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The Underway Omnibus (A Dwarf Item)

Sons of Grimnir is releasing a solo concept item thanks to some inspiration from a very enthusiastic source!

Dwarvens aren't the most mobile creatures, but they also spent literal centuries building and perfecting the system of underway roads which honeycomb the deep places of the world. It never made much sense to me that Dwarves, already a fairly sneaky and opportunistic bunch, wouldn't be able to deploy this knowledge more tactically. Enter: The Underway Omnibus.

This mod adds in a craftable item to the forge for all dwarven players that allows you to not only obtain vanguard deployment capabilities for all Non-lord characters, Dwarven Warriors, Longbeards, Quarrelers, Thunders, and Slayers (including RoRs) but also allows you to spawn a unit of Dwarven Miners with blasting charges twice per battle - similar to the "Menace below" mechanic from the Skaven factions.

Dwarves typically play a lot more passive and standoffish, but I think introducing some more aggressive tactical choices should result in interesting campaign play. To balance out the power of this relic, the price for this is fairly restrictive:

• 300 Oathgold
  
• Required Resource: Gold
  
• Required Resource: Dyes
  
• Required Resource: Wine
  
• Required Resource: Salt

All of these resources are near most Dwarven lands, but one or both require you to engage in some pretty serious warfare to obtain them quickly. So this is designed to be a mid-game item.


What prompted you to make this item?
Two little geniuses with a strong passion for this game! This little mod was made for them. Enjoy!

Is this item balanced?
I'm going to say "No" since, as most Dwarven players know, blasting charges can be a very clutch resource depending on how they are used. The big limiting element to them, is how slow and lumbering the units that carry them typically are. Vanguard can also be a pretty potent ability if used right.

Does this mod conflict with XXXXXXX mod and/or XXXXXXX creator?
Unless XXXXXXX mod used any of the assets in this mod as a base, or got really, really unlucky, it is unlikely.

Have you considered creating [unit concept] or adding [unit concept]?
I'm playing around with a few ideas, but I rarely make any guarantees. Even simple unit creation using vanilla assets can take hours of work to actualize. I'm always more open to unique concepts which explore different strategies using the dwarf army rather than simple unit upgrades. Hit me up in the comments!

Don't forget to rate and comment! I like to be pretty responsive, so let me know if this item works, or if it needs further tweaks.