Idea: Adding animals to beastmasters.

[kumquatelvis]

It would be quite amusing if you could add animals to beastmasters in the same way that you can add great commanders to units. They could either add +1 strength, or perhaps give a promotion (see suggestions below). Of course, it might be necessary to limit it to one animal type per unit to prevent tiger spam.

Tiger - +20% withdrawal chance
Hawk - +1 sight range (I forget what the promotion is called)
Lion - Empower 2
Bear - Heroic Defense
Polar Bear - Winterborn
Gorilla - Heroic Strength
Wolf - +1 Movement

 

[admtanaka]

I think this is a pretty nice idea.

 

[Veqryn]

and you should be able to "add" beastmasters to dragons and other very large beasts
(they would be riding the dragon, etc.)

 

[FireBlaze]

and you should be able to "add" beastmasters to dragons and other very large beasts
(they would be riding the dragon, etc.)

Giving him +5 Str, and the ability to breathe fire

 

[WarKirby]

Xienwolf found out that it is actually possible to repurpose the warlord attaching mechanic, to allow visually attaching one (and ONLY ONE) unit to a meshgroup.

So it would be quite possible to have an animal companion for rangers, beastmasters, etc.

 

[Izmir Stinger]

Xienwolf found out that it is actually possible to repurpose the warlord attaching mechanic, to allow visually attaching one (and ONLY ONE) unit to a meshgroup.

So it would be quite possible to have an animal companion for rangers, beastmasters, etc.

Ranger's unit art already have beast companions. A pair of panthers. And most hunters have wolves. Beastmaster is the only one flying solo.

I think there is something like this for recon units in Orbis. The recon unit consumes the animal to gain a "totem" promotion specific to that animal, but is then prevented from gaining another.

 

[Valkrionn]

The difference here is that with the art is is now, you cannot change the NUMBER of units shown. You can change which ones fairly easy, but not the amount. I think Warkirby means that Xienwolf found a way to actually increase the number of units shown by 1... In which case, I'm interested in it.

Also, the Jotnar in RifE have something like it as well.

 

[Onionsoilder]

That would be interesting if hunters, rangers and beastmasters(possibly even Scouts) could take animal companions... just one companion, but one that would actually show up graphically.

 

[Snarks]

That sounds pretty neat. I want my Beastmaster riding Acheron. Speaking of which, perhaps if we do implement attaching animal companions, could we just remove all of his/her current pet companions? I think it's more astheticly pleasing if you could attach a single animal/beast companion versus attaching another beast among the other 3 in the unit.

 

[Tasunke]

normally I would say "dragons would not want to be ridden" but since Dragons in-game aren't all powerful, and since its beastmasters we are talking about, I think its perfectly fine.

Im still tempted to think of Acheron as having the pants in the relationship ... maybe a graphical collar n chain attached to the beastmaster, and some sort of glowy eyes to indicate mind control xD

 

[Dumanios]

Bonus for Gurid/Margalard attached to Beastmaster

































































Banana Affinity FTW!!!