Frequently Asked Questions

Elevator Pitch for Mod Authors

Have you ever wanted more lore in the world? Here is your chance to add new lore, and bring the heroes of your lore to life!
Give players new lore to discover
Show off your armor, weapons, and companions by adding related lore
Equip these companions with your gear and show it off!

Immerse yourself in the deeper lore of the integrated mods by reading the lore and unlocking new companions
Gain an edge against your enemies without becoming too overpowered
Add variety to your adventures by bringing new companions with you
Check out new companions in a more exciting way than using some item from the tutorial chest

Very simply: combine book pages, form books, create new companions
You can place Torn Pages throughout the world for players to discover
These pages are short excerpts of lore
When combined, these pages form a book which contains unique lore based on your mod
When the book is created, a companion appears based on the lore

They share similarities, but Legendary Companions are immersive, automated (could be an option to allow player control) companions that are directly tied to new and unique lore placed throughout the world
Unlike hirelings, they can be upgraded through discovering more lore
They can and will use tadpole powers if available

The companions are actually summons attached to the player that combines the book
This means players can enjoy these companions without sending anyone back to camp

When you unlock new lore (books), a companion based on the lore joins your party as an ally
Your new companion can perform a number of useful tasks based on the rarity of the book
Some examples:
- A common book would summon a companion that buffs the party and leaves
- A rare book could summon an ally that stays with your party and fights with you
- A legendary book would summon a powerful ally capable of casting high level spells and other useful abilities. Typically this would be a named hero from your lore and have significant contributions to its history
See also: Companions

Part of integration is that you will provide root templates which define each companion associated with your lore books
Additionally, you can determine what (if any) buffs the companion casts on the party
You can also define the equipment set so the companions can show off the cool armor and weapons you've made
By convention, the book rarity determines how powerful the companion is
See also: Integration Guide

This allows practically any mod to add immersive and interesting interactions
You can show off your work by creating companions that wear armor you created, or even races you created
You enjoy lore and want to add more of it to the world
You like me and want to collaborate with me

Legendary Companions detects when the player is combining pages, looking for integrated books
When detected, Legendary Companions will create your unique lore book and summon a companion based on the configuration of that book

Legendary Companions gets better with each integrated mod you install
For example, when you install another integrated mod, Legendary Companions can tell when that mod is loaded and summon companions from those mods

No. All integrations require prior consent from the mod authors and I will not be adding anything that I don't have permission to use
Furthermore, all integrations will require that the player installs both of our mods, driving engagement and downloads for us both
This also helps players discover new mods.

This is just one example. These torn pages could be combined to form Prayer Books, which could buff the party or resurrect a deceased party member. There are lots of possibilities for this concept
Maybe some of your lore books are cursed and summon a hostile enemy that drops loot
Perhaps a lore book can buff the companions, which would be beneficial to all companions