Lore Meeting: June 29, 2025

Essence Creation Guild, Material, Ability Creation
Hub World, Sages, Shines

Updates

Warren has taken on leading the Essence Creation Guild, previously handled by Pat.
Galactic is handling material lore development.

Warren is now leading this guild. Ownership will be updated when CJ adjusts permissions.
Warren proposed three conceptual directions for the guild:
1. Tied to the Sages.
2. As a craftsman family.
3. As a science-focused guild.
Discussion included that tying this guild to the creation of the Hub world explains why there aren't more hub worlds or why rifts can’t be stabilized due to lost knowledge.
Suggestion that the guild is trying to regain lost understanding after the founders (who were knowledgeable but poor teachers) passed.
Suggestion that they still have the knowledge but due to the increasing instability it is no longer applicable

Galactic is creating lore around materials both mundane and magical.
- Example: palette blocks, like the newly named “ethereal brass,” an alloy of gold and copper.
Looking for pitches on three or four vanilla blocks with multiple “versions” of why they exist, as a test run.

Key questions raised:
- Is the guild about discovering abilities, improving them, or both?
- Should it be one guild with subgroups, or multiple guilds?
Points included:
- The guild should focus on abilities as a mechanic/concept, not solely on individual abilities.
- Sub-guilds or class factions could handle specific skill types.
- Players could unlock additional ability slots or reduce skill thread costs via reputation.
QoL:
- Single space to see all available abilities
- Tooltips to explain and provide guidance on how to discover/unlock unavailable abilities
- Not RNG drops

Two systems under consideration:
- Classless (players pick any ability).
- Class-tied guilds (specific abilities linked to guilds but pick and choose, more of archetypes).
Discussed an “adventurer’s hall” or umbrella guild where all abilities are visible in one place, requiring progression with other guilds to unlock them.
Proposed “wanderer school” to offer basic abilities, with guilds contributing specialized courses once players reach certain milestones.

Consensus against heavy RNG (random drops) for abilities.
Preference is for most abilities to be craftable, with some special ones earned via quests or rewards.

The Sages topic is intertwined with the Essence discussion.
Sages:
- Seen as founders of the Hub, originally mortals who (may have) transcended mortality through Essence manipulation.
- Each held mastery over a specific Essence type.
- Act as advisors or guides, possibly tied to different profession guilds but still distinct.

Hub world discussed as:
- A safe haven or refugee retreat, possibly newer rather than ancient.
- Could change in single vs multiplayer—single player might offer a plot to build on, unlike the locked Hub in multiplayer.
- Suggested to explore if it’s post-apocalyptic or not and add a question about the Hub’s age to the discussion thread.