Race changes: Units

[momfan]

... I believe Magic Immunity should be stripped from Paladins (KM Dale did). Only Torin may keep it - for the times someone wants to play with a "real" Demi-God (sometimes I do). :P

--ILSe

I agree that Paladins should not have Magic Immunity. I suggest Righteousness, which blocks death/chaos magic only.

Implications:

1. While this means Magicians still can't kill Paladins, Priests and Shamans can!
   
2. Ditto for mage heroes - many will be blocked, but Zaldron and Aerie use sorcery, and Jaer, Serena, Greyfairer and Elana use nature.
   
3. Now you will also find a use for spells like Ice Bolt, as well as Call Lightning. And Confusion will be good. Imagine the enemy confusing your paladins... they will massacre the magicians standing next to them!
   

Basically, with Righteousness instead of Magic Immunity, paladins go from "almost invincible" to merely "very strong" (FS/AP+Holy Bonus is still ridiculous IMHO).

EDIT: I see kyrub already brought up this idea in another thread:

http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/showpost....stcount=19

So my bad. Nothing original.

[Dunhere]

Does the shot type actually confer elemental properties on the shot? I thought it was just cosmetic.

[Catwalk]

Yes, it's either chaos, nature or sorcery. Bless will block chaos shots only, for example.

[Sphynx]

One of the mods I have played had changed the building availability for the different races, so that each race could build the Alchemists Guild (and thus get the bonus for magic weapons, reducing the need for Achemy, and making Mithril and Admantium more interesting).

Are you making any such changes - it does make a big difference to unit balance having the possibility of the enhanced weaponry?

[Catwalk]

There will be extensive changes to building availability, and the building tree will also be redesigned (when I get around to it). Not entirely decided about Alchemist's Guild yet, I do find it tempting to give it to all races as it's just plain disappointing to find mithril or adamantium when playing a race that can't make use of it.