Mod: Jomon: The Courts of the Ryu

[legowarrior]

So, anyone had a chance to try the nation out? We'd love to have feedback.

[Torgon]

I think its great. Overall a very good flavor and a great addition to the MA.

One comment:

The Ryujin is pretty expensive for what he is MA.

He could be a decent thug with the resistances he has, but he's not self bless, and he's still pretty fragile in his base form. Less fragile in his dragon form but in that case he doesn't have enough slots to be a decent thug.

I might suggest either dropping his price to 400-450 or so or upping his abilities for MA. The 500 price makes sense in LA Jomon where he's essentially a special bonus mage for the nation and a powerful caster in the magic poor late age. But in MA he's much more comparable to the mages that are floating around in other nations. If you want to up his abilities and leave the the price I would suggest making him an L1 priest for MA Jomon.

[shatner]

Glad you like the mod, Torgon.

Those are all good points about the Ryujin. However, the Ryujin maintains its role as a special bonus mage in MA Jomon because you'll want to be hiring Saigu at the capital as often as you can, so being able to recruit a capital-level caster in your water provinces is a nice bonus. Speaking in abstract, I wouldn't be averse to tweaking the Ryujin to be more competitive in the Middle Era, but before Legowarrior or I commit to that, we want to do some more playtesting to see what changes are truly needed.

But don't take my word for it. Download the mod and play a game or two with MA Jomon. If you find you never use the Ryujin because of the cost, or lack of self-blessing, or anything else, please post your findings here and Legowarrior and I will adjust the mod accordingly. It is in beta, after all, and that's exactly the sort of test-driven feedback we're looking for.

[Torgon]

Originally Posted by shatner

Glad you like the mod, Torgon.

Those are all good points about the Ryujin. However, the Ryujin maintains its role as a special bonus mage in MA Jomon because you'll want to be hiring Saigu at the capital as often as you can, so being able to recruit a capital-level caster in your water provinces is a nice bonus. Speaking in abstract, I wouldn't be averse to tweaking the Ryujin to be more competitive in the Middle Era, but before Legowarrior or I commit to that, we want to do some more playtesting to see what changes are truly needed.

But don't take my word for it. Download the mod and play a game or two with MA Jomon. If you find you never use the Ryujin because of the cost, or lack of self-blessing, or anything else, please post your findings here and Legowarrior and I will adjust the mod accordingly. It is in beta, after all, and that's exactly the sort of test-driven feedback we're looking for.

I've only been testing them out in single player so far, and just didn't find myself recruiting them very often. The Saigus always got the captital slot.