Risen Beastiary on the official site

[Powaz]

Risen Beastiary (http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/en/risen/bestiary.php)


In a weekly series we are presenting the creatures, which populate the volcanic island setting of Risen.

You will find information regarding the various, sometimes dangerous, creatures which you will encounter in your upcoming travels across the island.


There's a beastiary on the official Risen site, there will be an update every week. Discuss!

So the title of the island region in Risen world is revealed - Faranga Islands.

[SimDuch]

Yeah and there is a new vid about the Gnomes too !! very cool !

[Talek]

That is one of the coolest island names I have heard in a long while. Sort of reminiscent of Phalanx (japanese sound of it :D).

[Demonium]

Sort of reminiscent of Phalanx (japanese sound of it :D).

Actually there is a Greek sound to it. Sounds like "phālanga" in Greek language (Φάλαγγα) that means Phalanx. :p

[Talek]

Actually there is a Greek sound to it. Sounds like "phālanga" in Greek language (Φάλαγγα) that means Phalanx. :p

Yes, I had that in mind. Though I presume the japanese romanized pronunciation of Phalanx but would be similar in writing to faranga :D.

Anyhow, love the name! Better than Myrtana :D

[vivaxardas]

Yes, I like it! :) Very nice name, not like some ridiculous Valley of Blood and other crappy high-fantasy names in Arcania.

[Dykunas]

I like it how the gnome digs his nose for gold :D

[UR1Z13L]

I like it how the gnome digs his nose for gold :D

rofl rofl

[Vontrippen]

i think the gnome are great!! I love them and i will love them when i'll take all their thing!!

[Lazor]

New monster revelead - ashbeast ;). But the funny thing is that some PBs got confused and instead of an ashbeast video, they uploaded a video of another new monster on gameswelt.de mirror (won't spoil it though).

[Lazor]

Most likely they are updating it at the moment, fixing the 2 monsters issue :).

[ElectricDragon]

And we have next monster - Ashbeast

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/ashbeasts159.php

And why the video not working? ;/

Edit: I download the file and I saw beautiful ashbeast :D
Edit 2: Everything works fine

Tip: On YT DS profil we can see two more videos about Ogres and Rotworms ^^

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=45E887C6335359EA

[Bruell]

This game is gonna be soo much fun!!! can't wait!

[PB_Harry]

The ashbeast is well animated and when I think about dark nights and me alone on a path, I would probably crap my pants if this scary monster will come out of the jungle and hunts me down. So the design of the ashbeast really works out for me :D

[Dino]

Man, the gnomes are so annoying. It will truly be my pleasure killing every single one of them. :D
On the other hand, the ashbeast looks impressive. Reminds me of a Rancor from Star Wars.

[peer-LAN]

I hope there will be at least one educated and friendly Gnome on the island. That would be fun. Ashbeasts look very cool also, they look strong enough to trow rocks, though I can just hope they will :P.

[Vontrippen]

I can't see the videos of the rotworms and ogres some one of you can let me se te video??

[TraumLäufer]

I can't see the videos of the rotworms and ogres some one of you can let me se te video??

You have to wait for this videos. DS releases every week one video of the monsters in Risen

[ElectricDragon]

And what about this monster:

http://www.risen.cz/images/novinky/nahledy/monstrum.jpg

Someone know what its called?

[NasserHelm]

It's probably called a "Taatik", since that's what the description in the lower right corner calls it. ;) (That is, if I read it correctly.)

BTW, one thing I really don't like about the monsters in Risen is that they look too much like the ones in Gothic. It's not a total turn-off or anything, but I'd rather if PB had made some new monsters.

1. It's "Taktik".
2. That's german for "tactic". :D
3. We don't know the name of this monster yet. Maybe it will part of the bestiary in the coming weeks?!

[Talek]

BTW, one thing I really don't like about the monsters in Risen is that they look too much like the ones in Gothic. It's not a total turn-off or anything, but I'd rather if PB had made some new monsters.

On one hand, I would agree with you that monsters look similar to Gothic - in fact, most of those we were shown are the same, only modified to a certain extent.

On the other hand, this is a PB game, so PB inserts monsters that fit the setting the most. I would of course like more variety, but as long as they all fit the setting, I am okay with that - there are just WAAAAY too many games with xx`s of monsters that are redundant.

[SlamDunk]

Ogres

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/ogres166.php

[Lazor]

Tamed Ogres, that's interesting!

[Dykunas]

However, sometimes they were successful , and so today the occasional ogre is found in human settlements, working as a guard or doing heavy work. Another way of binding an ogre to you is the “life debt”, which obligates an ogre to serve a human.

The social aspect of them is something that i'm looking forward to see, but i don't really like how they look. Maybe it's because of the angle or poor lightning in the video, but the ogre looks kind of cartooney with those unproportional mits of his. Also, i think he would look better while being humpbacked, rather than standing up perfectly straight.

[Dino]

Oh yeah, god, finally! Somebody made the ogres badass not stupid-fatass-idiots. Those are, by far, the best ogre models I've ever seen. They totally beat the gay ogres from WoW. Very very good. :D

[Dykunas]

Oh yeah, god, finally! Somebody made the ogres badass not stupid-fatass-idiots. Those are, by far, the best ogre models I've ever seen. They totally beat the gay ogres from WoW. Very very good. :D

What does wow have to do with anything?

[Talek]

Heh, it is an interesting way to substitute orcs from the first two gothics. Even though an enemy most of the time, some could speak human tongue.

Anyhow, they look like Gorro from Mortal Combat for some reason, save for multiple arms :).

[Dino]

What does wow have to do with anything?

I am only comparing the ogres from WoW which suck, with the ogres from Risen, which are kick-ass. Nothing more.

[RobinHood 13.]

I like the Ogre's look.
Usually they have a very "dumb" look, a bit overdone most of the time.
Here they're big and fierceful, like they should be.

[Maladiq]

Hey!, I managed to restrain myself from looking at the bestiary:D No more spoilers for me.§wink

[vivaxardas]

Hey!, I managed to restrain myself from looking at the bestiary:D No more spoilers for me.§wink

Same with me. ;) No go to the official web-site. :dnuhr: I want to learn what creatures are in Risen when I am actually playing the game.

[Dykunas]

I am only comparing the ogres from WoW which suck, with the ogres from Risen, which are kick-ass. Nothing more.

:rolleyes:

[Dino]

:rolleyes:

What's your problem man? Is it forbidden that I compare 2 damn ogre models? :rolleyes: NO!!! It's not. So just... bah! -_-"

[Powaz]

Piranha Fan-Art Portal has some more pictures of the ogre.

http://www.piranha-fanart-portal.de/include.php?path=content/content.php&contentid=314

The ogre in the fight screen looks good. :)

[Mage Master]

They look more like orcs the ogres to me. Still it is nice to have a bad-ass ogre in a game. most of the ogres in games suck.

oh... and where did you get the pick with that mineclarawer like thingy? I don't see it in the beastiary.

[Demonium]

This thing looks like an Orc...The model and the design of this Ogre overall, is the worst i have ever seen in a game...Even the Ogres of Gothic 3 were much better...

This is what i call "a well designed Ogre"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8j5fQhKI8I&feature=related

[Dykunas]

This is what i call "a well designed Ogre"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8j5fQhKI8I&feature=related

Now that's a really nice ogre (though clearly inspired by lotr)

Edit:

Talking about inspiration, the Risen ogre (http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/ogres166.php) reminds me of goro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GoroMKSM.jpg) from mortal combat :D

[Demonium]

Talking about inspiration, the Risen ogre (http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/ogres166.php) reminds me of goro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GoroMKSM.jpg) from mortal combat :D

From the first look it reminded me the Orcs from Gothic but you are right it looks like Goro but with ought the multiple hands! LOL :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJabP7XzZ30

[cifre]

...

This is what i call "a well designed Ogre"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8j5fQhKI8I&feature=related

Is this an ogre? to me it resembles more like an orc!!...

[Demonium]

Is this an ogre? to me it resembles more like an orc!!...

It depends...Mythological beasts like trolls, ogres, orcs, goblins are described with a different appearance in the mythology of each country...

The orcs from Lord of The Rings for example are completely different with the Ogre i posted from Project offset...

[cifre]

well, not that I want to start a fan-boy argue about LotR but if I am thinking on the Uruk Hai Orcs they look like that guy you posted in the link.
I mean is just my opinion, and like you said: "It depends.. " but depends on the artist point of view, cause in mythologies you don't find such creatures, correct me if I'm wrong but I know they're Tolkien's creatures.

[Demonium]

well, not that I want to start a fan-boy argue about LotR but if I am thinking on the Uruk Hai Orcs they look like that guy you posted in the link.
I mean is just my opinion, and like you said: "It depends.. " but depends on the artist point of view, cause in mythologies you don't find such creatures, correct me if I'm wrong but I know they're Tolkien's creatures.

Ogres, trolls and goblins are not Tolkiens creatures...if i am not mistaken...

I have seen a lot of those creatures in games and they look similar...So similar that personally i cant separate them...

But IMO that creature from Risen is horrible. Just not my taste. Too fake and not scary at all for its size...Plus its bad modeled and bad textured...

[cifre]

...
But IMO that creature from Risen is horrible. Just not my taste. Too fake and not scary at all for its size...Plus its bad modeled and bad textured...
I'm a morsel with that so I can't say nothing about it.
Demonium, what creature then do you like in risen so far? :)) I see you're always complaining about textures and models. :)

[Demonium]

I'm a morsel with that so I can't say nothing about it.
Demonium, what creature then do you like in risen so far? :)) I see you're always complaining about textures and models. :)

The ashbeasts, wolves, gnomes and Ghouls are looking good...
Humans look terrible, Ogres as well and the rest of the colorful strange looking beasts...

Truly the game looks very good and reminds a lot of G2, but the NPC models and most of the monsters are awfully designed...Perhaps just not my taste...

I like a lot the humans and the monsters from Arcania...;)

[UR1Z13L]

I think the npc are cool loking. I like them, and they look about 500 times better than g3's. They are like what g3 could have been if everybody in myrtana wasnt a skin head,sick from a nasty desease, or a dude with a mohawk....

[Powaz]

The slimy rotworms are here (http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/rotworms174.php). They look cool :A

[Propje]

Have any of you noticed that the ogre doesn't open his mouth or even move his lips when he makes that growling sound? I hope this is fixed in the game cause if either the beasts or the npc's make noise or talk without facial expressions it kinda sucks hard...

The rotworms look cool although it's a shame if they would be easy to defeat. They remind me of the swampsharks from gothic and those were some nasty beasts. :D They killed me immediatly when I attacked them the first time I saw them.

[SlamDunk]

The slimy rotworms are here (http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/rotworms174.php).
That's one nasty-looking scary thing :eek:

[UR1Z13L]

Lol they look very goood

[alyn26]

Clearly not very original. Rotworms=swampsharks
Gnomes=goblins
ogres=ogres from G3
ashbeast=shadowebast
that bird thing=scavenger

[UR1Z13L]

Yeah but they look koool. The ashbeast is not very much like the shadow beast, shadow beasts are kooler

[Demonium]

Clearly not very original. Rotworms=swampsharks
Gnomes=goblins
ogres=ogres from G3
ashbeast=shadowebast
that bird thing=scavenger

Yep i noticed too...

Only that
Rotworms look better than Swampsharks...
gnomes are cooler than goblins
Ogres from G3 looked better...the ones of Risen look like Orc warriors
shadowbeasts were better but ashbeast looks very good as well.
Scavengers in G3 were one of the most beautifully designed beasts in Gothic...that bird thing in Risen is a total crap...

[cifre]

ogres= (new) orc of risen.

I agree with the scavangers, it was less awkward to fight with a wingless... thing than to fight with an eagle/bird whatever is that beast's name.
Was the same shit with the dragons. When I sea a beast with wings, then I expect them to have an advantage like flying around you and throwing its beak towards you or flames or whatever you can imagine..

[TeLovesc]

wow those rotworms look nice ! cant wait to smash their ugly faces :D:D

[UR1Z13L]

Its says in the site that there easy to kill there not gona be ultra hardskinned like the ones in g1

[Mage Master]

Nice the beast remind me of the old gothic, especialy the background in the video of the rotworm. it reminds me of the waterfalls near the swap/sect camp.

And I don't know why most ppl see the ashbeasts as shadowbeasts, they have nothing in common except that they both like dark and shadowy places and their names sound alike.

[Powaz]

!

Oh and there's [url=http://www.piranha-fanart-portal.de/include.php?path=content/content.php&contentid=315]extra stuff (]The Ghouls[/url) about the rotworms too on the PB fanart portal

[SoM3]

About Ghul - It's just look bad when he is making all those noises and his mouth or nose doesn't move even a little bit. (In the end of the movie he finally do somthing with his face and it's looks seriously great.)

[UR1Z13L]

I dunno but the noises the creatures are making are somehow similiar not very much.... but still

[SlamDunk]

Looks like the ghoul is a ventriloquist.

In other words: more facial animation detail, thank you :)

[Demonium]

Yes, there was not any facial animation. I hope the rest of the NPCs will have some facial animations...

[WernerTWC]

Well, at least the ghoul looks better in motion, on the screens i didn't liked it.

[Propje]

Yes, there was not any facial animation. I hope the rest of the NPCs will have some facial animations...

Just like the ogre, no facial animation there either.

[Kirov Class]

I liked the Ogres. I hope they are intelligent as humans.

[Powaz]

Thunder Lizards :)

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/thunder-lizards246.php

[zarrkoff]

Thunder Lizards :)

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/thunder-lizards246.php

Me likes these a lot!

[Talek]

Their back somewhat reminds me of treants/dendroids :D.

A funny creature :D.

[Powaz]

I love this creature. I must praise Piranha Bytes again! These Thunder Lizards are so perfect for the fauna of the Risen world, they make everything look much more believable, they feel somehow alive.

[Demonium]

Thunder Lizards look cool. So there will be some Dinosaurs after all.
Dinosaurs fit the games of Piranha Bytes very much i should say.

I only hope those Thunder lizards will be huge as the description says
(10 meters long).

[Dykunas]

I have to say, this is my favorite creature so far. Looks very nice indeed and pretty unique also, with all that flora on the back :D

[Talek]

It occurred to me they could give quite a scare while you`re scouting Faranga at night XD.

Imagine a large grassy mound of a beast lying before you and you trying to climb up on it, before realizing that it will eat you the moment it wakes up :D.

[WernerTWC]

Imagine a large grassy mound of a beast lying before you and you trying to climb up on it, before realizing that it will eat you the moment it wakes up :D.

:D Funny to imagine! ... So finally we got mounts (with "auto-steering" included, yay!) ;)

And yes, ... looks really cool! I hope at least for some variations of it (maybe 3, just with kinda other plants on it, could also work for different regions, ... a "swamp thunder lizard", a "forrest thunder lizard" and so on).

[TeLovesc]

very original i must say ! only 3 months left ! cant wait !!!!

[UR1Z13L]

The island will turn out to be a giant thunder lizard :dnuhr:

[Demonium]

The island will turn out to be a giant thunder lizard :dnuhr:

And the volcano will be its ass...:p

[SacredGamer]

That Thunder Lizard looks very beast like.
I can see the pictures dropping off the wall, when he bangs his tail.
SubWoffers:D

[Kirov Class]

Meh. Boring. That is all I have to say about the thunder Lizard.

[Dino]

Thunder Lizards :)

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/thunder-lizards246.php

Oh man, why did I have to click that? §cry now this ruins all the fun...

Well anyway, those lizards look awesome.

[foobar]

Kate Moss has been published on the beastiary:

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/skeletons337.php

[Talek]

LOL @ Foobar :D.

I feel rickrolled by Risen :P

[Powaz]

Wow, this time they really made it much better, the video I mean :eek:

[Maladiq]

Wow, this time they really made it much better, the video I mean :eek:

Yeah, indeed, those skeletons are agile little bastards:eek:

[RobinHood 13.]

I liked how the thunder lizard smashed their tales making the earth tremble. Hopefully they use that to attack with.
Skeletons seems indeed fast and agile (good for surprise attacks?), and I like their armor. In G3 they looked weak, here they're alot more frightening.

[Maladiq]

I remember skeletons in G1, they were horrible, blocking every almost every hit. If you give the agility too, they will be a nightmare. And too difficutl opponents result in frustration instead of fun.

[Dykunas]

I remember skeletons in G1, they were horrible, blocking every almost every hit. If you give the agility too, they will be a nightmare. And too difficutl opponents result in frustration instead of fun.

Some frustration is always in order, because it usually equals to twice the ammount of feeling of acomplishment, which is a very nice feeling :) .

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The skeletons look pretty good, with little touches on detail like those skulls hanging on the belt. Though i'm hoping for at least a few variations in design to spice up the atmosphere.

[Maladiq]

Some frustration is always in order,


Exactly, some. In notr you had to load 5-10 times to kill a damn boar or defeat an npc in the beginning.

[Dykunas]

Exactly, some. In notr you had to load 5-10 times to kill a damn boar or defeat an npc in the beginning.

I actually found notr challange refreshing, though i would agree that the beginning of that game could of been more user friendly (i hate this term).

[Maladiq]

more user friendly (i hate this term).

"more accessible opponents" would do the trick:)

[4ltair]

Yep, nice looking skeletons we have here :)!

@Maladiq

You found the difficulty of NotR was a little over the top?
Come on, i know you can do better than that :), a little optimal play and NotR is just as difficult in order to have a great time.

[Schattengreif]

Though i'm hoping for at least a few variations in design to spice up the atmosphere.
In the first scene of the video you can see another type of skeleton in the background - with no armor and a different weapon.

[Talek]

Hmm, maybe Skeletons will be similar to NPCs in that they will be able to pick up weapons from the ground? :P

[Dykunas]

Hmm, maybe Skeletons will be similar to NPCs in that they will be able to pick up weapons from the ground? :P

That reminds me of the peculiar behaviour of the undead in G3, when they would form a circle around you and your combatant while simultaneously applauding every successful blow :D

[jimokalos]

Risen Beastiary (http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/en/risen/bestiary.php)



There's a beastiary on the official Risen site, there will be an update every week. Discuss!

So the title of the island region in Risen world is revealed - Faranga Islands.

Hmm,those beasts are look like they are from dinosaur age. :) Cool

[Kostaz]

Just like a guy from RPGWatch I wonder if Skeletons will bleed:p

[Powaz]

Just like a guy from RPGWatch I wonder if Skeletons will bleed:p

Well it's quite logical as one guy at RPGWatch said. It's not blood it's red bone marrow. :D

[Kostaz]

Will we be able to poison them?:D

Anyway getting back on topic I love the Bestiary till now.

[Maladiq]

That reminds me of the peculiar behaviour of the undead in G3, when they would form a circle around you and your combatant while simultaneously applauding every successful blow :D

That would be cool:p


Will we be able to poison them?:D

Anyway getting back on topic I love the Bestiary till now.

And of course, a logical issue raised. Agree with that, skeletons should be imune to poison and very resistant to arrows.

[SacredGamer]

The Beastiary sounds great.
Nice variouty of creatures.

[foobar]

And there go (literally, because they're ratites) the sea volchers:

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/sea-volchers362.php

[emperorzorn]

And there go (literally, because they're ratites) the sea volchers:

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/sea-volchers362.php

Volchers.... is this the actual name of the creature or did they just misspell Vultures ?

I'm pretty sure they are called Seegeier(seavultures) in the german version.
I dont get why they receive a unique name instead of the literal translation,
but that is just me.

[foobar]

I wondered about that myself. The only thing Google came up with is this: http://www.pbase.com/pitsaman/image/77456375

[SacredGamer]

Thanks Foobar.
I was wondering when they were going to detail this beast.
It says there very sneaky, so I'll be keeping an eye out for that;)

[Kostaz]

Thanks foobar.
I'm not sure I like it's wings but I can live with it.

[Maladiq]

Weird name... Funny thing is that it is read the same way "vulture" is.

[SlamDunk]

I really like the shadowing in the sea volchers clip.

By the way... download links for WMV versions of Rotworms (http://www.gameswelt.de/downloads/popup/kochmedia/0-/rpb/videos/rotworm.zip) and Ogres (http://www.gameswelt.de/downloads/popup/kochmedia/0-/rpb/videos/oger.zip) do not work.

I also had to change download link for Ghoules from /guhl.zip to /ghul.zip to get it to work, so maybe those two clips above also have wrong link names.

[foobar]

By the way... download links for WMV versions of Rotworms (http://www.gameswelt.de/downloads/popup/kochmedia/0-/rpb/videos/rotworm.zip) and Ogres (http://www.gameswelt.de/downloads/popup/kochmedia/0-/rpb/videos/oger.zip) do not work.

Works for me. :dnuhr:

Which mirror do you get assigned when you click on "Download". Mine was Frankfurt and it worked.

[SlamDunk]

When I click on the download link on the Bestiary page it opens into another tab and instead of the familiar green download text there is this in red: Fehler beim Download! Datei ist nicht verfügbar. Google translator tells me it means that the file is not available.

[foobar]

When I click on the download link on the Bestiary page it opens into another tab and instead of the familiar green download text there is this in red: Fehler beim Download! Datei ist nicht verfügbar. Google translator tells me it means that the file is not available.

Yes, that translation is accurate. Which language version of the blog are you using? I tried the UK version and it worked.

DS had some troubles with links in their blogs in the past so if we find out where they need to look, I'll let them know to fix it.

[SlamDunk]

Found working links with correct filenames for both Rotworm and Ogre videos from the US version.

So, now the download links for Rotworm and Ogre videos work on other language pages, but I had to add _esrb to the filename (rotworm_esrb.zip instead of rotworm.zip and oger_esrb.zip instead of oger.zip).

There's some work to do for the webmaster(s) :)

[Powaz]

This bird looks actually way better than the scavergers of Gothic, but what I really dig in this monster are those animations, great work really. ;)

[UR1Z13L]

Yei this creature has cool sound unlike the other guyz in the beastiary

[SlamDunk]

Wolf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcjoxomlnaY&hd=1

http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/wolves414.php

[SacredGamer]

Thanks.
Wolves they seem average, they sound like dogs.:rolleyes:
Maybe when they've updated the Beastiary Profile I'll learn about them properly.

[Powaz]

Beware! The wild boars (http://risen.deepsilver.com/blog/pages/posts/wild-boars504.php)!

:D

Seriously I hated the boars in all Gothic games, even the ones in Night of the Raven.
They could easily rip you apart in the beginning of the game.
Not to mention the wild boars of Gothic 3, which were the most fearsome enemies in the game. :D

[cifre]

...
Not to mention the wild boars of Gothic 3, which were the most fearsome enemies in the game. :D
they're disputing the title with the pack of wolves. I hated more the wolves than the boars.

[Powaz]

they're disputing the title with the pack of wolves. I hated more the wolves than the boars.

Yes, I fully agree. The wolves in Gothic 3 were just deadly even for a powerful hero.
After the community patch boars became easy pray but the wolves are still dangerous as hell.

[SacredGamer]

These sound deadly.
I'll be definately using my bow and arrow from a distance.

[Powaz]

I think many of us still have a bone to pick with boars in general. :D