dragon master

[HoneyBadger]

Personally, I think the spell itself should be canned and replaced by a Pretender ability and maybe an artifact, but that's just me.

[Wish]

not a bad idea.

[HoneyBadger]

Mind you, drakes should be made better, or atleast more accessible, in some fashion. They're neat units! I'd just like to see the whole concept improved to the point where people don't feel the "solution" aka the spell "Dragon Mastery" is a rip-off (and it is).

Maybe we could have some (or more, if I've missed them) magic sites that allow the recruitment of drakes? Or mod command that allows one to create a mage that specializes in summoning a specific type of unit (like druids and vine-men/vine-ogres) and apply that to each type of drake. Or both, just because I like drakes. Such features/abilities would make a spell like "Dragon Mastery" excellent, if it stacked. Or add a drake version of the Vine-Ogre, where the spell would let you summon additional, more powerful versions of drakes? In the process, making it clear that drakes are *not* dragons-just, perhaps, related. It would save so much philosophical angst.

I still think the name is unfortunate, though, and the main problem, dragons being such major hitters in mythology. It's a bit like calling anyone who owns a fire-arm a Marine-it's not only inaccurate, it's emotionally dangerous in it's inaccuracy.

[Olive]

Thinking about "Dragon Mastery", it's sad that no abysian mage is able to cast it, as it's one of the nations who would benefit the most from summoning drakes. Maybe it would be nice to add one random slot to their F3H3 mages (Nature, Earth, Fire, Death). So they have a chance to cast dragon master - and a chance to be able to cast their national summons, as none of their mages is able to do that.

[Kristoffer O]

Gosh! Olive is Thulsa Doom! I bow my head in awe!

Is dragon mastery a rip-off?

Anyone mastering ducks should want to call their power something greater. Ducks are silly, dragons are mighty. Who would you master? (Sorry for not being entirely serious ).

[Olive]

Hehe, Thulsa Doom was my first pretender in Dom2 Mp Games. The hopes I puted in him was as high as the number of afflictions he collected.

No, Dragon Mastery isn't a rip-off imho, it should be cool with some nations (Abysia, Jotun, maybe Caelum). But it can't be cast by Abysian or Caelian mages without empowerment.

But it's still possible do dedicate a pretender for summonong drakes (don't know ift's worth the invest).

[Ironhawk]

Kristoffer O said:
Is dragon mastery a rip-off?

Yes, Dragon Mastery is definitely a rip-off. Its cost is too high, its bonus too low, and its paths all wrong.

[Kristoffer O]

Aha, that kind of rip-off. I thought you meant a plagiate.

[quantum_mechani]

Ironhawk said:

Yes, Dragon Mastery is definitely a rip-off. Its cost is too high, its bonus too low, and its paths all wrong.

Pretty correct, needing 4 nature magic and that much research, it's doubtful how often it would get used even at 1 gem.