This marks a very important moment, as for the first time, as part of the Iceberg Ahead event, we can share with you an in-game video explaining what makes Sacred Fire unique.
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It shows how introducing emotions and willpower-driven performance tackles the age-old problem of RNG and player agency. And how psychological tactics unite gameplay and story. This way Sacred Fire is a narrative game you truly play, offering more role-playing in less time.
A big part of the fun is seeing the dice roll results. It's very rewarding to know how lucky you got, and it feels less like a failure when you decided this dice roll is not worth your willpower points and extra effort.
On top of that, the failure results are often as interesting as successes. Unless you are running a Life & Death dice roll about your favorite companion!
But that's exactly where you want to spend your willpower points and ensure their survival with effort transcending your limits.
And how much fun is it to get into the head of your opponent in a deadly duel, by pretending their best hit is a joke to you?
Or by unlocking Insights, a strategic resource in Sacred Fire by observing how a story character acts and how others react to him.
Please let us know what you think. This story is yours to tell. And every choice counts.
We are excited to announce that Sacred Fire will be a part of Iceberg Ahead 3 in the form of a developer diary. In the video, lead developer Andrej Vojtas will take you on a journey through Sacred Fire, and his vision of the game!
Tune in to Iceberg Ahead tomorrow on March 30th at 19:00 CEST to catch it live right here. You can see your time zone equivalent in the sidebar to the right.
If you want to stay up to date with Sacred Fire’s development and get notified whenever there is news, and when Iceberg ahead is live, follow our social media channels and join the official Sacred Fire Discord!
First off, thank you for the support you've shown Sacred Fire so far! We're excited to take you all on this journey to the game's completion. And what better way to do that than to invite you all to our brand new Discord server?
Now, what can you expect from the Discord? First, we appreciate any and all questions or feedback you may have based on what we've shown so far, be it screenshots, trailers, or future betas!
P.s. joining our Discord ensures your place in the beta-testing we'll be running in the future. It's still ways off, but this way you don't miss it!
Apart from talking about Sacred Fire, we're also big into talking about different RPGs, sharing bad memes, and most importantly, pictures of our pets!
So if any of that tickles your fancy, please do join us on our Discord!
I'm Andrej Vojtas, the author of Sacred Fire and I've been a life long designer and gamer of role-playing games. So I know first hand how exhilarating the good parts and how frustrating the bad parts of role-playing games are.
The goal of Sacred Fire is simple: to better recapture in a video game, the experience, and the flow of a Pen & Paper role-playing session. Well, the good parts of it. So while you get all the familiar features you would expect (character creation, choice-making, companions, combat, inventory), the focus is on a fast flow of interesting choices, letting you use your wit to turn the odds into your favor. One scene after the other, in a familiar pen & paper rhythm: this is what happened, what do you do?, roll the dice. This is what happened, etc.
Winning because your grind, or loot dungeons for hours and now have the best sword in the game may be satisfying. But it can never come close to the exhilaration I feel when a flash of genius allows you to outwit an opponent, turn the tide of a lost battle or survive a desperate situation.
I mean, hey game?! How about you let me be smart? The victory of the human intellect and all that.
And this is why Sacred Fire is all about the psychology of the characters. All about the little choice we make, that build-up or deteriorate the will and the strength it takes to be courageous in face of danger. To keep your cool under fire. To overcome pain, aversion, or envy. To not let emotions drive you into stupid choices. For it's your very own heart, that hides all the monsters.
So it costs your willpower to be courageous. To stay clam. To be a bigger person. To perform at your peak. And your choices change who you are. It always matters what you do. It matters WHY you do it. It matters HOW you do it.
This way the game offers unprecedented nuance and self-expression. This way it matters who you, the player are.
This way scenes of inner turmoil, or seemingly low-stakes conflict, like winning over a mistrusting child, standing up for yourself, or interpreting a troubled past, in the end, shift the balance of the ultimate threat. As the fate you are trying to avert is nothing less than the total annihilation of your way of life. For Rome has tried to conquer your lands and claim victory over the whole of Britannia for generations.
Will you transcend your own culture and come up with a solution to break the endless circle of violence? Or will you rise as a leader of the resistance and lead your people to victory against the ruthless enemy?
