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Friday 13 October, 2006
Outside of the castle.
Wow. These are the first letters I can say when I step out into the world. I look around and I see mountains, rolling hills, trees, and a river flowing below me. Before I try to find the next town, I look around the environment for a bit. I first go to examine the trees. There are hundreds of trees rendered in real time, surrounding me. As I closely examine the leaves, I notice that the afternoon shadows on the ground are swaying with the leaves.
I am amazed!
When I go into my inventory, I see that I can “fast travel”, or jump from city to city within the world, so I warp to the nearest town. This is where most of the interaction occurs.
As I walk through the town, I go to talk to the peasants. When I talk to the peasants, they interact in the same way as with the guardsmen and the king earlier, except that I can now gain favor or disfavor. When I suggest something positive to a character, they tend to smile, or look pleasant. When I say something they do not like, I am usually greeted with a scornful face. There is even a game that will grant you more or less favor, dependent on what their likes and dislikes are and how you respond to them.
After asking around the village, I collect quests from the NPCs, usually to help more NPCs.
Thus ends my adventure for now.
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