Paper, Rock, Marignon!

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Originally posted by HotNifeThruButr:
Sure, I've got no problems with nations being dramatically different, but I think they should be based around rational concepts. Nothing like the killer dominions.

"I've got an idea! We have this theme that uses hordes of free troops! Because they're free, you don't need scales to support them, so they'll have a beefy SC Pretender ALL THE TIME! Oh, and their dominion KILLS EVERYONE, so armies can't invade without nature magic or fay boars! And when they do, the land is TOTALLY USELESS because EVERYONE'S DEAD!"

Except not.

1) Ashen Ermor is quite rational. Powerful death magic begets undead.

2) Having everyone die is definitely not "free"!

3) The dominion doesn't kill everyone. As mentioned already, there are many of ways to overcome lack of supply, and the dominion doesn't kill troops, nor inconvenience leaders, or any of the many units who need not eat, or who generate supplies.

4) Unpopulated lands are far from totally useless. They can still be full of magic sites which can be more valuable than population. They also serve as obstacles to food-eating armies led by inexperienced players.

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