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The Mechanics of Hope and Dread
The initial inspiration for the system was what I was calling the "evil-o-meter." I just imagined getting near some source of great evil, such as the Witch-king, and watching a needle peg all the way to right. And it's hard to explain, but imagining that in my mind made the situation that much more intense and cool. For some reason, that completely artificial mechanism added an important layer to the scene. Sure, we try to convey evil through our art, sound cues and other sources, but it just seemed really awesome to me to really tell you, the player, that, "HEY, THIS GUY IS EVIL!"

Of course, some sort of Geiger counter of evil isn't appropriate to our game world, so we convey that you are near sources of evil through a change in the game¡¯s music, portions of the User Interface (UI) changing, and the world itself seeming darker and more oppressive. I think it's pretty dramatic and cool. As we've already talked about, the books aren't all about evil and dread -- hope is just as important a concept, so our UI reflects that as well.

All right, so now that you¡¯ll know when you¡¯re near evil or good, what exactly are the effects of hope and dread on your character? As I mentioned above, those emotions had a definite impact on the characters in the books, so they should have an impact on your character as well. Our first step was to essentially add an attribute of sorts which reflects the character's mood. The Mood attribute ranges between -10 and +10. A -10 Mood represents the depths of despair and hopelessness, while a +10 represents the heights of hope and jubilation. So what effect does mood have on your character? I¡¯m glad you asked!

Characters experiencing hope find that:

Their morale stat is increased

They are more receptive to skills that increase their morale

They take less damage from attacks

Are more likely to hit their target with their attacks

Characters experiencing dread find that:

Their morale stat is reduced

They are less receptive to morale-increasing skills

They take more damage from attacks

Are more likely to miss with their own attacks

May occasionally be seized with fear and be unable to attack at all.

Now that we've defined your character's mood, let's talk flavors of mood.

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