Idea for fishing and lore enthusiasts

chibibree

I just finished our podcast episode with @Virtek and @Daedelus on The Golden Feather and we were chatting about lore in the world. I had an idea, what if -- when fishing -- there was a chance to get a message in a bottle that had pieces of lore in it. This lore could be things from someone's diary, a way of doing something from before the calamity, or anything else that gives our characters a peek into how it was before we left.

I'll just leave this here for thought food hehe

Tyranthraxus

As IRL has proven, messages in bottles can certainly last out there in the oceans for a very long time; Glass takes millions of years to bio-degrade.

I wouldn't mind seeing a collection or something, with messages in bottles. Maybe gather up 5 schematics to unlock a special, ancient ship design? Maybe letters written in lost languages / forgotten alphabets that could be translated by the Scribe profession?

You bring up some some food-for-thought!

George_Black

You will find the 5 bottles that have been floating in the ocean, that combined give you a design...?

CROW3

‘Help! I’m stuck in a bottle factory.’

maouw

CROW3 wrote: »

‘Help! I’m stuck in a bottle factory.’

Ahaha, as much as I love this idea, I think this is its downfall

"Help, I'm stranded on an island!

But let me give you a history lesson about Verra..."

chibibree

maouw wrote: »

CROW3 wrote: »

‘Help! I’m stuck in a bottle factory.’

Ahaha, as much as I love this idea, I think this is its downfall

"Help, I'm stranded on an island!

But let me give you a history lesson about Verra..."

In my last hours, let me share my knowledge hehe

Sathrago

"If you are reading this send help, I have been swallowed by the legend herself, Betty, and have been here for weeks.

P.S. It smells in here."

Yuyukoyay

Betty could actually become a real thing if we keep sticking him in stuff. xD

Dygz

I kinda wish it could lead to a quest chain and/or world event.
Feels like it should dynamically impact the world/server.
I dunno if it could use similar code to the services we build that cause dungeons to open.

chibibree

Dygz wrote: »

I kinda wish it could lead to a quest chain and/or world event.
Feels like it should dynamically impact the world/server.
I dunno if it could use similar code to the services we build that cause dungeons to open.

That is kind of what I was thinking haha. Perhaps there is bottle with an old map in it? Just fun thoughts hehe.

BTW, everyone, you all are funny, I love these ^_^