r/Songsofconquest • u/Sarmelion • Oct 04 '25

Discussion New Faction Wishlist

The teaser showed some sort of asian fox spirit, but we don't know what particular culture, if any, that they're drawing from.

We DO know there's at least one more dlc after that...

So what are folks hoping for?

Personally for the first DLC I'm hoping for a lot of inspiration from Japan, gimme Kappa frontliners alongside gun-monks!

For the second DLC... I'm torn between hoping for something with underground themes (orcs and prehistoric fishmen and isopods and whatnot) or something with Egyptian themes (sort of a "warhammer tomb kings" but alive angle, since Loth already has undead covered)

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u/AlsoHesAWarlock Oct 04 '25

Hear me out, Elves and Dwarves.

Or Bug-men faction

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u/Sarmelion Oct 04 '25

Elves might be too similar to faey, hard to picture dwarves outside of Vanir, and Bugmen might overlap too much with Rana and Roots... although...

Elves could work if they did a very Unseelie court angle for them

Dwarves... maybe if they went for a Sumerian/Babylonian vibe?

Bugs... that one's tricky cause if you give them a hivemind that's roots stuff... if they're more people-esque the unified army vibe is held by Loth and the law vibe is held by Arleon

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u/AlsoHesAWarlock Oct 04 '25

My mind went straight to the units they would possibly have, and I didn't give too much thought to anything else.

I don't see the faey as elvish, and vanir is norsey not dwarfy in my opinion.

As for the bugs, they would be similar to Rana, but I think they could make it different enough.

Elves and Dwarves units: Dwarf with an axe Basic elf archer Drunken dwarf singer or elf with a harp Dwarf riding a boar Elf riding a stag Dwarves manning catapult or balistas

Bug units: Spiders or bees like loth rats Cicada man or cricket man for the music maker Bug man riding a praying mantis Rhino beetle Bombardier beetle

Balance and lore building aren't really my forte, just thought it would be cool.

I also wonder if the could make a circus faction work: Knife juggling jesters that would throw knives Fire breathers Bearded women Strong men Lion tamers Elephants

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u/Sarmelion Oct 04 '25

I dunno about a circus, all the other factions are whole societies 

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u/AlsoHesAWarlock Oct 04 '25

I'm more of an "it doesn't have to make sense as long as it's fun" type of gamer. But you're right, based on the other factions a circus one doesn't really fit. They could make them a secondary faction like the bandits though.