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1.) It is "just" a forum badge. But as I previously already said, it is also a way to thank and support Obsidian. You will NOT be able to get a custom forum title this time. 2.) Yes, it is intended that way. 3.) Was already answered but once again: It says "B. I. B." The point is so close to the "I" that it looks like an "L" but it isn't

That would be a question for @Aarik D. I really hope that they make the badge available on the backer portal once that goes online for Pillars 2.

It is I. - it just lookls like an L Honestly, this 8$ pledge is exagerration imo. Eight bucks for a feeble forum badge is too much, Id rather spent it for the pirate crew; is this thing still on btw? That's why I wrote you can see it as a thank you to Obsidian Entertainment for giving us a "Black Isle" for free. They certainly didn't have to do that. It was a very nice gesture from them and you can see this badge as an opportunity to return that gesture. Of course, you don't have to. I just wanted to show that you can see the 8$ as something more than "just a badge". The pirate crew thing for the game will hopefully start very soon.

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know, our BLACK ISLE BASTARDS badge is available now on the Fig campaign under "extras" Whoohoo! Just look at it! Raise your pledge by 8$ and join us, the Black Isle Bastards, on this forum! You can see this as a thank you to Obsidian for giving us a Black Isle for free Note, if you'd like to you can also help to make the Black Isle Bastards come true in Pillars of Eternity 2! Attention: Buying the BIB badge is completely independent from crowd funding the Black Isle Bastards as a pirate crew. Buying the BIB badge will NOT contribute to the crowd funding of the pirate crew! Buying the BIB badge is meant as a thank you to Obsidian for giving us a "Black Isle" for free!

That is not how "Create a Super Pet" works though. You can only choose from the creatures that are already in the game and make a pet version out of them.

Hmm seems they haven't enabled this yet. I will adjust the question accordingly. Thanks for your support!

I am not sure if it works the same way with donations. Anyway I am still in the process of setting up that PayPal account and get it verified which may take a few days. As a note I would not let 97$ be the reason that we fail

I will soon add a PayPal Donation offer where we collect the money to fund raise our pirate crew for the Black Isle. If you'd like to learn more about the pirate crew, check out this thread: https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/91277-making-the-black-isle-bastards-come-true-crowd-funding-a-pirate-crew/

Okay guys, now is the time to decide on two things: 1.) What do we do with the donated money if we do not reach the 5000$ ? A) Refund B) Going for a lesser Fig tier C) Give the money to Obsidian anyway and ask them to spend it on enhancing the Black Isle 2.) What do we do with the other rewards in the "Build a Pirate Party" tier? A) Pass up on it B) They go to the most generous donator C) Split them up among the most generous donators D) Distribute them between all donators of this cause via lottery

Updated my journal erhm I mean... I updated the opening post with an FAQ. If you think something is missing let me know!

... looking over development and giving ideas. Just what any good publisher would do, right?

Question: Will the Black Isle be big enough in size to support both a pirate ship and an inn? Answer: No, it will not.

@Amentep This is rather a lore issue. Has it lorewise been established that Death Godlikes have to have almost their entire face being covered, or can it only be just their eyes? There is a HUGE difference between the two Anomen images, yet both of them have their eyes covered. So I am asking for lore on the game. Is it impossible in the game world "Eora" to meet a Death Godlike who has their face covered like in Anomen example 1 (first picture)? Really just the eyes and not so much more. That's what I'd like to know.

Yes that was my line of thinking too originally. I do not have any source of ingame lore that says that Death Godlikes not only have to have their eyes covered BUT so much more of their face too. But I figured it wasn't worth arguing about it. But I totally agree with that point! Yes, true. Depends on if that would be a real "problem" for someone. There may be several other cases where the ingame model would not fit the character portrait. Personally, I can and always have lived with that.

there is still a small gap! You could use some kind of cone to feed them liquid food. Kidding aside, I think that was just an example (though I am not sure). In Pillars of Eternity 1 the mouth was not covered.

Yep, they explicitly excluded it now. I am sorry, I feel that I caused this. If you REALLY wanted this, you'd need to talk to a dev first, best address would be Aarik D But you must be aware, that you will most likely be not recognizable AT ALL as a Death Godlike I don't know why. They could do a Death Godlike where only the eyes are covered - like sunglasses basically (I mean the size of the area, not the looks). If your face is distinctive enough it wouldn't be impossible to recognize you. Think about Batman's mask. It's quite laughable that nobody regognizes him. Not as laughable as Clark/Superman, but laughable nonetheless. Why do all the godlike faces have to be covered completely? It's not against the lore to only cover their eyes as far as I remember. That is basically what I proposed (see page 1 of this thread): And then the reply was that it would be like this instead:

Personally I would say this is for Obsidian to decide. I think a Black Isle would be reference enough already. However, why the heck not? I would note not oppose it, I would just leave that decision to Obsidian.

Yep, they explicitly excluded it now. I am sorry, I feel that I caused this. If you REALLY wanted this, you'd need to talk to a dev first, best address would be Aarik D But you must be aware, that you will most likely be not recognizable AT ALL as a Death Godlike

This was not really a serious request, just a monkey island reference. But a pet monkey would be awesome. Yeah I had a feeling that it might have been not so serious. However, I do try to get something out of suggestions that appear to be rather less serious.

Oh dear, I just realized I better write an FAQ...

Yes, correct. The add-on is not there yet. But as soon as it is you will be able to pledge 8$ to become member of the "Black Isle Bastards" on this community NOT on the game. The pirate crew on this community is funded completely independently from the pirate crew for the game. And that is why these things will be handled independently from each other. As far as I understood it, we can give input in form of backer content for which we pledged. We need to raise money for that. So I am going to register a PayPal account where I will collect money. As soon as we have 5000$ I will transfer it to Obsidian, but Obsidian has to enable the PayPal option first! Aarik is already aware of that. If we do not reach the 5000$ I can refund OR we decide on another tier OR we give Obsidian the money as a free donation without something in return ( I would ask them to invest that money in the Black Isle then) If we raise more than 5000$ Obsidian will get the surplus money for free, respectively I would ask them to spend the surplus money on the Black Isle or our pirate crew. As far as I understood the Black Isle is going to be quite small. It can turn out to be very small in fact. Don't be disappointed, we get it for free after all. So if we decide that our ship is at the Black Isle, there may not be enough room for an inn. I would need to check with the devs.

How about this, we inquire if the game features monkeys at all. And if it does, the pirates could have a pet monkey. Of course that could require additional funds, we would need to clear that up first. 1 pet for 2 NPC's? That'd be 2-6 NPC's and 1 pet, instead of 4-8 NPC's. ​EDIT: Or stolen by pirates? The OBVIOUS answer would be: monkey pirates...

How about this, we inquire if the game features monkeys at all. And if it does, the pirates could have a pet monkey. Of course that could require additional funds, we would need to clear that up first.

I have a lore question about this. Are bastards treated the same way in Eora as we think they are treated? Are they treated differently in different places of Eora? Does "Bastard" actually have the same historical meaning in the game as in our world? Has the actual term "Bastard" been established in the game world so far?

Ideas, so far. They're not necessarily mutually exclusive. A) How the player can interact with the pirates: 1.) The BIB are a VERY TOUGH optional fight, obviously with some nice treasure as reward 2.) The BIB are some kind of merchants with who you can trade 3.) You can become an honorific member of the BIB in the game 4.) You help the BIB to deal with some kind of problem 5.) No interaction possible with them in any way, just observing them B) Background story of the pirates 1.) The BIB are retired pirates who run an inn in their old ship on Black Isle 2.) The BIB are some kind of failed "wanna-be" pirates 3.) The BIB are retired corporate raiders who used their wealth to buy an island 4.) The BIB are mutineers 5.) The BIB are former slaves 6.) The BIB are privateers of the Free Palatinate of Dyrwood tasked with raiding Aedyr ships 7.) The BIB are nobles who fight for the cause of common people If I missed any idea, feel free to remind me