Metalheads Faction

[KKSlider]

Disclaimer: I'm opening this thread because it's a project that I'll soon begin to develop, once I'm done with my campaign. Expect sort of a "come back" here once AOA will be completed, meaning that I'll upload more info and thus, updating the thread.

Ok, the concept is pretty simple: I wish to create something different from the "standard" swords & bows faction. Read on for a detailed description.

Attacks
Death growls/screams/shouts - Typical of the Death/Black Metal environment, depending on the unit, it may slow/stun the enemies or even healing the adjacent allies. I'll try to sample some self-made growls and then judging the result.
Guitar solos - Sort of a one-hit-kill weapon, in a similar way reminiscent of the Thunderers. I don't know whenever it's possible to get free samples of solos, and I can't play a guitar... I need the help of some guitar player to perform them. Solos are available to Thrashters, Progsters, Speedsters and Powersters. Deathsters and Blacksters may use their same solos with the adding of death vocals.
Idle animations - In poor words, headbanging. Heavy headbanging. Whiplashes, Up'n'down, everything. I can do and I will do sprites myself, but volunteers are always welcome.

Units

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The Metal faction

Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4
Generic Metalhead > Thraster > Drunk Thraster
					> Speed Metaller (lv3)
			> Progster > Power Progster
Viking Metaller > Power Metaller > Defender
			> Folk Metaller > Epic Metaller
Depressed Metalhead > Doomster > Epic Doomster
			> Death-Doomster > Funeral Doomster
			> Gothic Metaller (lv2)
Classical Metalhead > Symphonic Metaller > Symphonic Powerster
							> Symphonic Blackster (lv3)
			> Neoclassical Metalhead (lv2)
Dark Metaller > Deathster > Brutal Deathster > Extreme Brutal Thing
		> Blackster > True Norwegian Blackster
Lv0 branch: Poser > Nu Metaller

The "Norwegian" thing is yet to decide. I don't know if it's better to put it or just leave it to "True Blackster".
The ones that I listed are the most common types of Metallers, or at least, the most recognizable. Classical Metalhead may need of some musical samples as well, but even this is yet to be decided.
The Extreme Brutal Thing is a joke, and ironically, the most powerful unit as a lv4. Black Crows and Grim Reapers are yet to decide too, and I actually don't know if they compromise the faction's balance.
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Units' descriptions:

Generic Metalhead - A Metalhead who loves raging riffs and aggressiveness. Beer too.
HP 32, Atk 6-3 (punches, impact), Ranged Atk 5-2 (chain, blade), neutral;

Thraster - A Metalhead that loves speed and litres of beer. He hits pretty hard.
HP 42, Atk 7-4 (punches, impact), Atk 6-3 (Whiplash!, impact), Ranged Atk 6-3 (chain, blade), neutral;

Drunk Thraster - Even more dangerous than a normal Thraster. He can perform crushing solos now.
HP 53, Atk 10-4 (punches, impact), Atk 12-3 (Whiplash!, impact), Ranged Atk 24-1 (solo, {marksman} holy), neutral;

Speed Metaller - In just a second he can simultaneously eat, drink a beer, sleep, and burp.
HP 49, Atk 5-{storm} (punches, impact), Ranged Atk 32-1 (solo, {marksman} holy), neutral;

Progster - The Metalhead inside of each. About everything he does, he does it in odd time signatures.
HP 41, Atk 9-3 (punches, impact), Atk 4-2 (guitar hit, impact), neutral;

Power Progster - A viking-like Progster. He can now fight with an Axe and perform solos.
HP 50, Atk 14-3 (axe, blade), Atk 8-2 (iron guitar hit, impact), Ranged Atk 29-1 (solo, {marksman} holy), neutral;

Viking Metaller - A Metalhead who loves Vikings and cosplays as them. He also loves pagan/norse myths.
HP 36, Atk 5-4 (axe, blade), Atk 7-2 (mace, impact), neutral;

Power Metaller - An evoluted form of Vikingness. He abandoned the axe and now fights with a 2H sword.
HP 44, Atk 10-3 (zweihander, blade), Atk 13-2 (mace, impact), neutral;

Defender - The "Death to False Metal" dude. He looks like a guardian.
HP 54 (firmness), Atk 11-4 (zweihander, blade), Atk 13-3 (mace, impact), neutral;

Folk Metaller - He loves legends and firmly believes in the existance of Elves (well... in our world, not Wesnoth).
HP 40, Atk 8-4 (axe, blade), Ranged Atk 5-2 (shout, {slow} impact) - Mounted unit, neutral;

Epic Metaller - An exasperated form of Folk Metaller.
HP 52, Atk 10-4 (axe, blade), Ranged Atk 8-2 (shout, {slow} impact) - Mounted unit (upon a Pegasus xD), neutral;

Depressed Metalhead - A, well... depressed one. Very depressed. Don't try to put a friendship with him...
HP 30, Atk 4-3 (knife, blade), Ranged Atk 6-2 (molotov, fire), caotic;

Doomster - An even more depressed guy... and more slower, too.
HP 39, Atk 7-3 (knife, blade), Ranged Atk 10-2 (molotov, fire), Ranged Atk 21-1 (doom solo, pierce), caotic;

Epic Doomster - A sad, lonely warrior. At least, he believes to be a warrior.
HP 47, Atk 10-3 (Elves' knife, blade), Ranged Atk 15-2 (molotov, fire), Ranged Atk 30-1 (doom solo, pierce), caotic;

Death-Doomster - Saying "being depressed" it's the least thing. He's obsessed with death.
HP 38, Atk 9-3 (sword, blade), Ranged Atk 8-3 (death growl, {fear} cold), caotic;

Funeral Doomster - A... thing. Kind of a zombie now...
HP 45, Atk 12-3 (sword, {poison} blade), Ranged Atk 9-4 (death growl, {fear} cold), caotic;

Gothic Metaller - A dark one. He loves black and he sleeps in daytime. It also has a passion for blood. Human blood.
HP 40, Atk 11-3 (bloody knife, {backstab} blade), Ranged Atk 6-4 (crows' beak, pierce), caotic;

Classical Metalhead - He loves both Classical music and Metal.
HP 33, Atk 8-2 (spikey mace, pierce), Ranged Atk 15-1 (classic solo, fire), neutral;

Symphonic Metaller - His evoluted form. Don't try to offend Mozart...
HP 42, Atk 9-3 (spikey mace, pierce), Ranged Atk 23-1 (classic solo, fire), neutral;

Neoclassical Metalhead - He likes speed and he's a quick [censored].
HP 43, Atk 16-2 (spikey maul, pierce), Ranged Atk 25-1 (classic quick solo, holy), neutral;

Symphonic Powerster - Mix some Power metal and take some Classical music. Here's the result.
HP 52, Atk 9-4 (spikey mace, pierce), Ranged Atk 10-2 (lute, {magical} fire), Ranged Atk 28-1 (classic solo, fire), neutral;

Symphonic Blackster - The "evil" opposite of the Powerster.
HP 50, Atk 10-4 (maul, impact), Ranged Atk 32-1 (screaming solo, {magical} cold), caotic;

Dark Metaller - Here goes the Metal... Fascinated by blood and gore, he is a true bloody warrior.
HP 35, Atk 4-4 (guitar hit, impact), Ranged Atk 5-3 (knives, blade), Ranged Atk 8-1 (shout, {slow} impact), caotic;

Deathster - Oh yeah! Splatter time baby!
HP 42, Atk 6-4 (kitchen knife, {berserk} blade), Ranged Atk 9-2 (growl, {slow} impact), Ranged Atk 18-1 (death solo, {magical} pierce), neutral;

Brutal Deathster - If the Deathster seemed brutal for you, trust me... it was nothing.
HP 48, Atk 9-4 (kitchen knife, {berserk} blade), Ranged Atk 13-2 (battle cry, {slow} impact), Ranged Atk 25-1 (death solo, {magical} pierce), neutral;

Extreme Brutal Thing - A psycho. Don't touch him. EVER.
HP 56, Atk 12-4 (kitchen knife, {berserk} blade), Ranged Atk 13-3 (battle cry, {slow} impact), Ranged Atk 34-1 (death solo, {magical} pierce), neutral;

Blackster - A Black metaller that loves pagan mythology/religion. It may look ridiculous and cool. Specialized in burning holy places.
HP 43, Atk 8-4 (torch, fire), Ranged Atk 6-4 (knives, blade), Ranged Atk 8-2 (shriek, {magical} cold), caotic;

True Norwegian Blackster - A tr00 Blackster. But tr00 tr00 tr00, not just tr00, man.
HP 53, Atk 11-4 (torch, fire), Ranged Atk 9-4 (knives, blade), Ranged Atk 16-2 (black solo, {magical} cold), caotic;

Poser - No, really, do I have to tell you what it is? Poser!!
HP 20, Atk 4-2 (chain whip, impact), neutral;

Nu Metaller - He really thinks he's a Metalhead.
HP 29, Atk 7-3 (chain whip, impact), Ranged Atk 6-2 (rap s**t, {magical} pierce) neutral;

[Thanatos]

Yay! I will keep an eye on this thread then.


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Some comments already:

Don't put the "Grim Reaper" into the level 0 branch, man...
That's the place for the "Poser".

There's no such thing as a "Not-Norwegian True Blackster".
So I'd recommend to leave the Norwegian in.

[KKSlider]

This evening I'll finish to put all units descriptions.
Thanks for the tips already, ahahah, I was thinking of you while writing those things you know?

Edit: Whew... all done, for now.

[Quietus]

Alternative to the lvl 1 poser evolution, "Metalcore head"

[KKSlider]

Maybe as a second lv1 level-up.

I realized tonight that the Industrial Metaller is missing... where can I put him?

[Cloud]

Lest thee not forget Vegetarian progressive grindcore

[KKSlider]

That's kind of a joke, to me... XD
A very few underground people know this genre, like Black Metal and Funeral Doom, so I maybe don't want to put a lv2 unit in the lv0 branch.
I was thinking about the Metalcore head... that's actually a possible unit, so I might gonna add it.