Hi all.
I would like to start a new fantasy NES, based on the Dominions game concept.
What's that, you may ask?
Once upon a time, there was a powerful god, the Pantokrator, also called the One, who ruled the world and brang peace to it, banning evil magicks and stopping wars. Unfortunately, he disappeared in a catastrophic event, and now there are all those priests wanting to worship someone, those nations who are leaderless, and those mages who want to use the previously forbidden knowledge.
You can be the new god of this world, but you are not a god yet. You can be an old, fallen titan, a powerful archmage, a dragon or some kind of lich, and you rule a country that used to be part of the old god's realm.
Your country should be a country based on some myth and will have an ancient to medieval technology level (no gunpowder).
There are many nations available in Dominions based on several Earth legends, and new ones are welcome as long as I can relate them to something I know (real world mythology or well-known fantasy stuff like Warhammer or Fall from Heaven). Some are quite twisted and will be present in the NES either as players or characters.
Here are some example countries in Dominions 3 to give you an idea of the kind of nations I'd like to see:
The above examples are based on Rome, China, Spain, Norse myths (two variants) and the Ramayana. There are nations available for a lot of mythologies, and new ones are welcome with a caveat: There will be not undead or human-sacrificing (aztec) nation at the start of the game. But nations like Ermor can turn into an undead nation, and Mictlan can turn away from nice gods like Auetzalcoatl to revert to blood sacrifices (which lead to demon summoning) as the story evolves.
I have a ruleset ready, along with a map, and just need players.
I played in FfH NES I and Ii, but never modded, so the quality of my modding remains to be seen.
The rules will mostly focus on magic, while technological advances can be achieved, they will be far less powerful than magical research in the long run. Trade will exist but be limited. No tech-trading or anything like that, but each nation has different magicks, and you should be able to forge magic items yoru neighbour cannot.
I also want to stress the fact that standing armies are expensive, but there are ways to maintain them (mostly: good economy, appropriate technologies and magic).
Wars will be won due to quality of troops more than quantity, good morale, magic support, clever tactics (and ganging up on your neigbour). Heroes, thugs, super combatants, including your pretender god, will play a major role.
Wars are not the only way to become the supreme god, however, and faith and preaching may be as effective if not more. The more people believe in you in a region, the stronger you are in that region, and the landscape will slowly chnage to better fit your view of the world (should it be lush and prosperous, or cold and dead but full of magic?).
I will answer questions here and post details if people are interested.
If there is enough interest, I will create a new thread for the NES proper, with reserved posts for concept, nations, map, rules etc. You can sign up here.
I will start as soon as I have enough players. I'm not sure about the number I would like, somewhere between 5 and 7 would be fine. More I don't think I could handle. Less would probably not be as much fun.
I would like to start a new fantasy NES, based on the Dominions game concept.
What's that, you may ask?
Once upon a time, there was a powerful god, the Pantokrator, also called the One, who ruled the world and brang peace to it, banning evil magicks and stopping wars. Unfortunately, he disappeared in a catastrophic event, and now there are all those priests wanting to worship someone, those nations who are leaderless, and those mages who want to use the previously forbidden knowledge.
You can be the new god of this world, but you are not a god yet. You can be an old, fallen titan, a powerful archmage, a dragon or some kind of lich, and you rule a country that used to be part of the old god's realm.
Your country should be a country based on some myth and will have an ancient to medieval technology level (no gunpowder).
There are many nations available in Dominions based on several Earth legends, and new ones are welcome as long as I can relate them to something I know (real world mythology or well-known fantasy stuff like Warhammer or Fall from Heaven). Some are quite twisted and will be present in the NES either as players or characters.
Here are some example countries in Dominions 3 to give you an idea of the kind of nations I'd like to see:
The above examples are based on Rome, China, Spain, Norse myths (two variants) and the Ramayana. There are nations available for a lot of mythologies, and new ones are welcome with a caveat: There will be not undead or human-sacrificing (aztec) nation at the start of the game. But nations like Ermor can turn into an undead nation, and Mictlan can turn away from nice gods like Auetzalcoatl to revert to blood sacrifices (which lead to demon summoning) as the story evolves.
I have a ruleset ready, along with a map, and just need players.
I played in FfH NES I and Ii, but never modded, so the quality of my modding remains to be seen.
The rules will mostly focus on magic, while technological advances can be achieved, they will be far less powerful than magical research in the long run. Trade will exist but be limited. No tech-trading or anything like that, but each nation has different magicks, and you should be able to forge magic items yoru neighbour cannot.
I also want to stress the fact that standing armies are expensive, but there are ways to maintain them (mostly: good economy, appropriate technologies and magic).
Wars will be won due to quality of troops more than quantity, good morale, magic support, clever tactics (and ganging up on your neigbour). Heroes, thugs, super combatants, including your pretender god, will play a major role.
Wars are not the only way to become the supreme god, however, and faith and preaching may be as effective if not more. The more people believe in you in a region, the stronger you are in that region, and the landscape will slowly chnage to better fit your view of the world (should it be lush and prosperous, or cold and dead but full of magic?).
I will answer questions here and post details if people are interested.
If there is enough interest, I will create a new thread for the NES proper, with reserved posts for concept, nations, map, rules etc. You can sign up here.
I will start as soon as I have enough players. I'm not sure about the number I would like, somewhere between 5 and 7 would be fine. More I don't think I could handle. Less would probably not be as much fun.
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