Nothing like playing Pyre with headphones on at midnight while the rest of the house is asleep.
#pyre
lime mural
hard ledge
They can always hear your crying
lime mural
Was it ever clarified how exp works in Pyre?
Like, what dictates how much exp a character gets exactly
sacred mortar
Well it does show you what amounts you got for which thing
Like if you won the rite you’d get a certain amount for that and it’d say that
But idk if there’s more that it doesn’t tell you or not
spiral osprey
Seems like everyone gets the same amount of experience for comparable things. Like participating in a rite gives all the participants the same amount of enlightenment, and not participating gives the same amount of inspiration. Inspiration always gives a boost proportional to the amount of inspiration, and tutoring always gives like +1000 enlightenment or something huge like that
I'm sure there's a script somewhere with the exact amounts but it does also tell you how much you get whenever you finish a rite or whatever
lime mural
Oh okay, that’s kind of what I figured but never tested anything, thank you! Hehe
mild falcon
yeah tutoring is 1000
mossy flare
p sure if you have inspiration, you gain double enlightenment, but the bonus enlightenment can't be more than the amount of inspiration
young folio
i might be completely wrong, but i think the max you can gain from inspiration is 500?
mossy flare
True, because the max you can gain from a rite is 500
and inspiration doesn't interact with mentoring
lime mural
is that from each individual rite, or in total?
mossy flare
per rite
lime mural
ah
lunar flame
:delugethink:
wet kiln
UNvalid
sharp willow
When you start activating stars XP really starts getting interesting...
mild falcon
If you activate shax six shoulders all your xp becomes complex numbers
There's nothing shax loves more than square roots of negative numbers
onyx forum
shax square root of 6 shoulders
wet kiln
OH FJDKLJHg
frank token
where my Pyre rank bois at c'mon
vestal bluff
Flame on!
wide river
🔥
nova light
I like both Pyre and Transistor but the Transistor role took priority :c
frank token
The strands have broken alone, but twisted we make a braid
vestal bluff
YOu're Pyre now tho
wide river
you can't tell because mod rank takes priority over pyre rank but. love me some pyre.
patent dagger
Same here ^
wide river
yeah but if you have both transistor and pyre rank, transistor rank will take priority and turn your name blue
sacred mortar
I’d do all games but I don’t actually like Bastion
I love Transistor and Pyre equally
wide river
you: i love all sggames equally
you, earlier: i don't much care for bastion
civic pasture
Gonna slip this in here because someone asked who GMTK was and it's relevant to Pyre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4kbJObhcHw
wide river
hey, i think i remember watching that one!
nova light
At some point I want to draw Oralech. Probably after exams are through
onyx forum
👏 👏
frank token
That's okay.
toxic locust
shocked gasp
frank token
I did once to see what he looked like.
tardy moth
I definitely 500% thought it was going to be an approval rating thing, and didn't realize until subsequent playthroughs that it could actually change his appearance
spiral osprey
Rukey appreciates your candor regardless of what you say :')
I've never actually gotten Pam giving her hat to him
I didn't know it was a thing until I dug through the sprites and found her hatless sprites
vestal bluff
I definitely didn’t expect hatless Pam’s hair to look like it did
sacred mortar
For a while I thought Pam’s hat was just part of her head for some reason
And then they had that conversation
vestal bluff
It does have a feather on it
oblique wren
spiral osprey
yep! i don't remember the exact conditions for it
onyx forum
you have to get the conversation where she says she'll give him her hat, and then lib her before rukey i think
spiral osprey
i always lib rukey early so i guess that's why i keep missing it
barren topaz
can confirm, liberate Pamitha while you still have Rukey after they've had the conversation about her hat
gloomy steeple
Pam also doesn't have her hat in the epilogue
iirc there's another scene too, but I can't remember what it is
I love it
lunar flame
Imagine Rukey
mild falcon
Aw man I had a hot take about pyre but I forgot
Oh right this is what it was
Sap digging being equivalent to flying makes gameplay sense, but not really any logical/narrative sense, which causes ludonarrative dissonance.
I imagine that the sap dig being separated was tested and found unbalanced.
spiral osprey
yeah, gilman's swimming is the same way
there are definitely stages where you should not be able to blink, physically speaking lol
it's magic basketball though so anything goes
torpid niche
Hey, I thought if we find a reliable way to play Pyre online we could make a SGG Discord Tournament or something like that, what do you think?
void venture
Oh boy that would be amazing.
mild falcon
...do you consider parsec a reliable way to play pyre online?
vestal bluff
I was just about to say that!
Patch, a number of us used a program called Parsec to play Versus against each other
It basically streams the host’s screen to the guest, and takes in the guest’s input as though it were local to the host’s computer
Latency isn’t perfect, but if you’re on the same continent, it’s pretty good
@torpid niche the actual application is pretty small and not really demanding on the host’s computer, and you only need an email to make an account. The main requirement for both players is good internet speed
frank token
A tournament sounds awesome
torpid niche
Oooh, sounds good :D
We can try and make an actual thing
vestal bluff
Want to play a few matches in Parsec to get the hang of it?
sacred mortar
It could be live-streamed so people who aren’t participating could watch
I’d be totally down to be in a Pyre tournament
But would there be tournament specific rules? Cause I know some of the characters in versus mode can get kinda stupid like Oralech
vestal bluff
I’ve always found Oralech to be a bit overhyped
He’s good but he needs synergy to offset the 30 second ban time
sacred mortar
Yeah that’s why you get a character that can res him
vestal bluff
I tried him plus the two wyrms against Morgan once, but got beaten
sacred mortar
I found the Fate Cur whose name I can’t remember and Sandra to be good teammates for him
vestal bluff
Dalbert
wide river
dalbert is sad that you forget him so easily :c
sacred mortar
But that was against AI so idk how it’d do against real people
I wanted to call him Dalton but I knew that was wrong
Iirc Sandra has that res ability that Nomads get so she can bring Oralech back
vestal bluff
That’s definitely one of the best masteries in the game
sacred mortar
And Dalbert’s just nice for easy scores with no penalty
I think the best mastery is the one the Savage gets that removes stamina costs for sprinting and jumping when you have the orb
Cause you just run to the other side of the screen and nobody can do anything about it
wide river
mae op
torpid niche
Now I can't, but we can play tomorrow :D
sacred mortar
Mae breaks the campaign
mossy flare
I know the best synergy
wide river
my sweet daughter whomst i adore
mossy flare
Ignarius, Jogi, Oralech
if you're allowed to, give them all Enduring flame ;)
so +105 to your pyre
sacred mortar
Oh yeah would the tournament just use preset skills or allow you to choose them
mossy flare
Oralech gets moon crest for his hope stat
Jodi gets +8 quickness talisman, Ignarius Ashen Coal
sacred mortar
Cause if you choose them it’d be a mess of Maes running everywhere and 200 hp pyres
mossy flare
So total 235HP for your pyre
Yeah that'd basically be it lol
vestal bluff
I would let people choose skills
Presets are OK, but I think too weak
4 Masteries + Talismans is the way to go
Alright, so if Patch is out for the day, either of you guys want to have a match or 2 over Parsec if you're at your computer?
They recently added the ability to be a guest within Chrome, so all you need is an account (though that way has worse performance than the desktop app)
sacred mortar
I can’t today since I’m going to a Halloween party
mossy flare
pyre is on my PS4, so I couldn't use Parsec, rip
sacred mortar
Also my internet sucks and it’s storming here so that might be an issue as well
vestal bluff
Angels, that doesn't matter. I've got Pyre on PC, so I can host you no problem. All you need is to plug your controller into your PC
sacred mortar
Yeah you don’t have to own the game
Parsec is just streaming a window on your pc to someone else’s pc and letting them do inputs
mossy flare
Oh, that's awesome
Can't now (real tired since I just got back from my great-aunt's house), but I can tomorrow or some other day if you want to schedule some games
frank token
I can’t play today, but tomorrow can maybe work
mild falcon
the pyre prop video is gonna be pretty silly
uh so the design process of this is that we made a big black orb
uh we made sure it was nice and round
we put some glitter in it or whatever
it's light but please dont toss it around
onyx forum
i want the orb so bad
fallen veldt
its the stick pyre symbol from mae
onyx forum
sgg let me win a home makeover to fully decorate my room like the blackwagon
mossy flare
ngl i would pay an irresponsible amount of money for the orb, or the Book of Rites if replicas of those existed
mild falcon
"ok so we bought this lute, and then we spray painted it white. now it's a white lute. have fun"
onyx forum
I WOULD PAY ANY AMOUNT FOR A GENUINE WHITE LUTE
mild falcon
well you can get it for free if you register for the newsletter ™
onyx forum
gives greg my firstborn child for tariq's own personal lute- oh? a newsletter? oops,
HSMGKG YEA
mild falcon
material cost:
toy lute: $11
white spray paint: $3
labor cost:
1 hour: $14
shipping:
$20 max
48 dollar white lute???
onyx forum
👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 OH HMSTVE
stoic junco
@fallen veldt
She's Fae!
kind thunder
I agree.
slate dune
It's supergiant, they don't skimp on a toy lute, this would be a real sweet sounding lute
barren topaz
I would learn to play lute for that
heavy hill
betting on a talking, animated celestial orb
wide river
for sale: haunted orb that drinks all your pepsi and calls you mean names
onyx forum
👏 💯
mild falcon
sandra would never drink pepsi
sharp willow
10/10 Sandras could tell the difference during our blind taste test
mild falcon
onyx forum
evil reader: gives her seltzer and says its water
fun pyre fact! in the draft of pyre where the teams had patrons one of them was in fact coca cola. and thats what the masks looked like. unfortunately when coca cola pulled their sponsorship sgg had to cut that part
(jk)
vestal bluff
This happens if Barker gets liberated and the Rites become popular topside
mild falcon
rite masks end up looking like racecars
onyx forum
hbfhfhjfhj coca cola famous for first brand to use english letters
vestal bluff
Who does Ron sponsor?
Rukey for sure if he gets out
Would Volfred wear the Slugmarket symbol on his mask, if Ron offered?
onyx forum
HM... good question gjkgjk
whats greater, volfred's pride or his 'maybe this will come in handy as a connection'
vestal bluff
What's a greater pride than representing Ron????
mild falcon
-1 glory, permanently
vestal bluff
Worth
mild falcon
Ron: is pepsi ok
digital geyser
Ron: is water downside pepsi ok
gloomy steeple
pepsi is never ok
prime shell
I’m 100% sure sgg is going to do a black wagon with your own drive imps as their next giveaway 😤😤
mild falcon
they're gonna sell hula hoops with leds in them bc they're your "aura"
prime shell
Sell Falcon Ron
digital geyser
A bottle of water to douse a camppyre
prime shell
1 (one) plant
It’s a surprise on whether it’s poisonous or not
ripe stag
What if they made collectable pyre figurines
ripe stag
Amiibo style
onyx forum
omg thatd be cuuute
ripe stag
As long as they don't make funko pops, those things suck
onyx forum
YEAH...
cunning tapir
what if they took all my money
you mean they don't already?
onyx forum
funko knows how to make cute figurines as a company its just the pops that r so bad
i wana find a groot to repaint as volfred tho
mild falcon
theyd have a funkopop rukey with removable stache
mild falcon
ripe stag
looks kind of terrifying tbh
mild falcon
and volfred doesn't?
wide river
he's my dad of course he doesn't
spark moon
Wow that's a thing
narrow kite
I'm a designer and had been reluctant to buying a Mac because it was expensive. Now i got one for work and decided to give my Windows laptop to my sister because she needed a computer. I was a little sad that many games wouldn't work, if any on the mac... Turns out, Pyre works! So excited!
frank token
I don’t even know what Rukey is
umbral dust
Maybe they give away one big thing, but then as like second place winners they give away some of those masks that they wear
mossy flare
raiments would be awesome
nova light
ngl if I were to ever do a cosplay, I'd try to get some friends together and make a triumvirate
eager hatch
I'd love to do that too
verbal geyser
I have already idly started wondering just how much blue fabric I'd need to get to make a set of raiments...
eager hatch
I am not good at fabric stuff
I have practically zero experience with it, so that's why
also I can't help but wonder if you'd have to slay a lesser titan to get the right fabric
sharp willow
I mean slay the right titan and you have six shoulders ready to go
verbal geyser
what do you think happened to his skin
eager hatch
fair
sharp willow
^^^
eager hatch
wait didn't the book of rites mention that
gah I need to go study in private at this time it again
verbal geyser
that was yslach, right? to bind the book of rites
wide river
shix
sharp willow
hehe
sharp willow
slacks shix-knees
dusk current
The cutest of the titans.
eager hatch
Heh
Also Shax Six-Shoulders versus Shaquille O'Neal
Who wins
as if this game didn't have enough basketball already
sharp willow
Shaq knows Shaq Fu...
eager hatch
Yeah exactly
mild falcon
Imagine shax six shoulders doing like 3 basketball tricks at the same time
wide river
but they'd both get flattened by the batmobile
lusty heart
make him a globetrotter
eager hatch
@mild falcon perfection
wide river
actually i played myself bc now i just have the song stuck in my head
eager hatch
What song
wide river
ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny, which i would not recommend listening to around small children
eager hatch
Heh, all right
eager hatch
Didn't they make a remake of Shaq Fu for the Switch?
sharp willow
Reviews for it are... not great
eager hatch
Oof
Also yesterday I started my first True Nightwing playthrough of Pyre and I got a bit greedy with the Titan Stars and got trashed by the Dissidents
sharp willow
Oh yeah it's tough!
eager hatch
I did a whole bunch of Practice Rites and won reliably
Then I got trashed by the Withdrawn too
x.x
I think I'm gonna practice on Versus Mode so that I can practice with the Titan Stars
sacred mortar
I’m about halfway through a True Nightwing playthrough
I trashed the Dissidents but didn’t even score once on the Fate
eager hatch
Ouch
Hey wanna be extra confused? Try playing as the Beyonders against the Tempers or vice versa
verbal geyser
In my True Nightwings play through I managed to win against the Chastity on six Titan Stars. I like to think that I was fuelled entirely by an intense need to pummel Manley into the floor. I won very few other matches on that run, haha
sacred mortar
I’m doing minimum titan stars as it is
Will probably do more on later playthroughs since this is only my second
gloomy steeple
Somehow the only time I beat all the lib rites was my True Nighitwing play-through.
eager hatch
I only lost two Rites my first playthrough, and neither of them were Liberation Rites
sacred mortar
I lost once to the Pyrehearts on the first match against them
And then went out of my way never to play against them again
Though I did have to do a lib rite against them since I avoided them so much
eager hatch
On my first run I gave Jodariel the Tailwind Crest and fully upgraded it
It was great
olive scroll
Which one was that one?
eager hatch
That was the one that increased Quickness
slate dune
I always tried to amplify someone's strengths rather than nullifying their weaknesses
verbal geyser
I lost to the Pyrehearts every time and it was honestly embarrassing for everyone involved 😬
eager hatch
...Are they really that hard? Maybe if you aren't using Jodariel I guess
verbal geyser
I dunno, I just don't have that great a reaction time I guess haha
wyrms: nyoom
me: oh no
eager hatch
I don't remember having to have that much of a reaction time for them
cloud quartz
I just fly over everyone with pamitha
mild falcon
wyrm ai seems to want to run right into jody
deluge x jodi confirmed?
thinking about delariel
eager hatch
Also my entire first playthrough I didn't catch that Sandra's eyes were sealed shut
I just thought she was blind and had green eyes
And had them half-closed for smirk purposes
ripe stag
yeah i always assumed she just had a smug look on her face
forest grove
Great, now I can't unsee the look Lumi just described
lavish ridge
important question: has anyone cosplayed as falcon ron
i was thinking about it on the train this morning, and I Need to Know
lime mural
How much $ was Pyre at launch?
cloud quartz
20$
lime mural
I haven't seen a Falcon Ron cosplay yet, actually
Was it really? wow I thought it was more.
cloud quartz
At least it was 20$ when i got it which was like 2 months after release.
It wasnt on sale or anything when i got it
Tbh i think pyre couldve been sold for $30
lunar flame
🙌
tame quarry
It was closer to $30 with the game and soundtrack
vital spindle
I didn't try it out yet, but want to question it here first: is it hard to find match in PvP mode?
upbeat sage
PvP mode is local multiplayer only afaik
vital spindle
O_o okay =\
sacred mortar
You can just ask people to play here though if you use Parsec
vital spindle
@sacred mortar thx for advice! Didn't know about Parsec, shame on me
sacred mortar
No problem
eager hatch
I tried using Parsec but it didn't work well with my boyfriend
Maybe once he gets a better computer?
But I was the one hosting...
Then again, this computer is pretty dang good, so
vestal bluff
Computer power usually isn't the problem, it's upload speed
vestal bluff
Speedtest.net will give you a good reading for this. 10mbps upload is the minimum, for 720p
If you are the host, that's required.
eager hatch
I got 6.02Mbps upload
eager hatch
Uhh I don't think it's any better than mine, but I'll ask him
vestal bluff
Worth a shot 🤷
eager hatch
Yeah
vestal bluff
Anyone else just get an update for Pyre on Steam?
vestal bluff
Yo @brisk whale what's goin' on?
onyx forum
about the pyre update or like in general
OH obviously abt pyre ignore me gjkgkgjkgbjk
vestal bluff
The thing I was thinking of didn't get fixed, so idk what this could be
frank token
Probably just minor bugs.
online update wheeeeeeeen
wide river
never
sacred mortar
one can only dream
onyx forum
parsec !!!
eager hatch
but my upload speed isn't good enoughhhhh
sacred mortar
If we got online play in game I’d even be fine with peer to peer connection honestly
I love Pyre that much
vestal bluff
Could do it via Steam IDs maybe?
sacred mortar
I know you can just Parsec but it’s tough if your internet isn’t great (like mine, which is garbage) and it’s a whole extra step
Honestly my only real issue with the game is the lack of online play
But I understand why it’s like that
vestal bluff
They wanted it originally
There's a bit of unused code that deals with server connections
And a little function that determines which side of the screen is the local player
eager hatch
@vestal bluff Sure I could try it
eager hatch
I don't mind at all
lime mural
I'm also wondering what's with the update
There's no announcement as far as I can tell
rugged gulch
Yeah I got that too
nimble cloud
Man I got my switch last week and I'm already anticipating playing Pyre on it. Controls would be smoother than my janky mouse and laptop I played it on
nimble cloud
A glorious time for the people in Commonwealth
eager hatch
seriously though pyre would benefit the most from being on the switch due to its multiplayer so it kinda baffles me a bit that there isn't currently any plans to port it, I get that porting it is a lot of work but couldn't they port that instead of one of the other ones
Oh well
It'll probably happen in time
Maybe we'll even get a sweet new bonus track like She Shines
nimble cloud
Lolol
ripe stag
That archjustice pic looks like a deep fried meme
lunar flame
It does omg
verbal geyser
time for an icon change. my favourite wiggly hero
eager hatch
yay
vestal bluff
So, did we ever figure out what that update a few days ago was?
eager hatch
No word yet
vestal bluff
narrow kite
This has probably been asked but what are the chances for pins of each of the triumvirates?
The nighwings one would look so sick
onyx forum
ooh that would be cool! check the #480043381888647168 for stuff abt merch
young folio
“Our latest patch improves our in-game bug reporter to help us better track down any lingering issues!”
@vestal bluff
Patch notes are always here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/462770/discussions/0/1471966894859921441/?ctp=2
spiral osprey
i assume it's something that logs crashes or sends error data back to sgg?
or it's something they built in for their own personal qa testing
as in, they're putting the game through more paces now while looking for any remaining bugs
vestal bluff
They’re doing another round of bug testing a year after release!?
Wonder if this implies anything about the engine’s capabilities for SGG4?
spiral osprey
I mean, idk, i'm just speculating
it seems like it would always be good to have a solid mechanism for finding bugs
if it's a reporter it does seem like it's probably for like...tech support purposes
tough hinge
Ayyyyy so im showing up late to the party with Starbucks but Pyre is really good and I wanna hear other people’s favorite parts/aspects of it
vestal bluff
Yeah, it's really the whole package
It checks every box in the "what I want from a game" checklist
Great story, highly interactive (choices matter), high replay value, PvP mode, and yet individual matches are short enough that you can kill like 5 mins in a Versus mode with the CPU
cloud quartz
Tbh, i like everything in bastion and transistor too but pyre was the one that got the biggest emotional reaction out of me
vestal bluff
Liberation is such a great emotional moment.
You've lost a valuable teammate, but you're happy about it
Like, basically every time in video games, if you lose a major character, it's them dying in a cutscene or something. Gameplay-wise, it's death, but Pyre flips that on its head really well
Hedwyn actually says something like "look at me, I'm talking like she's..." if you can get Jodariel liberated
onyx forum
pyre cast feels like my family tbh....we are bound together
its fun and beautiful and one of the warmest, most comforting games ive ever played
frank token
The thing that does it for me in Pyre, is that it transcends being a game. It’s a journey, that you embark on with its characters. It’s able to fulfill every aspect with flying colors, and be unique in its own right.
also more Pyre pins please
onyx forum
👏 👏 yesss its so good!!
frank token
my hat already has Ti’zo, so I need my favorite Triumviates on the other two places that I can put pins on
onyx forum
ooooo... i dont have the tizo pin yet, im gonna buy it for myself soon as a chanukah gift >:3
frank token
He gives me the Scribe’s favor in my everyday activities. He’s my good luck pin.
onyx forum
aawwww!!!!! 🙏 ✨
frank token
I also have the jodariel shirt. I have to explain to my friends that Pyre isn’t one of the metal bands I listen to
vestal bluff
I always thought that Jodi shirt was way more metal than Pyre actually is
verbal geyser
I adore how there will always be bittersweet choices to make, and some characters won't necessarily be happy or will be conflicted, but no one makes you feel bad about it - they're all, hey it's okay, you've got hard choices to make, we'll figure this out
(I still feel bad sometimes though)
Like the conversation you can have with Jodi if you liberate the Moon-touched Girl first clutches heart and collapses to the floor
frank token
I mean Pyre has some good material for power metal music
Fantasy cults and religions, legends of heroes slaying massive beasts
Never to Return could sound good in a metal cover
eager hatch
Hegemon HootsToday at 12:25 PM
I also have the jodariel shirt. I have to explain to my friends that Pyre isn’t one of the metal bands I listen to```I completely cracked up laughing
onyx forum
just gotta send em morgans metal band link and pretend it's this cool band called PYRE
morgans in both so teeeeeeeeechnically not a lie? 
vestal bluff
The Dissidents’ Never to Return is pretty solid
Didn’t someone draw Tariq and Celeste as, like, a rock duo?
frank token
Yeah, I saw it on the subreddit. That’s one of my favorites.
frank token
That’s on the vinyl, right?
mild falcon
I think so
tough hinge
Ahhh honestly all this is so great and I’m glad to hear all of your experiences
I definitely agree on the “choices matter” aspect, Pyre is one of the few games where I actually spend considerable time before selecting an option because I know there will be consequences that I don’t anticipate, and I love it
eager hatch
So do I
vestal bluff
Plus the Rites are fun on a bun
eager hatch
The Rites are great
tough hinge
The rites are great man I adore the difficulty scaling in the AI
vestal bluff
Some reviewers said that the Rites were kinda shallow which is just bizarre to me
Me, who's killed an hour straight just trying random combos of characters and abilities in Versus
tough hinge
Eh, gotta take reviewers with a grain of salt sometimes haha
vestal bluff
Quick Fling + Shooting Star is really fun fwiw
tough hinge
Oh nice
I also love the beyonder crystal challenges, they really do push me to get better and use characters in ways I hadn’t expected
IE I’ve finally started playing Jodi more aggressively and she’s sooooo good for me now ahh
vestal bluff
Plus Sandra calling me "not a complete idiot" is always nice
Oh yeah, Jodi = goalie is definitely something that can change in the blink of an eye
eager hatch
I like Sandra
vestal bluff
Only complete idiots don't like Sandra
tough hinge
Sandra is an adventure lol
vestal bluff
"An adventure" is right 
eager hatch
I feel like one of the things that broke the immersion for me was going to talk to Sandra and then just "oh, it's grayed out"
mild falcon
How do you even play demons agressively, the punish is so hard
Maybe one of the cursed thingys?
onyx forum
make them speedy
eager hatch
I used a max upgraded Tailwind Crest
onyx forum
and then just jump everyone away
mild falcon
Big stompy
vestal bluff
Double-lunge + reset lunge on hit is really all
mild falcon
Yeah I can see why that would work
vestal bluff
You just wait your moment for all three of your opponents to be 2 lunge-lengths away from each other
Then bam
Slow-mo triple slam
The ol' crash'n'bash they call it
vestal bluff
That's the spirit
frank token
You can really cripple the enemy if you can work your demon to the Pyre. They do insane amounts of damage.
nimble cloud
Give them the ol razzle dazzle
sacred mortar
I’ve done entire matches just scoring with speed boosted Jodariel
She deals stupid amounts of damage
And it’s not hard to give her a decent speed stat, especially since she can jump across half the field
nimble cloud
I love zipping around as Ti'zo
When you have infinite zipping power
It's hilarious
And his aura is so huge
spiral osprey
infinite flutter....
nimble cloud
-ae is still my fave
mild falcon
i played my whole first run with infinite flutter
mild falcon
it's just too good
eager hatch
how do you get infinite flutter/zips
mild falcon
dunno if zip ever gets infinite, but flutter becomes free if you max out the imp scribe talisman
eager hatch
ah nice
nimble cloud
Zip does get infinite
eager hatch
is the sap scribe talisman any good
I never really used it
I just used the presence-increasing talisman
for volfred
like I got it from sandra but then just never bothered to use it
ripe stag
i find that by the time you get it it's not really worth investing in
mild falcon
is volfred even good for how late you get him?
nimble cloud
He's wonky
I tried to get his blink up
But it was not very good at scoring
His defense though
Like your opponent won't ever get to score unless they fly
eager hatch
Yeah I never bothered to try to score as Volfred outside of Sandra's trial
Also VOlfred's shield blocks flying
lime mural
I don’t know if this has been said before, but you know the night Tizo joins your party and you have to fend off the howlers as Bae (yeah that’s right, Bae). I expected that to be a recurring thing, because I thought it was so fun.
Why does that only happen that one night? It was good practice so I guess it’s just meant as a beginning tutorial?
spiral osprey
yeah, it's just a tutorial; technically a similar thing happens again when you recruit gilman
mild falcon
sometimes in the beginning of rites a new member will ask if they can show you their moves
when there's no option for that, a special level is implemented
lime mural
Oh that’s true! I didn’t think about that, I guess that one really stuck with me since it’s toward the beginning
All those mini games would be fun little gauntlets hehe
Which I guess we kind of get with Sandra anyway
mild falcon
the minigame thing might get old after a while idk
i like that theres just 2 of them
lime mural
Yeah I wouldn’t say add them as random encounters
Meant it more of an optional content sort of thing
frank token
I’ve always had a hard time playing _ae
My aggressive fast playstyle, her delays have made many frustrating moments
wide river
so give her the skills that get rid of the delays
sacred mortar
Yeah she gets around that pretty easily
Her and Tizo are actually two of the best characters for being aggressive
wide river
"taunting launches you towards the orb if nobody has it" + "when you have the orb you have infinite stamina" = 🔥 🔥 🔥
sacred mortar
I love that Tizo lets you just roll up on someone’s Pyre
Like he goes in, self-destructs, and then you grab the orb and warp directly to their Pyre
vestal bluff
Snap Cast is one of the best skills in the game
I’d say Mae is probably the best character in the game
Snap Cast, Quick Fling, and Dark Vigor are all insanely good
sacred mortar
Mae is easily the best
I’d say Tizo, Hedwyn, and Bertrude are the other best ones
The others all have their strengths though
verbal geyser
I was so excited to get to play a bog-witch my first playthrough and I wasn't disappointed. Love flinging and skidding Bertrude around the arena
vestal bluff
And Pam gets the aura burst skill which can be insane
sacred mortar
Tizo’s just up there cause he can kamikaze to open a portal so you can warp straight to the Pyre or banish all your opponents
And Bertrude is just kinda dumb in more ways than one
cloud quartz
Bertrude is my fav
frank token
Bertrude, Rukey, and Pamitha are the best characters rites wise
vestal bluff
They’re all top tier, but they all score most often by jumping in. Mae’s the best cause she can get quick fling and keep the game 3v3 while scoring
wide river
i never really got the hang of flinging the orb tbh!
i only really went for it if i'd wiped the enemy team so i had the time to charge it up properly
cloud quartz
Tbh, the only reason why i never flinged the orb was because i really loved the animation of jumping into the pyre
cloud quartz
umbral dust
That’s pretty cool!
eager hatch
How did you make that?
lapis hemlock
I love iggy
sacred mortar
Hell I would too
vestal bluff
Weird douse but ok
sacred mortar
Better than Hedwyn just flopping in
Everything else about Hedwyn is perfect
Except his idea of a stylish goal
vestal bluff
Hedwyns looks kinda like a high-jump
Like at the Olympics or something
Also
Hedwyn PLUUUUUUNGED into their Pyre!
frank token
his goal should have been him pulling out a frying pan to cook up a snack in the pyre
vestal bluff
Hedwyn MADE FILET OF SLUUUURGH in their Pyre
onyx forum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-48ziKROIM hedwyn cooks pizza mod
lime mural
Bae always forgives people who forget her real name. It's what The Scribes would have wanted.
nimble cloud
Fae you mean :^)
slow crater
That's a funny way to write Mae.
onyx forum
weird wae to spell rhae, but okae
upbeat sage
Although we may disagree on her name, one thing's for certain she's certainly a bae 😉
onyx forum
she is!!
cloud quartz
Watch her name not be any of those
onyx forum
i just hope shes having a nice dae
cloud quartz
onyx forum
oh its draeke
tough hinge
Why do y’all gotta make fun of her in this Wae
cloud quartz
Shae is best
slate dune
I did shae
ripe stag
i went with mae, but every playthrough since i've gone fae
heavy hill
xae best name
zealous spade
Admittedly, I went with Tae since my WoW character's name for too many years I'd Taerus and hearing that name in another game tickled me, haha
onyx forum
cant believe weve all forgotten about gae rites
cloud quartz
😏
frank token
the person below is triple mega gae
onyx forum
vestal bluff
Gottem
onyx forum
what can i sae.... guess im just amaezing 
cloud quartz
frank token
prank’d
nova light
For the vagabond girl I picked Mae most of the time
solemn sparrow
Didn't answer any questions about making the Book of Rites...
dusk current
Hey Firox! We loved working with Volpin Props and it would be great to do so again in the future, but as of now we have no plans for a Book of Rites or any Pyre props. We appreciate the interest!
solemn sparrow
Aww.. Although, the Book is probably the easiest to make myself...
tough hinge
Can confirm, bookbinding is much less intimidating than it seems- or you could just make a book of rites jacket cover!
Now I kinda want to make a legit book of rites.... with illustrations and all..........
Noooo bring back the meme
grand frost
mild falcon
the hard part of making a book of rites would probably be getting some ys#### hide
verbal geyser
wanted: one eldritch abomination for book-binding purposes. what do you mean you're out of stock?
young folio
I am about 99% sure there’s a voice clip of the archjustice saying “do it” out there
move aside star wars, we have pyre memes now
mild falcon
redub the prequels with pyre quotes
young folio
I’d like to think there’s enough AJ lines to redub at least 40% of the dialogue
there’s so many
So many words
ripe stag
The problem with making a physical copy of the book of rites is that it'd be really thin
It's meant to be a massive tome but really it'd only be like what, 50, 100 pages?
dusk current
Vellum paper....
sharp willow
Sap pulp
ripe stag
Supergiant don't even know their own lore smh
sharp willow
That's what they said about Soylent Green...
eager hatch
I still need to watch that movie
solemn sparrow
The Book of Rites has one thick cover, though. With that glass part and all.
And you could fill in loads of pages with extra stuff, like Pyre concept art and music sheets.
*Thinking intensifies *
mild falcon
fill the rest of the book with pyre source code, to preserve it for the future
solemn sparrow
Oh my
Or, you know... you could just load it up on a 4 gb sd card and slip it into the cover.
mild falcon
but what if in the future, all sd card readers are destroyed
heavy hill
the year is 2147
sd card deathsquads roam the streets, delivering large, compact justice at low affordable costs
tough hinge
Oh nah, if I was gonna make the book of rites by hand then I would also hand-bind it and buy fancy black art paper for it too, haha! The type I have in mind (Reeves black lol) is much thicker than regular printer paper too so it actually builds up quite a bit of depth within just 60 pages.
Then that way I could take some white ink and gold paint based pens to do the lettering of each page
Which, mind you, will honestly be the hardest part because... I’m left handed, weeps... so no calligraphy for me........
eager hatch
left-handed doesn't mean no calligraphy
just write the letters in reverse order
leonardo da vinci didn't write backwards to keep his stuff a secret, he did it to keep ink off his hand
tough hinge
I mean this is true......
Alternatively, I could just print out stencils and paint it in
vital spindle
Didn't even thought about that thing, that you should write backward, if you are left-handed
lost quarry
Two unshipped versions of Vagrant Song on Russian from GamesVoice and Gala Voices:
https://youtu.be/EAIFDvq2eMg
https://youtu.be/5jO237JXTgU
verbal geyser
i think they used the right instrumental. that sounds so epic!
eager hatch
but that's an entirely different song
wide river
not to pull the "well, actually" card, but i'm absolutely going to pull the "well, actually" card
eager hatch
does it sound cool: yes
should they have probably made it more obvious that they intentionally used a different instrumental in the case that they did: also yes
xP
wide river
the first of these videos uses "new union", which follows the same tune as "vagrant song"; the second uses an unused version of cagrant song's instrumental from the game files
hence the unshipped in the name
eager hatch
ah, I didn't listen to the second one for as long
makes sense
also I really need to make my own version of the vagrant song
gloomy steeple
I've always thought it was a bit strange how "a new union" was a different version of vagrant song
lost quarry
It's a localization of the early prototypes of the Vagrant Song. We used the original instrumental.
verbal geyser
Honestly I'm really interested in why the New Union theme and the Vagrant Song are different versions of each other. And the early prototype lyrics too, which have a bit more of a hellish theme to them. It feels like there's a story behind that track's development and how it ended up used in the game.
Anyway, that Russian version is awesome!
verbal geyser
Unrelated: does anyone have a list of the journal entries in Volfred's Planner? I keep meaning to read them as I play through the game and keep forgetting to... three times now and I've missed a bunch facepalm
wide river
i can get em for you
gloomy steeple
that happens to me too
stoic junco
@verbal geyser
I would say that this Russian version is decent, but not exactly good. It "meets expectations", which isn't bad, but in this case is not good enough.
young folio
...not "good enough" for what?
its a fan project, and i dont know russian but it does sound awesome to me
people create fanworks out of love for the source material and not necessarily to meet some sort of standard. they also have not asked for criticism, and i think "not good enough" is not a fair criticism at all even if they did ask
i dont think its right to tear down fanworks you dont like so harshly
verbal geyser
You're not grading a lesson here, @stoic junco, don't be rude. If you didn't like it, just stay quiet and let other people enjoy making and experiencing creative stuff, geez 🙄
stoic junco
That was my overall feel about those tracks.
I mean, translation was decent. By concerns were mainly with the voice work. It just didn't quite fit.
The official Vagrant Song translation by these guys was working a lot better. Don't really know why, but it is good enough to listen to and has on-point translation.
young folio
What I’m trying to say is that it’s not polite to say, even if you feel that way
People put a lot of effort and heart into their fanworks and honestly, most people post their work to get positive attention and compliments. And there’s nothing wrong about that
stoic junco
Fair enough.
young folio
It’s better to say nothing at all than to say something negative, especially if they didn’t ask for criticism
eager hatch
And it's not like you were being constructive about it either
You were just saying "this isn't good enough"
stoic junco
I usually try to provide constructive criticism if I have legitimate concerns about the product.
This was not such case. So I have to agree with you.
My comment there really was not a good idea. In hindsight, obviously.
Tried to write a sheet of words but realised that it was painfully pointless.
Anyhoo, I think I have to apologize.
olive scroll
Just had a thought: Pyre Mob AU.
Volfred is the Godfather, Jodi is the bruiser, rukey is a particularly clever dog they've trained into running packages for the gang
sharp willow
Is Gilman the undercover cop?
olive scroll
Maybe. Hedwyn isn't officially part of the gang, but anyone who dares harm a hair on his innocent head gets promptly taken for a swim in concrete boots
sharp willow
So he's a mob wife?
sharp willow
"You come into my house, on the day my Hedwyn is to be married, and ask me to do banishments?"
wide river
actual quote from me
olive scroll
Oralech used to be the Boss of the Nightwings, but Erisa tried to get rid of him by pushing him off a bridge, but Oralech dragged her down with him as he fell
*ae's a street kid that hangs out near the gang's hideout, and was promptly adopted by Jodi.
verbal geyser
Maybe Sir Gilman was a cop who worked for a corrupt boss and dismissed himself from the force out of shame and is now in the mob because HE IS A DISGRACE and he needs to CLEAN UP THE CITY but he can't do that within the police force because THEY HAVE NO HONOUR!!
reads that again geez, I have Vento Aureo on the brain...
olive scroll
Ti'zo is a pet bat that Volfred has for some reason. He's the one that sit's in his arms being stroked when Volfred is making thinly veiled threats at his rivals.
onyx forum
archjustice is a cop trying to get the gang in jail and reader is someone hes trying to bribe with inside info who betrays him for volfred
wide river
archesjustice
onyx forum
archjusti........
young folio
sdmjfhsk
sharp willow
A tribunal of archjustici
onyx forum
a triumverate of archjusti
onyx forum
WE ARE ALL the voice
barren topaz
I'm imagining a rite being commented upon by three pompous voices instead of one and they keep talking over each other and bickering and it's wild
onyx forum
hfhjfhjfhjfhj
wide river
mom said it's my turn to commentate the rite
barren topaz
they're definitely picking favorites and might be taking bets
spiral osprey
justices of the arch
onyx forum
sisters of the arch vs justices of the arch FIGHT
onyx forum
MHNGVKJGJKGJKKGVJKGKGJKGBJK
wide river
sparrow exiled for bad puns
wide river
muffled temper tantrum yelling
onyx forum
YEAH HGKJHLKHKL
wide river
spiral osprey
Man, am I glad he's frozen in there and that we're out here, and that he's the archjustice, and that we're frozen out here, and that we're in there, and I just remembered, we're out here. What I wanna know is, where's the Nightwings?
wide river
you're welcome
mild falcon
sharp willow
hahahahahahahahaha
cloud quartz
wide river
my boy......... what did you do to him 😭
onyx forum
shaggy hedwyn...............................hedggy
cloud quartz
sacred mortar
cursed image
ripe stag
Extremely so
lapis drum
onyx forum
rukey snacks for new merch
frank token
like, zoinks, Rukey!
mild falcon
jodi as velma? or as daphne?
sharp willow
I think you mean Rukey 'Stach?
onyx forum
you are right...
That scrapped merch pic gets brought up in the office again like WAIT WAIT ACTUALLY-
ripe stag
Pamitha would be Daphne, she's the pretty flirty one
Fae is velma
And volfred is fred
spiral osprey
(vol)fred
mild falcon
volfred: lets split up and look for clues
onyx forum
volfred: everyone go this way and reader go the other way
barren topaz
imagine the blackwagon painted like the mystery machine
onyx forum
tariq: the scribes say it has to be in traditional colors but the scribes arent here and this looks funky
sharp willow
I was looking for a gif of the gang pulling off a mask to reveal the same mask over and over... so I could replace it the Archjustice... but I could not find one.
barren topaz
omg
eager hatch
yes
sharp willow
But... I have to leave work and go to band practice! SRY WORLD
barren topaz
AJ voice: I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling Nightwings!
onyx forum
YEAH!!!!
normal lichen
So I have a question. I thought Volfred’s question about freedom was super cool and I wanted to see his responses for the rest of the answers without watching a bunch of random let’s players to hunt those down. What did you guys pick and what was Volfred’s response?
eager hatch
What was the question exactly? I can't remember
onyx forum
i picked 'nothing' once just for the lols and volfred got really concerned like "im really sorry for whatever trauma made you feel so hopeless" and i was SHOOK
spiral osprey
oh oh i think we have this text, gimme a sec
onyx forum
i was expecting him to cut me down for saying something dumb and his concern caught me way off guard 😭 🌳 💗
spiral osprey
- Doing what you want [Freedom means being able to make decisions on your own terms.]
+ You tell Volfred that freedom means having choice; if you are able to do what you want, both physically and socially, then you are free.
+ He considers your remarks for a short while.
Volfred: “Choice is freedom, then, you say. If that is all, then you are free already. Go, my kin, do as you please! Nobody's here to govern you.”
Volfred: “I trust, however, that this is not the freedom that you have in mind.”
Volfred: “Perhaps you simply wish to return home, and to be left alone.”
- Achieving inner peace [Freedom means having a clear conscience and a carefree heart.]
+ You tell Volfred that freedom is a state of mind; while easier said than done, if you can simply be yourself without concern, then you are free.
+ He considers your response for a short while.
Volfred: “If that is so, then the Commonwealth that I recall... the Commonwealth that sentenced us to rot... that's not a place that fosters freedom such as you describe.”
Volfred: “Admittedly I haven't seen the Commonwealth in many, many years. However, judging by your presence here, I doubt it's changed all very much since then.”```- To feel true love [Freedom means not having one's strongest feelings and emotions repressed or rebuffed.]
+ You tell Volfred that freedom is to experience pure, requited love, a state of deep emotional honesty and fulfillment. If you love someone and they love you back, nothing else matters.
+ He considers your remarks for a short while.
Volfred: “A romantic, are we, my kin? An interesting interpretation, and I'll grant you that when one is spurred by love, one tends to feel unbound by other forces typically at play.”
Volfred: “Nevertheless, the love that you describe does not supplant basic necessities, and may be unable to take root in certain circumstances.”
Volfred: “The love that you describe might well wither on the vine in such a place as this.”
- Going where you please [Freedom means being able to go where the heart yearns, without restriction and without fear.]
+ You tell Volfred that freedom means having the ability and means to go where you please, when you please... the opposite of being cast into exile, and forced to chase the stars.
+ He considers your remarks for a short while.
Volfred: “Borders and boundaries exist not to limit freedoms, but to protect them. Though, perhaps this is debatable.”
Volfred: “Admittedly, we are not very free here in our exile, where the elements if not the stars conspire to prevent us from going where we please.”
Volfred: “Yet, if following the stars should lead us to an even greater freedom, then I should like to think we're making a worthwhile trade.”```- Living without fear [Freedom means living life without concern for others' judgment or approval.]
+ You tell Volfred that freedom means living without fear, and not being subject to persecution or retaliation for one's thoughts and choices.
+ He considers your remarks for a short while.
Volfred: “...Good answer, my kin. I happen to agree. Fear takes hold in freedom's wake.”
Volfred: “But, fear is a natural impulse, is it not? A common feeling we all share from time to time, a deeply rooted impulse there to aid our judgment, and spur us on to acts of courage.”
Volfred: “If not for fear, I doubt we could accomplish very much in life. And, just now, we stand upon the brink of accomplishing something vital.”
- Having no master [Freedom means answering to no one's will other than your own.]
+ You tell Volfred that freedom means not having to answer to anyone, and going through life beholden only to one's own will.
+ He considers your remarks for a short while.
Volfred: “Perhaps you led a troubled childhood, my kin, for all of us at one time or another have to answer to someone with more wisdom in the world than we.”
Volfred: “Though, you make reference to the kind of authority which governs the Commonwealth we know, which sent us down the river into exile.”
Volfred: “Would you be free if you were ruled beneath those bylaws once again?”```- Nothing at all [Freedom is just another empty goal to chase, to give one's life a false sense of meaning.]
+ You tell Volfred that true freedom does not exist. It is a mirage that lures those such as yourselves into striving for something unattainable.
+ Nonetheless, the pursuit of such ephemeral ideas does help to pass the time.
+ Volfred considers your remarks for a short while.
Volfred: “I am sad to hear you say such things, my kin. Though, I am not surprised.”
Volfred: “You are an exile of the Downside. All has been taken from you, save your life. Despite how far you've come in your quest, you find it impossible to believe in a positive outcome.”
Volfred: “Or perhaps you're simply superstitious, and do not wish to recognize the glimmer of hope in your heart, without which you would not be here.”
- Remain silent [Freedom means not being forced into responding to such questions.]
+ Your thoughts on freedom are your own. You hold Volfred's gaze but do not answer him.
+ You feel the tension growing but at last he breaks the silence on his own.
Volfred: “So! Freedom means you can defy me, is that it? Well, I suppose it does. Or, perhaps you haven't spared the subject any real thought, or don't know what you think I wish to hear.”
Volfred: “No matter. I pose the question to get you to think.”```sorry for textspam gkjfgdf
cloud quartz
um, its been awhile but i think i chose "living without fear"
onyx forum
Volfred: “Perhaps you led a troubled childhood, my kin, oh my god. this is the one (1) singular time im glad to have discovered text out of game bc if volfred said that to me with no warning id be like exploded on my chair
normal lichen
Thanks for hunting these down!
eager hatch
@onyx forum same honestly
onyx forum
RIGHT???
frank token
“Freedom is the ability to go where you please”
Only in Pyre, does it allow your character to be a sovereign citizen
“Archjustice, sir, am I being detained? I do not consent to exile!”
verbal geyser
I picked the one without fear one, and was first secretly pleased that Volfred agreed with me, then wondered if he'd agree with me if I'd said any of the others. I like how, whichever one you choose, for most of them Volfred just picks it apart in front of your eyes before going "eh, that's valid". Volfred goes easy on no one
spiral osprey
he's a professor! he's quizzing you, and taking a teaching opportunity
timid robin
kind of feels like he's picking it apart at first
but reading this, i'm not sure
in some of them, it feels like he's trying to convince you to help him
in others, it maybe feels like he's thinking out loud
frank token
It feels more like he’s just giving his two cents on the matter.
His educated opinion, mind you, but he doesn’t always agree with you, obviously.
verbal geyser
On my first playthrough my attitude to Volfred was very much "get off my case, grandad!" right up until he mentioned Revolution at which point I did a complete 180 and decided we were now best friends. But he's definitely intense to the point of being intimidating at first. That probably influences my impression I had of him going into Debate Mode, I guess
frank token
I was more “quit stealing what I’ve worked for so far”
midnight timber
I just didn't like how quick he was to assume you didn't want to be there and said you could leave lol
verbal geyser
don't kick me off the team! don't tell me what to do!!
midnight timber
after the philosophical debates and convos with him i quickly started to like him as he grows to like you
frank token
I actually picked the leave option upon your first interaction with him. I was curious to how that would have affected the story, since I like to go down non conventional routes
verbal geyser
oooo - what happens?
verbal geyser
Ahhh, nice that he does that for the different options then. I got very touched that he did that
vestal bluff
That would be mega subversive tho. “Yeah, if you want to leave, OK”
YOU DIED
vestal bluff
That would be cool as hell
midnight timber
ooo that could have been amazing as a new game plus ending too
vestal bluff
The reader leaves, only to run into Oralech on his way to confront the False Nightwings
verbal geyser
that would be such a twist - Oralech shows up and says, "so I see my ex kicked you out - WELL THEY'RE ALL FAKES ANYWAY"
spiral osprey
i guess i'm kind of weird in that my reaction to volf telling me to get gone was "and go where?" i wasn't even mad i was just puzzled like. are you really gonna consign me to likely death in the downside? you don't seem like the type.
midnight timber
as a way of not spoiling too much first play through
frank token
I had the small hope in my heart that True Nightwings mode was an alternate storyline where Oralech found you first instead
vestal bluff
I actually never had the ‘distrust Volfred’ instinct that some folks are talking about here. Basically immediately after he’s introduced, I had a feeling there was something like the Plan afoot
spiral osprey
i do think his intro is intentionally shady
so i'm not too surprised a lot of people didn't trust him
vestal bluff
If it was, it kinda went over my head
midnight timber
i could tell he had a plan i was mad he didnt want me to be a part of it lol
vestal bluff
Yeah
spiral osprey
one of my favorite kasavin comments is that volfred's first name syllable was removed because it made him sound "too pompous"
frank token
I think it’s to invoke the feeling, that you’re being brought into something bigger than yourself, and each other
Since he kinda comes in, and steals the spotlight as the leader initially. A position you had been looked up as, before finding him.
vestal bluff
I never felt I was the leader. I’d always seen Hedwyn in that role, especially given his decisions to take on Gilman and Pam
But Volfred definitely asserts his presence quickly
Ven, what was Volfred’s full name before?
frank token
I had a paternal outlook to the Triumvirate, actually, strengthened after meeting Volfred, when he tells you, that as long as you’re the Reader, you can’t go back. I had to make sure, my people got out, no matter how this ends up for me. Consequently, I ended up staying at the end. A way of sticking to my original goal and promise to bring them home, despite breaking one in the process.
spiral osprey
C. Volfred Sandalwood. C for "Cyprus"
i WOULD make fun of manley for having a "human" first name but, well
humboldt had a lot of plant species
frank token
He has a manley name indeed
vestal bluff
Deep lore right there
spiral osprey
(there are two other kinds of trees, a species of penguin, a type of lily, and multiple geographic features ALSO named humboldt. alexander humboldt was quite a dude)
and then you have the cyprus / cyrus thing which is apparently not intentional but is funny regardless
barren topaz
humbolt is also a species of squid, which is my main association with the name
spiral osprey
maybe manley can swim with those roots
sharp willow
FailerV1Yesterday at 9:25 PM
That would be mega subversive tho. “Yeah, if you want to leave, OK”
YOU DIED
Fun fact:Very early in development when Hedwyn, Rukey, and Jodi found you and asked if you wanted to come along, you could just say "No". If you said "No" they left without you, and the game eventually started over. It wouldn't proceed until you agreed you'd join them. You could decline in an endless loop if you really wanted to. The scene evolved for many reasons, but I thought it was neat!
barren topaz
but thou must
hard wing
When are we getting franchised Pyre: The Esports Edition though?
barren topaz
but seriously I'm just glad the game doesn't actually do that when Volfred tells you to get lost, as that's several rites in and would be a troll move to make the player replay all that
hard wing
And thus, the Speaker made like a tree.
wide river
ayyyy i recognise my text formatting when i see it
fun fact the game actually takes into account which option you picked just after this when volfred goes on to explain what he thinks freedom is - if you picked the "living without fear" option, he's like "yeah as the reader said"
i'd quote it but i'm on mobile
vital spindle
You made my day, guys, all of you 😃 read 200+ messages on pyre channel XD
Few words about Russian variant of Vagrant Song: it is good, but, the text is completely about another thing originally. If I got it right, the original song is about lore of the game: about Plurne/etc.
Russian version is about minstrel himself. Or is he singing from the place of another person? <___>
Original fits the minstrel theme much more, imo.
wide river
well, the original vagrant song had different lyrics
When I was only, only a boy, I saw my mother cry. The time had come to pay for her sins, the price, my friend, was I. A nest of flowers covers the place, where in the ground I lie. Now I'm a pile of lonely old bones, a thousand years gone by.
onyx forum
its noncanon but i like to imagine how itd fit!!
love the idea that tariq n celeste are reincarnated kids who were killed unfairly myself
vestal bluff
The instrumental that goes along with them is really strange too, if you're already used to how Vagrant Song sounds normally
mild falcon
Wait what if that song is about a different titan
There's some titan bones lying around
eager hatch
I don't think it is
None of the titans have ever killed each other as far as we know
vestal bluff
It's hard enough to write one verse when you're a pile o' bones
wide river
eager hatch
@vestal bluff that didn't stop this guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ_qJ7esLZo
vestal bluff
lol
eager hatch
anyways I have to go
vestal bluff
I've seen 'Ursa' all over the place, but have no idea what its meaning is
eager hatch
see you guys soon
wide river
@vestal bluff project name for pyre while it was still in development
mild falcon
Back when every character in pyre was a grizzly bear
onyx forum
i never heard this arrangement before it goes SO hard oh my god
verbal geyser
oh man, I didn't know the epic distant wailing came with the prototype track too, nice
Tariq: croons a bit
Proto-Tariq: howls into the void
onyx forum
YEAH IVE ONLY HEARD THE BETA W NO BACKGROUND AND THATS SUPER GOOD TOO BUT
THIS IS A STEP BEYOND!!!!! HE DROPS THE BEAT
wide river
pfft, i was looking in my audio folder for something and. you definitely cant tell that i have a favourite right????
definitely not obvious at all.
mild falcon
Must be aj, you've got 3 folders for him
wide river
listen. would you like to know how many files are in those folders
the overmap one is the smallest with only 36 files
the archjustice folder contains 2,252 files, and the "match" one contains 6,892
he's a chatty boy
mild falcon
Never shuts up it seems
verbal geyser
exactly my feelings about Hedwyn too
eager hatch
I'm back now
I'm listening to this unused song
This is pretty cool, but I can see why it wasn't used in the final version of the game
young folio
"tariq play us a nice song!"
tariq starts playing that version vagrant song and everyones enjoying the music
except for the reader and volfred, who can make out the words and are horrified
eager hatch
amazing
also my friend was playing pyre last night and she guessed that sandra had only been in exile for a year
young folio
oh wow
i guessed a thousand years from the beginning because i figured it was much less but still a long time, and she would laugh at me
but she was like "yeah about that" and i was like oh
eager hatch
I guessed a hundred
vestal bluff
I think I guessed 10 the first time
mild falcon
Does tariq even know what he's saying?
eager hatch
I would assume so
vestal bluff
Tariq personally knew the Scribes, so I reckon yes
eager hatch
Considering that he's hinted at being the literal personification of the moon
young folio
i dont remember if its canon that they can read, but they know how to speak it at least
vestal bluff
I mean, they can write songs
mild falcon
Does tariq ever speak English to volfred?
vestal bluff
A good one for Sparrow
young folio
i think the only instance of spoken english in the game is volfreds line to the reader
mild falcon
Volf has a couple lines to reader, right?
young folio
could be they speak english sometimes, but not in the on screen convos
as far as i can remember, the only lines are "i too can read my kin, forbidden though the words may be"
eager hatch
yeah, those were the words
young folio
or my boy/my girl, depending on your gender
i dont recall any other ones
it makes sense to me too, since having volf speak english to the reader all the time would take away from how jarring and special that moment is
vestal bluff
It's a fantastic moment, and really catches you off guard
young folio
yeah!!
i stayed up all night to play the game when it came out so i was a bit tired, and i think i was like "wait.... were they speaking english the whole time? am i imagining this?"
its amazing
mild falcon
So when tariq says "the moon began to cry" he's actually opening up about his own feelings and admitting emotional vulnerability
young folio
"it was raining but also im sad as hell"
vestal bluff
"Yeah, the Underking just killed a Titan, but ngl this rain is pretty depressing"
mild falcon
Maybe tariq and plurnes were friends
wide river
actually, there's two lines of english from volfred
wide river
i'm looking for the file now bc i like it
there it is
it's when/if you liberate him
vestal bluff
The suspense
wide river
+ Then, he reaches out to you, alone.
< Reader! Until we stand again together. >
+ With that, Volfred Sandalwood vanishes into the Shimmer-Pool. He calls out from within, as his return journey begins.
my apologies for not having memorised which one of 373 voice files corresponded to the line i was looking for ;P
eager hatch
I don't think so
onyx forum
i mean he and tariq both speak emglish so i assume they CAN lol (when they wanna gossip abt everyone but reader)
but not onscreen jfjgnv
hard wing
I wanted more voice lines from
vestal bluff
A singular Tariq English line would’ve been pretty cool too
Although that may be deflating the specialness of it
hard wing
Tizo.
vestal bluff
...but it’s the same voice pitch as Ignarius
onyx forum
we have lots of tariq english lines in vagrant song and in the flame and never to return and bound together :'')
vestal bluff
The best kind of correct
hard wing
Recently I've had to put the Tizo plush away. Because my boy kitten is getting to the time of his life where he wants to pee on things and his appointment isn't until later this week.
frank token
At least it isn’t a fish.
onyx forum
😔 watch out for pee'zo
hard wing
That's what I'm trying to avoid. I need to buy shelving so I can keep stuff out of paw's reach.
nova light
eager hatch
but if it's out of paw's reach then I can't get it either
gloomy owl
Oh goodness. I think I found the best multiplayer setup.
Two imps. Both have Titan's rage.
The first one has Thorned Knot, and literally takes out 2/3 of the stage with its implosion.
The second one has Vengeful Vow for extra explosions.
https://media.giphy.com/media/oe33xf3B50fsc/giphy.gif
Pamitha with literally anything for a third, and you have yourself a match where your opponent is not allowed to have fun. They have to stay banished forever.
mild falcon
maybe pamitha with feather even
so you can score w her and keep her
tho scoring with imps isn't too hard even when they arent built for it
gloomy owl
Honestly, I was just coming up with the most kill-happy builds that I could.
Maybe Sunken Shadow to make them extra banished.
Either way, thank SG for making the amazing nuclear Ti'zo that is Titan's Rage and Thorned Knot.
Skrii-haa! - sounds heard seconds before absolute disaster.
gloomy owl
Oh lord.
YES
Combined with the lower respawn time on the imps, you have a constant barrage of imp bombs.
mild falcon
it'd be a bit harder to score, but a lot more frustrating to play against
gloomy owl
I'm just picturing it like a swarm of explosive kuriboh. What an amazing mental image.
This is amazing. I need to try this sometime.
mild falcon
imagine a mirror match with this team...
does vengeful vow activate off another imp's vengeful vow?
gloomy owl
I think so, yeah. It's any banishment, after all.
mild falcon
as soon as any imp dies every character dies
mild falcon
that would be hilarious
gloomy owl
Hmm... time to try this out. Androbeles, forgive me for the sin I am about to unleash upon this world.
mild falcon
it is the grace of the scribes that prevents us from reaching the 3 imp team