Sacred Ent - Kodama

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Sacred Ent - Kodama

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I was thinking about expanding ents and in addition to the upcoming fruit ent I stumbled into kodamas

A Kodama is a japanese tree spirit that lives in sacred trees (those with a rope arount the shaft)

I have 2 ideas in mind:
  • 1) An ent "shaman" with some spells (one can be "summon kodama")
  • 2) A tanky unit that drops kodamas on hit similarly to the hamletback
Coming from eastern folklore it might require rising sun elves to recruit it (and thus it shoul be an elite unit)

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Well both sound interesting but what will kodamas do? It's kinda hard to decide without that.
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Kodamas are positive spirits so they are generally seen as bringers of luck

Initially I was thinking to make them similar to goblin spikers (weak but free units) but they might have different effects if they are summoned units.

We might give them no attack but give them a aura in range 1

Aura might vary (we might actually have different kodamas) so we might have one that gives 1/1 armor around it, another 1 attack, another might grant healing every turn and such kind of effects
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Definitely prefer buffers than spiker-likes.
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Will buffs from same kodamas stack?
Will their spawn (if falling like spikers) be one type of each or it will be random?
Will attack buffing kodamas affect archers?
Will kodamas have vanishing?
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makazuwr32 wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:29 pm Will buffs from same kodamas stack?
No
makazuwr32 wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:29 pm Will their spawn (if falling like spikers) be one type of each or it will be random?
I thought that variant for spiker-like kodamas
makazuwr32 wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:29 pm Will attack buffing kodamas affect archers?
Yes, their range is limited so they can basically affect 2 unut at time. No range buff though.
makazuwr32 wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:29 pm Will kodamas have vanishing?
No
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The thing that they can buff actually much more units - 16 units with single kodama (4 units in each parapet around kodama).

And still you did not answer:
Will they spawn randomly or not?
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From what i read, it will depends on which kind of unit it will be...

I liked the idea of the hamletback-type... An ent-like unit that does drop little buffing spirits.
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makazuwr32 wrote: Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:34 pm The thing that they can buff actually much more units - 16 units with single kodama (4 units in each parapet around kodama).

And still you did not answer:
Will they spawn randomly or not?
Mmm true but I guess it is fine as it would be a defensive strategy

In case of hamletback fall there would be a single kind, like goblin spikers
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I see. I would prefer than another caster for elves.
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+1
An etn shaman can be interesting
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