I'm still new to this, but i'm considering making DF mods based on Magic: The Gathering! Likely based off the Innistrad blocks, later adding in cards from other blocks.
My main question is: Is there a way to make infectious diseases? Things like vampirism, werewolfism, everything, but different from whats in vanilla due to specifically being wolves, as well as vampires infecting through their bite no matter what instead of killing their prey. Also, Phyrexians.
My other question is if it's possible to have one race make more necromancers than others. For example, lets say I have the 4 vanilla civs, humans, dwarves, elves, and goblins... Could I make it so elves are much more likely to become necromancers,
My current ideas are as follows:
Civs:
First up, Gavony. White-alligned (So good). Theyd use all sorts of relevant weapons (As in, the various peices of equipment from the Innistrad blocks), a unique alloy (Probably something based on Moonsilver), a rare caste-variant of angels, while humans are several times more common.
Secondly, Kessig. Green-alligned with hints of red.. Also a heavily human nation, the problem is that they commonly become werewolves. Theyre very similar to elves, but have farm-tool based weapons (Likely modified off the raws from LC's Terrible Weapons, with her consent), access to metal, and they dont sell "Grown" wood. They'd probably expand a lot quicker than, say, Gavony.
Third, Nephalia (Probably blue alligned). I dont really have much of an idea what to do with them; I mean, I could make Stromkirk Vampires a part of them. Maybe make them better artists than the rest with more toys and the likes, and make them become geists from time to time on death.
Fourth, Stesnia (Black alligned with hints of red as well). Theyd be most likely vampiric. Evil but fancy, dwelling in the mountains. I dont know much of what to do to them.
Finally, some kobold-like race of Stitcher necromancers. Need I go further?
Next up, creatures.
One thing that could be cool is a series of megabeasts centred around legendary creatures (unfortunately, there seems to just be The Gitrog Monster and Ishkanah, Grafwidow for legendaries of the plane) and some of the bigger animals found around. For example, Vorstclaw, a large, basic giant tree monster pretty much, the Thing in the Ice/Awoken Horror, a giant kraken of sorts, Craterhoof Behemoth (I cant even describe that thing will right now), etc.
Besides megabeasts, I wanna try and give most big and small creatures from Innistrad (and maybe core sets from around Innistrad's release) representation to allow for an experience almost completely unrelated to Vanilla DF; a bigger feeling of hopelessness, a bigger emphasis on facing hordes of enemies, and the likes.
After finishing things from Innistrad, I'd probably focus on cards from another somewhat fear-focused plane; Shadowmoor (And Lorwyn by extension); making scarecrows, treefolk, fairies, all of it.
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