OBSIDIAN ORDER ONLY: Polls Part 1

[Archon]

Indeed, being mentioned in Project Eternity's lore would be great for the Order. Anything else would be much complicated with so many members.

[Minttunator]

I'm happy with just supporting the devs. If they decide to include the Order in-game, I don't think it should play a major part, a mention in lore should be enough.

[morhilane]

I voted!

 

So, I have no interest in merchandises.

I don't really care about being "in" the game, but I wouldn't say no to a lore mention or an humorous mention.

[Jaesun]

Voted.

 

If Obsidian does add us to the game (I voted I don't care), I say let them add it how thery see fit. Hopefully it will fit in the setting just fine (and not as a LOL OMG INSIDE JOKE).

I have no interest in merchandise.

Edited September 27, 2012 by Jaesun

[Superdeluxe]

I think if there was mention of the order in the lore with a little write up that would be neat (in a book etc)

 

In regards to Swag, I think forum titles/badges are good enough

[gandalf.nho]

A in-game reference is already a good reward. About merchandise, only if purchasable, not a gift

[ShadowHawk]

Being mentioned in lore would be more than enough. I like the friendly encounter idea as well, but is a bit much to expect. Perhaps an NPC could be a former member of the Obsidian Order and have it mentioned in their written backstory.

[Redwulf]

Title of a book ingame?:

Who Could Forget the Royal Pain?

YES! :D

an excerpt:

The Royal Pain, went running, running along the plain.

Setting fires to fields, and signing of maidens freshly tilled.

Proclaiming his infinite love of an Order, that had no border.

Obsidian! Obsidian! Alas, so much better then Bethsidain (or something).

An Order so unpedantic, its membership united, ecstatic, even fanatic.

The Royal Pain with his pipe, played, played with a delightful hype.

And was so outta tune, that lords payed him to not resume.

Yet, they could not kill him for he was a member; who joined in September.

Joined the Order for life, a $8 protection fee against his many plights.

The Order gives his mouth courage, and his loins a certain extra "storage."

He brings delight, as a plague brings blight.

It is now plain, none could forget that Royal Pain.

 

Thank you, thank you, brothers and sisters of the noble and true Obsidian Order.

[O.DOGG]

I thought it was an interesting way to increase the amount of money pledged to the cause, and wasn't interested in any reward. When the custom titles came along, I thought sure, why not. Mentioning the order in the game is beyond awesome. I think we've got enough.

Edited September 28, 2012 by O.DOGG

[Darth Trethon]

I don't really care about merchandise but I would love some kind of in-game order cameo....not necessarily active NPCs with quests or dialogue but lore and/or perhaps some passive NPCs or such. By no means do I mean this to sound like a request or anything, I'd be perfectly fine if they didn't but it's just something I think would be fun to see.

[Robsidious]

I don't expect or need anything in return, it's a gift of support. I don't care about merchandise.

 

However, if Obsidian are considering some sort of in game cameo to show their appreciation (which I have to say would be pretty damn awesome), I'd prefer some sort of subtly done humorous easter egg. Hearing about the 'Obsidian Order' could be quite immersion breaking if not done tactfully.

 

I'm imagining something like the 'hidden' graveyard in Haven (Dragon Age), whereby all the members names could be listed if you click on the graves. Though I guess doing something like this might not work for hundreds of members. Maybe you could come across a bunch of statues/sculptures in some forgotten temple. As you progress through the temple/dungeon/whatever you discover more of these sculptures and clicking on each of them reveals a bunch of names and reveals more lore about the Order, thus telling a humorous, tongue in cheek story about the order and mentioning everybody by their order title. That could be a really nice personal touch. I'd sure get a kick out of seeing my order name in an easter egg. The only problem I can see with this is that some people may have donated extra without wanting or choosing a title. Maybe a reference to the 'unnamed ones' whose secret work was so integral to the order?

 

Anywho, lots of possibilities. Just my two cents.

[DCParry]

Shouldn't you guys have your own forums for things like this? I mean, technically, this is a bit OT.

[Robsidious]

^ Where else would we post? I would have thought this falls under the category of 'general discussion', and we have been discussing potential game content. Is the issue for you that the Obsidian Order is taking up too much space in the first page of threads? Granted, I did revive a dormant thread, but I thought it ok to express my thoughts in the relevant thread regardless. Maybe this topic could be merged with the main 'the order wants you' thread if people do want to continue discussing it. Anyway, I wouldn't worry. The thread will fall back if no one's interested in it. I just wanted to share my idea.

[nikolokolus]

I don't want any swag, my donation was purely that, a donation. As for an in-game mention, I like the idea of an inside joke, or a bunch of drunken mercenaries in the hall of heroes.

[Gatt9]

Not trying to be mean, but I think the inclusion of it in game is enough. The whole concept already punishes those of us who pledged as high as we could on Day 1, and apparently I'm pledged higher than a good portion of those who've joined. So, to be honest, this is really becoming a little bit offensive to those of us who gave generously IMO. (No, I didn't vote, I'm not that rude!)

[Robsidious]

Not trying to be mean, but I think the inclusion of it in game is enough. The whole concept already punishes those of us who pledged as high as we could on Day 1, and apparently I'm pledged higher than a good portion of those who've joined. So, to be honest, this is really becoming a little bit offensive to those of us who gave generously IMO. (No, I didn't vote, I'm not that rude!)

 

You make a good point. I guess I wasn't thinking that $8 was out of anyone's reach (I myself don't have much money), but of course every dollar can matter. I humbly withdraw my previous suggestion. This kickstarter is first and foremost about the love of cRPGs, of Project Eternity, and we should all feel proud and excited to be part of helping such a great thing happen, regardless of our means.

 

P.S. I voted for "I don't want to make my pledge public'. I hear what you're saying.

Edited October 5, 2012 by Robsidious

[melkathi]

I want a custom forum tag!

Oh, wait...

[Ranath]

I want an obsidian order D8! … for everyone at physical tier

[diablo169]

I dont really mind despite my voting, would be nice for the order itself to show up in the lore somewhere though.

[Kionter]

Don't care too much about rewards, that's what the other tiers are for......it would be nice to be mentioned in any way in the game though.

[Clammo]

I've pledged as far as I reasonably can, as I suspect many if not most of us have, purely because this is the kind of game that doesn't get made any more, and I'd really love for Obsidian to prove a point to publishers that they've missed out on a great niche market for many years.

 

Personally I really hope they don't waste any of the extra money raised via the order on merchandise - the reason I joined was to give a little extra and hopefully help encourage others to, purely for the sake of extra cash for a better game experience.

 

If they include any reference to the order (and they by no means should feel obliged, that wasn't the purpose of creating the order so far as I know) then I'd like to see us as a bunch of drunken buffoons telling very tall tales of impossible feats, and the tales keep getting ridiculously taller every time they're interacted with.

[Krios]

Thank you to Obsidian for recognizing our donations. If Obsidian were to come out with Order related merchandise, I will up my pledge for it if it is not too much. Now that we have two t-shirts, how about a cloth patch instead?

[Jesugandalf]

Being mentioned somewhere in the game would be nice, in a book present in many houses, for example. Being depicted as a group of drunken fools in a tavern would be superb to me.

[cranch]

I would love to have a obsidian order T-shirt (paying for it of course). And about the order in the game, it would be cool if we are a bunch of mercenarys or law defenders, just like the flaming fist.

[Swells]

It'd be cool to have the order appear in background lore and stuff, I voted for there to be quests around them too though since a quest revolving around the order could be a neat way of getting a player's attention to the particular lore rather than scrounging through libraries or bookstores.

As for merch, I was just thinking a pin with the order logo (is there even one yet?) would go well with the PE/Obsidian shirts, just an idle thought though not an actual expectation.