Amazon Mod

[Alneyan]

Now that I am thinking on it, I am not so sure if the Amazon Leader should have a better leadership. Not having a decent, specific leader makes sense thematically, and it is a nice twist from most other nations (the only other nation without a "charismatic" leader is Spring & Autumn T'ien Ch'i, with its 80 gold leader for 25 leadership).

Giving her some priestly authority may be another idea. She would not have the magic skills of the Priestesses, and so would still be at the lowest end of the magic Users of the nation. Her priest levels would be useful to bless herself while on a stealthy mission, and/or to do some stealthy preaching. Since the Amazons do not have a stealthy sacred troop, it would still prevent the use of "elite blessed stealthy taskforces".

Alternatively, the Amazon Leader may be given the status of spy, if you consider her to be able to disturb the "ordinary" life of the people (hence an Instill Uprising ability). Giving her a Succubus-like ability might have been an idea as well, where the "seduction" would probably be much closer to a direct abdunction through more mundane means. I do not think you can alter the odds of success of the seducting unit however, so it would very likely not work here.

[Cainehill]

But does it make sense that the amazon troops would find male leaders ( remember, most indie commanders are male ) so much more appealing that they would follow men in greater numbers than they would their own amazon leaders?

As things stand, people would either recruit male commanders from independent provinces (cheaper, possibly better leadership) or, and this would be my choice, ignore the Amazon Leader and simply recruit Garnet Priestesses as commanders - the same price in gold, higher leadership, priest ability, and fire / blood magic, so they cost less upkeep, lead more troops, bless and double as researchers / combat mages.

[archaeolept]

well the garnets certainly follow men... with a knife