Malazan Mod concept

[Teraswaerto]

Lots of random picks are more powerful than lots of picks in predetermined paths, so you probably should make the High Mages more expensive than the mere number of magic picks would suggest.

Maybe you could set the mod in the time before Laseen's rule (and before Dancer and Kellanved gained mastery over the T'lan Imass too, since including them would make the mod pretty impossible to balance). Dancer and Surly could be in as assassin-mage heroes, Kellanved as a high mage hero and Dassem Ultor as a warrior hero. This would avoid any issues with the Hounds of Shadow, since they wouldn't be active yet.

Just some ideas.