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Unread postby Orfinn » 14 Jul 2006, 08:41

soupnazii wrote:an ice dragon... you know what? that actualy sounds like a really good idea. if only they hadnt put in so many dragons already... well, if they plan to add 3 more races, then maybe they can have 1 more dragon. that would make 4 out of 9, but they are like the gods in that country so i guess they're supposed to be plentiful. and anyway, 4/9 is still better than 3/6.
Yeah that sounds fair + max 2 neutral dragons, but thats it.
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Unread postby minger » 14 Jul 2006, 16:10

It is true that we don't want to make the mistake of rise of legends, which went so crazy with the culture diversity thing that when put together it just seemed weird and not weird in a good way
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Unread postby soupnazii » 15 Jul 2006, 10:02

yes, but we are talking about subtle cultural diversity. like how at first glance the academy is mid-eastern, but not everything about it is. or like how the rampart in H3 looked asian at first glance, but then very little else about it made it look like that.
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Unread postby Romanov77 » 15 Jul 2006, 12:34

Please, no anime stuff in heroes.
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Unread postby Orfinn » 15 Jul 2006, 14:01

Not that kind of asian stuff, asian inspiration in architecture, weapons, armors etc would be nice, not anime like elves or dwarves....that would ruin it.
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Unread postby sylvanllewelyn » 16 Jul 2006, 03:18

If the cosmology of Ashan is based upon the dragon gods, then I think there really isn't a problem with having all the level 7's be dragons. Then again, if dragons are so mythical, then there shouldn't be problems with a non-dragon creature labelled as dragons, and wielding mythic powers. On Ashan, angels could be called "dragons of light" in the description or something, for example. Therefore, when I say "dragon of air", it could be a literal dragon, a crane-like bird with powerful magical effects.

I suggested morale/luck or attack/defense effects on the rest of the army because those are Asian-themed magics. The appearance of great creatures rarely means a direct combat force, but rather a great boast to the rest of the army, or a figurative way of referring to a great general or tactician.

As to mixing real-world themes: do note that the free cities of the East are humans, so no pretty elven horse archers (damnit). However, who would disagree that John Wayne as some Mongolian warrior wasn't cool in his days?
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