My idea about centaurism (Edited to avoid any issues due to an unwanted bad word choice)

[Material Ghost]

I just read the new dev diary, and i saw they asked for what we could add next. So, i know a lot of peoples don't like them, but i would like some half-spiders being added.

My idea is they could be added with 2 new tomes :

First one is the tome of Arthropods, which allow to summon various bug-like creatures of different level, spell to throw web at the enemy, and ways to remove immobilized, a spider hatchery structure/improvement, which could give some additionnal tier I spiders when defending city, allow recruitement of spider unit, but is not liked if nature affinity is too low, a spell which allow your units to become half spider, making them : venomous, resistant to everything a spider can resist in game, and the ability to throw webs on a single target. Then special adaptaions depend on affinity or unit class.

The next one could be the Tome of magic Webbing. The tome of magic webbing would actually have nothing to do with spiders, but add different buffs to spells, allowing to put magic traps that's going to cast a spell if a unit walk on a tile, or if one of your units die, etc. It would also allow to manipulate magic, to hide your units in the battlefield or the world map, and use specific enchantement that slowely but definitely get your enemy.

The whole point of the first tome would just be adding spiders, while the second one is for thoses that like slow acting magic, which effect can only be seen when it is too late. I imagine the first one very straight-forward, and the second one more about, not writing enchantement and spell, but really weaving them, like if magic wasn't working with words but with threads.

I hope you will like my idea, and thanks for reading everything.

[Beytran70]

Driders and Centaurs are the main two that come to mind for me, although Centaurs might be a bit tricky since the Naga form already makes your units faster, which is strange. Centaurs would either need to be even faster or have some additional bonus like innate Sprint which would be busted af. Driders could get racial web ability and such which isn't so bad, since you can already get similar with a racial spider mount trait.

[Material Ghost]

In my opinion, centaurs should not be as quick as naga, but stronger instead. Like more about defense, HPs and damages, and melee attacks upgrade one level higher in charge (like normal melee attack become normal charge, and normal charge becomes heavy charge) . When i think of a horse, i think of a quick animal, but also a creature with a lot of stamina, and, even if still not a beast, still a strong animal. And for me centaurs are strong warriors.
Half spider Is more like a unit with a spider mount, but instead of cavalery unit type it gets HPs, spider unit type and webs. Because a spider only run when endangered, most of the type they hide, waiting to immobilize a target. And for me a giant spider have a lot of health.

[Alexander]

Frog centaurs would look soooo nice!

[Astasia]

Anyone else cough violently when reading the thread title?

[Midas]

Originally posted by Astasia:

Anyone else cough violently when reading the thread title?

Given the topic about gender switching, I almost expected it to actually be about that.

[Apheirox]

https://youtu.be/YRi6GBF5zB0?si=xEM6QuL2wVKXh1TK

[Material Ghost]

Originally posted by Astasia:

Anyone else cough violently when reading the thread title?

I'm sorry, i'm not a native english speaker, did i wrote something wrong ?

[Astasia]

If it was unintentional don't worry about it. The grammar was just a little off in a way that makes it interpretable as something very different, but it's not technically an "English" thing so probably not too many are going to notice it. Just an amusing accidental use of specific words.

[Moa Rider]

Drider transformation would be dope.
Right now all I really want them to do is make so the forms with tails like the cat people, dog people and lizards lose their tails when they transform into a Naga, or any future halfie transformations.

[Wauthan]

Well with fantasy tech we got with the reaver faction... how about replacing the legs with wheels? Or tank threads? :D

[blauerbrummer]

Slugs, give me half elves/ half slugs for the fun of it. :D. But seriously Snail/Slug People are something i would find cool.

[se05239]

Centaur transformations in general would be absolutely awesome.

[Balekai]

Tentacles for a Shadow/Chaos Tome. Basically a Lovecraftian transformation.

[Material Ghost]

So much cools ideas, and i would like a Lovecraft-themed Tome, even though i would like to believe that they already planned something similar for the next DLC (Eldritch kingdoms) .
Also Asastasia, i've just changed the title to avoid any mistakes, thanks for telling me.

[Terrkas]

Honedtly, i wouldnt mind if centaurs all count as cavalry. Weak vs spears but might get buffs elsewhere.