Theudipald

For me, the purpose here would be the feeling of the game taking place in some really dark, brutal and harrowing times, instead of just making it look like your average high-fantasy friendly neighbourhood LARP. The exploding bodies in BG/ID just look silly to me, so I'm hoping they'll steer clear of that in PE, but if they draw inspiration from Fallout's beautifully gruesome animations, I'm all for blood and gore. I'm for it if it's realistic, but typically it's over the top. Hence why I said no, because the word "gore" to me typically means violence that's unrealistic as hell. Heads don't typically explode when shot. Slicing off someone's limbs isn't "just that easy." I somehow doubt entrails are so keen on spilling completely out the moment there's a hole in your stomache. Yeah, we're probably on the same page here. It's just that I would imagine getting brained by a mace really would make it look like the head "exploded". Also, dismembered limbs should have been common to say the least in melee warfare, the Thracians and their monstrous falxes come to mind.

For me, the purpose here would be the feeling of the game taking place in some really dark, brutal and harrowing times, instead of just making it look like your average high-fantasy friendly neighbourhood LARP. The exploding bodies in BG/ID just look silly to me, so I'm hoping they'll steer clear of that in PE, but if they draw inspiration from Fallout's beautifully gruesome animations, I'm all for blood and gore.

One-handed spear and shield combo, that's what I'm hoping for. God how I envied those Verbeegs in ID! Also the consensus in this thread brings tears of joy to my eyes.