Quick question: Zmey

Colonial · #1 April 2nd, 2011, 02:33 PM

So I was just wondering: Are the Bogarus national summon and the EDM summon the same Zmey? or is the EDM version scaled up on the Bogarus one?

Cheers folks.

NooBliss · #2 April 2nd, 2011, 03:28 PM

They are different summons, both based on a creature from a Russian myth. Ironically, EDM says that these big Zmey "have lent their name to the lesser drakes of Rus", while it's clearly vice versa.

Colonial · #3 April 2nd, 2011, 03:36 PM

I see. Are the EDM ones actually smaller then? they are like 3 times the price, one level of conjuration higher and more fire skillz to summon, I'd assume they would be bigger...

do they both do the die = loose a head thing?

thejeff · #4 April 2nd, 2011, 03:41 PM

I think that's vice versa in the sense that the larger EDM version was based on the weaker Bogarus ones.

NooBliss · #5 April 2nd, 2011, 03:52 PM

Yes. Vice versa in the sense that Zmey is a Russian word.

Sasooli · #6 April 4th, 2011, 11:38 AM

Well in real life EDM's Zmey is named after the other, but in the gameworld it's the other way round. And flavour text describes the gameworld.

NooBliss · #7 April 4th, 2011, 12:51 PM

Sure.

But Zmey of Rus has a Russian name, which is fitting. International Zmey having a Russian name is not so fitting. And it's not some unique proper name either, it's just a normal word.
Not that it's of any importance, of course.

llamabeast · #8 April 5th, 2011, 05:47 AM

Actually I found the zmey while researching mythological creatures, and was then very annoyed to discover it was already in the game as a Bogarus national summon! The EDM zmey is based directly on the mythology and not on the Bogarus summon.

The EDM version is much larger and more powerful.

Natpy · #9 April 5th, 2011, 10:45 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_dragon