4/16/2023 0 Comments Book of travels classes![]() ![]() At night, the color is stripped away, and only muddied shapes and outlines fill the screen. During the day, the wonderful watercolor environs feel welcoming. ![]() Even when I had a purpose in my travels, I found it very difficult to stay on task, as I wanted to see and explore every inch of Braided Shore. More than anything else, though, I’ve just wandered around, taking in the sights and sounds of the world around me. I’ve even come across fellow adventurers and used the emote system (there isn’t any in-game chat) to communicate enough to group up and unlock some nearby strongboxes before going our separate ways. I’ve been introduced to the magic system of Book of Travels - unwinding knots and drinking teas - and got into a couple of fights. Without the luxury of a monetary system in Braided Shore, I traded away goods I didn’t want for things I needed, and in the process, I learned that not everyone values items at the same price. I’ve traveled across much of Braided Shore, usually by walking, sometimes by boat or train. I’m still doing the same thing ten hours later, and I don’t want to stop. They accepted that I was smart enough to figure out that when I moved my pointer over an object and it was highlighted, I would move to investigate it.Īnd that’s what I did. Might & Delight expected that I knew how to use a point and click movement system. I didn’t need any yellow question marks to find an NPC to talk to or any long tutorial to figure out how to navigate the world or the user interface. Was the suggestion to head west to the tea house just a shove in the right direction, or was there a reward when I got there? I couldn’t wait to find out. Within a few more minutes, I had clicked through every other menu option and started learning the basics of how everything would tie together in Book of Travels. As I finished the dialog, a bell chimed, and some yellow pluses floated out of the top of the menu bar I had gained my first knowledge points and was introduced to my character sheet. He told me to follow the road west until I came to a tea house. ![]() I then clicked on the Shepherd, and as I approached, an icon of a chat bubble popped up above his head. Taking that as a friendly gesture, I clicked on the icon and subsequently knelt down to pet the animal. I clicked on the sheep and moved towards it, and an icon of an animal with a heart above it popped up as I approached. Instead, I instinctually moved my mouse over one of the sheep, and a name placard popped up. There wasn’t any quest log or task list on the side of the screen to guide my first steps in the new world. There were some sheep milling about and a human (presumably a shepherd?) standing nearby. My choices landed me smack dab in the middle of a field. Those consequences may be immediate, or they may wait until later on to rear their ugly head. Just like in real life, the choices you make in BoT can come with consequences. Not because changing the M to a T results in a smaller server size (it’s seven players if you’re curious), but because BoT is all about discovery and freedom of choice. Quests, NPC interactions, and gear aren’t the prize they are just the means to an end.īook of Travels is the antithesis to that description of modern-day MMOs. Players of MMOs have become too focused on maximizing their character’s power, forever chasing the Meta on their way to max level. ![]() The freedom granted is actually a breath of fresh air. I’m not complaining about the free-flowing nature of the character creation in Book of Travels. North, South, East, West? Is one better than the other? I had no idea. Four options are given, with each one opening up one or two points on a compass. In that same fashion, the last choice I had to make during character creation was to pick how my journey began. A perfect example would be the description given for the Naval Upbringing option: “You spent most of your youth on ocean-going vessels learning the language of the waves and the weather.” What does that even mean? Is it good? Is it bad? What skills does that give my character? I have no clue, but at least it sounds cool, so let’s go with it! The forms (think vague classes), traits, talents, and other choices you make during character creation feel more like a general discussion about what you want your character to be when it grows up than actually choosing specific skills and abilities. Unlike the big MMOs, Book of Travels takes a minimalist approach in explaining how everything works. Book of Travels is all about discovery and exploration, and that discovery starts with character creation. ![]()
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