool to make an elf and be on friendlier terms. Apparently Sun Haven is a HUMAN city (as if it's so boring and lame) yet there are animal people (I forget what they're called) and then whole people with special magic abilities. I was going to make an Elf next just to make sure it's still just hard to get into their place.

[Mewo]

So far ive put 42 hours into the game and ive only had my character being a demon mentioned once when I went to withergate, which was kinda cool but in totality it was just one line

[Willow Rivers]

No not yet, it is on their list of upcoming things they will be adding.

[Raze]

They briefly mentioned I was an elf, but didn't speak old nevari for the translation quest just to close the plothole. Then it was never mentioned again.

[Funke]

at least currently the hairsalon can change your race...so could be a bit difficult to be persistent

[Cyberweasel89]

Originally posted by Willow Rivers:

No not yet, it is on their list of upcoming things they will be adding.

Wait, really? But they've also said that things they once had on their list won't be added again, like body type options in the character creator. Is this one still on the table or not?

[Cyberweasel89]

So, first playing an angel, then playing a naga, I noticed two lines of dialogue different during the Solon baby dragon quest line.

The rocks falling when you first meet Solon has a line that goes "they landed on my toes. Oh wait, I don't have toes."

While lying in wait with Solon after setting the baby dragon trap has a line for "Stop stepping on my tail."

Neither of which were there for my angel run for obvious reasons. XD

[dweebicusmaximus]

Being an elf effects a single line from the drunk elf who you take the nelvarian scroll to. He acknowledges that you're an elf once, but when Amanda gives you the quest to speak to An Elf basically, she doesn't even ask if perhaps the elf she is speaking to might know the elf language. When it turns out the translation is a common elven lullaby, you have to return to him, there is no recognising the lullaby yourself. Also all of the nelvarian elves who hate outsiders/nonelves continue to hate you, explain the connection elves have to nature (your elf notwithstanding i suppose, as none of the dialogue options allow you to take an elven veiw on nature). One of them even tells you to return to sun haven and "Your people"....so uh they really didn't seem prepared for people to select the races connected to the story.

[Cyberweasel89]

Originally posted by dweebicusmaximus:

Being an elf effects a single line from the drunk elf who you take the nelvarian scroll to. He acknowledges that you're an elf once, but when Amanda gives you the quest to speak to An Elf basically, she doesn't even ask if perhaps the elf she is speaking to might know the elf language. When it turns out the translation is a common elven lullaby, you have to return to him, there is no recognising the lullaby yourself. Also all of the nelvarian elves who hate outsiders/nonelves continue to hate you, explain the connection elves have to nature (your elf notwithstanding i suppose, as none of the dialogue options allow you to take an elven veiw on nature). One of them even tells you to return to sun haven and "Your people"....so uh they really didn't seem prepared for people to select the races connected to the story.

Yikes...

[Cyberweasel89]

Well, apparently this update adds racial dialogue. I'll definitely be trying it out!