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'''Tower''' is a | '''Tower''' is a [[alignment|good alignment]] [[town]] with [[alchemist]] and [[wizard]] [[hero class]]es. Tower represents [[Bracada]]. | ||
''"Wizards and Alchemists study their arcane craft in Towers. Tower populations are comprised of creatures bound into service by powerful magic, made on the spot, or allied with the town through ancient pacts. Tower armies have uniformly good morale and some of the best range attack units available."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 112|RoE manual]]''</sup> | |||
Tower's [[native terrain]] is [[snow]]. | Tower's [[native terrain]] is [[snow]]. | ||
===Tower | ===Tower creature dwellings=== | ||
* [[Tower creature dwellings|Workshop]] | * [[Tower creature dwellings|Workshop]] | ||
* [[Tower creature dwellings|Parapet]] | * [[Tower creature dwellings|Parapet]] | ||
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* [[Tower creature dwellings|Cloud Temple]] | * [[Tower creature dwellings|Cloud Temple]] | ||
===Tower | ===Tower specific buildings=== | ||
* [[Artifact Merchants]] - ( | * [[Artifact Merchants]] - (allows heroes to buy or sell artifacts) | ||
* [[Library]] - (unique | * [[Library]] - (unique building, provides an additional spell per level in [[Mage Guild]]) | ||
* [[Lookout Tower]] - (unique | * [[Lookout Tower]] - (unique building, the contrary to the [[Cover of Darkness]] of [[Necropolis]] towns, breaks their cover too, 20 squares lookout radius) | ||
* [[Sculptor's Wings]] - ([[Gargoyle]] [[horde building]], +4/week) | * [[Sculptor's Wings]] - ([[Gargoyle]] [[horde building]], +4/week) | ||
* [[Wall of Knowledge]] - (+1 [[Knowledge]] to visiting hero) | * [[Wall of Knowledge]] - (+1 [[Knowledge]] to visiting hero) | ||
* [[Skyship]] - ([[Grail]] building, reveals all undiscovered map parts, +15 [[knowledge]] | * [[Skyship]] - ([[Grail]] building, reveals all undiscovered map parts, +15 [[knowledge]] to defending hero, 5k extra gold and +50% creature growth) | ||
[[File:TowerBuildingTree.png|600px]] | ==Tower building tree ({{sod}})== | ||
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! <span title="Cost of building the Citadel, the Castle, and all base creature dwellings, including any associated prerequisites.">Basic</span> | ! <span title="Cost of building the Citadel, the Castle, and all base creature dwellings, including any associated prerequisites.">Basic</span> | ||
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!colspan=2| Troop cost/week: !!colspan=2| 30800 {{Gold}} + 4 {{Gem}} | !colspan=2| Troop cost/week: !!colspan=2| 30800 {{Gold}} + 4 {{Gem}} | ||
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In {{hota}} building tree was changed: | |||
* [[Altar of Wishes]], [[Golden Pavilion]], [[Golden Pavilion|Upg. Golden Pavilion]], [[Cloud Temple]] and [[Cloud Temple|Upg. Cloud Temple]] no longer require [[Mage Guild]] and [[Mage Tower]]. | |||
* [[Golden Pavilion]] and [[Golden Pavilion|Upg. Golden Pavilion]] now require [[Altar of Wishes]]. | |||
* [[Altar of Wishes|Upg. Altar of Wishes]] no longer requires [[Mage Tower]] ([[Mage Guild]] is still required). | |||
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===Common buildings=== | |||
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==Heroes== | |||
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===Banned secondary skills=== | |||
Some skills are not available for certain hero classes, which means they can only acquire them from [[Scholar (Adventure Map)|Scholar]]s, [[Witch Hut]]s (except for [[Necromancy]] and [[Leadership]], if not allowed by a map-maker), [[Seer's Hut]]s, [[Event]]s or [[Pandora's Box]]es. | |||
{{ss|Necromancy}} is not available for [[alchemist]]s. | |||
{{ss|Necromancy}}, {{ss|Resistance}} and {{ss|Interference}}{{-wh}} are not available for [[wizard]]s. | |||
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==Creatures== | |||
=== | {{creature table||bgc=#{{Blue 1b}}|head=!+ colspan = 14 style="background-color:#{{Blue 0}}; font-size: 120%; color:white; height:28px;" {{!}} {{PAGENAME}} creatures}} | ||
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{{user commentary| | |||
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* Tower armies have some of the best ranged-attack units available. | * Tower armies have some of the best ranged-attack units available. | ||
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*Apart from [[Dungeon]], Tower is perhaps the worst town to play on Impossible level, as [[Mage Tower]] which is necessary for 5-7 level dwellings requires [[Mage Guild]] and every type of resources (in Dungeon, 3rd level dwelling takes all types of resources). The ability of Master Gremlins to shoot is a big advantage, though. | *Apart from [[Dungeon]], Tower is perhaps the worst town to play on Impossible level, as [[Mage Tower]] which is necessary for 5-7 level dwellings requires [[Mage Guild]] and every type of resources (in Dungeon, 3rd level dwelling takes all types of resources). The ability of Master Gremlins to shoot is a big advantage, though. | ||
*Playing against [[Inferno]], beware of [[Efreet]]i who can easily destroy your [[Genie]]s due to [[Hate|150% damage output]]. Efreeti are one level higher than Genies (6th vs. 5th), and therefore stronger and faster. | *Playing against [[Inferno]], beware of [[Efreet]]i who can easily destroy your [[Genie]]s due to [[Hate|150% damage output]]. Efreeti are one level higher than Genies (6th vs. 5th), and therefore stronger and faster. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category: Tower]] | [[Category: Tower]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:51, 5 June 2021
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Castle | |
Rampart | |
Tower | |
Inferno | |
Necropolis | |
Dungeon | |
Stronghold | |
Fortress | |
Conflux | |
Cove | |
Factory |
Tower is a good alignment town with alchemist and wizard hero classes. Tower represents Bracada.
"Wizards and Alchemists study their arcane craft in Towers. Tower populations are comprised of creatures bound into service by powerful magic, made on the spot, or allied with the town through ancient pacts. Tower armies have uniformly good morale and some of the best range attack units available." RoE manual
Tower's native terrain is snow.
Tower creature dwellings
Tower specific buildings
- Artifact Merchants - (allows heroes to buy or sell artifacts)
- Library - (unique building, provides an additional spell per level in Mage Guild)
- Lookout Tower - (unique building, the contrary to the Cover of Darkness of Necropolis towns, breaks their cover too, 20 squares lookout radius)
- Sculptor's Wings - (Gargoyle horde building, +4/week)
- Wall of Knowledge - (+1 Knowledge to visiting hero)
- Skyship - (Grail building, reveals all undiscovered map parts, +15 knowledge to defending hero, 5k extra gold and +50% creature growth)
Tower building tree (Shadow of Death)
Resource | Basic | Upgrades | All |
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28300 | 37500 | 111300 | |
50 | 25 | 135 | |
65 | 20 | 135 | |
13 | 8 | 49 | |
23 | 38 | 89 | |
7 | 13 | 48 | |
7 | 8 | 43 | |
Troop cost/week: | 30800 + 4 |
In Horn of the Abyss building tree was changed:
- Altar of Wishes, Golden Pavilion, Upg. Golden Pavilion, Cloud Temple and Upg. Cloud Temple no longer require Mage Guild and Mage Tower.
- Golden Pavilion and Upg. Golden Pavilion now require Altar of Wishes.
- Upg. Altar of Wishes no longer requires Mage Tower (Mage Guild is still required).
Common buildings
Halls | Fortifications | Miscellaneous | Mage Guilds | Banned spells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Village Hall | Village Hall (existing) |
Fort | Fort
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Tavern | Tavern
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Mage Guild level 1 | Mage Guild level 1
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File:Town Hall large.gif | Town Hall
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Citadel | Citadel
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Marketplace | Marketplace
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Mage Guild level 2 | Mage Guild level 2
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City Hall | City Hall
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Castle | Castle
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Resource Silo | Resource Silo ()
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Mage Guild level 3 | Mage Guild level 3
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Capitol | Capitol
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Blacksmith |
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Mage Guild level 4 | Mage Guild level 4
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Mage Guild level 5 | Mage Guild level 5
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Heroes
Banned secondary skills
Some skills are not available for certain hero classes, which means they can only acquire them from Scholars, Witch Huts (except for Necromancy and Leadership, if not allowed by a map-maker), Seer's Huts, Events or Pandora's Boxes.
Necromancy is not available for alchemists.
Necromancy, Resistance and Interference are not available for wizards.
Creatures
Tower creatures | |||||||||||||
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Name | Town | Lvl | Att | Def | Dmg- | Dmg+ | HP | Spd | Grw | AI Val | Cost | Special | |
Gremlin | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 30 | |||
Master Gremlin | 1+ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 40 | Ranged (8 shots) | ||
Stone Gargoyle | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 165 | 130 | Unliving, Flying | ||
Obsidian Gargoyle | 2+ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 201 | 160 | Unliving, Flying | ||
Stone Golem | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 250 | 150 | Unliving, Spell Damage Resistance +50% | ||
Iron Golem | 3+ | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 412 | 200 | Unliving, Spell Damage Resistance +75% | ||
Mage | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 570 | 350 | Ranged (24 shots), No melee penalty, No obstacle penalty, Spells cost -2 sp | ||
Arch Mage | 4+ | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 680 | 450 | Ranged (24 shots), No melee penalty, No obstacle penalty, Spells cost -2 sp | ||
Genie | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 884 | 550 | Flying, Hates Efreet and Efreet Sultans | ||
Master Genie | 5+ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 942 | 600 | Flying, Spellcaster, Hates Efreet and Efreet Sultans | ||
Naga | 6 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 110 | 5 | 2 | 2016 | 1100 | No enemy retaliation | ||
Naga Queen | 6+ | 16 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 110 | 7 | 2 | 2840 | 1600 | No enemy retaliation | ||
Giant | 7 | 19 | 16 | 40 | 60 | 150 | 7 | 1 | 3718 | 2000 | , 1 | Immunity to Mind spells | |
Titan | 7+ | 24 | 24 | 40 | 60 | 300 | 11 | 1 | 7500 | 5000 | , 2 | Ranged (24 shots), No melee penalty, Immunity to Mind spells, Hates Black Dragons |
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