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Old April 2nd, 2006, 07:33 AM

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So, i've been hearing about this new nation they're adding called Sauromatia. I'm not sure what to think about them yet. For instance, are they about snakes or (more) lizard-people or dinosaurs?

I think the addition of some dinosaurs would be pretty cool. I've made a little mod for Doms 2 that adds some dinosaur units, but lets just say my sprite drawing skills are not the best . The addition of a dinosaur theme or nation is all that this game is missing (I mean, they have Terrasques, illithids and vampires for goodness sake ) There are so many options in the game, that I could make an army based soly on lion-only units and still have a a varied army. But sadly dinosaurs are not included.

I'm hoping that the Sauromatia nation/theme will be based around dinosaurs. I guess I just have a thing for them. Could one of the designers shed some light on this? Nothing too revealing, but maybe a gist of what Sauromatia is themed around?
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Old April 2nd, 2006, 07:54 AM
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Tribes resembling the Scythians and amazons described by Herodotos with a dominionesque twist. Mounted tribes using horses and lizards. Androphags and manslayers, soothsayers and transvestite enaries.
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Sounds like an evil petting zoo.
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And, let me guess, they have magic similar to serpent cult Pythium?
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Nope. The witch kings who introduced cannibalism and manflaying to the androphags are powerful death mages. The warrior sorceresses on the other hand have retained some nature and water magic from their amazon past.
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Hmm death, nature, water to a lizard/amazon nation?
I can see some role-playing there. Definetly fits some ladies I know. Lots of female pretender choices for that one I hope.
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Sounds a bit like Miasma C'tis...but how does flaying translate into a magic skill?

Sauromatia sounds...somewhat twisted.
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Hmm, not what I was expecting, but cool none the less .

Not to sound redundant, but I still think a dino-based nation or theme would be awesome. Maybe for Machaka or Mictlan, since neither of them have a special theme, and both are tribal societies that are similar to ones found in books like the Lost World.

Just a thought. I'm sure the game's going to be awesome no matter what
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Well, this sounds exciting.

Hi, folks, by the way. I've had a long hiatus from the forums here, but I'm happy to report I'll be on a bit more now with the impending release of Dom III.

If anyone remembers me or cares, that is.
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