Ammon Kush: The Skeleton Coast.

[HoneyBadger]

EDIT-please read! I've got enough finished on this one, that I've decided to go ahead and finish it myself, so it's officially no longer a Placeholder-Nation, and now joins the glorious ranks of a definite project. Procrastination aside, I should have it done sometime before Christmas, but should I disappear from these hallowed forums for an entire year, it's free-graphics included-for anyone to do whatever you like with them. By then, they'll probably need updated, anyway...

Based on historical Nubia with Egyptian elements (difficult to separate the two!), strong elements-especially names of heroes and creatures-taken from Charles R Saunders' 'Imaro' trilogy (as a direct homage, since the somewhat ill-fated series deserves a bit more popularity-hopefully Mr. Saunders won't mind.), as well as biblical Ammon, the Hyksos people, the Mali people, and with minor Greek elements.

It should be noted, by the way, that the Nubians at Nabta Playa constructed one of the first megalithic archeoastronomical devices (think Stonehenge as a calendar/star-charting device), approximately 1000 years before Stonehenge was built-it's from this that I draw their links to the night sky.

I've done some editing recently, to make these even more politically correct, as well as slightly more aesthetically pleasing:



I am still working on this and my other mods, but that's a little like saying the ocean hasn't dried out yet...

This is an LA Nation that started out EA, but I couldn't find a purpose for it to exist in EA. So I'm adapting the original concepts into the LA, to present a fairly evil Nation of Undead and Demons, which are defending their homeland against the *other* evils of the Late Era.

The idea is that this mod represents a pre-colonial, pre-(and in some sense, post)-apocalyptic "new world" (in this case, a mythical Africa), who's residents are engaged in not only expanding their empire, but also protecting their lands from would-be despoilers, and improving their primitive technological base through the application of human ingenuity, as well as some bizarre ancient artifacts that have survived for unknown millenia.

Description: Ammon Kush: A vast, rich land of endless greenery ruled over by fell and terrible giants, has suffered predation from the hands of despotic kings and would-be conquerors for thousands of years. Ancient Sauromatia conquered parts of it, and held them for a time, leaving their gods and legends and ruins behind. Arcoscepalie and old Ermor both fought wars against the squabbling kingdoms of the Ammon Giants, but were driven out by the many dangers of the proud and savage land. Never before has all the Ammon Kush been united under a single ruler-it's people are too disparate and too different, the giant kings of Ammon too proud and hostile to one another to work together-but now the danger is too great. Evil walks the land in numbers never seen, and the choice for every Nation is "Ally and be strong, or fall and be forgotten". So all the peoples of Ammon, driven by desperation, have come together and embraced a new way, resting all their hopes of glory, freedom, and simple survival on their faith in the Awakened God.

Desire: To create a Giant-centric Nation that can hold it's own in the Late Era, *without* advanced weaponry/armour, unbeatable PD, or over-the-top creatures/sacreds.

Starting Army:
10 Damaw
10 Damiw
Zaty.
Nubian Scout.

PD: 1-20 = 2xDamew, 1xZaty. 21+ = 1xDamaw + 1xDamiw, 1xQore

Starting Sites: (Note-Ammon Kush will get more starting gem production than any other LA Nation. This is meant to be both a benefit, and an attraction to other Nations, since with Ammon's weak PD and starting army, they'll be very vulnerable to rushes, unless they choose the powerful but costly Banefire Engine Pretender. To compensate for the bonus, they also start with a site that increases Misfortune, making it more difficult for them to recruit their very powerful heroes and multiheroes.)

Nabta Playa. 2 Astral
Onyx Pyramid. 1 Death
The Mines of Zinj: 1 Air, 1 Earth, 1 Fire.
Skeleton Coast: 1 Water, 1 Death, Increases Misfortune.

Units:
Blemmyes: Hp. 20 Size. 3 Str. 18 Att. 8 Def. 8 Prot 2 (2) Mv. 12 (3) Mor. 99 MR. 8 Weapons: Fist, Bite. Armour: None. Mindless. If GoRed, Blemmyes have 0 Leadership.
Gold: 40 Res. 1

Daku.
Firstform: Hp 16, Size 2, Str 16, Att 9, Def 9, Prot 6 (6), Mor 9, MR 7,
Mv 16(2), Prec 6. Weapons: Trample, Bite. Armour: None. Patrol bonus (2), Berserk (0).
Waterform: Hp 16, Size 2, Str 16, Att 9, Def 12, Prot 6 (6), Mor 9, MR 9,
Mv 9(1), Prec 6. Weapons: Bite Armour: None. Berserk (0). Amphibious, Self Healing.

Medjay: Hp. 14 Size. 3 Str. 14 Att. 12 Def. 12 Prot. 6 (3) Mv. 10 Mor. 30 MR. 12 Weapons: Bronze Battleaxe (Dmg. 5) Armour: Leather Kilt (Prot. 5), Bronze Shield. Undead, Sacred. Defensive Bonus (2)
Gold: 60 Res. 9

Ka Guardian: (Capital Only) Hp. 15 Size. 3 Str. 15 Att. 14 Def. 14 Prot. 10 (3) Mv. 10 Mor. 30 MR. 15 Weapons: Bronze Khopesh (Dmg. 6) Armour: Ancient Bronze Armour (Prot. 7), Ancient Bronze Helmet (7), Bronze Shield. Undead, Sacred, Defensive Bonus (6).
Gold: 90 Res. 18

Damaw. Stats:
Hp. 10 Size. 2 Str. 10 Att. 10 Def. 11 Prot. 2 (0) Mv. 10 (2) Mor. 9 MR. 9 Prec. 10. Weapons: Spear, Sling (25 ammo).
Armour: Kurta (Prot 2), Keffiyeh (Prot 2).

Damew.
Stats: Hp. 10 Size. 2 Str. 10 Att. 10 Def. 10 Prot. 2 (0) Mv. 10 (2) Mor. 9 MR. 9 Prec. 10. Weapons: Mace. Armour: Kurta, Keffiyeh, Buckler.

Damiw. Hp. 10 Size. 2 Str. 10 Att. 10 Def. 8 Prot. 2 (0) Mv. 10 (2) Mor. 9 MR. 9 Prec. 10. Weapons: Tabar Zin. Armour: Kurta, Keffiyeh.

Irtjet.
Stats: Hp. 10 Size. 2 Str. 10 Att. 11 Def. 12 Prot. 6 (0) Mv. 12 (3) Mor. 11 MR. 10 Prec. 10. Weapons: Assegai. Armour: Bronze Cap, Keffiyeh, Adarga (shield).

Hykso.
Stats: Hp. 10 Size. 2 Str. 10 Att. 12 Def. 10 Prot. 6 (0) Mv. 12 (3) Mor. 12 MR. 10 Prec. 10. Weapons: Scimitar
Armour: Bronze Cap, Keffiyeh, Adarga (shield).

Pitati.
Stats: Hp. 10 Size. 2 Str. 10 Att. 10 Def. 10 Prot. 6 (0) Mv. 12 (3) Mor. 11 MR. 10 Prec. 10. Weapons: Short Bow, Jambiya (Dmg. 2). Armour: Bronze Cap, Keffiyeh.

Tjemeh.
Stats: Hp. 10 Size. 2 Str. 11 Att. 12 Def. 12 Prot. 13 (0) Mv. 10 (2) Mor. 12 MR. 10 Prec. 8. Weapons: Sarissa
Armour: Full Bronze Plate, Full Bronze Helmet, Thurios (shield).

Ammon Warrior-Huge purple skinned giants (standard Jotun size) with strange amber eyes, who have allied themselves with Kush. Ammon Giants tattoo themselves from the tops of their heads to the bottoms of their feet in bright purple dyes, the tattoos displaying fierce beasts, their family lineage, and their personal deeds. They also file their teeth into razor-sharp fangs. Warriors arm themselves with two massive maces carved from solid stone, and helmets and armour crafted from the heavy bones of large animals and unlucky humans that they've eaten. Ammon Giants are the spawn of ancient demons, and can be damaged by holy magic.
Hp. 36 Siz. 4 Str. 21 Att. 12, Def. 12, Prot. 14 (6), Mor. 12 MR. 12 Mv. 16/2. Prec. 10 Weapons: Stone Mace (Dmg. 5), Stone Mace (Dmg. 5) Armour: Bone Armour (Prot. 8) Skull Helmet (Prot. 9) Ambidextrous (4)
Gold 55, Resources 15. Gluttony (4) Darkvision (100) Berserk (0) Demon.

Oryx Guard.
Firstform: Hp. 4 Siz. 4 Str. 21 Att. 15, Def. 14, Prot. 17 (6), Mor. 12 MR. 12 Mv. 16/2. Prec. 10 Weapons: Sling, 6 ammo. Armour: Bronze Brigandine (Prot 13) Skull Helmet (Prot. 9), Bronze Shield. Ambidextrous (4)
Gluttony (4) Darkvision (100) Demon.
Secondform: Hp. 36 Siz. 4 Str. 21 Att. 15, Def. 14, Prot. 17 (6), Mor. 50 (berserk) MR. 12 Mv. 16/2. Prec. 10 Weapons: Bronze Mace (Dmg. 7). Armour: Bronze Brigandine (Prot 13) Skull Helmet (Prot. 9), Bronze Shield. Ambidextrous (4)
Gluttony (4) Darkvision (100) Berserk (0) Demon.

Commanders:
Nubian Scout

Zaty (commander)
Ammon Kandake (Ammon High Priestess)
Qore (Priestess)
Ammon King.

Ammon Ophiuchi: Mage-priests of the Ammon Kush, and followers of the Old Ways. Huge (standard Jotun sized) purple skinned, heavily tattoo'd warrior-shamans with strange amber eyes, they arm themselves with an enormous magical bone rattle that causes Decay to whatever it strikes, scale armour made from human skullbones, and a full helmet fashioned from the skull of a wildebeast. Instead of left arms, they have 2 huge black asps which do deadly poison damage. They have Death1/Nature1/Holy1, Regeneration (5%) and Healing (5) and are considered to be demons.
Hp. 45 Siz. 4 Str. 26 Att. 15, Def. 12, Prot. 15 (6), Mor. 15 MR. 16 Mv. 16/2. Prec. 10 Weapons: Death Rattle (Dmg 5, Magical, Decay), Asp Arm (2 attacks, Dmg 3 No Str. Armour Neg. Strong Poison.) Armour: Bone Scale (Prot. 8) Beast Helmet (Prot. 10) Sacred.
Gold 350, Resources 25. Gluttony (4)
Poor Leader, Average Undead Leader.

Ammon Bana-Gui. (mage)

Summons:

Gorgops: Size 5, waterform trampler (better in the water than on land), Patrol Bonus (5), Berserk (5) Fear (5), Recuperates damage/Regenerates in the water.

Hibi: amphibious spirit.

Izingogo. Blood Summons animal.

Tuyobene. Undead. Sacred. Lifedrain Bite, Stealth, Regeneration +10, Recuperation, No Need to Eat, Darkvision 100%, Cold Res 100%, Poison Res 100%. Bronze Glaive, Buckler, Nzappa Zap.

Tuyobene Tyerkao. Mounted commander of the Tuyobene.

Nandi. Ground Sloth.

Ophiuchus: Unique summon. The Ophiuchus is the essential spirit of a constellation in the night's sky, worshipped and feared by the Ammon Giants. This is a giant being of shadow, it's body defined by bright pinpricks of light, like a starry night sky. Wrapped around it's wrists, it holds the twin heads of a ghostly amphisbaena. It gains considerable power in darkness (+10) and is immortal and etherial. It has Fear (+3), Astral 5, Nature 3, Death 3, Stealth (30). It also has Healing (100). It can attack twice in one round with the amphisbaena, each head doing armour-piercing magical damage and deadly poison.
Hp. 120 Siz. 6 Str. 20 Att. 20, Def. 20, Prot. 0 (0), Mor. 30 MR. 20 Mv. 15/3 (fly). Prec. 15 Weapons: Amphisbaena (2 attacks, magical, deadly poison, damage 15 no Str.). Gold 0, Resources 0. Thaumaturgy 9, Astral 6, 1/50 Astral Gems.

Mashataan. Horror Commander.

Irimu Tsavo. Blood summon: 2 headed lion-demon weirdness.

Vembi. National Horror.

Iron Viper.

Heroes:
Imaro
Mwami Ruanda.
Thutanas.
King Alara.
Sundiata Keita.

Multiheroes:
Mangabaan: Immortal, Size 3, HP. 30 Str. 24 Prot. 20, Holy 1, Earth 4, Superior Leader, Fire Res 50%, Cold Res 50%, Poison Res 50%, Shock Res 50%. Sacred. 2 Magical Fist attacks (x3 vs demons).
Cloud Strider
Erriten Sorceror
Bahindhya Snake Charmer
Mawambututssi.

Pretender: Banefire Engine (aka absolutely the latest in home security systems).
Unique. Hp. 150 Siz. 6 Str. 25 Att. 16 Def. 8 Prot. 24 (24) Mor. 30 MR. 18 Mv. Immobile, no Teleport. Prec. 16 Weapons: Moon Bite x 4 (double damage to magical beings), Banefire Strike. Armour: None. Inanimate, NNE, 100% Fire Res. 100% Poison Res. Fear (0) Banefire Aura. Heat Aura (5) Patrol Bonus (30). Darkvision (100%). Ambidextrous (4). 4 misc slots.
Earth 1, Death 1. Dominion 1. Cost: 250.