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(Originally posted by Nazgul)

Here are a few comments from Producer Garrett Graham, on the official PoR message boards.

NPCs: NPCs have a set level they start with. They also have higher level states that they can be found in, depending on when you come back to them. NPCs you find early in the game will start at low levels, but have three other (higher) levels you can find them at. NPCs you find near the end of the game might only have one other higher level you could find them at. So NPC Johnny X could be 4th level when I first find him or 8th, 12th or 16th level if I come back later with a higher level party. This is just a made up example - its different for each character.

The Demo: We want the demo to be a good representation of the game and we don't want it to be buggy. If you release it before the game is done, it might not be an accurate representation and it takes a *lot* of work to debug it. By waiting until the game is done, we (and therefore you) get a better demo.

Intraparty dialog: Some people really like that feature, others were very unhappy to have the game force them to give up a character they had grown attached to and spent time developing. Early on, the guys making the decisions went with no intra-party dialog. You make the decisions on your character's personalities and whether or not they stay in the party.

Male/female Relationships: One male NPC (who can join your party) was treated quite poorly by his former girlfriend. Once he's in the party, you can decide how he deals with this betrayal.

There was a couple (they are both dead now) who left notes for each other which the PC's find.

That's it. PoR is not about relationships; straight, gay or otherwise. No one in the game is assigned a sexuality, so its left up to your imagination.

No one in the game is identified married. This does not mean we discriminate against, or hate married people. No one in the game is identified as a Christian, Muslim, Buddhist or Wiccan. This does not mean we discriminate against, or hate, any of these groups of people.

When this game was made, it was made as a fantasy RPG/Adventure game. That was all it was made to be. We don't promote or discriminate, for or against, any group, because that is not what the game is about.

I understand your frustration - I've seen a lot of hatred, not only on the Forum, but in life as well - but PoR is just going to be a Dungeons and Dragons game.