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| ====== Thrones of Ascension ====== | ====== Thrones of Ascension ====== |
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| {{:misc:gui:throne.png?nolink }} The **Thrones of Ascension** are powerful and special magic sites of which only a fixed number will exist in any particular game of Dominions. When playing in the default "Victory by thrones of ascension" game mode, each throne grants the player a number of Ascension Points equal to their tier (1 to 3), and a particular number of Ascension Points will be required to win the game. | {{:misc:gui:throne.png?nolink }} The **Thrones of Ascension** are powerful and special magic sites of which only a fixed number will exist in any particular game of Dominions. When playing in the default "Victory by thrones of ascension" game mode, each throne grants the player a number of Ascension Points equal to their level (1 to 3), and a particular number of Ascension Points will be required to win the game. |
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| Thrones start the game defended by strong [[independent]] armies. Tier 1 thrones have large but mundane armies, typically supported by a few low-level casters. Defenders of tier 2 thrones will be more magically powerful, and the holders of tier 3 thrones are stronger still. The second and third tiers of thrones may be guarded by independent Pretender chassis, such as the ??Monolith?? or the ??Great Mother?? with path spreads similar to those of your opponents. | ===== Conquering Thrones ===== |
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| | Thrones start the game defended by strong [[independent]] armies with magic support. Their strength varies considerably, so it is usually worthwhile to ping (send in a commander scripted to retreat) a throne before conquering it. There are a few things to keep in mind when attacking throne independents: |
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| | * Mages will replenish their gems after each fight. |
| | * Generic mages will cast spells from a hardcoded list of spells. |
| | * Non-generic mages, like titans, will cast spells from all schools of magic but each one will have a research level cap. The exact research cap can be found using the [[https://larzm42.github.io/dom6inspector/|Mod Inspector]]. |
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| ===== Locating Thrones ===== | ===== Locating Thrones ===== |
| In order to 'activate' most of the effects of a throne, including its Ascension Points, it must be claimed. Claiming a Throne is a turn action that can be performed by one of the following: | In order to 'activate' most of the effects of a throne, including its Ascension Points, it must be claimed. Claiming a Throne is a turn action that can be performed by one of the following: |
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| * A [[Pretender God]] | * A [[Pretender God]] or Disciple |
| * A [[Holy|Priest]] of {{path>H3}} or higher | * A [[Holy|Priest]] of {{path>H3}} or higher |
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| A throne can only be claimed by a player who owns the province. If the province has a [[fort]], the throne cannot be claimed by a sieging force, but the player under siege can still claim it. | A throne can only be claimed by a player who owns the province. If the province has a [[fort]], the throne cannot be claimed by a sieging force, but the player under siege can still claim it. A throne whose province (and fort if present) is conquered by another nation becomes unclaimed. |
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| Claimed thrones generate a number of [[Temple|temple checks]] equal to their tier, except with a 100% chance to spread regardless of the claimant's dominion strength. They can also alter the holder's dominion or bless. | Claimed thrones generate a number of [[Temple|temple checks]] equal to their level, except with a 100% chance to spread regardless of the claimant's dominion strength. They can also alter the holder's dominion or bless. |
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| | Some thrones also have some effects that are always active without the throne being claimed. These can be identified by the effects being listed above the "Effects from claimed throne"-line. |
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| ===== Destroying Thrones ===== | ===== Destroying Thrones ===== |
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| Thrones can be destroyed, but only by the [[Horrors]] beyond any decency and reality. On top of this, they can only be destroyed by the highest tier of Horror, the **Doom** Horrors. These seven beings enter the strategic map in only three ways: | Thrones can be destroyed, but only by a select few creatures with the "thronekill" or "farthronekill" tags, which are not displayed in-game. These are the Doom Horrors: |
| | * ??Agon - Eater of Dreams?? |
| | * ??Umor - Eater of Gods?? |
| | * ??Kurgi - Slave to Unreason?? |
| | * ??Scabiel - Maker of Ruins?? |
| | * ??Hruvur - Abomination of Desolation?? |
| | * ??Negiru - Orchard of Souls?? |
| | * ??Criqvoh - Void Flame?? |
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| | Doom Horrors begin attacking thrones at random once the [[Cataclysm]], a "sudden death" event enabled in some games, arrives. It is also possible to gain control of one by [[Wish|wishing]] for it, though the Doom Horror has a high chance of attempting to assassinate the Wish caster instead of coming under your control. It is possible, though very difficult, to [[charm|charm]] or [[enslavement|enslave]] a Doom Horror in the assassination battle. Doom Horror assassinations can also be induced through [[horror mark|horror marks]], or by casting rituals or forging under ??Astral Corruption?? or [[Cataclysm]]. Note that Doom Horrors have a chance to desert each turn. |
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| | If a Doom Horror enters an unforted throne province, and is not defeated by the defending forces, it will immediately destroy the throne (thronekill value for all above units is 100%). If the throne is protected by a fort, the Doom Horror has a chance to destroy it each turn it remains on the province equal to its farthronekill value, which for most of the Doom Horrors is 50%. Scabiel is an exception to this rule, and will destroy both the fort and the throne the turn it enters the province. |
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| * Through the [[Cataclysm]], a "sudden death" event enabled in some games, which typically starts years into a game | If a throne is destroyed, this reduces the number of thrones required to win the game, but the proportion of remaining thrones needed is unchanged. |
| * Through "[[Horror Mark|baiting]]" one into an [[Assassin|Assassination]], then [[charm|charming]] or [[enslavement|enslaving]] it -- this is by far the least consistent | |
| * Through [[Wish|Wishing]] for one | |
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| The Doom Horrors who //can// destroy Thrones (for there's one who can't) need to be established in the province on the strategic map, which means they have to have the province. They don't need to have the [[fort]]; yes, they can **destroy Thrones through forts**, merely by having the province under [[Siege]]. This is far less consistent, however. Only one Doom Horror can always destroy Thrones through forts, and that's because they destroy the forts as well. The others have a 50% chance per turn at most. | If all thrones are destroyed, the game ends immediately in a draw. |
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| If a Throne is destroyed, this reduces the number of Thrones required to win the game, but the proportion of remaining Thrones needed is unchanged. It is possible to have a game where no one can become the next Pantokrator, due to all of the Thrones being destroyed; in that case, the game ends immediately in a draw. | >Despair! The world has fallen!\\ \\ The Pantokrator has vanished! And though many Pretenders rose to try and claim His place, all have failed. Scattered across the world, the last of the Thrones of Ascension have fallen and with them has fallen the mortal world. Now the world is a nightmare, a desolation filled with only despair and mortals who know only fear and suffering, bereft of their would be divine masters. Horrors from beyond the mortal plane infest every corner of the world, ravaging temples, cities and secret places alike as they hunt for the living and kill them in gruesome ways. Perhaps... perhaps in time new Pretenders may rise. Perhaps a new Pantokrator may one day Ascend. Perhaps mortals in the deepest, darkest of hiding places may yet one day crawl out alive. Perhaps. But now there is only an age of Horrors. |
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| ===== Throne Clustering ===== | ===== Throne Clustering ===== |
| None of these Thrones can appear in [[Caves]]. | None of these Thrones can appear in [[Caves]]. |
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| ^ Throne ^ Tier ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ | ^ Throne ^ Level ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ |
| | The Throne of Spring | 1 | Tips [[Scales#Growth-and-Death|Growth/Death]] \\ Scales by {{scales>G1}} | Generates {{gems>1A}} \\ +{{scales>G2}} (Base Adj.) | ??Mage of Spring?? \\ ({{path>A2N1}}) | | | | The Throne of Spring | 1 | Tips [[Scales#Growth-and-Death|Growth/Death]] \\ Scales by {{scales>G1}} | Generates {{gems>1A}} \\ +{{scales>G2}} (Base Adj.) | ??Mage of Spring?? \\ ({{path>A2N1}}) | | |
| | The Throne of Summer | 1 | Tips [[Scales#Temperature|Temperature]] \\ Scales by {{scales>H1}} | Generates {{gems>1F}} \\ +{{scales>H2}} (Base Adj.) | ??Mage of Summer?? \\ ({{path>F2N1}}) | | | | The Throne of Summer | 1 | Tips [[Scales#Temperature|Temperature]] \\ Scales by {{scales>H1}} | Generates {{gems>1F}} \\ +{{scales>H2}} (Base Adj.) | ??Mage of Summer?? \\ ({{path>F2N1}}) | | |
| These Thrones tend to have wild beasts and other natural entities as their defenders. | These Thrones tend to have wild beasts and other natural entities as their defenders. |
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| ^ Throne ^ Tier ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ | ^ Throne ^ Level ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ |
| | The Throne of Fire | 2 | {{:dom6:stats:att.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +3 [[Attack Skill|ATT]] | Generates {{gems>1F}} \\ [[Far Caster]] (1, {{:misc:magic:fire.png?15&nolink|Fire}}) | ??Adept of Pyriphlegeton?? \\ ({{path>F3}}) | Can't be in [[Caves]] | | | The Throne of Fire | 2 | {{:dom6:stats:att.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +3 [[Attack Skill|ATT]] | Generates {{gems>1F}} \\ [[Far Caster]] (1, {{:misc:magic:fire.png?15&nolink|Fire}}) | ??Adept of Pyriphlegeton?? \\ ({{path>F3}}) | Can't be in [[Caves]] | |
| | The Throne of Air | 2 | FIXME Was \\ [[Air Shield]] 40 \\ in Dominions 5 | Generates {{gems>1A}} \\ [[Far Caster]] (1, {{:misc:magic:air.png?15&nolink|Air}}) | ??Wind Master?? \\ ({{path>A2}}) | Can't be in [[Caves]] | | | The Throne of Air | 2 | FIXME Was \\ [[Air Shield]] 40 \\ in Dominions 5 | Generates {{gems>1A}} \\ [[Far Caster]] (1, {{:misc:magic:air.png?15&nolink|Air}}) | ??Wind Master?? \\ ({{path>A2}}) | Can't be in [[Caves]] | |
| ==== The Cluster of Ages ==== | ==== The Cluster of Ages ==== |
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| ^ Throne ^ Tier ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ | ^ Throne ^ Level ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ |
| | The Throne of the First Age | 2 | {{:dom6:stats:mr.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +1 [[Magic Resistance|MR]] | +{{scales>M2}} (Base Adj.) | | +1 Dominion spread (3) \\ Can be [[Underwater]] | | | The Throne of the First Age | 2 | {{:dom6:stats:mr.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +1 [[Magic Resistance|MR]] | +{{scales>M2}} (Base Adj.) | | +1 Dominion spread (3) \\ Can be [[Underwater]] | |
| | The Throne of the Second Age | 1 | {{:dom6:stats:str.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +1 [[Strength|STR]] | | | +1 Dominion spread (2) \\ Can be [[Underwater]] | | | The Throne of the Second Age | 1 | {{:dom6:stats:str.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +1 [[Strength|STR]] | | | +1 Dominion spread (2) \\ Can be [[Underwater]] | |
| ==== The Celestial Cluster ==== | ==== The Celestial Cluster ==== |
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| There are three of these, spread across all three tiers. | There are three of these, spread across all three levels. |
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| ^ Throne ^ Tier ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ | ^ Throne ^ Level ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ |
| | The Throne of the Sun | 3 | {{:abilities:resist_fire.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +5 [[Fire Resistance|FR]] \\ Tips [[Scales#Order-and-Turmoil|Order/Turmoil]] \\ Scales by {{scales>O1}} \\ Tips [[Scales#Temperature|Temperature]] \\ Scales by {{scales>H1}} \\ Tips [[Scales#Growth-and-Death|Growth/Death]] \\ Scales by {{scales>G1}} | Generates {{gems>5F}} | | +2 Dominion spread (5) \\ Can be [[Underwater]] | | | The Throne of the Sun | 3 | {{:abilities:resist_fire.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +5 [[Fire Resistance|FR]] \\ Tips [[Scales#Order-and-Turmoil|Order/Turmoil]] \\ Scales by {{scales>O1}} \\ Tips [[Scales#Temperature|Temperature]] \\ Scales by {{scales>H1}} \\ Tips [[Scales#Growth-and-Death|Growth/Death]] \\ Scales by {{scales>G1}} | Generates {{gems>5F}} | | +2 Dominion spread (5) \\ Can be [[Underwater]] | |
| | The Throne of the Moon | 2 | Tips [[Scales#Growth-and-Death|Growth/Death]] \\ Scales by {{scales>G1}} | Generates {{gems>1W1S}} | | Can be [[Underwater]] | | | The Throne of the Moon | 2 | Tips [[Scales#Growth-and-Death|Growth/Death]] \\ Scales by {{scales>G1}} | Generates {{gems>1W1S}} | | Can be [[Underwater]] | |
| ===== Other Thrones ===== | ===== Other Thrones ===== |
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| ^ Throne ^ Tier ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ | ^ Throne ^ Level ^ Claiming Effects ^ Local Effects ^ Recruitment? ^ Other Notes ^ |
| | The High Throne | 1 | | | | +2 Dominion spread (3) \\ Can be [[Underwater]] | | | The High Throne | 1 | | | | +2 Dominion spread (3) \\ Can be [[Underwater]] | |
| | The Throne of War | 1 | {{:dom6:stats:att.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +1 [[Attack Skill|ATT]] \\ {{:dom6:stats:mor.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +1 [[Morale|MOR]] \\ {{:abilities:defence_organizer.png?nolink }} Dominion [[Defense Organizer|Conscripts]] \\ up to [[Province Defense|PD]] Level 5 | | | Can be [[Underwater]] | | | The Throne of War | 1 | {{:dom6:stats:att.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +1 [[Attack Skill|ATT]] \\ {{:dom6:stats:mor.png?nolink }} Blessed units \\ get +1 [[Morale|MOR]] \\ {{:abilities:defence_organizer.png?nolink }} Dominion [[Defense Organizer|Conscripts]] \\ up to [[Province Defense|PD]] Level 5 | | | Can be [[Underwater]] | |
