I've not really been avoiding things from games I don't like, I've just re-purposed those things that I've taken and shifted them in a way that fits with my view of how the series should be. Both Hylia and Demise in this mod are the best examples of this. I've done similar things to characters and creatures from games I do like too.
Are you planning to make a cut off Deku Baba (cant remeber the name) as a cavalry unit as well?
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Neph, will the crabs attack too or only the riders?
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As my first contribution to this thread, I would like to make a suggestion, specifically, regarding the Chilfos idea from PaulH. When I read this faction suggestion, (due to the fact that I find the "fos" creatures more interesting than the games themselves.) I thought this was pure genius, however, this may add to the idea. Red Ice Chilfos, any person who's played OoT knows that these frozen blocks of evil were impervious to the elements and regular flame. So, it could work like this, if the chilfos took zoras domain, they would get the ice temple, along with access to this red ice, their "leader" could see this as a way to improve his troops. So, red ice chilfos would have superior armor ratings/attack than the regular ones, but would be far more expensive to train considering they are magical constructs made of magical material, (Instead of magical constructs made of regular material) Because it's fireproof, this would also negate fire arrow damage bonuses, along with removing the disadvantages of fighting in the desert/other areas (combine that with stalfos level morale, and they'd be pretty overpowered). Of course, to balance these huge improvements out, you could make it so that they're only recruitable from captured zora territory.
(Put lame ice related pun here)
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Wow, super-fit Rauru... he's so thin he actually makes me think of his Twilight Princess counterpart, Auru.
Isn't he a bit old to wield a mace (effectively)? Either way, it's good to finally see an Hylian Sage join the fray. I should hope he has some of the msot powerful magic attacks in the game.
Dude, Gandalf fights like a hero in LOTR too. And he's like 3000 years old.Isn't he a bit old to wield a mace (effectively)?
And Rafiki also beat some hyenas in the Lion King.
Old people are the most dangerous.
Rauru looks awesome, but just seeing him with a mace in his hand reminds me of an old man yelling "Get off mah lawn". Keep up the good work!
And he's also not human.
Honestly though, I always thought the fight between Gandalf and Saruman looked a bit silly. Kept thinking "How have their bones not snapped like dry twigs yet?"
Like you said, Gandalf's not human. In fact, the wizards actively hold back their power, save Saruman, depending on whether you consider his mechanical inventions to be the result of him ceasing to hold back, which would make sense considering Treebeard says Saruman's mind is of metal, I guess.
Yeah, but it still seemed really silly to me.
Hylians are a race of humans. We've been over that before.
I suppose that's true... but to me that would sooner bring to mind "thunderbolt" or "magical barrier" than "Rauru smash!"
Well, less "Rauru Smash" and more "This is my Beating Stick." Honestly, a mace isn't all that heavy, which is also true for the rest of the stereotypically heavy steel equipment of the Middle Ages. People think "It's old and metal, therefore it must be really really heavy" and are totally wrong. Yes it has some heft to it, but nothing like most people think. It's also a force multiplier - most of the weight is at the end you whack people with, meaning it hurts way more than hitting someone with something like a stick of equivalent weight. Basically, if you can swing it at all, it's gonna hurt somebody. Bonus points for being effective at crushing armor and bone.