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Species Proposal - Faerie Dragon
I'd like to propose the following as a species - Faerie Dragon.
DOWNLOAD AND PLAY HERE! --> https://github.com/RealzHS/crawl/releases
EDIT: I've updated the "Details" portion of the post to reflect the current state of the species (as of 1.8-beta, 26 March 2018). The details of the original proposal are still included for any who'd like to see how it's changed.
Goal
Introduce a species that clearly speaks to spellcasting fantasy and is worthy of placement in the "Simple" category.
Why?
After encouraging as many friends and co-workers as I could to play Crawl (we filled 9(!) teams in the 0.21 tournament), I noticed that many of them expressed a desire to cast some spells after they got their fill of MiBe and similar, but for many reasons the playstyle of "killdudes with spells" is initially much more difficult than melee counterparts. Although I'm certain this will remain true, I noticed a lack of a species in the "Simple" category that clearly serves to guide players into spellcasting by directly speaking to that fantasy while providing bonuses that can help players go through the motions. In my own experiences and in speaking to others, Crawl really "opens up" to a player and reveals its potential for endless variable fun experiences as soon as they become more comfortable with spells.
My ideal outcome would see Faerie Dragons as very clearly strong at killdudes with spells, especially on earlier floors, but with meaningful drawbacks such that they don't play exactly the same as other species and aren't necessarily better off throughout all stages of the game.
All The Details
[Current]Manual Description
[Original]Manual Description
[Current]Species Select Description
[Original]Species Select Description
[Current]Base Stats and Attributes
[Original]Base Stats and Attributes
[Current]Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
[Original]Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
[Current]Aptitudes
[Original]Aptitudes
[Current]Player and Transformation Tiles
[Original]Work-in-Progress Player Tile
I've locally implemented the above in its entirety, with hopefully only the tiles as temp and needing significant polish... then again I'm still new to modding crawl, so who knows. Regardless, if this gets any traction or if someone would like to playtest it (edit: Download link at the top of the post), let me know and I'll try to learn how to get it to you =)
Cheers,
Realz
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