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Mechanic question

johnwhijohnwhi Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 11 Arc User
edited April 2013 in The Foundry
I need to kill the PC(s) either for real, or fake it some how, then bring them back to life without any penalties or debuffs.

Context; adventurers finish a job for said boss, who in turn kills them to leave no witnesses, but bosses older sibling arrives and spanks him, and rez's party.

Thoughts?
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  • apocrs1980apocrs1980 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Silverstars Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    funny scenario, however it's not possible to kill an entire party, you might be able to simulate death with a FX camera bloom and black/white filter. and have any mobs talking as NPC's however there needs to be triggers to get NPC's to say and do different actions weather that be markers they step on, dialogue prompts reached or objects that the interact with.
    It can be very tricky to do but could be done.
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  • izatarizatar Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,161 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    This is a really tough one. You cannot actually make a whole party die; but as aprocrs1980 says, you can use some FX.

    So maybe something like this:
    Dialog with Boss, he says get your reward from a chest. The chest is actually a transition which takes you to a 'fugue plane' which is using a skyfade like black&white. There is an 'angel' there that explains that the Boss stabbed you in the back and you died, now you are in limbo awaiting your transition to heaven or hell. Then a vision of the resurrecting NPC comes up and tells the PCs to go to the light. They click on a glowing portal which spawns them into a resurrection special effect. Story continues from there. :D
  • thunderspankerthunderspanker Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Silverstars Posts: 713 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    My best suggestion is to play Himmelville... it might help ya with an idea, but im soo not telling ya before ya do it. lol

    The effect you want is in there, though.

    and i will tell ya how afterward, but its a really great effect, and you just gotta see it.
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  • johnwhijohnwhi Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Thanks for the suggestions.

    I will check out Himmelville.
  • thunderspankerthunderspanker Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Silverstars Posts: 713 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    johnwhi wrote: »
    Thanks for the suggestions.

    I will check out Himmelville.

    no worries, its sorta kinda like what izatar said, but ummm.. well no. but sorta.
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  • izatarizatar Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,161 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I'm not sure thunderspanker's effect works with a party so well though. You need a way to ensure all party members are in the same place. His solution is to just flat out tell the player to group up. It is a cool effect tho :D
  • thunderspankerthunderspanker Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Silverstars Posts: 713 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    izatar wrote: »
    I'm not sure thunderspanker's effect works with a party so well though. You need a way to ensure all party members are in the same place. His solution is to just flat out tell the player to group up. It is a cool effect tho :D

    Thanx! and yea.. I really couldnt find an alternative other than to write it into the story.
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    Himmelville - Are you easily frightened?
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    On one side of the mountain, there were bones...
  • gillrmngillrmn Member Posts: 7,800 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    izatar wrote: »
    I'm not sure thunderspanker's effect works with a party so well though. You need a way to ensure all party members are in the same place. His solution is to just flat out tell the player to group up. It is a cool effect tho :D

    Its 500x500. You can create copies of it and place it all over the map.

    I use it in Silverstars of Selune. It is interactive and dissappears when you click F as "This component complete" hides it.
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