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Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/288710427/pillars-of-history?ref=newest
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Complete pitch:
Video:
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/288710427/pillars-of-history?ref=newest
Description:
Complete pitch:
About this project
Game at an early development stage!
What is “Pillars of History”? An engaging mix of Action, RPG and Quest gameplay dressed in the beauty of the medieval European history. What sets this game apart from other RPG titles is the unique Lore system, which practically is an interactive educational course on medieval history in the form of a full-scale RPG game.
We will greatly appreciate your support on Facebook!
Don’t miss news about Pillars of History and some funny stories on Twitter!
Give us an upvote on Reddit!
Share and support the project, because our goal is to develop a RPG game of a new type, with a strong emphasis on learning. Thus we aim at the best possible gameplay balance. "Pillars of History" will introduce a unique mix between entertainment and education that will set this game at its righteous place in the gamer`s heart. Combine this with world-class storytelling, action combat system, endless artifacts and you're in for a ride!
Story
Welcome to 8th century Eastern Europe. A time of endless turmoil, diplomatic trickery and bloody wars. The great Byzantine Empire is forced to repel the Arab hordes, who managed to lay siege to the mighty city of Constantinople. Along the Danube River the incoming Bulgars formed an alliance with the Slavic tribes and established a new state. The raiding Avars were pillaging the lands, while the diminishing numbers of Illyrians were struggling to keep their identity.
You are blessed or cursed to be born in that hostile and yet amusing world. Your journey begins in the rural areas of the Balkan peninsula as you bear the heavy burden of proving your valor before your people and fighting for your survival. Your heart is brave and your mind is clear, and you can’t stand the sloth of all the people around you who are confined in their daily chores.
You crave more! You desire adventures, perils and unknown lands. The blood of your proud ancestors runs through your veins, so you pick up the family sword and while you put it in its sheath you can hear the terrified screams and sense the blood dropping on your hands.
You have to cross the vast lands of the Balkans looking for your fortune, while absorbing the historical knowledge gathered for centuries, and if you fail to do so you will be doomed. If you fail to learn the lessons taught by history, you will die in vain.
Armed with a sword, a couple of waterskins and some pieces of dried meat, you set off, not knowing what’s ahead. Pay attention to every act of yours, because history honors only the brave. Heed the call of history!
Gameplay
Each class and character will offer you a memorable experience and will reveal different aspects of the game. The other layer of customization will be realized through our skill system. Every class will have a set of specializations with unique active and passive skills.
Sometimes you might need extra help while exploring. Some areas might be hard to access, so you might need the help of a pathfinder or a map. For those services you will have to pay, and sometimes you will have to pay handsomely.
If you are careless you might be denied access to a rich town where powerful weapons are sold, just because you were disrespectful to some of its citizens. But if you have been helpful or polite you might receive a bountiful reward or a hefty discount. On the other hand, who needs to be respectful when you can just steal what you desire?! The choice is up to you, but be ready to bear the consequences.
Be careful with your wounds - you need to treat those in a specific way. Drinking a health potion doesn’t sound very realistic, does it? Just be careful with everything!
Nations
The Avars and Khazars are bonus nations that will be implemented in future expansions of the game.
Classes
Warriors specialize in melee combat but are well trained as archers as well. They can withstand and deliver a great deal of punishment, and have a strong understanding of tactics. Warriors can use almost any armor and weapon in the game and through their discipline and combat experience can easily dominate any foe.
Usually not very durable, archers can unleash an overwhelming amount of damage from afar. Archers are coldblooded machines with hands of steel. Focused and dedicated in their control, the bow is a weapon of mass destruction. If you dare come closer, you risk being cut to pieces by their razor-sharp daggers in the blink of an eye.
They don’t use fancy weapons but have a number of specific skills which make them dangerous foes. Stockbreaders rarely travel alone, dogs, tamed wolves and bears, as well as falcons and hawks, are their faithful companions. So if you manage to dodge the rough crooks, be ready to be torn to pieces by their ferocious pack.
Christianity is steadily taking over the Balkans, but the old gods still have their faithful servants - the Priests. They can mesmerize you with just a couple of words and convince you to do their bidding. And if you decide to engage them physically you will be amazed by the capabilities of their thin but tough bodies.
They are the ones for the job, of course, if you possess the right amount of money. Mercenaries are masters of disguise and those cunning creatures are experts with light weapons such as daggers, short swords, even cooking knives.
Master manipulators, merchants go well beyond the mere haggle. Having to defend themselves and their cargo while in transit, they developed a unique fighting style - an amalgamation of timing, quick thinking and trickery.
The Merchant and the Mercenary are classes that will not be available in the initial game release. They are planned for future expansions.
Education and Gaming
Many people love to play games, but fewer and fewer people want to read and to gain new knowledge. People today don't want to acquire new knowledge through the traditional ways of education. Everything in our world is changing faster that we can cope to perceive it, but if we turn our attention to education things are much different. To understand what we mean just open your Internet browser and search for cars in 1960 and cars in 2017, then search for a classroom in 1960 and a classroom in 2017. Get it!? We believe that education is way behind its time.
That’s what we are trying to do at Tritan Studios with our project Pillars of History. We are creating a game that under the veil of an entertaining RPG offers the players the possibility to smoothly acquire huge amount of interesting historical knowledge about the Balkans and Eastern Europe. All education elements of our game are implemented seamlessly in the gameplay so they feel like a natural part of Pillars of History. By doing so, the players will broaden their knowledge without stressful situations and most importantly, they will do that because they want to!
Game at an early development stage!
What is “Pillars of History”? An engaging mix of Action, RPG and Quest gameplay dressed in the beauty of the medieval European history. What sets this game apart from other RPG titles is the unique Lore system, which practically is an interactive educational course on medieval history in the form of a full-scale RPG game.
We will greatly appreciate your support on Facebook!
Don’t miss news about Pillars of History and some funny stories on Twitter!
Give us an upvote on Reddit!
Share and support the project, because our goal is to develop a RPG game of a new type, with a strong emphasis on learning. Thus we aim at the best possible gameplay balance. "Pillars of History" will introduce a unique mix between entertainment and education that will set this game at its righteous place in the gamer`s heart. Combine this with world-class storytelling, action combat system, endless artifacts and you're in for a ride!
Story
Welcome to 8th century Eastern Europe. A time of endless turmoil, diplomatic trickery and bloody wars. The great Byzantine Empire is forced to repel the Arab hordes, who managed to lay siege to the mighty city of Constantinople. Along the Danube River the incoming Bulgars formed an alliance with the Slavic tribes and established a new state. The raiding Avars were pillaging the lands, while the diminishing numbers of Illyrians were struggling to keep their identity.
You are blessed or cursed to be born in that hostile and yet amusing world. Your journey begins in the rural areas of the Balkan peninsula as you bear the heavy burden of proving your valor before your people and fighting for your survival. Your heart is brave and your mind is clear, and you can’t stand the sloth of all the people around you who are confined in their daily chores.
You crave more! You desire adventures, perils and unknown lands. The blood of your proud ancestors runs through your veins, so you pick up the family sword and while you put it in its sheath you can hear the terrified screams and sense the blood dropping on your hands.
You have to cross the vast lands of the Balkans looking for your fortune, while absorbing the historical knowledge gathered for centuries, and if you fail to do so you will be doomed. If you fail to learn the lessons taught by history, you will die in vain.
Armed with a sword, a couple of waterskins and some pieces of dried meat, you set off, not knowing what’s ahead. Pay attention to every act of yours, because history honors only the brave. Heed the call of history!
Gameplay
- Characters:
Each class and character will offer you a memorable experience and will reveal different aspects of the game. The other layer of customization will be realized through our skill system. Every class will have a set of specializations with unique active and passive skills.
- Exploration:
Sometimes you might need extra help while exploring. Some areas might be hard to access, so you might need the help of a pathfinder or a map. For those services you will have to pay, and sometimes you will have to pay handsomely.
- Interactions:
If you are careless you might be denied access to a rich town where powerful weapons are sold, just because you were disrespectful to some of its citizens. But if you have been helpful or polite you might receive a bountiful reward or a hefty discount. On the other hand, who needs to be respectful when you can just steal what you desire?! The choice is up to you, but be ready to bear the consequences.
- Survival
Be careful with your wounds - you need to treat those in a specific way. Drinking a health potion doesn’t sound very realistic, does it? Just be careful with everything!
- Equipment
Nations
- The Bulgars
- The Byzantine Empire
- The Slavs
- The Thracians
- The Avars
- The Khazars
The Avars and Khazars are bonus nations that will be implemented in future expansions of the game.
Classes
- Warriors
Warriors specialize in melee combat but are well trained as archers as well. They can withstand and deliver a great deal of punishment, and have a strong understanding of tactics. Warriors can use almost any armor and weapon in the game and through their discipline and combat experience can easily dominate any foe.
- Archers
Usually not very durable, archers can unleash an overwhelming amount of damage from afar. Archers are coldblooded machines with hands of steel. Focused and dedicated in their control, the bow is a weapon of mass destruction. If you dare come closer, you risk being cut to pieces by their razor-sharp daggers in the blink of an eye.
- Stockbreaders
They don’t use fancy weapons but have a number of specific skills which make them dangerous foes. Stockbreaders rarely travel alone, dogs, tamed wolves and bears, as well as falcons and hawks, are their faithful companions. So if you manage to dodge the rough crooks, be ready to be torn to pieces by their ferocious pack.
- Priests
Christianity is steadily taking over the Balkans, but the old gods still have their faithful servants - the Priests. They can mesmerize you with just a couple of words and convince you to do their bidding. And if you decide to engage them physically you will be amazed by the capabilities of their thin but tough bodies.
- Mercenaries
They are the ones for the job, of course, if you possess the right amount of money. Mercenaries are masters of disguise and those cunning creatures are experts with light weapons such as daggers, short swords, even cooking knives.
- Merchants
Master manipulators, merchants go well beyond the mere haggle. Having to defend themselves and their cargo while in transit, they developed a unique fighting style - an amalgamation of timing, quick thinking and trickery.
The Merchant and the Mercenary are classes that will not be available in the initial game release. They are planned for future expansions.
Education and Gaming
Many people love to play games, but fewer and fewer people want to read and to gain new knowledge. People today don't want to acquire new knowledge through the traditional ways of education. Everything in our world is changing faster that we can cope to perceive it, but if we turn our attention to education things are much different. To understand what we mean just open your Internet browser and search for cars in 1960 and cars in 2017, then search for a classroom in 1960 and a classroom in 2017. Get it!? We believe that education is way behind its time.
That’s what we are trying to do at Tritan Studios with our project Pillars of History. We are creating a game that under the veil of an entertaining RPG offers the players the possibility to smoothly acquire huge amount of interesting historical knowledge about the Balkans and Eastern Europe. All education elements of our game are implemented seamlessly in the gameplay so they feel like a natural part of Pillars of History. By doing so, the players will broaden their knowledge without stressful situations and most importantly, they will do that because they want to!
