Resin - The Symbiotic Magic System | Withersworn Lore
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- I created a magic system for my high fantasy game which connects the mind of the user and resource, exploring the concept of life.
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// Video Description
Lore video for Resin, the influential resource that shapes the world of Withersworn. It can create and extend life as well as provide the user with innate supernatural abilities and strength. This however comes at a cost...
Sorry I couldn't summon the bravado to voice this one, I sounded like a foot so may just use the robot voice for the lore ones if it seems okay.
// About
Hi, I'm Andre Sargeant otherwise known as Asarge. I'm currently solo developing the high fantasy, fast mobility action game Withersworn. I also worked as the artist and animator on the pixel action rpg Aethyr. I'm a bit new to learning programming and 3D but will try my best to deliver the greatest game I can!
Software:
Illustration - Procreate
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Resin Metamorphosis
3:00 - Mind Connection
3:55 - Types of Resin
4:30 - Crystal Resin
5:01 - Resin Alchemy
5:32 - Resin Conduits
6:19 - Technology
6:43 - AI Constructs
7:47 - Withering
8:30 - Withersworn Project
#devlog #indiegame #gamedevelopment #lore - Hry
This is a really cool Magic system! gives a lot of possibilities to use visually which you utilized beautifully.
Oh hey! Didn't expect to see you here :)
Your videos and world are amazing as well and what actually inspired me to start putting my sketches into lore videos. Thanks!
oh thats nice to hear. well yea I love what your doing with the game and will be keeping a close eye on upcoming videos of yours. cuz Im so exited to see where its going.
i thought of you within 10 seconds of the video's start-- your influence is easily recognised
Using a time-lapse of the art really keeps things visually interesting alongside the lore. This is a really cool magic system!
Thank you! Yea it's really nice to make as well. I totally forgot procreate saves the time-lapse and I can't wait to do more as drawing is quite relaxing.
Always love a good magic system - especially those with negative complications and physical manifestations on the users
I am totally down for this kind of magic system. I've always loved it when you can get powerful powers, but using them always demands something from you and can have disadvantages. Ensures that interesting conflicts can arise. Would love to know more about the main person and his motivation. btw...really love your drawing skills
Thank you. I will cover the MC more in a dedicated Withersworn video but the Withersworn knights are similar to the knights of the round where each is a legendary influential figure in the realm. You are the newest Withersworn member donning the armor of one of the first knights to be created, "The Twin Fang" after his passing. With Resins mental connectivity you and the other Withersworn share a bond and this is even further so with the previous Twin Fang who is a part of your mind now.
@@Andre_Sargeant I noticed other mention that 'darkest dungeon great mod 'Black Reliquary' do take your Resin inspiration here ? (which put the context in the story another thing entirely, just quote his comment)
I haven't played it. Almost all of the Resin work has came from the restrictions of the game. Before the rework I was going to use a Synty asset pack which had a sort of glowing yellow/orange resource being manufactured and I thought it would be cool if that was tree Resin used for the magic and went off that. I know I wanted constructs and a connected element for the lore so the rest just came naturally off that.
I love that the magic is so well thought through and all the things you could maybe do, but always has a huge drawback if there its something powerful.
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
It's wonderful to see how much springs up from the drawbacks! Each nation also has their own direction and intention with it as well and those conflicts bring out a lot of interesting settings.
Here from monster garden. Thanks a ton for your gorgeous videos. I love movement centred games and I've been looking for a game with a well designed grappling hook for a long time
Thank you and welcome! I hope I can make the most satisfying movement you'll ever experience.
Ooooooh VERY cool magic system! I'm hoping the withering will be expanded upon more than just "generally evil purple goop substance", I'd love to see just as much nuance as with all the resin's properties. Also really into the idea of the resin being able to form hive mind connections at high usage and for that to be part of the kingdom's faith? That seems really cool and I want to know more about that, and how the withering came to be/how it interacts with the world and resin, etc. :D
Thanks! While I will have a Withering lore video that expands on it, it definitely is one that will be discovered more throughout the game. There is a lot more nuance to it but all quite spoilery info so while it certainly appears as a generic evil goop right now, as you play you will discover more what it is and how it interacts with Resin and the world.
@@Andre_Sargeant That's great to hear! Can't wait to see it :D
I'm surprised this project has not gathered a larger following yet.
The Withering almost seems like a dark mirror to resin, visually, which is interesting considering resin isn't just good either
Also, seeing the one Withersworn with purple at the end there, I'm sure that isn't foreboding at all (lie)
Such a unique idea and design for magic! Truly facinating! Id love to see more
Thank you, would love to do more as well! Is there a specific topic you would like to see covered?
@@Andre_Sargeanthonestly all of it is interesting. There was a lot of information in that video and none of it felt forced in or contrived. If anything, I'm curious about the angels and "The Withering"
This is amazing! It's a really nice magic system, very interesting and well done
Thanks!
What a sick video, loving all the worldbuilding going on
Thanks TJ! 🙏
It reminds me of dark magic how its powerful and feels good but it comes with a cost and using it too much corrupts the user
omg that's so cool there's so many directions you could go with it that's awesome
Very interesting stuff. Great narrator, too.
woah.
Wow, love the voice effect, and very cool lore, also love the art style reminds me a bit of FFT. Subbed and looking forward for more!
edit.- just read the description that is not your voice but a robot voice, is it some AI?
Istfg it's that goddamn TikTok tts
@@raxusveritascalm down, I don't use tik tok :v
@@Tree.lancer sorry for the aggression :/
no worries :)
I'd love to see some boss fights with the final stage
Will definitely have some 👍
cool magic system, I would be interested in seeing more on how resin impacts the economy inside Withersworn. for example, can just anyone craft resin devices? if not, are the crafters themselves valued and kept protected in secret? oh and I also wonder if the player will be able spec into or craft their own devices during gameplay 🙂
The resin that I have can barley 3d print a dam chess piece!
I know that, for the future of the game, some misteries are bound to be kept secret; but boy do i want to know abouth wither and the high king (Emyhr? Ahmir?)
Also, if at all possible, could you record the voiceover yourself? I thoroughly enjoyed your videos on the developing side of Withersworn; and AI tiktok old dude just doesn't seem as invested or passionate about your project as you are :D
No worries lots of very awesome mysteries and even way more to Resin that I shall keep secret. I can definitely do a video covering Withering and Emyr soon!
I would like to record the voice over myself but my attempts didn't turn out too great for lore reading and sometimes the house is full of noise where I don't have a chance to. Once I get more comfortable talking or a better recording workflow I can try to transition to that.
That's a amazing magic system but my fat as would think its honey and eat it 💀
you have Hack and Slash on steam, i can only hope it will go more in a direction similar to Darksiders, where its more story driven than just urge to kill shit just because its what game is about. It would be shame not to, when you obviously think about the finer details and worldbuilding
"I will watch your career with great interest"
- The Senate
Thank you. It will definitely have lots of rich story and world building to discover!
The connection to plants is very interesting, like what exactly causes them to ooze magic insanity goo? What is inside them? What are they hiding? How many do I have to cut down before their screams start to make sense? Why can they scream? Why won’t they tell me? What can scream but no talk? If they would just tell me! I don’t get it! Why?!
Very cool
would love to gain an ability where you can overload yourself with resin where you enter a wraith like state but full control that grants new abilities
Nice! 🤝
I have been following your posts on Twitter and the game looks superb. Wish you the best. May I ask you why you decided to go solo dev in this project?. You are currently working with a team on Aethyr, but just curious on why doing all by yourself on this game. Thank you.
Thanks! I don't have the funds to hire anyone at the moment and for Aethyr I was working under Labyrinth as a partnership for rev share. I'm unsure if I'd do the same for this project as it's hard to find someone skilled who can stay motivated for a big long project as opposed to finding funding to commission individual work.
This shit is cool
I love this concept. Was Hollow Knight's infection one of your inspirations?
While I do enjoy bleak worlds similar to Hollow Knight and Souls this idea sprouted from a dwarf dungeon asset pack I was originally going to make the game with. A lot of the lava assets looked like a cool unique energy resource and it ended up being worked into this. Neo-paganism, biblical and historic tales, along with modern technology are more drawn from inspirations. For fiction Princess Mononoke and Berserk are big ones.
great concept :) hope to see evolution like "fable" game
almost at the end of the video, so many great ideas incredible potential waouh!
Narrator sounds like George Carlin lol. It's great
Hehe Dune Pt 1 vibes..... Spice is Nice
I’m wondering how resin affects other animals (and plants especially) since plants have resin in them (assumably naturally)
Plants and animals are affected as well, often mutating them in similar ways. Plants specifically have ancient history with Resin being used long before conduits and other refined types.
Most often used by the Eastern witch tribes, bark would be smoked, with leaves and flowers in the teas. Insects and certain creatures like frogs, slugs, and leeches they would use to transfuse to themselves in high concentrations. The shared neural network Resin seems to have is apparent in nature and you can feel it connected through the roots around the kingdom.
Much of the research into constructs and creating life actually came from the forest witch Ceridwen who developed much of this technology founded from her studies in plants and the ancient tribes mystics.
what software did you use for the voice?
I believe if you have a mobile device you can set it on TikTok. I used a site called TikTok voice generator which will do text to speech.
Do they taste like mango ice cream?
What are the 7 nations / regions that makeup the united empire?
Thousands of years ago the Crescent Kingdom was conquered by the Emyritians, a powerful people from across the sea whose royal bloodline used to be able to transform into dragons.
The previous rulers in the West, the Craiddites, submitted to the Emyritians and through long lines of marriage still maintain high status with their region being the heart of Resin production due to their abundant land. Construct research and activity is birthed here.
Many Craiddite traditionalists did not wish to marry into the Emyritian rule and formed 12 tribes who fall under a pureblood Craiddite Emperor. They have settled North West and because of their loyalty to the old ways, have not prospered as much as their Southern half. To make up for this they have highly trained assassins and informants who pledge loyalty and service to the High King.
Bordering the Craiddite and Emyritian regions is a massive chasm city ruled by the forest witch Ceridwen. Well financed by the Emyritians and Resin sourced from the Craiddites, this city is the culmination of Resin advancement. Scholars and nobles flock to the city to trade and train in Resin technology.
The far East is wrought with the Withering, many ancient cults worship it in taboo ways but the Witch Marilynn managed to seduce the High Emyritian king. The Eastern cults worship Marilynn as a goddess. Their people commune deeply with nature and there are witches of the sea, mountains, and forests.
The North region is a dark place of undead and Beastmen. These people had long opposed the Emyritian's and it is said that for opposing the divine were cursed. They do not partake in the use of Resin, and while technically under Emyritian rule, they are looked down upon and their alliance is one of hesitant submission.
The North East is ruled by Warlord Griffith. He is a descendant of a mountain Warlock tribe and became an undefeated general to the Emyritian army. Through his countless conquests he was awarded the lordship of the North Eastern lands and has many Emyritians under his command. He defeated the giants in the Eastern mountains and erected giant golden towers to try and reach the heavens.
I'll have a lore video on them soon but have to get more sketches done first
can it be smoked or snorted 🥸
Chat GPT going crazy with this story line.
Resinmancers doesn't sound cool tho
It's just a formal term, mancer definition being "A practitioner of a specific type of divination". Every region has a different name for them.
did you purposefully make the 'resin core' the pinneal gland? because nice little neurology 'easter egg' if you did
yea :)
@@Andre_Sargeant epic ^_^ well you had already earned yourself a new follower haha. whatever happens to this project at the very worst you've already made an absolute banger of a setting for a ttrpg haha