Hello, T3A!
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Starting with Erebor, I am going to rough write-ups of my faction plans for my own RotWK mod, The One Ring Unleashed, starting with Erebor. There will be 8 playable factions:
- Gondor
- Rivendell
- Erebor
- Isengard
- Mordor
- Moria
- Rhun (replaces Angmar)
- Rohan (replaces Arnor)
Without further ado, let's get to Erebor.
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====HEROES====
Prince Bard
- Rank 1 = toggle between bow and sword
- Rank 2 = mount or dismount horse
- Rank 5 = The Prince's Owl = summons owl who can spy on foes, or even do mild attacks on them
- Rank 10 = Heir to Dale's Throne = provides 20% boosts to Men of Dale armor ratio
- Design plan = Bard the Bowman in his silver and blue attire from the Battle of Five Armies film, no facial hair.
Prince Thorin
- Rank 1 = mount or dismount boar
- Rank 4 = Prince Under the Mountain = 20% boost to Guardian, Phalanx, Axe thrower, and Boar rider armor ratios
- Rank 8 = Send in the Boars! = calls in a stampede of boars the size of horses.
- Design plan = Hobbit film trilogy Thorin but with a black version of Oin's hair and beard. Comes out of the Fortress riding his boar.
Lord Dwalin
- Rank 1 = mount or dismount ram
- Rank 4 = Twin Axes = same power as Legolas's Knife Fighter power but with hatchets in place of knives
- Rank 6 = New lord of the Iron Hills = 40% boost to the unit creation speed of targeted Iron Hills bunker
- Rank 10 = Ironclad Artillery = permanently summons 4 Iron Hills ballista, requires 100 command points to spare
- Design plan = Dwalin in his full-body armor from the Battle of Five Armies film, but with additional hair on his scalp, hair and beard are both dark gray instead of dark brown.
Captain Bifur
- Rank 1 = mount or dismount bull that is far tamer than ridden bulls in real life
- Rank 3 = Train Phalanxes = raises the rank of selected Erebor Phalanx platoon
- Rank 7 = Where Bifur's From = 30% boost to the unit creation speed of targeted Ered Luin bunker
- Rank 10 = Bull Stomp! = calls in a stampede of bulls
- Design plan = Fully armored Bifur as seen in the Battle of Five Armies movie, but with grey hairs instead of black.
Radagast the Brown
- Rank 1 = Grow Pasture = watered down version of Elven Wood spellbook power
- Rank 4 = Blink = same as Wizard power from Create a Hero feature
- Rank 7 = Teleport = same as Wizard power from Create a Hero feature
- Rank 10 = The Eagles are Coming! = Summons Gwaihir, Meneldor, and Landroval to the targeted location
- Design Plan = Radagast as he appears in the Hobbit movies, but with no bird crap on him!
King Brand
- Rank 1 = toggle between bow and sword
- Rank 4 = King's Black Arrow = 90% deadlier version of Men of Dale Black Arrow
- Rank 6 = Train Men of Dale = raises the rank of targeted Men of Dale platoons
- Rank 10 = King's Legacy for Dale = 60% boosts to Men of Dale armor ratio
- Design plan = Weta Workshop's Girion design for the Hobbit movies but with scarlet cape and colorful crown
Gloin the Messenger
- Rank 1 = Slam
- Rank 4 = Shake Foundation
- Rank 8 = Earthquake
- Design plan = Gloin as seen in the Hobbit movies, but with grey hair and grey beard
King Dain Ironfoot
- Rank 1 = Stubborn Pride
- Rank 4 = Mighty Rage
- Rank 7 = King Under the Mountain = 60% boost to Dwarven platoon armor ratio
- Rank 10 = To the King! = summons 2 platoons of each of Guardians, Phalanxes, Axe Throwers, Boar riders
- Design plan = Dain Ironfoot as seen in the Battle of Five Armies movie but with white hair, white beard, and an ochre version of Thrain's armor from Unexpected Journey. And with the Crown of Erebor. Carries the Red Axe from Weta Workshop's designs and the Thror/Thorin shield from the Hobbit movies but with orange in place of blue.
Gimli of the Fellowship
- Rank 1 = Axe Throw
- Rank 4 = Leap
- Rank 7 = Slayer
- Rank 10 = And My Axe! = Grants 80% boost in courage for all Dwarves, including heroes.
- Design plan = Gimli as seen in all 3 of the original LOTR movies
====BUILDINGS====
Fortress
- (no change from how it is in Patch 2.02, except for the New Heroes)
- Recolored to be green and gold like Hobbit film trilogy Erebor
Mineshaft
- Collects resources from a land area
- No effect on command points due to command point factor (CPF) feature being replaced with a feature where you're being started off with 10,000 command points no matter what.
- Access to tunnel network
- Recolored green and gold
Hall of Warriors
- Trains Dwarf Guardians, Dwarf Phalanxes, and Dwarf Boar Riders.
- Researches banner carriers upgrade
- Can recruit 4 platoons of Grim Hammers
- Recolored green and gold
Archery Range
- Trains Dwarf Axe Throwers, Warriors of Dale, and Riders of Dale.
- Researches fire arrows upgrade
- Recolored yellow with red roofs like Hobbit film trilogy Dale
Forge Works
- Trains Dwarf Battlewagons, Demolishers, and Catapults
- Researches forged blades, mithril plate, and sledgehammer upgrades
- Recolored green and gold
Heroic Statue
- Boosts courage of nearby allies
- Remodeled to look like Thorin Oakenshield
- Recolored to be green with some gold areas
Hearth
- Recolored green and gold
- heals nearby allies if not in combat
Wall Hub
- Builds walls that can be made into large gates, stealth doorways, ax towers, and catapults
- Recolored green and gold.
====UNITS====
Builder = 500
- No change from Patch 2.02 version of Dwarf builder
Guardians = 300
- Redone to look like Erebor Dwarves from the Unexpected Journey film
- Carry battle axes and shields
- Can be upgraded with Sledgehammers to replace axes
- Hair and beard the same color as each other
- Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, Purple, Orange, and Azure are the hair/beard colors
Phalanxes = 400
- Redone to look like Erebor Dwarves from the Unexpected Journey film
- Carry spears and shields
- Hair and beard the same color as each other
- Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, Purple, Orange, and Azure are the hair/beard colors
Boar Riders = 600
- Done to look like Erebor Dwarves from the Unexpected Journey film
- Carry swords and shields
- Hair and beard the same color as each other
- Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, Purple, Orange, and Azure are the hair/beard colors
- Ride boars the size of ponies, using the EA Games assets for Bfme2 boars
Axe Throwers = 200
- Redone to look like Erebor Dwarves from the Unexpected Journey film
- Carry throwing axes and shields
- Throwing axes bucket reattached so the ax handles are pointing up-right instead of up-left.
- Hair and beard the same color as each other
- Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, Purple, Orange, and Azure are the hair/beard colors
Warriors of Dale = 500
- Redone to look like Men of Dale from the Unexpected Journey film
- When these get the Mithril plate upgrade, they start wearing plated chainmail from real-world history
- As able to swap between fencing and archery as Gondor Rangers are
Riders of Dale = 700
- Redone to look like Men of Dale from the Unexpected Journey film
- When these get the Mithril plate upgrade, they start wearing plated chainmail from real-world history
- As able to swap between jousting and archery as Riders of Rohan are
Battlewagon = 800
- Drivers are redone to look like Erebor Dwarves from the Unexpected Journey film
- Hair and beard the same color as each other
- Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, Purple, Orange, and Azure are the hair/beard colors
- Rhino-like animal replaced with equally sized boar
- No other changes
Demolisher = 900
- Crewmen are redone to look like Erebor Dwarves from the Unexpected Journey film
- Hair and beard the same color as each other
- Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, Purple, Orange, and Azure are the hair/beard colors
- Rhino-like animals replaced with equally sized boars
- No other changes
Catapult = 900
- Crewmen are redone to look like Erebor Dwarves from the Unexpected Journey film
- Hair and beard the same color as each other
- Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, Purple, Orange, and Azure are the hair/beard colors
- No other changes
====SPELLBOOK====
- Tier 1 = Rebuild, Heal, Rallying Call
- Tier 2 = Summon Men of Dale, Iron Hills Bunker, Summon Hobbits, Ered Luin bunker
- Iron Hills bunker permanently summons a bunker from which to recruit Iron Hills crossbowmen and Iron Hills ram riders
- Ered Luin bunker permanently summons a bunker from which to recruit Ered Luin rangers and Ered Luin bull riders
- Tier 3 = Barrage, Durin's Day, Lone Tower
- Durin's Day is an alternate version of Cloud Break using moonlight instead of sunlight, revealing stealthed enemies instead of scaring any enemies
- Tier 4 = Summon Citadel, Earthquake
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What does everyone think? Because I already posted some images of how far I have come so far with this plan.
