Upcoming Changes

[Jumpingfist]

Thanks UM, awesome I really mean that in a good way. We only like to give our input and at least feel it was heard and not shut down before even being considered. We do understand you and Rick put thought into every change but do not need to be told so every time. I would even guess we know you guys most the time do not like us suggesting changes but really both of you should be very worried when they actually stop coming in. You never know when something transform into something cool. I am thinking about the latest thread using all the kingdom. At first glance I was like meh what ever but then it was suggested to team up the two kingdom and became something really cool.

Anyway just saying I really appreciate what you and Rick do for the game but would like you guys to understand we also enjoy providing input.

[Ry Vor]

Just received the final changes to The Choosing release and will hopefully get them in place within a couple of days. Here are some of the changes so that you may plan your upcoming turns appropriately.

• Dome of Invulnerability spell will be moved one wizard level higher to cast for all 24 kingdoms
  

• A new trait, Rich, will be added to the Dwarves, Gnomes, Pirates, Red Dragon, and Underworld though the extra gold will only apply for newly created games (current games will be unaffected)
  

• The Flight trait (and groups with flying artifacts) will gain the ability to use the Flank tactic (as if their kingdom normally allows such an action). Kingdoms with the Flight trait's emissaries (political and covert) will have a range of 10 (normal is 8)
  

• Trait changes for the following kingdoms:
  

              Dark Elves:  removal of Oratory and Resistance to Sleep
              Illusionist:    add Forethought and Charisma
              Underworld: add Feudal

• Red Dragon brigade upkeep cost changes to 3500 food, 3500 gold
  

• Wyvern brigade upkeep cost to 1700 food, 1700 gold
  

• Cimmerian brigade upkeep cost to 1800 food, 1800 gold
  

• Red Dragon 1RD will get an extra Red Dragon and Great Bat brigade, 2RD receives extra Great Bat (only for newly created games)
  

• Cimmerian 1CI group will get an extra Cimmerian brigade and 2CI group receives extra Northmen (only for newly created games)
  

• Underworld 1UN group receives an extra Ogre brigade (only for newly created games)
  

• Both Cimmerians and Red Dragon kingdoms will receive a 5th group (inactive)
  

• Kingdom reinforcement changes:
  

              Turn 15: BL, CI, RD all raised to 4 brigades
              Turn 15: DW, RA raised to 3 brigades

• New companion recruitment:
  

               Demon Princes will be allowed to recruit Ogres
               Illusionist will be allowed to recruit Scorpions
               Underworld will be allowed to recruit Wildlings

A reminder:

Something came up at support today about Dome not being available at Power 6 even though for the early The Choosing games, they would show on the dossiers as a Power 6 spell.  They are now, as written above, one level higher, so for many kingdoms, if shown in a game before about #514 or so, remember they will not be available until one power higher than shown on the dossier.  The other changes listed as well were implemented in early May.  Again, just a reminder for the earliest batch of games, probably before #514.  So reference the above list, as most of them favor certain kingdoms but were not on the dossiers.