[Wesnoth-dev] Racial Traits

[James Barton]

Dave's suggestions for Loyal got me thinking.

Traits are, in my perception, one of the most popular features in 
Wesnoth. People love the variety they add to units (even as they 
agonise over the best unit/trait combinations), and are constantly 
proposing new traits. Unfortunately, balancing traits is a difficult 
business, and Loyal, while fun, proved a little unbalancing.

However, people may object to it being taken out, as it decreases the 
number of traits any particular unit can have back to four. Dave 
suggested adding a "Wise" trait for Mages, and this might help. What I 
believe would help even more would be the inclusion of one unique trait 
for each race. The following are my suggested race-specific traits for 
the main races.

Elves: "Accurate" (+1 Ranged Damage)
Humans: "Brave" (Eliminates 25% Night Penalty) [Only available to 
Lawful Humans, clearly, but that is most of them]
Orcs: "Fearsome" (Increases Night Bonus to 50%) [Or a more appropriate 
figure]
Undead: None (They have no traits!)
Dwarves: Not a clue
All others are "minor races" and would not require their own unique 
trait.

Unfortunately, this is a coding task, and I can't do code. However, I 
do believe that it offers increased diversity without decreasing 
balance.

James