New Game: Fun Sites

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Here are some I mentioned a year ago in a wishlist thread:

Wormhole[S3] When found, it either adds a "Gateway to Province X" option to any commander in the province (or adds a 1-way #neighbor) to a random province at least 3 away from the site. The destination could either be fixed, or could move randomly every so often. Since it's 1-way, there is a similar risk in going through as if you were teleporting (no retreat).

Hidden Passage[E1] When it is discovered, there is a troglodyte or similar monster attack on the province. Afterward, an adjacent but non-neighbor province is now a neighbor (both ways). This is simply to envision discovery of an underground passage which allows bypassing a impassable mountain range, or river, or cliff face, etc. Perhaps the "other end" of the passage does not appear as an event until units use the crossing the first time, so it could be used for a surprise attack once. It can provide +2E and random horror attacks if you want the "Mines of Moria" variant...

Hall of <X> Elevation[1X] One site exists for each of the 8 paths X=(FAWESNDB), and a commander in that province will have a discount in the cost of Empowerment in that path. E.g. If it was a 20% discount, empowering a Druid from NN to NNN at the "Hall of Nature Elevation" would only cost 36 instead of 45 nature gems.

Echo Canyon / Resonant Woods[A2] Doubles the area of effect or increases the strength of all "Songs" or "Tunes" (Soothing, Healing, etc) in the province.

Empty Altar[H2] Performing a Call God action in this province treats your priest level as +1 for this purpose.

A lot of my favorites are simple 'real' things like the Fault Line above, and things that change mechanics that don't normally have any modifiers (like the cost of mercenaries, or empowerment, or calling god, or #neighbors). A lot of people seem to want there to be more accessible ways to be able to heal curses or afflictions, and I don't think so. (or if so then Arco demands some compensation!)

Sill

[Endoperez]

Well, Arco could get some really special, unique power, that no other nations have and can't access to. As they are mainly an Astral nation, maybe a way to freely Scry provinces... maybe limited by their dominion... maybe something like their SECOND UNIQUE ABILITY!

You know, Arcoscephale isn't exactly a weak nation. The fact that the priestesses can heal afflictions isn't their only power, but one of the many strengths of the nation.

I don't know if it'd be good for the game, but I'm accustomed to there being next to no ways of healing, so I oppose the change out of stubbornness.

[RedRover]

Endoperez: Just a reminder--brainstorming rules--no critiques/negative comments while we're putting together the base list.

Endoperez said:
I don't know if it'd be good for the game, but I'm accustomed to there being next to no ways of healing, so I oppose the change out of stubbornness.

To All: I really like all this stuff. Consider us still going at least two weeks into December!

[Kristoffer O]

> Water Cork (water-0)
> A commander may enter to attempt to remove the cork and drain the entire ocean.

[Valandil]

Draining the ocean might be irritating for Atlantis...
and don't forget that the fish need a site to flood all land provinces.

Hall of living mirrors- S0, unique
An astral mage mey entre to summon a 1 heath ethereal duplicate of himself. there is a chance of caster being feebleminded by the madness of the hall. Summoned duplicates are not commanders.