Empires with "Reanimated armies" should be able to reanimate leaders as well

[DarkEye5]

In the developer diary from a few weeks ago they announced some changes to the content from the Necroids DLC, including the Reanimated armies civic.

This included a 33% chance to reanimate enemy armies you kill as well as the Voidspawn and Tiyanki Matriarch. With the possibility to reanimate stuff as it dies more explicit, why not expand this to leaders as well?

I’m thinking this could apply both to when your own leaders die as well as when you kill enemy leaders. They would then stay or be added to your leader pool, except they’ve gained the “Undead” trait, making them immortal, permanently lowering their leader level by two (since I assume zombies aren’t as bright as living people) and maybe some other minor buffs.

I have no strong opinions whether the chance to reanimate a leader should be 33% for simplicity’s sake or if that’s too strong or it should be lower. I just think that gaining a level 3 scientist when you shoot down those pesky science ships scanning debris during a war or sending your rivals own deceased war-hero back to haunt them would be kind of cool.

 

[Armagodura]

I like this idea, adds even more spice to the entire reanimation civic, which is something it honestly needs

 

[nat.hol]

That's a cool idea! The empire who lost their leader would notice the resurrection in the form of an event (with an associated opinion modifier). If they kill again their lost leader they'd maybe get another message, possibly granting them influence.
It'd also be interesting if resurrecting the great khan would have a unique event that would make either the khanate submit to the necromancers or attack them out of spite despite their leader's death.

 

[HFY]

why not expand this to leaders as well?

... but undead leaders always come back as Generals, because it's Renaimated Armies after all

 

[DarkEye5]

It'd also be interesting if resurrecting the great khan would have a unique event that would make either the khanate submit to the necromancers or attack them out of spite despite their leader's death.

I hadn't even thought of the implications this would have with the Khan. It would be amazing!

 

[Armagodura]

I hadn't even thought of the implications this would have with the Khan. It would be amazing!

The new Khanatte, true inheritors of the Great Khan's Legacy, are not happy about this, and have a casus belly on you now. And a big opinion reduction.

 

[HFY]

The new Khanatte

Is she cute?

 

[nat.hol]

Otherwise, since it is believed the Khan is a powerful psychist, I'd argue that an attempted resurrection could lead him actually break free of the necromancers and return to the khanate with his new status as an undead (would keep the trait added to other undead leaders). Which means he has to be killed once more.

Maybe something similar would happen to a killed Chosen One leader?

 

[TrotBot]

Otherwise, since it is believed the Khan is a powerful psychist, I'd argue that an attempted resurrection could lead him actually break free of the necromancers and return to the khanate with his new status as an undead (would keep the trait added to other undead leaders). Which means he has to be killed once more.

Maybe something similar would happen to a killed Chosen One leader?

i feel like all of these ideas can each be given a chance to happen just to spice things up. sometimes he submits. sometimes he breaks free and becomes even more powerful. sometimes the khanate submits. sometimes it gets even more pissed and goes to war again.