Did we just get stoned?

 Given that the goal for Epimetheus is to become the greatest MMORPG Sandbox of all time, we realized it might be prudent to solidify our foundation. What good structure, built before the industrial era, didn't have a stone foundation? Heck, what is nearly every castle ever known built from? That's right: STONE.

We all remember the tale of the three pigs. Ya know, there were three little porkers that built their homes from different materials. One used straw, another sticks and the last bricks. Well bricks are just a man-made, or in this case pig-made, type of stone. Seriously, dirt, clay and rocks really are the same thing but in different forms. Kind of like water, steam and ice are the same thing yet different.

However, there are an exhausting amount of stone types out there. So we decided to limit the types of stone to just a handful. We might add to the list eventually, but we wanted to...well, get a solid foundation started. So the wolves of the world can huff and puff all they want, but they won't blow our house down.

In game these stones will be used to craft statues, figurines, tools, furniture and used to build structures. With seventeen types, and most of them have some color variations, we feel that is quite a bit of variety. Do you feel we missed anything? Mind you these are real-world stones. We have yet to include our own unique stone types. Do you have any ideas for a magical stone? If so, just comment below, we would love to hear what you have to say.