tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121564167816529957.post746421115982419910..comments2014-09-17T10:36:05.188-04:00Comments on The Fifth World Design Diary: The Relationship SystemJason Godeskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10068631538184332192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121564167816529957.post-19335298992654251742007-11-18T10:28:00.000-05:002007-11-18T10:28:00.000-05:00Now you've hit upon the dynamics that make the gam...Now you've hit upon the dynamics that make the game interesting, Jordan. With so many persons to relate to (human or otherwise), and so many competing interests, the real question often becomes how you can walk that tightrope, and balance all those competing and often mutually exclusive interests.Jason Godeskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068631538184332192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121564167816529957.post-90812431873257922022007-11-15T23:40:00.000-05:002007-11-15T23:40:00.000-05:00Hmm...you could lose one relationship point with b...Hmm...you could lose one relationship point with badger...but then, by taking the "higher road", increase your relationship point with that individual. So, you could choose to have relationship points very spread out, among a lot of individuals, but none of them in high keeping, or only a few relationships, but very strong. This provides an excellent avenue for people to explore loyalty.<BR/><BR/>I think this gain one, lose one idea could work for every action that you take. And it need not only apply to two things. You perform an action, gain a point with two individuals, but lose a points with four other individuals.<BR/><BR/>This will require constant upkeep, in terms of maintaining healthy, balanced relationships with those you love.<BR/><BR/>Very real life you might say.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838862572655958912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121564167816529957.post-81993194074504310922007-11-12T18:30:00.000-05:002007-11-12T18:30:00.000-05:00B, thanks! Those stories about Badger provide the...B, thanks! Those stories about Badger provide the kind of material that would define Badger as a character, who relates to other characters, like the ones you make in the game. But it sounds like you understand where I intend to go with this, and it sounds like you feel pretty excited about it. I hope I don't let you down!Jason Godeskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068631538184332192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121564167816529957.post-28028122671340380612007-11-09T12:07:00.000-05:002007-11-09T12:07:00.000-05:00this is really terrific... a game that includes al...this is really terrific... a game that includes all facets of life ecologically speaking is one that will foster what we do in real life later on... you are approaching the genius present in this atavistic movement toward restoring our evolutionarily developed ways of living. wow.<BR/> i realize there is much more that can and needs to be written and in saying that i will attempt to add to what has been written on this page about 'relationship'; i hope this is useful to you.<BR/><BR/> there are hundreds of stories about badger and coyote in naturalist type books; what is of interest is the stories that come from indigenous peoples is the relationship between these two people (badger and coyote). badger isn't necessarily the grumpy, mean, and aggressive type we imagine him always to be in western thinking; badger is quite the digger, coyote knows this and literally follows badger around watching him did for wood rats. as the wood rats run for out of the hole coyote snaps them up!! badger and coyote are even see "playing"; in some stories the two are married! like astrological signs of modern times these attributes of totem are complimentary and work together; coyote understands badger and badger appreciates coyote...; a relationship or match made on earth! i will find the titles i glean such stories from and pass on later.<BR/><BR/>bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com