Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26119768-20170330175544/@comment-25101089-20170404190656

Well, these are supposed to be the Beacons of Gondor specifically, not just any old beacons. Even though it would make sense that 'realistically' anyone could create such a device, as you say, I think that would take something away from the feature's appeal. I like to think of these Beacons as one of those meta-references, a feature that enhances the mod experience for people not just because of its gameplay purpose - but because you enjoy seeing something iconic and being able to play with it. Like Pipeweed, orc bombs, glowing dwarf doors...

But yes, we will probably add an evil equivalent at some point, and I think that will be a better way to diversify the mechanic than just making it available for everyone by default. For now, I can't imagine that it will be prohibitively difficult for evil players to obtain them.