Name: Raise Volcano
Circles: Fire, ?
Description: Makes a volcano on any land tile.
It's a classic. We do need to decide what volcanoes do exactly.
Thoughts?
Name: Raise Volcano
Circles: Fire, ?
Description: Makes a volcano on any land tile.
It's a classic. We do need to decide what volcanoes do exactly.
Thoughts?
http://masterofmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Raise_Volcano
Well the MoM version destroyed any minerals, reduced food, gold and production to zero, and generated 1 mana for the caster. Also, if cast on a city would destroy some buildings.
I'm good with all of that except I think if the volcano is lowered the mineral should come back.
The classic MoM formula is probably a good place to start. I agree that taking away the volcano should bring back the mineral resource.
Of course, I'm not sure about the mana generation really. I never really got that in MoM. I'm not sure what the idea was. I can see volcanoes giving nearby cities a production bonus depending on whether or not the race can build a "magma forge". I can also see it as a weapon to use against your enemies. I just don't get the mana angle...
Anyone have more to add?
Volcanoes could have a chance to fire an event that they erupt. Erupting volcanoes could destroy nearby improvements (roads, forts, etc.) as well as resources and maybe even give a chance of spawning new resources (fertile soil to to volcanic soil, mineral deposits, etc.)
I had the volcanoes as a race specific requirement for draconians to enable them to build a fire temple to make the fire breathing variety of draconians.
I could see volcanoes as something dwarves might want for a magma forge or some specialized building.
+1 to all these ideas.Originally Posted by Asmodai
Another thought is there could be a fire spell that when cast on a volcano allows that volcano to act as a mana fount.
I like these ideas also.
Maybe even like Mt. Doom you could destroy items at a volcano. Like if you're High Men and you want to destroy an unholy or cursed relic you'd have to take it to a volcano. If you're Undead (or Dark Elves?) you might take a holy item to a Volcano to destroy.
I'm just trying to throw out ideas here... I admit I haven't thought them all through fully.
Those are all fairly good suggestions. (Not sure about the item destruction myself, but we can think about it.) I really like the random event one
Either way, volcanoes are justified ergo Raise Volcano is justified.
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