Maybe there could be a Lanun-like port improvement on a workable coast square, which allows nearby Kuriotate super-cities to build boats (the boat appears in the port) and maybe have coastal and intercontinental trade routes.
To avoid allocation problems, a city would have to work the square for the port to function, and wouldn't be able to work two port squares at once. That way there can be only one city using the port at a time and you can have several ports and decide where your boat will appear (in case there are two seas).
I'd give it the stats of the Lanun Pirate Cove, but without the ability to upgrade to better versions: +2 commerce and ability to enter square and change crews.
Settlements shouldn't be able to use them, of course.
What do you think?
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Btw, I love the Roc idea too. I'd SO keep my mages on it at all times for transport and protection. And that would seriously rock.
I imagine it at:
- Strength 6 or 7 (that's a really big animal)
- Move 3 or 4
- Carry 2 (it has to
fly with people on it, that's significantly harder than floating). -
- Flying (why would it have waterwalking??)
- Requires Animal Mastery (since it's quite powerful)
- Maybe national unit limit 2 or 3, if you want to avoid airborne invasions. You might want to make that possible, though
So once again: what do you think?