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Gameplay => Wish list => Topic started by: Saphire on December 22, 2003, 10:06:23 am
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If you have heard of Naga\'s you\'ve probably heard of a religion that speaks of them, or have played D&D (or AD&D, perhaps even) :P If no other races will be accepted for a long-long time, i understand, but i just want to get this out of my head before the sticky note becomes a filing cabinet. :D
Backstory
A ancient race of serpent people, Nagas have long lived on the overworld in peace through their use of innate stealth and their magics which conceal them. Nomads, forsaken by nearly all other races because of their appearance, they roam the surface without a home. Several Naga clans have ventured into the deep earth, and though some perished through unknown perils, and yet some have found Yliakum and this is where they currently setup, for the first time, perminate homes.
Appearance
The upper half of their bodies appear as if they were as any other human male/female, however, they are completely bald, with absolutely no hair on their bodies. the lower half of them is that of a serpent, with one long, muscular \"foot\". If you cant see it, imagine a cobra rearing up and spreading it\'s neck, and you have a rough apearance of a Naga (minus the [upper body human appearance and proportions])
Their entire body is covered in scales, with the most prevalent colors being dark green, brown, and black though dark blue, dark purple, and deep red can also occur. Some Nagas have mottled, patterned, or striped scales as well. Their eyes have round pupils, with irises of red, purple, green, and brown.
Abilities and feilds of interest
Stealth is the Naga\'s main defence against predators, bounty hunters, and prey. To this end, the majority of their magics enhance or multiply by exponents their ability to do so. However, the Naga can weild a sword and swing an axe just as well as it can skulk in the shadows. Due to their appearance, they arn\'t thought of as good politicians, though some would argue that all politicians act the same, no matter what. :P Due to their single foot, they cannot jump even the slightest of amounts, however, they can extend themselves upwards several feet by \"standing on their tippy-toes\" so to speak. They are also excellent climbers.
Nutrition
Due to Nagas being outcasts, they can go longer without food than most races, however, this doesn\'t mean they won\'t eat when the oppertunity arises. Being a serpent, they are not affected by poison, thus can eat poisoned food without so much as a stomach ache or passing bad gas (thus, a unliked Naga king will remain in power for a long, long time; so long as the assasins use poison.)
Rules
Immune to poison, medium-resistant to disease, can go longer times then most without eating. Can spit poison as a ranged weapon, with range based on [skill in] said ability. Bonus in stealth and stealth-like magic areas. +1 mana point at creation. Swims quickly in water for moderate amounts of time, though full submersion is not a good idea unless you have developed the swimming skill further. Can\'t \"side step\" well; going backwards is awkward; forwards can go quite fast.
ST +0 EN +1 AG +2 IN +1 WI +1 CH -3
Notes
the rules can be changed, however, the immunity to poison MUST stay, simply because Nagas ARE SIMILAR TO SNAKES (and i mean that in a good way) and would certainly use some sort of poison-or-other to attack their enemy with and be immune to the poison they use. now, before you go on and say that Nagas are snakes, and are therefore cold blooded dont. Nagas arn\'t snakes (though i may refer to them as such) they are not snakes. they are Nagas. ;) Warm blooded, live birth, etc etc...
as well, Nagas can wear all the usual armors, however, they are far more comfortable in their own Naga armor. A Naga barding is one peice of armor that only the Naga can wear, as it fits the oddly shaped lower snake foot and still allows for directional movement at a fair speed. A Naga plate would fit the upper body of the Naga perfectly, and could also be worn by some other races though not without minimal to moderate discomfort. Hands and arms nearly equivelent to humans, so no real problem in them wearing humanoid gauntlets or arm armor. They can wear almost every humanoid helmet, though it might cut down on vision (the HUD gets blocked by a helmet over-lay like thing, as if you were looking through a actual helmet irl) but Naga specific helmets once more avoid this complication, thus no vision blocking happens.
Naga specific weapons are also available, though they have a neglable advantage over their counterparts.
Ok, you can post now.
[edit - i should be shot for my typos]
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I like the idea, however I don\'t think devs will be adding any new player races...
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hmm, I\'d like that as well. Sounds good. But extra programming would be needed because it doesn\'t walk as such, which is another reason why the devs probably wouldn\'t want to put it in. (And the model would be tricky) :D
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sheesh...warcraft 3..... ya then u can throw in orcs humans n night elves.
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Originally posted by yandaoben
then u can throw in (...) night elves.
sounds like a plan :)) :D
anyway, humans are in already ;)
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The devs very probably won\'t add any more player races, but you can always hope they\'ll use your ideas for an NPC.
You can already see an example of a NPC being a different race then any of the players in game, Zak in the dungeons.
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Originally posted by Axsyrus
You can already see an example of a NPC being a different race then any of the players in game, Zak in the dungeons.
are there any prooves that he\'s different race and not just different looking Ylian?
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They ve alrdy been added in Everquest if i remember...
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Originally posted by Axsyrus
The devs very probably won\'t add any more player races, but you can always hope they\'ll use your ideas for an NPC.
Exactly. My idea on Nagas are only food-for-thought, to be used as a consideration for a NPC but not for actual players.
sheesh...warcraft 3..... ya then u can throw in orcs humans n night elves
I didn\'t get this idea from WarCraft 3... 8) Does WC 3 even have Nagas? ?(
Draklar, the thing that proves that they are not \"just different looking Ylian\" is like saying a Nolthrir, Diaboli, and Kran are all just a different looking Ylian. ;)
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I think he means it\'s just a different skin for the Ylian sprite, but if you look in the models.zip file you can see Zak has his own sprite files. (malerogue01.spr&malerogue01.bspr)
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Actually I mean that he has both different model and texture, but still he looks like a human to me...
Saphire: no, it\'s not like saying Nolthrir, Diaboli, and Kran are all just a different looking Ylian. :P
like I said, Zak looks like a human (however doesn\'t seem to be Xacha ;))
Axsyrus: looking at file names at PS current stage won\'t get you anywhere ;)
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yes u fool they have nagas in TFT !!!!!
didn\'t you play the singleplayer game or did u skip it and went to play on b.net
any way you cant use em yet but hopefully when wc4 comes out .... ive been Waiting for Wc3 for 4 years so how much do i need to be waiting to play Wc4 ???
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yep this naga idea is very similar to the one in wc ftf in the descriptions , but using it in the game would not too bad. as the dev can use it as a sea monster or an sea NPC. :]
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Heh, I know Naga\'s from the Monster Rancher game series. Those things whooped butt!
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hey, dont say that. i only got tft just now on the 25th. (didn\'t have a good enough computer to play it on... now i do though :D )
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I wouldn\'t expect Nagas if I were you (well for a long time at least) - I\'ve seen these things in too many games... adding nagas would be just as unoriginal as adding Sphinxes or drow to the game...
no, there are already several creatures in the works that I\'m sure you will find more interesting for release in CB ;) - so stop looking at D&D and Monster Rancher for ideas!!!
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Actually i was looking at the rougelike Dungeon Crawl... :D but yes, seeing now that WC3:TFT has Nagas i don\'t think they would go in for a long time... ;( Maybe if we just see one Naga NPC that sells you rare equipment in the deepest parts of the major dungeon it wouldn\'t be so unoriginal...
:rolleyes:
Oh well. I tried.