Summoned stuff?

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How do you think summoned/supernatural creatures like imps, Ifrit/efreet/afrit, djinn, golems, elementals and marids are going to be represented?

Are they going to be similar to the way they are represented in the Bartimaeus Trilogy?

 

my opinions atmo

imps are the easiest to summon

the type of elemental depends on the tile it is summoned to (if they are included)

golems require the most work

Discuss

 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm not sure if we're going to get summoned units in the game. I don't recall anything mentioned about them. As far I know, we are not going to be able to make high powered units with strange, or exotic powers.

As for golems, I imagine that they are built, not summoned. Its how DnD does it, and thats how tale started as. Go read the wiki link I provided.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem

I don't know about you, but I would like to have the option of being able to create undead.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

when i said work i meant shape the clay, then cast a spell on it. As for summoned units in the game, i recall one of the devs mentioning something about them hang on

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Forgive me Dead Horse, but I so want a dev journal on the magic system that I can't help beating you yet again. What-ho coding crew, are the mysteries still far too mysterious to discuss with the starving-for-enchanted-peanuts gallery?

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

I also believe that golems should be built.  If nothing else, they should have an artifact like a 'heartstone' or something that is used to bestow life onto otherwise inanimate scraps of metal and earth. 

 

I really do hope we have summon units.   Even if 'War bears' are not included (because the bear cavalry would overshadow them anyway.  Right luckmann?)  I'd want to see a mix of classic units (things like sprites are found in not just MoM, but other games like HoMM and I think AoW as summon units) and new units (anything else that might be more 'original'.  A bishop fish, kelpie, or something else that has not really been done in many games)

My most desired summon unit is the phantom beast, but of course I already made that clear in the "draw your mount' thread.