New Dom3 races! Post suggestions here!

deccan · #1 October 19th, 2004, 09:27 AM

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Edi said:
*kills deccan*

Cohen · #2 October 19th, 2004, 01:05 PM

I'd like to see a Tibetan Monk race with warrior monks, and ascets, and they can call in aid the powerful mystical tapyrs (that once they were bigger and gifted with uber intelligence and magical powers).

Kristoffer O · #3 October 19th, 2004, 01:18 PM

Uberintelligent TAPYRS of vast magical powers is a must in any good fantasygame.

. They are not yet implemented. Until it is you'll have to do with the Catoblepas.

Tibetans never were warrior monks and tapyrs live in South America unless I'm mistaken

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BTW, have you ever seen the burial of a tibetan monk. Carrion birds eat the dead monk while the other monks sit and watch. It's a rather ghastly show, even on film.

Hakko · #4 October 19th, 2004, 01:38 PM

Warrior traditions in Tibet stem from the pre-Buddhist Bon religion. There is a strong strain of shamanistic demon worship in Tibet even today.

A Kabbalistic nation might work: strong astral and earth (golem construction) and a strong line in angelology, good research and priests, weak conventional troops. Flavor troops might be beefed up slingers, zealots, spearmen, rabbis, Masters of the Zohar, Anointed Champion, etc.

Gandalf Parker · #5 October 19th, 2004, 02:03 PM

There is another direction we could come at this from. Im trying to come up with a missing "Category" and drawing a blank. What niche would a new nation fill? Or what niche is abit light in its coverage? We seem to have adequate options for:....
flying
undead
high defense
high research
high offense
heat
cold
water
reptile
avian
amphibian
religious power
swarm tactics
barbarian horde tactics
stealth tactics

OK a 3rd water nation will be good. That will provide some variety to games.

The only one I can come up with would be one trying to make more use of mounted troops.

Kristoffer O · #6 October 19th, 2004, 02:42 PM

Hmm, interesting. I've never heard of the Bon religion. Is it prehistoric? Oral tradition? Connections with Shambala myth?

Do you know any good sources?

Kristoffer O · #7 October 19th, 2004, 02:44 PM

Found some sites and books on the net. Thanks anyway!

Calistas · #8 October 19th, 2004, 03:18 PM

Ninjas and Pirates of course!

Pocus · #9 October 20th, 2004, 09:05 AM

a pre-renaissance gnomish nation, with muskets, black power bombs, zeppelins, steam catapults, etc.
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Hakko · #10 October 20th, 2004, 10:36 AM

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Pocus said:
a pre-renaissance gnomish nation, with muskets, black power bombs...

Wouldn't that make more sense as a "Black Panther" theme for Machaka. Fight da Power! Down wit' OPP!