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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 14:27:38 GMT -6
Actually... This could be a neat mechanic. In order to get villages to worship you, you have to develop a contract. This can be done many ways, like protecting the village from another dragon, or rescuing a kidnapped maiden or three. Eventually, you'll have impressed the village chief or elder enough to where he/she will send an envoy to your Home Base, offering a truce and bringing gifts. The envoy will propose a contract; I.E, you don't steal their women, or you protect them from nasty human bandits, or whatever, and in return, they pay you tribute. You will receive tribute from every village that worships you, and what that tribute is varies by the village. They could bring you sheep, or gold, or pets, or maidens. But you can only have a contract with a number of villages equal to your Life Stage, up to a maximum of 8. After all, more people worship powerful dragons. And you can only develop contracts with villages and towns and small cities. No Kingdoms. You know what... Let's do it! We could end up having massive dragon wars, which would be awesome! Can you imagine a three way war between three Sage Dragons, each with 7 cities worshipping them and willing to fight and die for them?! And the prize is the most beautiful princess in the land! Or the greatest treasure ever! And you have to defeat the enemy's Supreme Commander dragon to win! Welcome to Dragon Life: Age of Empires edition!  |
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Post by HHDeception on Jan 6, 2015 15:18:30 GMT -6
Question: why do humans get to set terms with a dragon?
The way I was going to do it is that the dragon allows the humans some kindness if it wants a relationship, and then takes what it deems a fair trade. If the humans don't see it as fair, they'll revolt and you'll have to kill them. If they do, then your contract is established. They might decide to offer you something, in which case you could choose to reciprocate. If you don't, the humans will be less likely to offer anything in the future. And you can punsh them if they stop offering, but that pushes them towards revolt. If you are completely benevolent then you don't benefit from them...and if you want a pet village that's your life choice.
Basically, its fishing.
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 15:20:13 GMT -6
Oh, and to prevent bad dragons from going to war willy nilly... The winning dragon receives a share of the loser's treasure.
Well? What do you guys think?
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 15:24:39 GMT -6
Question: why do humans get to set terms with a dragon? The way I was going to do it is that the dragon allows the humans some kindness if it wants a relationship, and then takes what it deems a fair trade. If the humans don't see it as fair, they'll revolt and you'll have to kill them. If they do, then your contract is established. They might decide to offer you something, in which case you could choose to reciprocate. If you don't, the humans will be less likely to offer anything in the future. And you can punsh them if they stop offering, but that pushes them towards revolt. If you are completely benevolent then you don't benefit from them...and if you want a pet village that's your life choice. Basically, its fishing. They wouldn't necessarily set the terms... They would just approach you first. Cause, you know, they can talk. If you don't like the contract, you can always burn it to ashes. And your way can be an alternative method to establishing contracts. |
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 15:27:14 GMT -6
Also, human ego. Most humans assume dragons are just wild beasts anyway.
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Post by HHDeception on Jan 6, 2015 15:45:15 GMT -6
...should I bring up the asian dragon thing again?
Nah.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 15:49:13 GMT -6
So yes to PvP and Contracts....
I might be in.
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 16:11:00 GMT -6
...should I bring up the asian dragon thing again? Nah. I already OKed the Shenlon species. Just make sure to run its SPec by me first. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 16:32:41 GMT -6
All right, im in then. But what do dragons do with princess? Eat them?
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Jan 6, 2015 16:45:26 GMT -6
Probably as trophies, or as snacks.
So, would the fire/blast resistance be a balanced SPec for a Coal Dragon?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 16:47:50 GMT -6
Could there be a treasure that boosts the users speed by 50%? If that's too OP then it can decrease strength.
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 17:26:48 GMT -6
Could there be a treasure that boosts the users speed by 50%? If that's too OP then it can decrease strength. There can be an Awesome Treasure that increases speed, but 50% is way too broken. Try... 10%. 15% max. |
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 17:30:58 GMT -6
Probably as trophies, or as snacks. So, would the fire/blast resistance be a balanced SPec for a Coal Dragon? Yup. It will need to increase in increments for each Life Stage though. Hmm... Maybe something like 10% Fire/Blast resistance as a Hatchling, and it increases by 10% each Life Stage? That would make it 80% at max, which is high enough to set the Coal Dragon apart from, say, the Fire Dragon, but it's still not completely broken, as you can still take damage. Sound good? |
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 17:33:37 GMT -6
All right, im in then. But what do dragons do with princess? Eat them? That's up to you. It's your Life, after all. Just... Try to keep everything somewhat PG. This is supposed to be a lighthearted RP, not R34RUS. |
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Post by HHDeception on Jan 6, 2015 17:37:03 GMT -6
...should I bring up the asian dragon thing again? Nah. I already OKed the Shenlon species. Just make sure to run its SPec by me first. I was thinking more about the "most people think dragons are wild beasts" part. And I'm not actually going to RP this so I don't think I'll flesh it out. The SPec would probably have something to do with gaining human favor or weather manipulation though. |
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Jan 6, 2015 17:47:37 GMT -6
Though, if Fire Dragon is immune to fire, what would Coal Dragon be immune to?
Suffocation?
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 18:00:38 GMT -6
I already OKed the Shenlon species. Just make sure to run its SPec by me first. I was thinking more about the "most people think dragons are wild beasts" part. And I'm not actually going to RP this so I don't think I'll flesh it out. The SPec would probably have something to do with gaining human favor or weather manipulation though. Key word being 'most'. Also, sad face. |
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Post by Neo on Jan 6, 2015 18:02:13 GMT -6
Though, if Fire Dragon is immune to fire, what would Coal Dragon be immune to? Suffocation? Fire dragons aren't immune to fire, they just eat fire to regain Health. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 18:05:21 GMT -6
All right, im in then. But what do dragons do with princess? Eat them? That's up to you. It's your Life, after all. Just... Try to keep everything somewhat PG. This is supposed to be a lighthearted RP, not R34RUS. That's why I asked. It troubled me and it's creepy... I gotta clean my eyes now. Brains should have selective memory wipe. I think i' ll make a hyper sky dragon. |
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Jan 6, 2015 18:07:20 GMT -6
Though, if Fire Dragon is immune to fire, what would Coal Dragon be immune to? Suffocation? Fire dragons aren't immune to fire, they just eat fire to regain Health. Oh. Okay. |
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