first of all its some time since i played this game, so apologize if i mess up some informations. with that out of the way, here are my questions:
1.) i assume that the flavour text will have passages, which slightly change depending on MC“s affinity (in my case, my MC fought a cougar and was able to hear their thoughts. i assume that other affinities have a different scene here). do you plan to also have affinity specific choices? e.g. road is blocked by fallen trees: a) find a way around/b) move them aside/c) burn them [need fire affinity o be unlocked]
2.) if i remember correctly, then light/dark affinities are more reliant on a characters actions than personality (dark ==> steal from merchant/threaten bully/...). that made me wonder: do the RO“s have any specific thoughts/opinion about MC“s affinity, be it one of the elemental ones or light/dark?
==> you already said, that no romance option will be locked out because of your chosen affinity. but will the romance path be different depending on MC“s affinity? e.g. will there be small differences between Fire-MCxTriv and Dark-MCxTriv romance?
3.) i remember that for dark marked ones to use the "read thoughts"-ability, they have to hurt the victim. maybe i remembering it wrong, so i want to ask if thats true.
thank you for your answers.
Heya! I'm a bit foggy today, but I will do my best to answer your questions coherently lol. If anything is confusing, just let me know!
When it comes to choices that involve affinities, the available selections will already have them included. You won't see any options that involved the other affinities, only yours. I hope this makes sense.
There are some generalizations people can make based on affinity. This mostly occurs with initial introductions or when someone learns what affinity another has. Something like.. "Oh, your friend is a water affinity? Ah, so they're pretty easygoing then?" Things of that sort. The romance paths won't differ depending on affinities because the affinity type doesn't lock the MC into a set type of behavior, even for light or dark affinities. It is mostly a reflection of the MC's inner nature and doesn't prohibit action. Your relationships will only be dependent on the actions you take and relationship values. There will be flavor text where people and ROs refer to your affinity, but it won't impact the actual relationship.
Yes, it is. Light and dark magic is fueled by life force. Light gives their own and dark takes from others. The taking of one's life force will always have a physical effect on them. But the harm varies depending on the dark affinity's intention (whether they're trying to gain a quick surface thought/emotion or trying to dig deeper) and the amount of time they use that magic on another. The longer, the more life force and the greater the harm.