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How much freedom do you think we'll have with Tulnar?
FlackJackie
Member, Alpha Two
The tulnar have been talked about a lot in the past and I know we won't see them for a good while, but with alpha 2 around the corner along with the character creator, I wanted to ask how much do we think we'll be able to customize our tulnar.
And I'm sure this has already been discussed but idk if anyone's talked about how open-ended it'll be
Its more than likely going to 'race' based, but I want the leeway to make a rat or frog person. Do you think we'll get some sort of benchmark and go from there or do you think you'll have to pick from: Dog Person, Cat Person, Bear Person and tweak it to your liking?
And I'm sure this has already been discussed but idk if anyone's talked about how open-ended it'll be
Its more than likely going to 'race' based, but I want the leeway to make a rat or frog person. Do you think we'll get some sort of benchmark and go from there or do you think you'll have to pick from: Dog Person, Cat Person, Bear Person and tweak it to your liking?
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The silhouette previews were said to likely be bosses or NPC rather than options for the player models, but I’ll be holding out hope for a tail/no-tail option for Tulnar (not super optimistic since it’d be another model to adjust cosmetics for, but still)
From what i have seen,
we will have much more Freedom than with any other Race. I saw a Tulnar Artwork which looked a lot like a Mix between Humanoid Lion (Head) and/or Minotaur,
and one looked like a very cool "Lizard" with a very dark, elegant Head and Face Expression. Pretty cool.
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Given the lore, it's reasonable to expect a high degree of flexibility in character creation. We might see a system that lets players mix and match traits from various animals, rather than being confined to preset "dog person," "cat person," or "bear person" templates. This could allow for creative freedom, such as designing a character with a blend of reptilian scales, feline agility, and canine features.
It’s also possible that the character creator will feature a base model with various sliders and options to tweak individual features, resulting in unique combinations that could even include rodent-like or amphibian characteristics, as you mentioned with rat or frog people. This kind of system would support the game's focus on player expression and individuality.
Overall, while we can only speculate until the character creator is showcased, the anticipation is that Intrepid Studios will provide a rich array of customization options to bring the unique nature of the Tulnar to life.
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The white one with the mane?
He looks like yeti and I love it!
Hopefully 3d models will be a lot more rugged and intimidating-Especially canine ones. Something like Van Helsing's or Underworld werewolves...
..or Abomination from Darkest Dungeon.
From what i have seen, even Tulnar with somewhat little Cat-traits in their face or whole Head - won't resemble any kind of "human" Catgirl in the least.
No Worries. This Game will not turn into another Final Fantasy.
✓ Occasional Roleplayer
✓ Guild is " Balderag's Garde " for now. (German)
✓ Occasional Roleplayer
✓ Guild is " Balderag's Garde " for now. (German)
Or a white mouse with an eyepatch...
Hold on now, let's not forget the character creator is supposed to be rather in-depth. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sizeable amount of players, enough to be noticed, bringing Caeryl's nightmare to fruition
I'm not a big fan of all things furry, far from it, but I wouldn't mind see a wider pool of players populate Verra.
As long as they can't fight in bikini armors spaming cute lore-breaking emotes all days long, that is.
I'm pretty excited! I doubt I'll be able to make the exact sort of design I'm thinking of, but I think I'll be able to get something I find really cool nonetheless.
I personally hope they stick to the lore with the character creator and allow character creators to incorporate the OG four races and the minor ones.
We will see.
Once they have that system finished, it'd be downright stupid to use it for a single system when there are other places you can use it as well; the Tulnar and summoner pets are the most obvious places that it could be utilized outside the animal husbandry system, and if it's being used by the Tulnar we should have a near impossible amount of control over our customization.
Based on what Steven has said previously, it'll be entirely possible to make a Tulnar character that's most of the way to being one of the other races but for a few animal bits, or to go 100% towards one of the 'minor' race influences you get as a tulnar; simian, feline, or reptilian.
So we hope, nothing is final with Intrepid till its final.
Maybe