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Articun
Supreme Hero
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posted February 03, 2016 02:04 PM |
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But what about more restricted Factions like Academy, Haven, Fortress and Inferno?
Necropolis, Stronghold, even Sylvan can be made diverse and easier to find units, but the above i said are hard to do so. Especially if we go outside Ashan universe.
Any ideas about mythological units that could fit those factions while also stating what tier they might be?
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Rakshasa92
Supreme Hero
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posted February 03, 2016 04:36 PM |
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Articun said:
But what about more restricted Factions like Academy, Haven, Fortress and Inferno?
Necropolis, Stronghold, even Sylvan can be made diverse and easier to find units, but the above i said are hard to do so. Especially if we go outside Ashan universe.
Any ideas about mythological units that could fit those factions while also stating what tier they might be?
I don't really care for Haven, but the first post has a couple of alternate-options for Haven. For all I care this all-good town is deleted from the series however, never cared for humans in a fantasy game.
Academy is mostly a desert based town with magic involved, there are tons of magical and desert creatures you can use for that.
The best start is by replacing that annoying, utterly boring Iron/Stone Golem with a Sand Golem or Seitaad. Strange sand creatures are a Sand Shark named Tsemaus or Karkadann. There are many forms of Djinn also too choose from. However this town would be easier to create if it are neutral and evil creatures living in there, because good-creatures (which are cool) are very hard to find in mythology.
Mythology has tons of demonic horrors, one more terrible than the next. If you cut the fire-fetish from Inferno you can come up with lots of cool demons that could work together.
I'm too lazy to post much right now, but I have copied this list of groups of creatures from myth, sorted by create type.
[h1]CREATURE TYPES[/h1]
Every creature has a type, there are many types of creatures, and even more sub-types of creatures, for now I only do the main type of the creatures.
UNDEAD - More dead than alive, these creatures arise from their grave to terrorize man-kind once again, while most undead a vengeful creatures and hateful enemies, some undead are neutral or even friendly.
Xing Tian *Undead Blemmyes* / Vrykolakas / Barghest - Cadejo - Gwyllgi / Dullahan - Death Coach - Fext / Anhanga *Undead Sianach* / Draugr (Scallywag / Mistwalker) - Haugbui / Gloson / Ankou / Moroi (Female / Male) / Strigoi - Nachzehrer / Topielec *Undead Vodyanoi* / Palis *Undead Akaname* / Gashadokuro / Harionago - Futakuchi-Onna / Yuki-Onna / Aswang - Manananggal - Berbalang / Banaspati / Sigbin / Mummy (Ancient Mummy) - Petsuchos / Jenglot *Undead Eloko* / Acheri (Daughter of Pestilence) - Drekavac / Ahkiyyini / Baykok - Mokoi - Saxra / Djieien / Chon Chon (Swarm / Giant) - Penanggalen / Zombie (Crawler / Walker / Bloater / Hulk) - Vetala / Lich *Undead Warlock*
SPIRIT - Related to Undead and Elementals, these are the spirits of the dead that magically locked itself to the earth so that even after dead they can't find rest and most of them spend their nights with making life for other creatures troublesome, others are protectors of the treasures and locations they held in life.
Banshee - Pesta / Will o Wisp (Gloom Light / Witch Fire) - Santelmo / Einherjar *Spiritual Berserker* / Helhest / Poltergeist (Possessed Furniture / Possessed Trap / Possessed Sword / Possessed Grimoire) / Aatxe / Bakekujira (Ghost Narwhal / Ghost Cachalot / Ghost Blue Whale) / Gaki (Humanoid / Serpent) - Preta / Ghul / Candileja *Spiritual Soucouyant*
DEMON - Al demons and fiends are evil to the core, they were created by the Demon Lords and terrorize in their name. They love evil, chaos and destruction and most of them seek ways to spread those things around their Abyss plains and into other worlds they conquer.
Flaga (Oracle / Stalker) / Incubus / Cucay *Demonic Jack-O-Lantern* / Succubus - Empusa - Lilim / Aeternae (Bone Darter / Bone Blade / Bone Lord) / Anteros / Erinyes - Fury / Gylou *Demonic Lamia* / Makhai / Arzshenk *Demonic Minotaur* / Odontotyrannos / Abaasy *Demonic Fachen* / Ajatar / Garm - Orthos - Cerberus / Valkyrie / Fetch *Demonic Doppelganger* / Hellequin / Hala / Nocnitsa - Shtriga / Tartalo / Nekomata - Kasha / Omukade / Otoroshi / Sazae-Oni / Suiko / Tsuchigumo / Apocalypse Locust *Demonic Pelesit* / Tiyanak - Toyol / Asag / Bushyasta / Druj Nasu / Fulad-Zereh / Aqrabuamelu *Demonic Girtablilu* / Rakshasa (Flesh Tearer / Noble / Illusionist) / Raktavija (Blood Warrior / Blood Corruptor / Blood Summoner) / Bouda / Popobawa / Binaye-Ahani / Delgeth / Mahaha - Sharale / Tsenahale - Eurynomos / Yeitso / Dybbuk
DRAGON - Dragons are reptilian creatures and they have many sub-groups like the weaker drakes, the normal dragons which are much more powerful and the extreme powerful and ancient wyrms rule above all other dragon types. Reptilians and Dinosaurs are also dragons, but of a very different class. (in my world reptilians are all dragons, they aren't with the beasts) It is said that Dragons and Reptilians are among the oldest of creatures in the universe.
Basilisk - Whowhie / Cerastes - Haemorrhois - Vritra / Scitalis (Glitter Drake / Iridescence Dragon / Prismatic Wyrm) / Amphisbaena - Ouroboros / Hydra (3-Headed / 12-Headed) - Balaur / Kampe / Pyrausta (Moth / Wasp / Mantis) / Knucker - Drac / Morgawr (Styx Morgawr) - Ogopogo / Water Leaper - Tiddalik / Nidhogg (Grub Drake / Root Dragon / Fossil Wyrm) / Codrille (Plague Drake / Pestilence Dragon / Blight Wyrm) / Peluda (Bristle Drake / Spine Dragon / Terror Wyrm) / Wyvern - Vouivre - Cuelebre / Aitvaras / Zmey / Isonade / Shen (Deception Drake / Mirage Dragon / Paramnesia Wyrm) / Bakunawa / Skolopendra *Dragonic Con Rit* / Asdeev (Mist Drake / Cloud Dragon / Fog Wyrm) / Jishin Mushi *Dragonic Scarab* / Sruvara (Venom Drake / Toxic Dragon / Rust Wyrm) / Tiamat (Discord Drake / Chaos Dragon / Pandemonium Wyrm) / Zaratan (Coast / Bog / Oasis) / Gambo / Gbahali / Kongamato - Ropen / Gaasyendietha (Meteor Drake / Asteroid Dragon / Armageddon Wyrm) / Haietlik / Peuchen / Burrunjor (Young / Male / Female)
PLANT - While most plants are non-intelligent feeders and non-threatening to other life forms and most of them act as food for other creatures, some plants turned the tables around and started to hunt for the creatures that otherwise ate them. These plants have intelligence-scores and some are even wiser and more intelligent than humans. Few Plants like fire and cold.
Barometz / Jack-O-Lantern / Ladon *Plant Hydra* / Stray Sod (Herb of Forgetfulness / Herb of Damnation / Royal Herb) - Fear Gorta / Alraune (Rose / Venus / Nightshade) - Kawa Akago / Mandragora - Devalpa / Trenti (Stun Spore / Mind Spore / Death Spore) - Kayeri / Jinmenju / Jubokko / Berberoka / Jidra / Mbielu (Stygimoloch / Dimetrodon / Stegosaurus) - Mokele-Mbembe / Umdhlebi / Ya-Te-Veo / Cactus Cat (Cactus Lynx / Cactus Lion) / Tunche (Ancient)
BEAST - While some of these beasts are non-magical and resemble those of the real world, most of these beasts are evil monstrous horrors with more intelligence than a average human and with bizarre abilities, birds, mammals and fish monsters can be Beasts, but reptilian, amphibian, insects and other such creatures are not.
Catoblepas / Echeneis / Yale / Boobrie / Cath Palug / Cwn Annwn (Champion of the Hunt) / Sianach / Gulon (Abyssal Maw) - Hodag / Hrokkall (Dire Hrokkall) / Illhveli - Katthveli - Hrosshvalur - Skeljungur / Kamaitachi / Namazu / Nodeppo / Shachihoko (Gold Shachihoko) / Tera-Tsutsuki (Tsutsuki Swarm / Dire Tsutsuki) / Zhenniao / Abaia / Kumiho (9 Tailed / 12 Tailed) / Veo / Caspilly - Vatnagedda / Ichneumon - Leontophone / Karkadann - Indrik / Miraj / Salawa (Set Blessed) / Emela Ntouka (Siegebeast) / Impundulu - Raicho / Lukwata / Nandi Bear / Olitiau (Nightshade Bat / Aspect of Camazotz) / Aniwye / Argopelter / Kokogiak / Splintercat - Digmaul / Tizheruk / Tsemaus - Ziphius / Alicanto - Stymphalides - Asipatra / Camulatz / Drop Bear (Abominable) / Yowie - Yeti - Skunk Ape - Genderuwo
CHIMERAE - Closely related to Beasts, these bizarre creatures combine the features of all types of beasts, vermin and even dragons. Chimerae creatures are often more intelligent than beasts and they are more cruel as well, while some Chimerae only combine two animals, others combine three or even four beasts into one horror.
Keythong - Sak / Leucrotta / Muscaliet / Peryton / Sphinx - Piasa / Afanc / Wolpertinger / Baku / Nue / Xiao - Ahool / Dingonek - Skeljaskaimsli *Chimeric Veo* / Ammit / Manticore / Serpopard / Akhlut / Mishibizhiw - Lenapizka - Orobon / Ahuizotl - Ugjuknarpak / Nguruvilu / Succarath / Bunyip - Aziwugum / Lusca
VERMIN - The link between Beast and Aberration, these alien horrors are much bigger than the insects on earth, worms, starfish, jellyfish, spiders, scorpions and other such horrifying creaturs are also Vermin, so not only insects. Most Vemin are mindless eaters, but some of them are intelligent and cunning hunters that stalk prey and use them for their own ends.
Indus Worm / Myrmecoleon / Karkinos (Blue Karkinos / Shark Eater / Ship Wrecker) / Scorpios (Emperor Scorpios) / Goggie / Wizard's Shackle (Apprentice Shackle / Warlock Shackle / Archmage Shackle) / Lou Carcolh (Elder Carcolh) / Stella (Fire Stella / Thorn Crown / Dust Star) / Heikegani (Samurai / Ronin) / Kurage-No-Hinotama / Death Worm (Sand Worm / Apocalypse Worm) / Con Rit / Pelesit - Haakapainizi / Sandwalker / Scarab (Scarab Swarm / Giant Scarab) / Adze / Jba Fofi (Jungle Fofi / Widow Fofi / Casting Fofi) - Aarsrivak / Moskitto
ABERRATION - Too bizarre to be beast or humanoid, then it is a Aberration. These horrifying creatures have bizarre habits, looks and feeding methods. Many of them come from other realms and ended up on Earth by accident or by otherworldly portals. Many other creatures call them Aliens. Some aberrations however come from Earth and are born there, but they are still too bizarre to be classified under another group.
Blemmyes - Kabandha / Charybdis / Alp-Luachra / Arrach (Hidden) / Fachen / Fear Liath - Satori / Grindylow / Lavellan / Iku-Turso / Doppelganger / Horerczy / Rat King (Rat Emperor) / Snallygaster *Mutant Wyvern* / Bukavac / Psoglav / Cipactli *Mutant Vodyanoi* / Kaw Kaw / Akaname (Filth Licker / Rust Licker) / Hyakume / Keukegen / Sagari / Tenome / Amhuluk *Mutant Abaia* / Bonguru / Siyokoy / Marabbecca / Zabraq / Asanbosam - Sasabonsam / Ga-Gorib - Hidebehind / Migas / Yaoguai *Mutant Nandi Bear* / Amikuk / Isitoq - Aghash / Qalupalik / Abuhuku / Chupacabra (Pack Leader) / Cuero / Huallepen - Camahueto / Mapinguari / Papinijuwari / Yara-Ma-Yha-Who / Cecaelia - Scylla / Gray (Spy / Torturer / Enslaver / Overseer) - Rake / Hobskin *Mutant Gremlin* / Mothman (Elder) / Tooth Fairy (Swarm)
ELEMENTAL - Creatures created from the four main elements, fire, water, air and earth, or a combination of those are known as Elementals, there are many sub-types of elementals as there are also elementals based on darkness, light, fear and even emotions or raw chaos. Many elementals are shapeshifters that can take a (fake) fleshy form to confuse their prey or enemies. Elementals are very hard to kill with normal weapons, and it often takes magic or magical weapons to take these creatures out.
Salamander (Fire / Frost) / Nosoi (Red / Blue / Green / Purple / Gold) - Aerico / Brollachan / Ebajalg - Chindi / Planetnik - Akasnowa / Rarog / Gaueko / Dorotabo - Obambo / Enenra / Raiju / Umibozu / Dijiang / Polong (Living Carnage) / Ifrit / Seitaad (Living Sandstorm) / Cherufe / Nargun (Magnetite Nargun) - Plankta
CONSTRUCT - While more creatures are made by (mostly) humanoid hands, constructs are a type of their own, most constructs mindlessly take orders from their creator and many of them are without a mind of their own. They are much like elementals as their bodies are often created from natural components.
Gold-Digging Ant (Bronze Digger / Silver Digger / Gold Digger / Adamantium Digger) / Dactyl *Automated Dvergr* / Gargoyle - Gargouille / Osschaart / Ittan-Momen - Boroboroton / Wanyudo (Infernal Wanyudo) / Taotie - Pixiu - Haetae / Terra-Cotta Warrior (Soldier / Archer / Mage / Chariot) / Juggernaut (Royal Juggernaut) / Tupilaq (Advanced) / Caleuche / Invunche (Abomination) / Wulgaru (Rune Wulgaru) / Golem (Wax Golem / Silk Golem) - Pua Tu Tahi - Automaton - Colossus
OOZE - A group of Aberrations that take the form of oozy monsters, they mostly feed but many aren't without intelligence. It is their form that sets these creatures apart.
Butatsch-Ah-Ilgs / Baldanders *Ooze Doppelganger* / Nuppeppo - Nurikabe - Dheeyabery / A Bao A Qu / Black Tamanous / Globster (Oceanic / Volcanic / Glacier)
FAE - All Fae stand close to nature, both the beautiful, kind and gentle side of nature and the harsh, ugly and violent side of nature have their own Fae. All fae have their own part of nature they represent, and the group has many sub-classes such as Hags, Trolls, Nymphs, Gnomes, House Spirits, Elves and Faeries.
Parandrus *Fae Yale* / Alkonost *Fae Harpy* / Lampad / Thriae (Worker / Warrior / Queen) / Black Annis - Utlunta - Green Hag / Bugaboo / Buggane (Greater) / Cu Sith / Fomorian / Jack-in-Irons (Torturer / Executioner) / Kelpie - Glasthyn / Leanan Sidhe / Nuckelavee - Bloody Bones / Redcap - Dunter / Shellycoat - Arragouset / Fossegrim (Elder) / Svartalfar (Guard / Assassin / Warlock) - Dokkalfar / Troll (Earth Troll / Rock Troll) / Valravn - Nachtkrapp / Attorcroppes / Barbegazi / Kludde / Kobold / Bauk / Kikimora / Leshy (Forest / Jungle) / Poludnica / Rusalka / Veela / Vodyanoi - Bagiennik - Bolotnik / Nuberu / Abere / Anggitay (Amethyst / Ruby / Diamond) / Batibat / Mambabarang / Nuno / Tikbalang / Shadhavar / Mngwa - Nunda / Zogbanu / Ishigaq / Nalusa Falaya / Pukwudgie - Brucha / Skinwalker - Agrios - Raven Mocker - Ewah / Wendigo (Elder) / Carbuncle - Pooka / Curupira / Huay Chivo / Lechuza (Forest / Snow) / Soucouyant / Gremlin - Chaneque
HUMANOID - Humanoids are mostly humanoid or centauric creatures with the upperbody that is formed much like a human. Giants are mostly present here too.
Goblin (Sneak / Trapper / Kamikaze / Worg Raider) - Kallikantzaros / Lycanthrope - Adlet - Rougarou / Chrysaor / Gegenees - Virabhadra / Gorgon / Harpy - Alan / Lamia - NureOnna / Minotaur - Sarangay - Erchitu / Brobinyak / Berserker (Warrior / War Seer / Warlord) - Maenad / Dvergr (Archer / Guard / Inventor / Mechaniac) / Frost Giant / Buckrider (Cult Leader) / Jorogumo / Tesso (Rat Caller / Iron Mage / Vorpal Lord) / Adaro (Blue Ranger / Tiger Rogue / Hammer Mage / White Brute) - Zitiron - Akheilos / Girtablilu / Vish Kanya (Ranger / Assassin / Sorceress / Queen) / Eloko (Blower / Voodoo Totem) - Biloko - Tokoloshe / Cliff Ogre - Aigamuxa - Munuane - Ikuutayuuq / Cuca / Nagual (Hunter / Warrior / Warlock / Priest) - Bush Dai Dai / Reptoid - Intulo - Lunwaba - Atosis / Warlock - Metee Kolen
TITAN - The first creatures were probably the Dragons and the Titans. They are among the last creatures you face and the personal protectors of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the Beast of the Apocalypse and rival them in strength ,every encounter with them feels like a mini-boss fight.
Hekatonkheires / Bungisngis *Titan Tartalo*
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MattII
Legendary Hero
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posted February 03, 2016 07:42 PM |
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Yeah, I'm with Rakshasa92 on those, fantasy humans who are analogies of medieval Europe are irredeemably boring, desert-dwelling wizards have a whole lot of options, and so would demons if they dropped the whole "let's set fire to the world" thing. NWC might have made good games, but the cop-out they made with the humans, and later the demons was just really lame.
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Rakshasa92
Supreme Hero
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posted February 03, 2016 09:14 PM |
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Haven could become a witch hunter town, with humans that focus on hunting monsters and demons and less with angels and holy stuff.
Their units could also be monsterous creatures they tamed to hunt demons/monsters for them.
It could be nice for a change, i've seen the Crusader & co, angel and griffon by now, time for others creatures.
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moonshade
Known Hero
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posted February 04, 2016 03:14 PM |
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Regarding the "witch-hunting" Haven
One could also keep Angels- but make them into badass Avenging Angels. For example, in one of my old Haven proposals, even though it's set in Ashan, I proposed the Nemesis (plural: Nemesii, upgrade is called Azrael- after the reputed name of the Angel of Death in Judaism and Islam). Basically, it's a cloaked Angel, it's face hidden by the robe (similar to Diablo's Angels), wielding a giant scythe and having several wings with eyes set in them. So Angels can also be nasty and part of the witch-hunting team.
BTW- that was my "dark/savage Haven" line-up:
Core: Sentinel, Archer, Wolf
Elite: Cavalier, Witch Hunter, Peryton
Champion: Wolf Knight (gigantic warriors with the ability to transform into werewolves), Nemesis
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