Goonhub
06-21-2024, 11:01 AM
As of writing this suggestion, the current system with a player becoming Zoldorf (which I will refer to as a playerdorf) allows them to be sold pieces of another players soul in exchange for magical goodies. The playerdorf can fill a soul jar with this and consume it to perform certain abilities.
However, this is seldom used, if at all. The main issue is that both becoming a playerdorf, and selling parts of your soul to one, are permanent and restricting, with disproportionately small benefit. I suggest a handful of key changes to help remedy that.
First, the soul consumption of said abilities would be slightly reduced to compensate for the general lack of interaction with other players. Second, abilities like manifest would last longer, to make more efficient use per charge. Third, players would be able to regain their soul back by being bible-smacked by a chaplain, or staying in the chapel. Bible-smacking would heal either a big chunk of it back, or all of it back per hit, but also dealing heavy brain and burn damage in the process. Standing in the chapel slowly recovers soul back at the cost of little bits of burn and brain damage over time, which is a safer, albeit slower alternative.
To balance it out, there is greater penalty to selling your soul. Your movement speed is reduced, and items generally cost more soul. Non-antagonist chaplains who try it are also stuck by weak lightning and temporarily stripped of their faith healing abilities until their souls are recovered as well.
All-in-all, this change is to hopefully add more risk to the matter, but also more rewards, and make it more sustainable and alluring. Feedback is appreciated!
However, this is seldom used, if at all. The main issue is that both becoming a playerdorf, and selling parts of your soul to one, are permanent and restricting, with disproportionately small benefit. I suggest a handful of key changes to help remedy that.
First, the soul consumption of said abilities would be slightly reduced to compensate for the general lack of interaction with other players. Second, abilities like manifest would last longer, to make more efficient use per charge. Third, players would be able to regain their soul back by being bible-smacked by a chaplain, or staying in the chapel. Bible-smacking would heal either a big chunk of it back, or all of it back per hit, but also dealing heavy brain and burn damage in the process. Standing in the chapel slowly recovers soul back at the cost of little bits of burn and brain damage over time, which is a safer, albeit slower alternative.
To balance it out, there is greater penalty to selling your soul. Your movement speed is reduced, and items generally cost more soul. Non-antagonist chaplains who try it are also stuck by weak lightning and temporarily stripped of their faith healing abilities until their souls are recovered as well.
All-in-all, this change is to hopefully add more risk to the matter, but also more rewards, and make it more sustainable and alluring. Feedback is appreciated!