PoE cosmology

[Dark_Ansem]

Has the backstory already detailed the cosmology of PoE?

[Lychnidos]

Everything that has been reveled on this subject is available on the wiki.

Edited November 4, 2014 by Lychnidos

[Dark_Ansem]

I have searched but it's only a world map, no details on the world itself.

[Nonek]

I'm sure Mr Sawyer will get around to it at some time, especially if a Poe 2 is viable (and they wish to partake in this hassle again.) Personally I think it can add quite a few benefits to a game, I always thought Tiamat and Bahamut dissappearing from the skies of Krynn was quite a good dramatic scene in Dragons of Autumn Twilight, though I never particularly cared for the book or series all told.

 

Edit: The observatory on Moonglow in Ultima also stands out as quite a nice and sometimes useful feature.

Edited November 4, 2014 by Nonek

[Dark_Ansem]

Dragonlance was good

[Sonntam]

What fo you mean there is only the world map? Have you really looked at the Eora page?

 

http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Eora

 

There is nothing about stars, but there is an interesting tidbit about the moons. And it isn't exactly difficult to find.

[Dark_Ansem]

I mean *cosmology*. is it the only planet? is it similar to D&D, where there are many planes of existance, or it's like the Elder Scrolls, one planet surrounded by the Fires of Oblivion?

Edited November 4, 2014 by Dark_Ansem

[White Phoenix]

I mean *cosmology*. is it the only planet? is it similar to D&D, where there are many planes of existance, or it's like the Elder Scrolls, one planet surrounded by the Fires of Oblivion?

We know only about Hel/The Beyond which is some kind of the nether world, where souls reborn among the gods. I think there can exist divine dimensials. We don't know much, but there is something like The Shroud, (that's like Dragon Age Veil probably, I can be wrong). We only know that the Shroud can be associated with night sky or stars or whole cosmos (there is mention about it in lore book about St. Waidwen in beta) and with summoning spirits (like Phantoms, one of the chanter abiliies). I think it is linked in some way with eternal cycle, but we have no more information about it. I hope we will learn more and even know myths about world creation later in full game.

[Dark_Ansem]

yup, the beta is somewhat lacking in everything except gameplay, and I'm not entirely even sure about this...

[White Phoenix]

yup, the beta is somewhat lacking in everything except gameplay, and I'm not entirely even sure about this

This video is good summary what we know about world of Eternity. It has english subtitles too.

 

 

And here are all books from beta known

 

http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Book

[Leferd]

 

And here are all books from beta known

 

http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Book

*begins reading*

[Dark_Ansem]

 

 

And here are all books from beta known

 

http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Book

*begins reading*

 

 

noo don't spoil yourself!

[Leferd]

 

 

And here are all books from beta known

 http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Book

 

*begins reading*

 

noo don't spoil yourself!

Nah. I'm not going to end up reading the books in-game as that will interrupt game flow. I doubt reading about the world lore will spoil much of anything.

[White Phoenix]

 

 

 

And here are all books from beta known

 http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Book

*begins reading*

 

noo don't spoil yourself!

Nah. I'm not going to end up reading the books in-game as that will interrupt game flow. I doubt reading about the world lore will spoil much of anything.

 

I would say there could be minor 'spoilers' nothing major. I really enjoyed reading them, but I like knowing some things about world. You can only read Dyrwood history to because it is region where game takes place. It's good for general world orientation. 

[ManifestedISO]

Dragonlance was so full of tropes that the sum of its parts became unique. Also, best character sets and pantheon anywhere.