Here are a few of my favorite Pretenders . . .
(Damn, if I get that damn song in my head now . . . )
Anyway, some of these may be present in Dom I, so please pardon any redundancy. I have lists of what spells and items are new, but don't have anything listing which Pretenders have been added. This is also
nowhere near a complete list. Even though I've been playing and playing and playing, there are still so many Pretender options that I haven't had a chance to sample them all. Here are some of my favs though, along with the specific ones you're asking about
:
The ***** Queen: An ancient werewolf alpha-***** who receives support from her pack during combat. She can appear either as the Crone (with full spell-casting powers) or transform instantly (and will do so automatically if wounded in melee) into her Werewolf form (which comes with terrific combat abilities).
The Lichs: There are several varieties of Lich, including a Sauromancer Lich. They may be highly flamable, but they're awesome as long as nobody has a match. Their magic combined with their immortality means they really can dominate a battlefield.
The Allfather: There's no Fenrir Ulf Pretender I know of, unfortunately (although you can wear his pelt as an item
). Wotan himself makes an appearance, however. He comes with Air and Death magic, a flying eight-legged horse, only one eye, and is stealthy.
The Phoenix: Immortal fire-bird. OK, it's a bird thing, but I love the Phoenix.
The Ghost King: Equipped with a Rod of Death and with a legion of ghosts that appear when his Dominion is strong, he's back to reclaim his old turf. Let's hope Nixon doesn't try the same thing!
The Vampire Queen: Ethereal, flying, and much tougher than that poser Elizabeth of Batheny, she has vampires who will appear to aid her within her Dominion. She's also immortal, stealthy, and regenerates!
The Lord of the Wild: This may be who you are thinking of for Pangaea, or possibly his descendent in the design process. He is a bit tired of this failed experiment called "civilization" and has decided to put an end to it. He attracts maenids in huge numbers and has Blood and Nature magic. He also is stealthy and a beserker. Oh, and he has an awesome set of antlers. Cernunnos is back, and he's spoiling for a Wild Hunt!
The Freak Lord: He's pretty much like the archmage (10 points per magic path) but he rides a giant Freak that changes from nation to nation. He's a super freak, super freak, he's super freaky!
The Jade Emperor: You can see him in one of the screenshots just added. He's the big fellow in the Chinese robes. He is the ruler of T'ien Ch'i and comes equipped with suitable powers. He's a nice balance between the pure magic types like the archmage and the heavy combat types like the wyrm.
The Monolith: I'm throwing this one in for my partner, the Giraffe. She won her first game with the Monolith, which is a powerful but immobile rock. It's a big rock. It's a smart rock. It will, it will . . . ROCK YOU! (OK, that's over the line, but I couldn't help it.
) Big time magical skills and near-indestructability neatly balance out the fact it can't move until you research Teleport and the like for it.
A half-dragon, half-demon Pretender isn't ringing a bell right now, but I could easily be overlooking somebody. Possibily somebody from a specific nation?
New Pretenders?
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