Alternative Necromancer Upgrade Name

scott · Post by **scott** » March 16th, 2005, 3:05 pm

Don't bother replying unless you have a new name. Put your thoughts about the unit in the other thread on this topic: http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic. ... 4&start=45

Post by **turin** » March 16th, 2005, 3:52 pm

Other: Dark Sorcerer.

I like Dark Mage, but it seems too second level, so I made up this variation on it that IMHO sounds better than the rest, and it pretty self-explanatory.

Multiplayer Scenarios / Campaigns · Post by **Rhuvaen** » March 16th, 2005, 4:44 pm

Other:

Nether Mage - I personally dislike this one, but it came to my mind.

Infernal Mage - hm, maybe not suited for BfW flavour.

Mage of Darkness - the opponent of the Mage of Light, anyone?

Big Bad Joe · Post by **Big Bad Joe** » March 16th, 2005, 5:01 pm

Dark lord

Monkey · Post by **Monkey** » March 16th, 2005, 5:42 pm

Blue mage, since he attacks with cold magic, not shadow magic.

Post by **Jetrel** » March 16th, 2005, 6:10 pm

Frankly, I've never liked the name "dark adept", and simply on grounds of being too generic.

I wish the progression went something like...

Necrolyte -> Necromancer -> Necromaster
Necrolyte -> Necromancer -> Lich

Or if we split at level 1...

Necrolyte -> Demilich -> Lich

A necrolyte is just an acolyte of death.

Monkey · Post by **Monkey** » March 16th, 2005, 6:13 pm

Muahuahuahuahuahua
(sounded good for the ocasion)

LÃƒÂ²rien Silverbow · March 16th, 2005, 6:26 pm

Jetryl wrote: Necrolyte -> Demilich -> Lich

Wrong, the demilich is a lot more powerful than a lich!

Post by **turin** » March 16th, 2005, 6:48 pm

LÃƒÂ²rien Silverbow wrote:
Jetryl wrote: Necrolyte -> Demilich -> Lich
Wrong, the demilich is a lot more powerful than a lich!

Only in D&D. The real meaning of demilich is less powerful...

mpolo · Post by **mpolo** » March 16th, 2005, 7:48 pm

Of course in D&D the excuse is that the Demilich has rotted all but completely away, becoming a basically incorporeal entity, hence half a Lich....

That said, Demilich is already used in Gwiti's advancement tree. (How he jumps from "Demilich" at level 3 to "Ancient Lich" at level 4, I don't know.

)

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » March 16th, 2005, 7:52 pm

I cast my vote for 'other'. That is, I want it to have a name other than the ones listed there.

Post by **Dave** » March 16th, 2005, 8:10 pm

Jetryl wrote: Frankly, I've never liked the name "dark adept", and simply on grounds of being too generic.

Names in Wesnoth are usually very generic.

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Personally I very much like 'Dark Lord'.

David

Post by **turin** » March 16th, 2005, 8:12 pm

Dave wrote:Personally I very much like 'Dark Lord'.

Isn't a dark lord more like sauron or morgoth (i.e. the "ultimate baddie")? This unit would probably never be used as a main enemy in a campaign; he was too cowardly to even become undead.

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » March 16th, 2005, 8:15 pm

My opinions:

Descendent N.: Too confusing.
Ascendent N.: Isn't that the Lich?
Black Mage: Sounds too much like a level 2.
Dark Mage: Sounds too much like a level 1.
Dark Sorcerer: Maybe...
Mage of Darkness: It's not an opposite except in HP, no good.
Nether/Infernal Mage: as Rhuvaen said, out of BfW flavor.
Dark Lord: No leadership and weak attacks combine to make a very mediocre lord.
Blue Mage: Still L2 sounding, and doesn't fit the unit at all.
Necromaster: Far too similar to Necromancer.

scott · Post by **scott** » March 16th, 2005, 10:03 pm

Black Wizard
Black Sorcerer
Dark Wizard
Dark Archmage (almost rhymes with itself)
Dark Master
Outcast Necromancer
Deathmage

eh.

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