NEVERSILENT'S PROFILE

Oh, right, I completely forgot to mention: As far as pixel artists go, I've heard good things from people who commissioned Mirak / WorldOnPixels before. You could just try and ask if he can provide what you're looking for.

That makes me wonder whether one could implement changes in friendship value if the player / Bradley lets party members get KOed in battle too often or makes them use items or abilities they don't like. Though that might become a little Pokemon-esque, now that I think about it.

Ronove already mentioned the idea of having increasing costs for more advanced skills, which was my first thought. Another idea I'll just randomly throw in is the possibility of acquiring passive abilities (in addition to the existing active skills) to customise a character and the way they function, though this could be done using equipment or consumable items, too.

Another game that makes excellent use of skill trees as well is Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening. You could ask its creator unity how they balanced this mechanic.

Generally, big stamp of approval from me. Skill trees seem like a much more interesting approach to increasing in power than the standardised levelling-based skill learning you usually find in RPG Maker. (I won't suggest trying out skill combos again, though. We know what that leads to.)

There's kind of an amusing irony in the gist of this blog post, in that I was a child during the Bush presidency (though my family was very anti-Bush) and only ended up playing Master of the Wind in 2012, long after he was gone from that position. At least to me, it didn't feel that dated, and most of the game's themes still seem pretty universally applicable to me.

I do want to say, even if it might not be helpful now, that the well-reasoned and thoughtful arguments I found in MotW did in fact work for me, and playing your game legitimately changed me as a person (and for the better, I believe). Of course, my personal political views were / are already pretty close to yours, so it's no surprise I felt encouraged rather than discouraged to consider the food for thought the game presented me with, and to continue playing with even more enthusiasm.

Still, your talent in writing dialogue and plots that are both engaging and have real-world significance has always been a major aspect of why I admire your work so much. Whether or not that last part will play as big of a role in Legacy, I'm confident me and other fans of your style will get a lot out of it when the game is released.
Other than that, Ronove and Fomar pretty much said everything relevant already.


As for the vote: I'm interested to find out what exactly "unique services in Gallia" entails. Especially since Gallia plays more of a role as a symbol than as a city in most of MotW, I'm curious to see what makes it special post-genocidal-empire.