After seeing the damage the Dala'myrr can dish out, a few of us were itching to be sandworms!
The sweltering heat of the forge spills out across the land as the rumbling voice of Phaestus booms, "I want you to know, the Garden reaction to that one is: What?" The voice of Melantha, Goddess of the Seasons, echoes amid the rustle of leaves, "That's the censored version."
The inspiration for Dala'myrr, btw, was really more about thinking of what kind of creature would feel like a cousin to dragons. Decided that the wings needed to go and that got me started thinking about Glaurung from Middle Earth. I envision Glaurung as having standard four legs and i didn't want just that, so I added a crapload of legs and then made their faces nice and alien-looking. Definitely none of the 'noble dragon' thing going on.
As for playing a dala'myrr, it wouldn't happen because a) their physical scale dwarfs even dragons. They're gigantic. b) they are completely alien to you. They don't build cities. They don't write books or create music. They don't buy things or sell things. They're just...alien. (The Ormyrr are a different story of course.)
I figured the inspiration was 'How can we grief as many non-Mhaldorians as possible in the shortest period of time?' which I personally have no issues with.
Alternatively, 'How can we make something level-appropriate for Penwize to bash?'.
The inspiration for Dala'myrr, btw, was really more about thinking of what kind of creature would feel like a cousin to dragons. Decided that the wings needed to go and that got me started thinking about Glaurung from Middle Earth. I envision Glaurung as having standard four legs and i didn't want just that, so I added a crapload of legs and then made their faces nice and alien-looking. Definitely none of the 'noble dragon' thing going on.
As for playing a dala'myrr, it wouldn't happen because a) their physical scale dwarfs even dragons. They're gigantic. b) they are completely alien to you. They don't build cities. They don't write books or create music. They don't buy things or sell things. They're just...alien. (The Ormyrr are a different story of course.)
And here I submit the stats of the Ormyrr:
Racial base stats -
20 str
20 int
20 dex
20 con
Specializations
Musclehead
30 str
10 int
20 dex
20 con
Priesthead
10 str
30 int
20 dex
20 con
Warriorhead
20 str
20 int
10 dex
30 con
Speedhead(I don't even know if they have the equivalent amongst the mobs anyway)
This is not at all what I imagined. Given ormyrr are reptilian, I thought Dala'myrr would more resemble massive, mythological-like serpents (like wingless Eastern world dragons, if you will), rather than worms or millipedes.
The inspiration for Dala'myrr, btw, was really more about thinking of what kind of creature would feel like a cousin to dragons. Decided that the wings needed to go and that got me started thinking about Glaurung from Middle Earth. I envision Glaurung as having standard four legs and i didn't want just that, so I added a crapload of legs and then made their faces nice and alien-looking. Definitely none of the 'noble dragon' thing going on.
As for playing a dala'myrr, it wouldn't happen because a) their physical scale dwarfs even dragons. They're gigantic. b) they are completely alien to you. They don't build cities. They don't write books or create music. They don't buy things or sell things. They're just...alien. (The Ormyrr are a different story of course.)
"Faded away like the stars in the morning, Losing their light in the glorious sun, Thus would we pass from this earth and its toiling, Only remembered for what we have done."
Comments
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important
Personally, I think it looks great. Well done, whoever the artist was.
@Tecton clearly is behind this!
@Sarapis: my bad then. Either way, it's still a pretty decent pic.
Am curious now how Chris would've drawn a Dala'myrr... and even more curious what's in store for level 99+!
The voice of Melantha, Goddess of the Seasons, echoes amid the rustle of leaves, "That's the censored version."
This is not at all what I imagined. Given ormyrr are reptilian, I thought Dala'myrr would more resemble massive, mythological-like serpents (like wingless Eastern world dragons, if you will), rather than worms or millipedes.
Every breath leaves me one less to my last
I call hax!
If there were mecha versions…
Losing their light in the glorious sun,
Thus would we pass from this earth and its toiling,
Only remembered for what we have done."