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The world of ''Pillars of Eternity'' is one of souls. Souls are not mere metaphysical abstractions; they are quantifiable, measurable objects, and their discovery has had vast implications for society. The world is about to enter a golden age as a result, but the rapid advances in technology and society occurring mark the era as a time of turmoil. Focusing on a number of colonies that have recently liberated themselves from their sovereign states, the game casts the player into the shoes of a character who witnesses a traumatic magical event, forcing them to undertake an epic journey.
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The world of ''Pillars of Eternity'' Eora is one of souls. Souls are not mere metaphysical abstractions; they are quantifiable, measurable objects, and their discovery has had vast implications for society. The world is about to enter a golden age as a result, but the rapid advances in technology and society occurring mark the era as a time of turmoil. Focusing on a number of colonies that have recently liberated themselves from their sovereign states, the game casts the player into the shoes of a character who witnesses a traumatic magical event, forcing them to undertake an epic journey.
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''Pillars of Eternity'' is a [[WesternRPG computer roleplaying game]] by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment due out in 2014. Intended as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' and other Infinity Engine games, the game was funded in October 2012 through the crowdfunding website Website/{{Kickstarter}}, where it was pitched as ''Project Eternity''. Meeting its initial funding goal of $1.1 million in 27 hours, it went on to break the site's funding record at the time (set by ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''), pulling in just shy of $4 million. Including [=PayPal=] donations, the gross total budget of the game was roughly $4.3 million dollars.
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''Pillars of Eternity'' is a [[WesternRPG computer roleplaying game]] by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment due out in 2014. Intended as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' and other Infinity Engine games, ''VideoGame/IcewindDale'', the game was funded in October 2012 through the crowdfunding website Website/{{Kickstarter}}, where it was pitched as ''Project Eternity''. Meeting its initial funding goal of $1.1 million in 27 hours, it went on to break the site's funding record at the time (set by ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''), pulling in just shy of $4 million. Including [=PayPal=] donations, the gross total budget of the game was roughly $4.3 million dollars.
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* MultiPlatform: Initially for [[IBMPersonalComputer Windows]], stretch goals added MacOS and {{Linux}} versions. Also distributed via two separate services, {{Steam}} and Website/GOGDotCom.
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* MultiPlatform: Initially for [[IBMPersonalComputer Windows]], stretch goals added MacOS UsefulNotes/MacOS and {{Linux}} versions. Also distributed via two separate services, {{Steam}} and Website/GOGDotCom.
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You only use italics for the first mention of the title in the article, not italics and bold. I wish I could remember where I saw it, but I believe it was the site owner who decided it.
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'''''Pillars of Eternity''''' is a [[WesternRPG computer roleplaying game]] by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment due out in 2014. Intended as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' and other Infinity Engine games, the game was funded in October 2012 through the crowdfunding website Website/{{Kickstarter}}, where it was pitched as ''Project Eternity''. Meeting its initial funding goal of $1.1 million in 27 hours, it went on to break the site's funding record at the time (set by ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''), pulling in just shy of $4 million. Including [=PayPal=] donations, the gross total budget of the game was roughly $4.3 million dollars.
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''Pillars of Eternity'' is a [[WesternRPG computer roleplaying game]] by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment due out in 2014. Intended as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' and other Infinity Engine games, the game was funded in October 2012 through the crowdfunding website Website/{{Kickstarter}}, where it was pitched as ''Project Eternity''. Meeting its initial funding goal of $1.1 million in 27 hours, it went on to break the site's funding record at the time (set by ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''), pulling in just shy of $4 million. Including [=PayPal=] donations, the gross total budget of the game was roughly $4.3 million dollars.
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The Undead used incorrect Example Indentation (Character Class System does as well, but I\'m willing to let that slide for now as it\'s a mixed list). Cooldown was removed as it is Not An Example.
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* CharacterClassSystem: The player classes are heavily influenced by ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
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* CharacterClassSystem: The player classes are heavily influenced by ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
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** '''[[BareFistedMonk Monk]]''': Archetypical monks; mobile warriors who fight unarmed and unarmoured.
** '''{{Paladin}}''': {{Warrior Monk}}s who devote themselves to a particular cause, which may or may not be a deity. Designed partly as a support caster also capable of periodically blasting foes in their immediate vicinity with an uprising of soul energy.
** '''Priest''': ReligionIsMagic. These are support casters heavily influenced by ''D&D'' clerics.
** '''Ranger''': {{Nature Hero}}es.
** '''Rogue''': Stealth experts and skillmonkeys--characters with a lot of skill points.
** '''{{Paladin}}''': {{Warrior Monk}}s who devote themselves to a particular cause, which may or may not be a deity. Designed partly as a support caster also capable of periodically blasting foes in their immediate vicinity with an uprising of soul energy.
** '''Priest''': ReligionIsMagic. These are support casters heavily influenced by ''D&D'' clerics.
** '''Ranger''': {{Nature Hero}}es.
** '''Rogue''': Stealth experts and skillmonkeys--characters with a lot of skill points.
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** '''[[BareFistedMonk Monk]]''': Archetypical monks; monks -- mobile warriors who fight unarmed and unarmoured.
unarmoured and who dedicate their lives to honing their mind and body by adhering to a strict set of principles.
** '''{{Paladin}}''': {{Warrior Monk}}s who devote themselves to a particular cause, which may or may not be a deity. Designed partly as a support caster that is also capable of periodically blasting foes in their immediate vicinity with an uprising of soul energy.
** '''Priest''':ReligionIsMagic. These are support Support casters heavily influenced by ''D&D'' clerics.
clerics, meaning they wear heavy armour, fight in close combat and have access to a large number of support spells.
** '''Ranger''': {{NatureHero}}es.
Hero}}es that rely on ranged weapons and animal companions to wear down their foes.
** '''Rogue''': Stealth experts andskillmonkeys--characters "skillmonkeys" -- characters with a lot of skill points.
** '''{{Paladin}}''': {{Warrior Monk}}s who devote themselves to a particular cause, which may or may not be a deity. Designed partly as a support caster that is also capable of periodically blasting foes in their immediate vicinity with an uprising of soul energy.
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** '''Ranger''': {{Nature
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* {{Cooldown}}: Mostly averted, except that some abilities have limited uses per encounter or "per rest".
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* {{Hobbits}}[=/=]OurGnomesAreWeirder: Orlans are a blend of the two [[http://www.sorcerers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58248 according to Project Director Adam Brennecke]]. They're short humanoids with two-toned skin and large, hairy ears. They've been victimized repeatedly by other cultures they've come in contact with and have either progressively retreated deeper into the wilds or resorted to guerilla warfare.
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* {{Hobbits}}[=/=]OurGnomesAreWeirder: {{Hobbits}}: Orlans are a blend of the two [[http://www.sorcerers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58248 according to Project Director Adam Brennecke]]. They're short humanoids with two-toned skin and large, hairy ears. They've been victimized repeatedly by other cultures they've come in contact with and have either progressively retreated deeper into the wilds or resorted to guerilla warfare.
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* LoyalAnimalCompanion: The Ranger class is based around tactical interactions with the Ranger's animal companion (and ranged weapons), whom the players create and name along with the Ranger him/herself.
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* LoyalAnimalCompanion: The Ranger class is based around tactical interactions with the Ranger's animal companion (and ranged weapons), whom the players create and name along with the Ranger him/herself.itself.
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* {{Sea Monster}}s: These actively impede the overseas exploration of the setting.
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* {{Sea Monster}}s: These SeaMonster: Sea monsters actively impede the overseas exploration of the setting.
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* TheUndead: All undead were living beings who somehow had their soul unnaturally linked to their body. After death their bodies and minds decay, with the different stages of decay being a variant of undead.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries are the most-recently alive. They are really no different from a normal person aside from [[ImAHumanitarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
** OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Darguls are still somewhat intelligent and recognizable as persons, but show signs of physical and mental deterioration. At this stage their higher thought processes and memories begin to fade. Guls are a further step down the path, with flesh hanging off the bones, hair disappeared, and bestial behavior.
** OurZombiesAreDifferent: Revenants are visibly rotting, the skin having sloughed away and even the muscle beginning to lose form. Of the mind, only base instincts and the desire to feed remain.
** DemBones: Skeletons are what remain once all the flesh has rotted away. Without the ability or desire to feed, they are largely murderous automatons acting on pure reflex. Given enough time, even the bones will be reduced to dust [[AndIMustScream which the soul will still be bound to]].
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries are the most-recently alive. They are really no different from a normal person aside from [[ImAHumanitarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
** OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Darguls are still somewhat intelligent and recognizable as persons, but show signs of physical and mental deterioration. At this stage their higher thought processes and memories begin to fade. Guls are a further step down the path, with flesh hanging off the bones, hair disappeared, and bestial behavior.
** OurZombiesAreDifferent: Revenants are visibly rotting, the skin having sloughed away and even the muscle beginning to lose form. Of the mind, only base instincts and the desire to feed remain.
** DemBones: Skeletons are what remain once all the flesh has rotted away. Without the ability or desire to feed, they are largely murderous automatons acting on pure reflex. Given enough time, even the bones will be reduced to dust [[AndIMustScream which the soul will still be bound to]].
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* TheUndead: All undead were living beings who somehow had their soul unnaturally linked to their body. After death their bodies and minds decay, with the different stages of decay being a variant of undead.
undead:
**OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries are the most-recently alive. They are really no different from a normal person aside from [[ImAHumanitarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
**OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Darguls are still somewhat intelligent and recognizable as persons, but show signs of physical and mental deterioration. At this stage their higher thought processes and memories begin to fade. Guls are a further step down the path, with flesh hanging off the bones, hair disappeared, and bestial behavior.
**OurZombiesAreDifferent: Revenants are visibly rotting, the skin having sloughed away and even the muscle beginning to lose form. Of the mind, only base instincts and the desire to feed remain.
**DemBones: Skeletons are what remain once all the flesh has rotted away. Without the ability or desire to feed, they are largely murderous automatons acting on pure reflex. Given enough time, even the bones will be reduced to dust [[AndIMustScream which the soul will still be bound to]].
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* TheUndead: Sort of a blanket therm in this universe, in the sense that the different kinds of undead are all caused by, and are different progressions of the same "disease", namely a soul that has been bound to a body through unnatural means.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries, which is freshest state of undeadness. They are really no different from a normal person... Except for [[ImAHumanitarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
** OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Darguls, which are still somewhat intelligent and recognizable as persons, but they are otherwise clearly decayed in body as well as mind, and are starting to lose their higher thought-processes and control of their urges.
** OurZombiesAreDifferent: Revenants, which are visibly rotting; the flesh sags on the bones and what little skin they have left hangs in tatters. They are utterly mindless, only driven by their instinct and hunger for more flesh.
** DemBones: The last stage of undeadness are skeletons (well, technically even skeletons will eventually decay to a pile of dust, [[AndIMustScream which their soul remains bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. As their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, which has been replaced with just as strong urge to kill living things.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries, which is freshest state of undeadness. They are really no different from a normal person... Except for [[ImAHumanitarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
** OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Darguls, which are still somewhat intelligent and recognizable as persons, but they are otherwise clearly decayed in body as well as mind, and are starting to lose their higher thought-processes and control of their urges.
** OurZombiesAreDifferent: Revenants, which are visibly rotting; the flesh sags on the bones and what little skin they have left hangs in tatters. They are utterly mindless, only driven by their instinct and hunger for more flesh.
** DemBones: The last stage of undeadness are skeletons (well, technically even skeletons will eventually decay to a pile of dust, [[AndIMustScream which their soul remains bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. As their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, which has been replaced with just as strong urge to kill living things.
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* TheUndead: Sort of a blanket therm in this universe, in the sense that All undead were living beings who somehow had their soul unnaturally linked to their body. After death their bodies and minds decay, with the different kinds stages of undead are all caused by, and are different progressions decay being a variant of the same "disease", namely a soul that has been bound to a body through unnatural means.
undead.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent:Fampyries, which is freshest state of undeadness. Fampyries are the most-recently alive. They are really no different from a normal person... Except for person aside from [[ImAHumanitarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
** OurGhoulsAreCreepier:Darguls, which Darguls are still somewhat intelligent and recognizable as persons, but they are otherwise clearly decayed in body as well as mind, show signs of physical and are starting to lose mental deterioration. At this stage their higher thought-processes thought processes and control of their urges.
memories begin to fade. Guls are a further step down the path, with flesh hanging off the bones, hair disappeared, and bestial behavior.
** OurZombiesAreDifferent:Revenants, which Revenants are visibly rotting; rotting, the flesh sags on the bones and what little skin they have left hangs in tatters. They are utterly mindless, having sloughed away and even the muscle beginning to lose form. Of the mind, only driven by their instinct base instincts and hunger for more flesh.
the desire to feed remain.
** DemBones:The last stage of undeadness Skeletons are skeletons (well, technically what remain once all the flesh has rotted away. Without the ability or desire to feed, they are largely murderous automatons acting on pure reflex. Given enough time, even skeletons the bones will eventually decay be reduced to a pile of dust, dust [[AndIMustScream which their the soul remains will still be bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. As their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, which has been replaced with just as strong urge to kill living things.to]].
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* MedievalStasis: Intentionally averted. The more advanced areas of [=PoE=] are currently going through the fantasy equivalent of the Renaissance.
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* MedievalStasis: Intentionally averted. The more advanced areas of [=PoE=] ''Pillars of Eternity'' are currently going through the fantasy equivalent of the Renaissance.
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* MedievalStasis: Intentionally averted. The more advanced areas of PoE [=PoE=] are currently going through the fantasy equivalent of the Renaissance.
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* MedievalStasis: Intentionally averted. The more advanced areas of PoE are currently going through the real world equivalent of the Renaissance.
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* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The existence of souls is a proven fact in the world of Eternity. Souls are essentially what allows a person to use magic and they reincarnate in a new body when the old one dies. The discovery has turned soul-research into an quickly emerging science as the understanding of how exactly they work, and especially how to manipulate them, is still very limited, and the fractions and religions of the world have widely differing views on how to treat the many open questions and ethical lines of their own they won't cross.
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* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The existence of souls is a proven fact in the world of Eternity.''Eternity''. Souls are essentially what allows a person to use magic and they reincarnate in a new body when the old one dies. The Their discovery has turned soul-research into an a quickly emerging branch of science as the understanding of how exactly they work, and especially how to manipulate them, is still very limited, and the fractions factions and religions of the world have widely differing views on how to treat the many open questions and have ethical lines of their own they won't cross.
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* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The existence of souls is a proven fact in the world of Eternity, and have turned into an quickly emerging science as the understanding of how exactly they work, and especially how to manipulate them, is still very limited, and the fractions and religions of the world have widely differing views on how to treat the open questions and ethical lines they won't cross.
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* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The existence of souls is a proven fact in the world of Eternity, Eternity. Souls are essentially what allows a person to use magic and have they reincarnate in a new body when the old one dies. The discovery has turned soul-research into an quickly emerging science as the understanding of how exactly they work, and especially how to manipulate them, is still very limited, and the fractions and religions of the world have widely differing views on how to treat the many open questions and ethical lines of their own they won't cross.
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* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The existence of souls is a proven fact in the world of Eternity, and have turned into an quickly emerging science as the understanding of how exactly they work, and especially how to manipulate them, is still very limited, and the fractions and religions of the world has widely differing views on how to treat the open questions and ethical lines they won't cross.
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* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The existence of souls is a proven fact in the world of Eternity, and have turned into an quickly emerging science as the understanding of how exactly they work, and especially how to manipulate them, is still very limited, and the fractions and religions of the world has have widely differing views on how to treat the open questions and ethical lines they won't cross.
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** DemBones: The last stage of undeadness are skeletons (well, technically even skeletons will eventually decay to a pile of dust, [[AndIMustScream which their soul remains bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. As their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, but their urge to kill remains with them.
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** DemBones: The last stage of undeadness are skeletons (well, technically even skeletons will eventually decay to a pile of dust, [[AndIMustScream which their soul remains bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. As their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, but their which has been replaced with just as strong urge to kill remains with them.living things.
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** DemBones: The last stage of undeadness are skeletons (well, technically even skeletons will eventually decay to a pile of dust, [[AndIMustScream which their soul remains bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. Their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, but their urge to kill remains with them.
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** DemBones: The last stage of undeadness are skeletons (well, technically even skeletons will eventually decay to a pile of dust, [[AndIMustScream which their soul remains bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. Their As their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, but their urge to kill remains with them.
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* TheUndead: Sort of a blanket therm in this universe, in the sense that the different kinds of undead are all caused by, and are different progressions of the same "disease", namely a soul that has been bound to a body.
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* TheUndead: Sort of a blanket therm in this universe, in the sense that the different kinds of undead are all caused by, and are different progressions of the same "disease", namely a soul that has been bound to a body.body through unnatural means.
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The world of ''Pillars of Eternity'' is one of souls. Souls are not mere metaphysical abstractions; they are quantifiable, measurable objects, and their discovery has had vast implications for society. The world is about to enter a golden age as a result, but the rapid advances in technology and society occurring mark the era as a time of turmoil. Focusing on a number of colonies that have recently liberated themselves from their sovereign states, the game casts the player into the shoes of a character who witnesses a traumatic magical event, forcing them into the centre of an epic journey.
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The world of ''Pillars of Eternity'' is one of souls. Souls are not mere metaphysical abstractions; they are quantifiable, measurable objects, and their discovery has had vast implications for society. The world is about to enter a golden age as a result, but the rapid advances in technology and society occurring mark the era as a time of turmoil. Focusing on a number of colonies that have recently liberated themselves from their sovereign states, the game casts the player into the shoes of a character who witnesses a traumatic magical event, forcing them into the centre of to undertake an epic journey.
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** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries, which is freshest state of undeadness. They are really no different from a normal person... Except for [[IAmAHumantarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
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** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries, which is freshest state of undeadness. They are really no different from a normal person... Except for [[IAmAHumantarian [[ImAHumanitarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
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* TheUndead: Sort of a blanket therm in this universe, in the sense that the different kinds of undead are all caused by, and are different progressions of the same "disease", namely a soul that has been bound to a body.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries, which is freshest state of undeadness. They are really no different from a normal person... Except for [[IAmAHumantarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
** OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Darguls, which are still somewhat intelligent and recognizable as persons, but they are otherwise clearly decayed in body as well as mind, and are starting to lose their higher thought-processes and control of their urges.
** OurZombiesAreDifferent: Revenants, which are visibly rotting; the flesh sags on the bones and what little skin they have left hangs in tatters. They are utterly mindless, only driven by their instinct and hunger for more flesh.
** DemBones: The last stage of undeadness are skeletons (well, technically even skeletons will eventually decay to a pile of dust, [[AndIMustScream which their soul remains bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. Their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, but their urge to kill remains with them.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fampyries, which is freshest state of undeadness. They are really no different from a normal person... Except for [[IAmAHumantarian a strong craving for human flesh]], which is the only substance that can keep their minds lucid and their bodies from decaying. But even by this, they are only delaying the inevitable next state of undead.
** OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Darguls, which are still somewhat intelligent and recognizable as persons, but they are otherwise clearly decayed in body as well as mind, and are starting to lose their higher thought-processes and control of their urges.
** OurZombiesAreDifferent: Revenants, which are visibly rotting; the flesh sags on the bones and what little skin they have left hangs in tatters. They are utterly mindless, only driven by their instinct and hunger for more flesh.
** DemBones: The last stage of undeadness are skeletons (well, technically even skeletons will eventually decay to a pile of dust, [[AndIMustScream which their soul remains bound to]]). Skeletons are basically automatons, running on pure reflexes. Their stomachs decayed away ages ago, they no longer feel the hunger for flesh, but their urge to kill remains with them.
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* AllDeathsFinal: Resurrection of a dead individual is flat-out impossible. Reincarnation, on the other hand, occurs naturally to everyone.
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* AllDeathsFinal: Resurrection of a dead individual is flat-out impossible. Reincarnation, on the other hand, occurs naturally to everyone. It ''is'' possible to bind a soul to a body so that when the person dies they don't actually die, but this has... [[IAmAHumanitarian drawbacks]], and ultimately only staves off death of the mind for a while.
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The druid class has the ability to shapeshift into various animal forms at will, such as giant humanoid cats.
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* CriticalHitClass: The Rogues specialize in dealing critical hits and even have a passive ability called [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty Dirty Fighting]], which automatically turns every tenth hit they land into a crit.
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''Pillars of Eternity'' is a [[{{RPG}} computer roleplaying game]] by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment due out in 2014. Intended as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' and other Infinity Engine games, the game was funded in October 2012 through the crowdfunding website Website/{{Kickstarter}}, where it was pitched as ''Project Eternity''. Meeting its initial funding goal of $1.1 million in 27 hours, it went on to break the site's funding record at the time (set by ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''), pulling in just shy of $4 million. Including [=PayPal=] donations, the gross total budget of the game was roughly $4.3 million dollars.
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''Pillars of Eternity'' is a [[{{RPG}} [[WesternRPG computer roleplaying game]] by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment due out in 2014. Intended as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' and other Infinity Engine games, the game was funded in October 2012 through the crowdfunding website Website/{{Kickstarter}}, where it was pitched as ''Project Eternity''. Meeting its initial funding goal of $1.1 million in 27 hours, it went on to break the site's funding record at the time (set by ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''), pulling in just shy of $4 million. Including [=PayPal=] donations, the gross total budget of the game was roughly $4.3 million dollars.
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''Pillars of Eternity'' is a [[{{RPG}} computer roleplaying game]] by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment due out in 2014. Intended as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' and other Infinity Engine games, the game was funded in October 2012 through the crowdfunding website Website/{{Kickstarter}}, where it was pitched as ''Project Eternity''. Meeting its initial funding goal of $1.1 million in 27 hours, it went on to break the site's funding record at the time (set by ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''), pulling in just shy of $4 million. Including [=PayPal=] donations, the gross total budget of the game was roughly $4.3 dollars.
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''Pillars of Eternity'' is a [[{{RPG}} computer roleplaying game]] by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment due out in 2014. Intended as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' and other Infinity Engine games, the game was funded in October 2012 through the crowdfunding website Website/{{Kickstarter}}, where it was pitched as ''Project Eternity''. Meeting its initial funding goal of $1.1 million in 27 hours, it went on to break the site's funding record at the time (set by ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''), pulling in just shy of $4 million. Including [=PayPal=] donations, the gross total budget of the game was roughly $4.3 million dollars.
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* VestigialEmpire: The Aedyr Empire seems to be heading this way, having lost at least two of its colonies through civil wars with independence movements.
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* VestigialEmpire: Before the events of the game there were at least two mighty empires in the world: Grand Empire of Vailia and The Aedyr Empire seems to be heading this way, Empire. While the former no longer exists since it has broken up into a federation of independent city-states, the latter still lingers as a shadow of its former self, having lost at least two of its colonies through civil wars with independence movements.
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''Pillars of Eternity'', codenamed "Project Eternity", is Creator/ObsidianEntertainment's SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' and ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'', due out in April 2014.
Obsidian wanted to get back to its roots in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-style tactical RPG genre, but couldn't get any publisher support. They TookAThirdOption and went to the public via Website/{{Kickstarter}}. ''Pillars of Eternity'' ended up breaking [[VideoGame/BrokenAge the previous record]] for a Kickstarter project, meeting its initial $1.1 million goal in 27 hours, met every stretch goal the company put up, and finally ended with over $4.3 million (counting [=PayPal=] donations), nearly four times the original goal.
Obsidian wanted to get back to its roots in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-style tactical RPG genre, but couldn't get any publisher support. They TookAThirdOption and went to the public via Website/{{Kickstarter}}. ''Pillars of Eternity'' ended up breaking [[VideoGame/BrokenAge the previous record]] for a Kickstarter project, meeting its initial $1.1 million goal in 27 hours, met every stretch goal the company put up, and finally ended with over $4.3 million (counting [=PayPal=] donations), nearly four times the original goal.
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The world of ''Pillars of Eternity'' is one of souls. Souls are not mere metaphysical abstractions; they are quantifiable, measurable objects, and their discovery has had vast implications for society. The world is about to enter a golden age as a result, but the rapid advances in technology and society occurring mark the era as a time of turmoil. Focusing on a number of colonies that have recently liberated themselves from their sovereign states, the game casts the player into the shoes of a character who witnesses a traumatic magical event, forcing them into the centre of an epic journey.
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[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pillarsofeternitylogo_5362.jpeg]]
'''''Pillars of Eternity''''', formerly known as '''''Project Eternity''''', is Creator/ObsidianEntertainment's SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' and ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'', due out in April 2014.
Obsidian wanted to get back to its roots in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-style tactical RPG genre, but couldn't get any publisher support. They TookAThirdOption and went to the public via Website/{{Kickstarter}}. ''Pillars of Eternity'' ended up breaking [[VideoGame/BrokenAge the previous record]] for a Kickstarter project, meeting its initial $1.1 million goal in 27 hours, met every stretch goal the company put up, and finally ended with over $4.3 million (counting [=PayPal=] donations), nearly four times the original goal.
It has a website [[http://eternity.obsidian.net here]]. The Kickstarter page, including the pitch video, is [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity here]].
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!!The game provides examples of the following tropes:
* AllDeathsFinal: Resurrection of a dead individual is flat-out impossible. Reincarnation, on the other hand, occurs naturally to everyone.
* AnimatedArmor: The aptly named "Animats". Basically the soul of a warrior that has been fused to a set of armor.
* ArcWords: "No sleep for the watcher", which first appeared in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKoDTzea79Y teaser trailer]].
* ArmorAndMagicDontMix: Averted. The primitive firearms of the setting are impractical and still quite weak, but they are effective at piercing wizards' spell shields, so wizards have turned to metal armor for defense.
* BagOfHolding: The "stash" section of the PlayerInventory is bottomless, but the trade-off is that you can only retrieve items from it (as opposed to putting them there) at the camp.
* BladeOnAStick: One-handed spears and two-handed pikes are available as weapons.
* BatOutOfHell: The "Skuldr" creature. It is a cross between a rat and a bat, and it doesn't have wings. That might not sound that terrible, but how about the facts that it is man-sized, bipedal, and quite muscular? Further more; it can also sense souls, making it hard to sneak by it.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The gods of the world all have their own agendas, which are often hard for mortals to comprehend. If someone is lucky, his or her goal might temporary overlap with that of a god, in which case the god will be benevolent towards that person. Of course, someone can also be unlucky, and have a god outright working in opposition of him or her.
* CallToAdventure: At the beginning of the game, the PlayerCharacter will witness a traumatic supernatural event that motivates them to embark on their adventure.
* CharacterClassSystem: The player classes are heavily influenced by ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
** '''Barbarian''': Fight-loving brutes capable of going into UnstoppableRage for short periods.
** '''Chanter''': The equivalent of ''D&D'' bards, they are repositories of folk wisdom and tellers of tales, with songs capable of buffing and debuffing.
** '''Cipher''': Casters with PsychicPowers fueled by their souls, capable of mental manipulation.
** '''{{Druid}}''': Archetypical druids, with the usual focus on communing with nature, nature-based magic, shapeshifting, and so on.
** '''Fighter''': {{Badass Normal}}s that focus on weapons combat, but are also capable of stealth and are frequently [[GeniusBruiser highly educated]].
** '''[[BareFistedMonk Monk]]''': Archetypical monks; mobile warriors who fight unarmed and unarmoured.
** '''{{Paladin}}''': {{Warrior Monk}}s who devote themselves to a particular cause, which may or may not be a deity. Designed partly as a support caster also capable of periodically blasting foes in their immediate vicinity with an uprising of soul energy.
** '''Priest''': ReligionIsMagic. These are support casters heavily influenced by ''D&D'' clerics.
** '''Ranger''': {{Nature Hero}}es.
** '''Rogue''': Stealth experts and skillmonkeys--characters with a lot of skill points.
** '''Wizard''': Scientists of a sort, they are dedicated through long years of training to blowing people's heads off with soul energy. Unlike traditional wizards, they often wear heavy armor since gunpowder weapons can pierce their carefully prepared magical defenses.
* CharacterCustomization: The players are able to select the name, sex, class, race (including subraces), culture, traits, ability scores, portrait, and class-specific gear, skills, and talents for their characters at the beginning of the game.
* CombatDiplomacyStealth: It is possible to bypass combat completely if non-combat abilities are leveled up.
* {{Cooldown}}: Mostly averted, except that come abilities have limited uses per encounter or "per rest".
%%* DesignItYourselfEquipment: Via enchanting.
* {{DRM}}: Averted. Among the early stretch goals was a DRM-free version distributed through Website/GOGDotCom, and the hardcopy won't have DRM unless the owner chooses to register it with Steam.
* ElementalCrafting: All tiers of armor are designed to be useful in different situations.
* FantasyGunControl: Played with. The more advanced nations in the setting have developed wheel-lock muskets, but they're largely AwesomeButImpractical with the exception that they prove very good at fighting magic-users.
* FantasyPantheon: The pantheon is vast and varied. Relevant gods include Berath, god of cycles (including life and death); Eothas, god of light and redemption; Magran, goddess of war and fire; and Woedica, goddess of law, memory, rightful rulership, and vengeance.
%%* FeaturelessProtagonist
* FinalDeathMode: In the Expert mode, when characters die (have their Health reduced to 0) in combat, they are gone for good.
* GameMod: The game will allow modding by the community.
* HarderThanHard: The Path of the Damned mode removes all LevelScaling limitations (in other words: you get maxed out enemies regardless of your level) and cranks up the combat mechanics.
* HealingMagicIsTheHardest: Healing powers are hard to come by and have little effect.
* {{Hobbits}}[=/=]OurGnomesAreWeirder: Orlans are a blend of the two [[http://www.sorcerers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58248 according to Project Director Adam Brennecke]]. They're short humanoids with two-toned skin and large, hairy ears. They've been victimized repeatedly by other cultures they've come in contact with and have either progressively retreated deeper into the wilds or resorted to guerilla warfare.
* ItemCrafting: Stretching from brewing potions to enchanting weaponry.
* KleptomaniacHero: The game explicitly encourages this by letting the player put anything they pick up into the bottomless "stash" inventory if they don't currently need it.
* LateCharacterSyndrome: Averted. The player meets all recruitable companions in the first half of the game.
* MarathonLevel: The Endless Paths, a mega-dungeon that started with three floors, with an additional floor added every 2,500 Kickstarter backers. It ended up having fifteen.
* MultiPlatform: Initially for [[IBMPersonalComputer Windows]], stretch goals added MacOS and {{Linux}} versions. Also distributed via two separate services, {{Steam}} and Website/GOGDotCom.
* MultipleLifeBars: Each character has the Stamina bar and the Health bar. Stamina is depleted and recovered rapidly in combat and results in a NonLethalKO when depleted. Health is lost and regained more slowly but having it hit 0 leads to either a permanent injury or the FinalDeath (on harder difficulties).
* {{Necromancer}}: Necromancers aren't universally viewed as evil (except by some fringe groups) but aren't commonplace, either.
* NonLethalKO: When the Stamina bar hits zero, the character is incapacitated but can be brought back by another party member's intervention.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Averted. They have at least one major non-standard ethnicity, the boreal dwarves who seem to be what you get when you cross a dwarf with an Inuit. More tellingly, dwarves do not have a special affinity for beards.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: While far from titanic in size, members of the Aumaua races towers quite a bit over most humans.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The existence of souls is a proven fact in the world of Eternity, and have turned into an quickly emerging science as the understanding of how exactly they work, and especially how to manipulate them, is still very limited, and the fractions and religions of the world has widely differing views on how to treat the open questions and ethical lines they won't cross.
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%%* PartyOfRepresentatives: The party members are said to "cover a good range of culture and religion and factions in the game".
* PlayerHeadquarters: The player gains access to a stronghold relatively early on in the game as a place where idle companions can stay. Though it starts off looking rather dilapidated, it can be upgraded to provide various bonuses such as ingredients for ItemCrafting, unique vendors and some new activities. Upon receiving it, the player character becomes a landowner and can collect taxes from the surrounding lands, which increases based on the player character's prestige.
* PlayerInventory: The inventory is subdivided into three parts: what's currently equipped on the characters, what they can access at any time except in combat, and what the can access only in the camp, at home, etc. The former two categories have limited capacity but the last one ("stash") is [[BagOfHolding unbound]].
* PlayerParty: The player group consists of up to five (optional) companions at any time in addition to the main PlayerCharacter, for a total of six.
* PointAndClickMap: The world map is opened whenever the party reaches a "qualifying transition" and allows instant travel to known locations.
* RealTimeWeaponChange: Characters can switch between several different weapon sets in combat.
* RealTimeWithPause: The game uses real-time combat with the option to pause the game at any time to allow time to think and dole out orders partly as a deliberate throw-back to the Infinity Engine era, and partly because it suits the game.
* {{Reincarnation}}: One of the {{Central Theme}}s of the game.
* SaveGameLimits: In the Trial of Iron, one of the optional difficulty modifiers, the player only has one save slot -- and it is wiped permanently if the player character dies.
* SceneryPorn: [[http://hydra-images.cursecdn.com/eternitywiki.com/f/f5/PE-TempleEntrance01-1920x1080.jpeg The first screenshot mock-up released]] depicts a beautiful view of a country road leading up to a bridge connecting to an entrance into a cliff side, with the entrance being flanked by a pair of enormous, macabre reliefs carved into the rock, with a waterfall cascading to form a pond off to the side of one of the statues.
* {{Sea Monster}}s: These actively impede the overseas exploration of the setting.
* SkillScoresAndPerks: There are two separate skill point pools to spend on combat and non-combat abilities. Each uses resources from a different pool.
* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Eternity'' channels several {{Role Playing Game}}s from the Obsidian developers' past, including ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''Videogame/IcewindDale'', and ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''. Much of the original ''Torment'' team worked on this.
* SquishyWizard: Averted in that Wizards can wear heavy armor.
* TouchedByVorlons: Members of the Godlike player race were blessed before birth by one or more deities.
* UselessUsefulNonCombatAbilities: Averted. Non-combat abilities let you level up just as fast as with the combat approach.
* VestigialEmpire: The Aedyr Empire seems to be heading this way, having lost at least two of its colonies through civil wars with independence movements.
* WarGod: Magran, who pulls double duty as goddess of fire and whose priests are known to employ firearms and explosives.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: All melee combatants can force close quarters combat via the Engagement rules. When being targeted by a melee fighter at close range, any attempt to move away will provoke an attack of opportunity that deals bonus damage and usually stuns you long enough for the attacker to catch up. There are ways to avoid that, of course, but they are costly and it's best to just not go anywhere near melee enemies at all.
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'''''Pillars of Eternity''''', formerly known as '''''Project Eternity''''', is Creator/ObsidianEntertainment's SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' and ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'', due out in April 2014.
Obsidian wanted to get back to its roots in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-style tactical RPG genre, but couldn't get any publisher support. They TookAThirdOption and went to the public via Website/{{Kickstarter}}. ''Pillars of Eternity'' ended up breaking [[VideoGame/BrokenAge the previous record]] for a Kickstarter project, meeting its initial $1.1 million goal in 27 hours, met every stretch goal the company put up, and finally ended with over $4.3 million (counting [=PayPal=] donations), nearly four times the original goal.
It has a website [[http://eternity.obsidian.net here]]. The Kickstarter page, including the pitch video, is [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity here]].
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!!The game provides examples of the following tropes:
* AllDeathsFinal: Resurrection of a dead individual is flat-out impossible. Reincarnation, on the other hand, occurs naturally to everyone.
* AnimatedArmor: The aptly named "Animats". Basically the soul of a warrior that has been fused to a set of armor.
* ArcWords: "No sleep for the watcher", which first appeared in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKoDTzea79Y teaser trailer]].
* ArmorAndMagicDontMix: Averted. The primitive firearms of the setting are impractical and still quite weak, but they are effective at piercing wizards' spell shields, so wizards have turned to metal armor for defense.
* BagOfHolding: The "stash" section of the PlayerInventory is bottomless, but the trade-off is that you can only retrieve items from it (as opposed to putting them there) at the camp.
* BladeOnAStick: One-handed spears and two-handed pikes are available as weapons.
* BatOutOfHell: The "Skuldr" creature. It is a cross between a rat and a bat, and it doesn't have wings. That might not sound that terrible, but how about the facts that it is man-sized, bipedal, and quite muscular? Further more; it can also sense souls, making it hard to sneak by it.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The gods of the world all have their own agendas, which are often hard for mortals to comprehend. If someone is lucky, his or her goal might temporary overlap with that of a god, in which case the god will be benevolent towards that person. Of course, someone can also be unlucky, and have a god outright working in opposition of him or her.
* CallToAdventure: At the beginning of the game, the PlayerCharacter will witness a traumatic supernatural event that motivates them to embark on their adventure.
* CharacterClassSystem: The player classes are heavily influenced by ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
** '''Barbarian''': Fight-loving brutes capable of going into UnstoppableRage for short periods.
** '''Chanter''': The equivalent of ''D&D'' bards, they are repositories of folk wisdom and tellers of tales, with songs capable of buffing and debuffing.
** '''Cipher''': Casters with PsychicPowers fueled by their souls, capable of mental manipulation.
** '''{{Druid}}''': Archetypical druids, with the usual focus on communing with nature, nature-based magic, shapeshifting, and so on.
** '''Fighter''': {{Badass Normal}}s that focus on weapons combat, but are also capable of stealth and are frequently [[GeniusBruiser highly educated]].
** '''[[BareFistedMonk Monk]]''': Archetypical monks; mobile warriors who fight unarmed and unarmoured.
** '''{{Paladin}}''': {{Warrior Monk}}s who devote themselves to a particular cause, which may or may not be a deity. Designed partly as a support caster also capable of periodically blasting foes in their immediate vicinity with an uprising of soul energy.
** '''Priest''': ReligionIsMagic. These are support casters heavily influenced by ''D&D'' clerics.
** '''Ranger''': {{Nature Hero}}es.
** '''Rogue''': Stealth experts and skillmonkeys--characters with a lot of skill points.
** '''Wizard''': Scientists of a sort, they are dedicated through long years of training to blowing people's heads off with soul energy. Unlike traditional wizards, they often wear heavy armor since gunpowder weapons can pierce their carefully prepared magical defenses.
* CharacterCustomization: The players are able to select the name, sex, class, race (including subraces), culture, traits, ability scores, portrait, and class-specific gear, skills, and talents for their characters at the beginning of the game.
* CombatDiplomacyStealth: It is possible to bypass combat completely if non-combat abilities are leveled up.
* {{Cooldown}}: Mostly averted, except that come abilities have limited uses per encounter or "per rest".
%%* DesignItYourselfEquipment: Via enchanting.
* {{DRM}}: Averted. Among the early stretch goals was a DRM-free version distributed through Website/GOGDotCom, and the hardcopy won't have DRM unless the owner chooses to register it with Steam.
* ElementalCrafting: All tiers of armor are designed to be useful in different situations.
* FantasyGunControl: Played with. The more advanced nations in the setting have developed wheel-lock muskets, but they're largely AwesomeButImpractical with the exception that they prove very good at fighting magic-users.
* FantasyPantheon: The pantheon is vast and varied. Relevant gods include Berath, god of cycles (including life and death); Eothas, god of light and redemption; Magran, goddess of war and fire; and Woedica, goddess of law, memory, rightful rulership, and vengeance.
%%* FeaturelessProtagonist
* FinalDeathMode: In the Expert mode, when characters die (have their Health reduced to 0) in combat, they are gone for good.
* GameMod: The game will allow modding by the community.
* HarderThanHard: The Path of the Damned mode removes all LevelScaling limitations (in other words: you get maxed out enemies regardless of your level) and cranks up the combat mechanics.
* HealingMagicIsTheHardest: Healing powers are hard to come by and have little effect.
* {{Hobbits}}[=/=]OurGnomesAreWeirder: Orlans are a blend of the two [[http://www.sorcerers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58248 according to Project Director Adam Brennecke]]. They're short humanoids with two-toned skin and large, hairy ears. They've been victimized repeatedly by other cultures they've come in contact with and have either progressively retreated deeper into the wilds or resorted to guerilla warfare.
* ItemCrafting: Stretching from brewing potions to enchanting weaponry.
* KleptomaniacHero: The game explicitly encourages this by letting the player put anything they pick up into the bottomless "stash" inventory if they don't currently need it.
* LateCharacterSyndrome: Averted. The player meets all recruitable companions in the first half of the game.
* MarathonLevel: The Endless Paths, a mega-dungeon that started with three floors, with an additional floor added every 2,500 Kickstarter backers. It ended up having fifteen.
* MultiPlatform: Initially for [[IBMPersonalComputer Windows]], stretch goals added MacOS and {{Linux}} versions. Also distributed via two separate services, {{Steam}} and Website/GOGDotCom.
* MultipleLifeBars: Each character has the Stamina bar and the Health bar. Stamina is depleted and recovered rapidly in combat and results in a NonLethalKO when depleted. Health is lost and regained more slowly but having it hit 0 leads to either a permanent injury or the FinalDeath (on harder difficulties).
* {{Necromancer}}: Necromancers aren't universally viewed as evil (except by some fringe groups) but aren't commonplace, either.
* NonLethalKO: When the Stamina bar hits zero, the character is incapacitated but can be brought back by another party member's intervention.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Averted. They have at least one major non-standard ethnicity, the boreal dwarves who seem to be what you get when you cross a dwarf with an Inuit. More tellingly, dwarves do not have a special affinity for beards.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: While far from titanic in size, members of the Aumaua races towers quite a bit over most humans.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The existence of souls is a proven fact in the world of Eternity, and have turned into an quickly emerging science as the understanding of how exactly they work, and especially how to manipulate them, is still very limited, and the fractions and religions of the world has widely differing views on how to treat the open questions and ethical lines they won't cross.
%% Fix the next one come launch.
%%* PartyOfRepresentatives: The party members are said to "cover a good range of culture and religion and factions in the game".
* PlayerHeadquarters: The player gains access to a stronghold relatively early on in the game as a place where idle companions can stay. Though it starts off looking rather dilapidated, it can be upgraded to provide various bonuses such as ingredients for ItemCrafting, unique vendors and some new activities. Upon receiving it, the player character becomes a landowner and can collect taxes from the surrounding lands, which increases based on the player character's prestige.
* PlayerInventory: The inventory is subdivided into three parts: what's currently equipped on the characters, what they can access at any time except in combat, and what the can access only in the camp, at home, etc. The former two categories have limited capacity but the last one ("stash") is [[BagOfHolding unbound]].
* PlayerParty: The player group consists of up to five (optional) companions at any time in addition to the main PlayerCharacter, for a total of six.
* PointAndClickMap: The world map is opened whenever the party reaches a "qualifying transition" and allows instant travel to known locations.
* RealTimeWeaponChange: Characters can switch between several different weapon sets in combat.
* RealTimeWithPause: The game uses real-time combat with the option to pause the game at any time to allow time to think and dole out orders partly as a deliberate throw-back to the Infinity Engine era, and partly because it suits the game.
* {{Reincarnation}}: One of the {{Central Theme}}s of the game.
* SaveGameLimits: In the Trial of Iron, one of the optional difficulty modifiers, the player only has one save slot -- and it is wiped permanently if the player character dies.
* SceneryPorn: [[http://hydra-images.cursecdn.com/eternitywiki.com/f/f5/PE-TempleEntrance01-1920x1080.jpeg The first screenshot mock-up released]] depicts a beautiful view of a country road leading up to a bridge connecting to an entrance into a cliff side, with the entrance being flanked by a pair of enormous, macabre reliefs carved into the rock, with a waterfall cascading to form a pond off to the side of one of the statues.
* {{Sea Monster}}s: These actively impede the overseas exploration of the setting.
* SkillScoresAndPerks: There are two separate skill point pools to spend on combat and non-combat abilities. Each uses resources from a different pool.
* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Eternity'' channels several {{Role Playing Game}}s from the Obsidian developers' past, including ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', ''Videogame/IcewindDale'', and ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''. Much of the original ''Torment'' team worked on this.
* SquishyWizard: Averted in that Wizards can wear heavy armor.
* TouchedByVorlons: Members of the Godlike player race were blessed before birth by one or more deities.
* UselessUsefulNonCombatAbilities: Averted. Non-combat abilities let you level up just as fast as with the combat approach.
* VestigialEmpire: The Aedyr Empire seems to be heading this way, having lost at least two of its colonies through civil wars with independence movements.
* WarGod: Magran, who pulls double duty as goddess of fire and whose priests are known to employ firearms and explosives.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: All melee combatants can force close quarters combat via the Engagement rules. When being targeted by a melee fighter at close range, any attempt to move away will provoke an attack of opportunity that deals bonus damage and usually stuns you long enough for the attacker to catch up. There are ways to avoid that, of course, but they are costly and it's best to just not go anywhere near melee enemies at all.
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