Post by M.R.Blackthorn on Mar 31, 2017 20:30:52 GMT
After talking it over with Peace, I've decided to use the Divine Favor system, instead of pure chance.
This system works as a way of your character having to earn their way through different ranks in order for better rewards and a higher chance of rewards. Below is how to earn new titles, and how each one affects your chance of reward.
Titles, Favor Points, and anything else related to them are kept in your character's sheet.
Favor Titles and How to Earn Them
Favor Titles are like ranks or tiers which you will unlock the more you visit the shrine and are heard by the gods. Each time you are at least heard, you are rewarded a Favor Point. Each tier requires a certain amount of Favor Points to unlock. You'll notice that the higher your title, the more likely you'll be rewarded and the better the rewards, but the less likely you'll be heard. This is to balance things out, as hearing from or speaking with the gods is meant to be exceptionally rare. The gods don't even speak with or listen to the ex-gods Etahoro and Talon, so why should they listen to mere mortals, even a devote one?
Note! You have to be heard, as in earn a Favor Point, in order to also get a chance at a reward! If you are not heard, you will not be rewarded with anything.
Here's the list of titles (plus a bit of an RP description for each):
Doubter
0-10 Points
You aren't exactly sure if the gods are even real, let alone listening to you. Still, you come to Sorrow's End on the ever rare occasion and pay your respects, just in case...
5% chance of reward. Always gain a Favor Point.
Rewards are only random tek at this point. (10-50 tek.)
Pilgrim
11-15 Points
You're sure the gods are real now, but chances are they aren't listening to you, and you haven't seen much to change your mind about that. You make occasional trips to the shrine to leave offerings.
10% chance of reward. 70% chance of Favor Point.
50-100 tek rewards.
Worshiper
16-20 Points
You now believe the gods are listening to you, and yet still doubt hides in your heart. Are they really there? Do they even care about you? These questions fill your head sometimes, but your hope defeats them, and you regularly make journeys to the shrine to pray and give offerings.
15% chance of reward. 60% chance of Favor Point.
Can get more than just tek at this point.
Mid-Level gifts unlocked.
Believer
21-25 Points
Gone are your doubts, and you fully believe the gods are watching and listening, despite what others say. You've seen signs, and are certain the gods know of you.
20% chance of reward. 50% chance of Favor Point.
Devotee
26-30 Points
As a devote believer, you come as often as you can to Sorrow's End, and your faith has deepened. The gods are listening to you, and even though they don't respond often, their favor in your is evident.
25% chance of reward. 40% chance of Favor Point, but from here out you gain 2 Points when the gods hear you.
Unlocks High Gifts.
Priest/Priestess
31-35 Points
More than just a follower and believer, you now have a truly great faith, and others have fully taken notice of this. You now bring others to pray with you at the shrine, and can share your faith with them.
30% chance of reward. 30% chance of Favor Point.
You have a 50% chance of randomly(between 1 and 3 points) increasing the Favor Points of the next character(not your own) who prays. (This is automatic.)
Blessed Son/Daughter of...
36-44 Points
Your faith has become so great that the gods have bestowed the title of "Blessed Child" on you, and not only do they hear you, but they speak to you as well. Your faith has been so great, one of the gods in particular has taken favor in you.
35% chance of reward. 20% chance of Favor Point.
You can now choose a Patron god. Praying to them specifically increases your chance of being heard by 10%. You cannot change your character's patron.
Unlocks Rare Gifts
Champion of...
45+ Points.
You have become the best there is in the eyes of the gods, and your patron has made you his/her champion. Although you rarely hear from the gods now, there is no need for you to. You know, without any doubt, that they see you and guide your actions and choices in life. There is little more they can reward you with in life, and now your greatest rewards await you in the afterlife, where you will take your place in Moaehetur, the realm of the gods.
40% chance of reward. 10% chance of getting a response.
Divine Gifts
Other than random amounts of tek(higher your tier, the higher the range of tek), other rewards can rather vary, and is sometimes dependent on the god your character prays to. For example, Ronan, Roxanna, and Nive might reward you with Immunity Herbs(for helping cubs survive), as these are the gods usually associated with healers and children.
A lot of the Divine Gifts are mid-level rewards, and these are usually accessories for your character or maybe titles and other RP related rewards.
The higher level rewards might include character tokens, special traits, and other gifts.
Some gifts need to be sent by an admin! The rest can usually be applied automatically by mod/staff member.
Gifts sent by admins are the ones that are shop items(even if they're not found in the shop usually), and are sent via the monetary/shop system's "Gift Item" feature. You'll find a gift icon in the little toolbar on the bottom left of your screen. Click on it, and it will take you to a page to accept the gift!
General Gifts
Random tek (Max of 50 per tier level. 10-50 at doubter, 50-100 at pilgrim, 100-150 at worshiper, etc.)
Mid-Level Gifts
Immunity Herbs
-Accessories-
Cloak
Scarf
Collar
Ceremonial Armor
Star Shard Crystal (necklace)
High Gifts
Breeding Bundle
-1 normal Breeding Token, 1 Immunity Herbs, +1 Character Slot
Cloud Pattern Token
-Ketep pattern applicator. Useable when breeding or creating Ketep characters.
-Accessories-
Black "Night" Armor (he he, see my play on words there Stupid pun, I know...)
Black Night Mask
Rare Gifts
Nive's Blessing(Nive only)
-Nive makes it so you will never have to know the pain of loosing a child again. Permanently protects cubs of your character from random infant death roll.
Temptress' Beauty(Temptress only. 1 use and rewardable multiple times.)
-Temptress allows for you to determine the looks of your next child
Change of Fate(Hakon only)
-Hakon will allow you to go back and choose a new path in life. (Change your class.)
This system works as a way of your character having to earn their way through different ranks in order for better rewards and a higher chance of rewards. Below is how to earn new titles, and how each one affects your chance of reward.
Titles, Favor Points, and anything else related to them are kept in your character's sheet.
Favor Titles and How to Earn Them
Favor Titles are like ranks or tiers which you will unlock the more you visit the shrine and are heard by the gods. Each time you are at least heard, you are rewarded a Favor Point. Each tier requires a certain amount of Favor Points to unlock. You'll notice that the higher your title, the more likely you'll be rewarded and the better the rewards, but the less likely you'll be heard. This is to balance things out, as hearing from or speaking with the gods is meant to be exceptionally rare. The gods don't even speak with or listen to the ex-gods Etahoro and Talon, so why should they listen to mere mortals, even a devote one?
Note! You have to be heard, as in earn a Favor Point, in order to also get a chance at a reward! If you are not heard, you will not be rewarded with anything.
Here's the list of titles (plus a bit of an RP description for each):
Doubter
0-10 Points
You aren't exactly sure if the gods are even real, let alone listening to you. Still, you come to Sorrow's End on the ever rare occasion and pay your respects, just in case...
5% chance of reward. Always gain a Favor Point.
Rewards are only random tek at this point. (10-50 tek.)
Pilgrim
11-15 Points
You're sure the gods are real now, but chances are they aren't listening to you, and you haven't seen much to change your mind about that. You make occasional trips to the shrine to leave offerings.
10% chance of reward. 70% chance of Favor Point.
50-100 tek rewards.
Worshiper
16-20 Points
You now believe the gods are listening to you, and yet still doubt hides in your heart. Are they really there? Do they even care about you? These questions fill your head sometimes, but your hope defeats them, and you regularly make journeys to the shrine to pray and give offerings.
15% chance of reward. 60% chance of Favor Point.
Can get more than just tek at this point.
Mid-Level gifts unlocked.
Believer
21-25 Points
Gone are your doubts, and you fully believe the gods are watching and listening, despite what others say. You've seen signs, and are certain the gods know of you.
20% chance of reward. 50% chance of Favor Point.
Devotee
26-30 Points
As a devote believer, you come as often as you can to Sorrow's End, and your faith has deepened. The gods are listening to you, and even though they don't respond often, their favor in your is evident.
25% chance of reward. 40% chance of Favor Point, but from here out you gain 2 Points when the gods hear you.
Unlocks High Gifts.
Priest/Priestess
31-35 Points
More than just a follower and believer, you now have a truly great faith, and others have fully taken notice of this. You now bring others to pray with you at the shrine, and can share your faith with them.
30% chance of reward. 30% chance of Favor Point.
You have a 50% chance of randomly(between 1 and 3 points) increasing the Favor Points of the next character(not your own) who prays. (This is automatic.)
Blessed Son/Daughter of...
36-44 Points
Your faith has become so great that the gods have bestowed the title of "Blessed Child" on you, and not only do they hear you, but they speak to you as well. Your faith has been so great, one of the gods in particular has taken favor in you.
35% chance of reward. 20% chance of Favor Point.
You can now choose a Patron god. Praying to them specifically increases your chance of being heard by 10%. You cannot change your character's patron.
Unlocks Rare Gifts
Champion of...
45+ Points.
You have become the best there is in the eyes of the gods, and your patron has made you his/her champion. Although you rarely hear from the gods now, there is no need for you to. You know, without any doubt, that they see you and guide your actions and choices in life. There is little more they can reward you with in life, and now your greatest rewards await you in the afterlife, where you will take your place in Moaehetur, the realm of the gods.
40% chance of reward. 10% chance of getting a response.
Divine Gifts
Other than random amounts of tek(higher your tier, the higher the range of tek), other rewards can rather vary, and is sometimes dependent on the god your character prays to. For example, Ronan, Roxanna, and Nive might reward you with Immunity Herbs(for helping cubs survive), as these are the gods usually associated with healers and children.
A lot of the Divine Gifts are mid-level rewards, and these are usually accessories for your character or maybe titles and other RP related rewards.
The higher level rewards might include character tokens, special traits, and other gifts.
Some gifts need to be sent by an admin! The rest can usually be applied automatically by mod/staff member.
Gifts sent by admins are the ones that are shop items(even if they're not found in the shop usually), and are sent via the monetary/shop system's "Gift Item" feature. You'll find a gift icon in the little toolbar on the bottom left of your screen. Click on it, and it will take you to a page to accept the gift!
General Gifts
Random tek (Max of 50 per tier level. 10-50 at doubter, 50-100 at pilgrim, 100-150 at worshiper, etc.)
Mid-Level Gifts
Immunity Herbs
-Accessories-
Cloak
Scarf
Collar
Ceremonial Armor
Star Shard Crystal (necklace)
High Gifts
Breeding Bundle
-1 normal Breeding Token, 1 Immunity Herbs, +1 Character Slot
Cloud Pattern Token
-Ketep pattern applicator. Useable when breeding or creating Ketep characters.
-Accessories-
Black "Night" Armor (
Black Night Mask
Rare Gifts
Nive's Blessing(Nive only)
-Nive makes it so you will never have to know the pain of loosing a child again. Permanently protects cubs of your character from random infant death roll.
Temptress' Beauty(Temptress only. 1 use and rewardable multiple times.)
-Temptress allows for you to determine the looks of your next child
Change of Fate(Hakon only)
-Hakon will allow you to go back and choose a new path in life. (Change your class.)