King Arthur the Roleplaying Wargame : Old Faith Complete

[Brother None]

Shitty collagen job there.

 

[RK47]

Teehee. I went to sleep last night with a smile on my face. There's just something broken about having 2 champions taking on almost the whole army with very minor losses.

I'm afraid future battles will turn out the same way since we went Old Faith.
Turning the whole strategy into Dynasty Warrior combat deployments.

Here's the basic outline:
Champions & Sages make best candidates for the killing machine.
Champions are awesome because: Cleave hits 5 soldiers at once. With their ultra high damage, that means lots of dead soldiers in moments.

Sages are insane because: Take Curse of Shadows, max it out. Then invest on immunity to magic spell. For 1 minute, your units are immune. Engage enemy, Curse of Shadow on the grounds you're fighting on. Dead enemies. Also, spellweaving gives 1 mana per kill, further increasing his output.

 

[anus_pounder]

"I've defeated an enemy officer!"

 

[RK47]

Yeah at least i get to hit something in DW, but in this game u just hit 3 spells cooldowns and watch the bodies fly.

OK I might be getting Lionheart ...after I finish King Arthur. Neocores needs more support!

 

[RK47]

It's time for some morale boosting victories as I pit Arthur's best against a bunch of armies in a year.

Battle 1: Samhain

All battles against Samhain always takes place at night. These ghosts only appear at night.

Four VP. Two to the west is a Village and Shrine. To the northeast lies Dragon bones, any spell in that vicinity only casts half the mana. The southeastern VP is anti-magic shrine. No spells can be cast there.

I quicly cast daylight to keep tabs on their location. I also assume it adds some penalty to ghosts.

And I decide to just plant Sir Balin and Sir Bors there. I'm skeptical if they can hold for long...but the outcome totally surprised me.

Here we go.

I activated Cleave, Dragon's Breath etc.

While this is happening I get the rest of my army into position to cap the two western VP.

Enemy AI is still splitting up. However, some of them turned back after Balin & Bors slaughtered everyone at Dragon Bones.

No problem. Still holding. Our archers have fire zero shots.

2 VP to 1.

Still holding.

Until the morale zeroes out.

At this point, I had no doubt, I've beat the game thanks to the Sidhe Roads combo and melee options within seconds of battle start.

But what about...this?
Battle 2: DLC Set Battles Collection

The DLC offers 3 sets, each offering huge bonuses and consists of 3 pieces. 9 battles to earn them all. Yes, Steam sales includes it.

Slightly more interesting map. 7 VP. 4 on the enemy side of the river.

5 o clock and 6 o clock VP is free to grab with Sidhe Roads.

Enemy forces barely deployed across the river.

By the time they sent dogs to cap the 6 o clock VP, Sir Bors has secured it.

We're 2 VP up to 0 within a minute of battle.

Deciding not to take the archer hits, I regrouped Sir Bors with Balin at 5 o clock VP. The rest of the forces remain on the west side of the river. 4 VP to 2.

Sir Gareth snipes some while the archers kept watch. No shots fired.

Enemy arrived at 5 o clock VP and we ambush it with elite Sidhe troops.

They stopped trying. It's time to take the initiative.

Lone archers. Free kills.

Just a quick mow down.

The enemy attempted a charge at the river....but lost too much to archers. They retreat.

Sir Bors is done with the slaughter.

Time to pack up.

Eh...next one is another minor battle. Bunch of weak shits really. We're on a roll.

More rape.

The reward is pretty slick. Wolf Claw blade.

200 hp per kill. Unlockable property +2 cleave & +5 mana per kill.

Another minor rebellion, this time by an elite mercenary unit. We traded two bitches that I have no interest in marrying off plus 1,000 gold for 2 Level 10 Marauders and 2 Level 10 Raven Guards. A steal. They shall serve as a third army.

Winter comes and elite Sidhe troops level up. Archers get jack shit.

Next update: Second Army prove themselves.

 

[anus_pounder]

Raven Guard

 

[RK47]

Err, Sir Dagonet. I don't think we have to fight this battle.

And why not?

I am not one to be cautious, but this army...is quite strong.

Hush, child. Let the adults do the talking now.

I know you are trying to prove yourselves as knights, but this foolishness of yours...

Did you not hear? Sir Kay's army massacred hundreds last seasons and only lost barely twenty of his soldiers!

Exactly! The men's morale is at its peak! We must capitalize. If we stay underneath their shadows, these soldiers will never gain experience!

I cannot help but think this is a simple glory-mongering.

Do as you wish, just bear the consequences should anything go wrong, Commander.

Very well. Attack!

We're not facing light-weights this time around.

King's Guards are top tier Knight unit, right at the end of the tech tree.

Deepwood Archers fire two arrows at once and deals 300% damage from ambushes.

I'm just trying to test my theory whether Sidhe Roads is broken...or if my main army hero is just broken.

Five VPs. Three closer to the enemy. Nothing of note. We'll take two and employ Sidhe Roads to prevent their capture of the third. Hopefully a battle of attrition can drop their morale low enough before their army can crush the mid-tier Springborns

Their army looks menacing.

We need to tackle their archers. We cannot engage them in the open.

Our Sidhe magic can get us close enough, but we need the right place and the right time.

That forest looks perfect.

Indeed it is. Bedivere, Lucan, Ywain. You know what to do.

On my mark, comrades.

May the Old Faith protects us all.

Now!

Dozens of Springborns appeared instantly, sending the enemy into disarray. Blades drawn, the forests serve as their ally.

For King Arthur!

Perish!

BURN!

Dagonet spotted the lightning and flames from a distance. The cries of agony spread throughout the battlefield.

It's time.

He places His hand onto the Shrine of Avalon and channel the weather magic.

With the storm raging, the Deepwoods archer would be less accurate. They are already hesitant to fire at their own allies. Dagonet smiled and rode forth towards the Enchanted Spring in the middle of the battlefield.

He spotted a group of Heavy Pikemen marching towards the Spring and flicked his finger.

WEDGE FORMATION!

Charge!

This isn't too hard...

We have not faced their elite knights yet.

Sir Bedivere's right...We must keep our momentum.

Another lightning bolt struck the enemy column as Sir Ywain unleashed another spell.

This spring is ours!

Burn!

The Saxon Riders proved to be very useful in flanking and capturing VP. We have 3 to 1 advantage. We trigger another storm with the second shrine to give our Springborn an extra push.

Tsk, looks like our archers are getting bored...

My powers are depleted...how is the enemy?

Keep fighting. They'll break soon.

We backed off a bit to regroup. The Springborn has nowhere to run and no mana to teleport back.

Sir Dagonet's Saxon Riders continue to flank and trade VP. Meanwhile the enemy starts his charge at our archer columns.

The enemy cast Fog of Avalon to give their riders more time to close in, but Sir Dagonet has Dragon's Eye.

Our Springborns starts to get overwhelmed and suffer casualties from prolonged battle.

But overall situation is favorable. They held their ground and we capped 4 VPs. The big blow came when they start charging in with elite knights.

I got a little bored of waiting for enemy and used an idle brigand to lure a cavalry unit closer.

Sir Lucan is near his limit.

Looks like the enemy pulled a Dragon Strike. The enemy cavalry took the bait and met our arrows and Knight charge. We suffer moderate losses from trampling.

Sir Lucan made it out.

Errr....victory..but high cost..Heh.

Well. That was exciting.

We need to work better in the future.

We've gained a lot of experience. I'd say we gained more than we've lost.

We're fortunate this day, you barely survived.

Let's not dwell too much on that. Let's replenish our forces so we can battle again soon.

DLC piece acquired. 3K Hp amulet Potential. +3 Fight, +1 Cleave +2 Spell Weaving. Awesome.

We finished research on Longbow. A little beefier, but not much of an improvement to be honest.

OK let's try another exhibition battle:

Fuck strategy. Let's go Dynasty Warrior route.

HORSE STEAK!!!!!

More?

Errr, behind you.

Oh.

Balin cooly turns around and lazily burns another dozen while he cleaves horses.

This is an absolute slaughter.

Heh, they looked so tired too. Sir Kay's aura of fear is affecting them.

Another one for the record.

Bloody horrifying if you ask me.

I can already see it. We're the Unfuckwithables of Round Table.

Heard Dagonet's upstarts started a fight the other day. Lost around hundred.

Kids want to have fun too, eh? Let him.

They'll need the experience. Let us move on.

 

[RK47]

The Mega Weekend Update continues! Let's finish this so I can get to Lionheart!

A witch? I say we slaughter her and move on.

We may be able to persuade her to join us.

Eh, I'm not sure about that. I mean, it's nice to have another Knight and all...but a witch?

We shan't discriminate.

Tell us what you know.

How dare you?! Guards!

Good...let's not waste time with these giants.

No turning back.

Christians? No, milady. Let us do the honor.

Pathetic. Lionhearts? Knights, Crusaders et cetera.

They're no match to the combined might of Sir Balin and Sir Bors.

To hell with this map. Our starting march is slowed by the marsh. And the enemy has mobility advantage....except...

I bet they won't fire at us when we're attacking their commander.

Heh, let's slaughter them.

Good going. No VP for enemy.

A few curses to whittle down the archers.

Tadaa.

Heh. Pathetic, meet your makers.

Lady Fiona joins us. She's a Sage with decent skill picks. I'll move her to Dagonet's Army as I assemble the third.

Meanwhile at Camelot...

I understand Sir Kay and his companions are absent, but I know I could count on the rest of my knights.

What is it that troubles you, my liege?

Tis' terrible news...on top of the Samhain threat.. The Welsh...they've declared war on us.

This triggers if you either refuse to pay tribute, or let the Sir Caradoc quest expire, like I did. If Sir Caradoc joins the Round Table, one of Welsh province will join you, while the other two rebel.

! That is...

Regrettable.

Sire, with your permission then?

Yes. March to their lands and crush them all.

The King rose and withdrew from the Round Table, leaving the knights behind.

How unexpected.

YES! Bless the Old Faith!

It's time, brothers! FINALLY! A war! JUST FOR US!

Sigh.

Madmen.

We march today! To Wales!

And so the Welsh-Briton alliance was dissolved, Sir Dagonet and his band of knights marched westwards in defense of Camelot.

 

[lightbane]

So today I've bought a physical copy of the game. Can I obtain the same DLC content you have? I'm saying it 'cause I bought the game with the special FX Edition but it doesn't mention anything about downloable content...

 

[RK47]

I've no idea. I only purchased the Steam version.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

This LP got me playing the game again... Those ghost battles are fucking tough.

 

[Darth Roxor]

This LP got me playing the game again... Those ghost battles are fucking tough.

Just don't send shitty units against them and they stop being tough. At first I thought that 'MORE UNITS = BETTER' and just sent like a gazillion breakshields against them, and then wondered why the fuck the ghosts refuse to die, while my guys get mowed down (hello, lifestealing aura). Send single good squads against them and your problems are gone.

 

[RK47]

Breakshields & most infantry are painful to watch when they're on the move. I think the game has issues when you start having to battle really mobile armies or those capable of crazy magic plus ranged stacks.

And since you mentioned how 'fearsome' these ghosts are, I saw fit to demonstrate how fucked up an unprepared army is going to be when they face ghosts.

So, we should be able to take on the ghost army with our secondary troops right?

It's night, we're going to make a grab for that mid VP. And focus our battle on the center.

What's that cloud? To hell with that, onward!

Ok, teleport two infantry and flank! 2 v 1 , no problem!

OK Something hit Sir Bedivere...He's down to 40% HP.

Not good on the VP front.

Can't seem to make progress in the centre VP. What the hell is wrong?

Fuck it, cavalry. Wedge formation!

Welp.

Bedivere's gonna teleport to the northwest VP and withdraw from combat.

Why aren't we killing these ghosts yet?!

Shit. Ywain's injured. DRAGON STRIKE!

Uh oh. enemy activated Cleave and Lifestealer.

We're so fucked.

What is hitting them? Is that the smoke coming out of the ghost units?!

Sonuvabitch...gotta turn this around quick...back off to the archers.

Fucking hell. It's night. We can't see shit...

And we're about to get owned.

What the fuck just happened?

Lack of magic resistance, and the amount of lifesteals brought them back to full health. Definitely need quality > quantity.

And that's why Ghosts are dangerous.

 

[anus_pounder]

Sir Dagonet and his next-gen comrades

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

Does changing it to daylight make a huge difference?

 

[RK47]

I got slight bonus to my spring / summerborns during day i think.
At least I won't get caught off guard at night, and archers can shoot back at max range instead of firing a volley then dying en masse to the life drain.

I'm speculating that ghosts are stronger at night anyway, cause i never really got the chance to examine their unit description that would tell you which weather/terrain do they get stronger in.

 

[RK47]

2 Units of Wargs joined us with Lady Fiona.

They're faster than any unit in the game and pack a punch. Stronger at night, these guys can tear up archers at alarming rate. Too bad I forgot to bring them along, and that left them halfway across the world map, forcing me to dismiss them.

Sir Dagonet starts the war with Wales with an easy conquest.

Wales army tend to be more balanced than Saxons. Their infantry possess magic resistance and armor piercing capability. Welsh bowmen are deadly, but very fragile. But the most annoying feature of Welsh army is their knight magical abilities like Curse of Shadows that can tear up archers if I still use standard engagement plans.

Good thing we went Old faith, eh?

The next battle is a little more challenging.

Only one unit of archers? Prepare for rape.

Looks like they have all the strategic points.

It is of little consequence. Our forces are superior.

We can overwhelm them in melee. Their archers are few. We may not control the battlefield, but the lion's share of kill is guaranteed to be ours. Just get the rest of the army on the move while us three strike ahead.

Let us go.

Indeed.

A storm brew from Sir Dagonet's hands as the Summerborns invoked the Sidhe Roads. Upon appearing, their blades flash as flames and lightning erupted on the battlefield.

Give them no quarter!

Sir Dagonet rode onward and unleash another Lightning Bolt.

Battlefield VP control doesn't matter at this point. The alpha strike proved too potent.

That horn will be useful to cut down recruitment costs.

Multiple victories are recorded and prisoners taken. The war started poorly for the Welsh.

Sir Kay is forced to delay his army to deal with another matter.

We should put down this mad dog.

Maybe there is a way to help him?

I don't really know. Perhaps will a little persuasion we could recruit him into our army.

Sir Cedric is a formidable warrior before this. I think his mind is a little unhinged, but skill remains sharp.

I really liked his skill set. He is a perfect Champion.
Rank 4 Cleave 5 enemies
Rank 4 Mighty Blow +100% Hero Dmg when Cleaving
Rank 4 Cleave +100% Atk Spd boost.
Rank 3 Breathstealer to leech life from his victims

A little crazy goes a long way. We need that third army if we want to mount mulitple campaigns.

As you wish.

Lady Fiona joins Sir Dagonet and swap positions with Sir Bedivere to add more sagely powers to the line up.

That's a lot of archers.

Allow me to welcome you to the army, Lady Fiona.

Thank you, Ywain.

Well someone's not wasting time.

I meant nothing by my remark.

Focus on the fight, gentle..err..knights...ladies..Whatever.

3 VP on our side of the river. 4 on theirs. Let's grab 3 and see what happens. Their Welsh archers could be deadly.

Sir Dagonet sniped a few archers. These guys are really fragile.

A lone Welsh pikemen marched towards the lone VP at SW. Let's intercept.

Milady, it's your turn to shine.

They shall perish.

I shall assist.

Do whatever you like.

Fools.

Hum, it does not seem you need my assistance. Heh. Well done.

VP majority achieved.

Another infantry meets the same fate as the last when they attempt to take the southwest VP.

Giant ice spikes impaled them from the ground, their blood frozen.

Cold as ice.

Those look vulnerable. Shall we?

Move, maggot.

We sent Sir Lucan into the fray and locked down all the Welsh archer groups.

Damn Welsh archers have to be silenced. Let's finish this.

Most of the losses are from brigands who strayed too close to the river, the enemy knights cursed them.

The next battle is easier than before.

Our combined magical powers proved too strong to resist.

Our third army is formed under the command of Sir Bedivere.

Sir Cedric, who has same generic photo of Sir Lucan joins him and the Green Knight. A bunch of reserve units from previous wars were put together.

So haphazard. But I suppose rapid military campaigns demands no less.

HUMAN-BEDIVERE. GREEN KNIGHT SERVE UNDER YOU.

The honor is mine, Old One.

I..I'm glad to be here.

And you are the infamous Sir Cedric? You seem nervous.

It's..it's nothing. I'm okay.

Strange. I can sense power behind his eyes..yet he carries himself like a weakling.

CEDRIC IS ONE OF TWO. BATTLE WILL AWAKEN HIM.

Very well. The knowledge of Sidhe Roads is not yet granted to Sir Cedric, so I will give him command of knights to move faster. Strike hard and fast. I and the Green Knight will hit them first, with you following close behind us.

It shall be done, Sir.

These Unseelie Warriors will serve us well. As for the rest of the infantry, let's just hope they're not needed.

HUMAN BEDIVERE, OPPOSITION.

Follow my lead. Cedric, stand strong.

Looks like 2 v 2 VP. I let Cedric advance a little first before teleporting Bedivere and Green. Our infantry gets caught in a Curse of Shadows as they advance.

Now!

ACKNOWLEDGED

FROZEN DEATH

Now to keep them busy while Cedric charge in...

Ah! Enemy cavalry surrounded us!

A blade struck him, and Cedric went silent.

WOUND ME , DID YOU?

WHAT INSOLENCE! STAND ASIDE!

HUMAN CEDRIC SECOND SELF APPEARS

Impressive. Such bloodlust...I sense life-draining magic.

BLOOD FOR BLOOD!

A correctly built champion with Breathstealing and maxed out Cleave passives CANNOT be killed. His HP never drops since he drained 5 soldiers at the same time!

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE CONSUMED?!

Cedric, are you all right?

I...I am fine. Did we win?

HUMAN CEDRIC, WELCOME BACK.

Best keep this secret from him, Old One.

IN AGREEMENT, HUMAN BEDIVERE.

 

[Brother None]

Hah. I like the Cedric. He brings incline.

 

[Darth Roxor]

I love the riverdale map (the one with 7 points). It's the most easily exploitable. Just cap your 3 points, let them cap their 4, the morale drain is negligible, so you're free to just whack all their archers with spells (bonus points if you have mana-regen artifacts) and then advance with no problems.

 

[anus_pounder]

Sir Cedric, this LP

 

[wjw]

great LP!

 

[RK47]

Just tried out the Saxon DLC campaign. Lots of difference. Less scripted quest events and more of a sandbox. And recruiting heroes aren't as easy as the original campaign.

I'm a quite pleased with the additional features they made, while some of the diplomacy options and sabotage are quite simplistic, it felt like a great expansion.

Also, no more Sidhe Roads lmao. I'll try to finish the original campaign asap with overpowered heroes. But the Saxon campaign reminded me what life is like without shortcuts and less magic options.

 

[RK47]

As the war against Wales continues, Sir Bedivere gathers his ragtag army and assaults another army. The odds look even. The army of Wales are being led by four of their officers.

This battle is going to be slightly difficult, but I am confident we will emerge victorious once more.

Should we not rest a bit and recover our strength.

Have a little faith, Sir Cedric, the new Raven Guards will provide us with a little bit of muscle up front. I and the Green Knight will hold them as long as we can while you and the rest of the army advance.

HAVE FAITH, HUMAN.

I'll do my best.

This map doesn't really offer much place to hide. I'm just glad I have 2 VP closer to cap. Our light cavalry will play VP capture while the rest hit their main body with all we got.

Their army has two welsh archers at their core. Those are the only ranged units we need to worry about. Wipe out those two and the rest should crumble.

Sir Bedivere and Green Knight will wait for Cedric to march out and get closer. But the enemy snipes Sir Cedric's knights with Dragon's Breath, knocking out 7 knights instantly.

This is why I really hate using Knights, they're just too slow and too vulnerable to magic. And what's worse, they're damn expensive to replace! Deciding not to wait for another Dragon's Breath, I commence the Sidhe Roads castings.

I've lost several of my men!

Best not let them cast another, then.

WE GO.

There, we've got their archers!

ENEMY APPROACHES. SHARDS UNLEASHED.

ASSAULTING ENEMY LEADER.

I'm almost...there...

I HAVE DEFEATED MY QUARRY.

BRING FORTH THE PAIN!

Excellent! Even the Raven Guards are unharmed! This is going better than I expected.

ENEMY LEADER...SURROUNDED.

He's done for. Our infantry will mow him down.

I underestimated this guy. The AI taught me a cheese tactic. First he gathers all of my infantry in one spot and casts magic immunity..then...

He curse of shadows on the spot.

Horrific.

Yep. 180 infantry died to one cast. This game really needs balancing at mid-game onward where spells just goes broken and Old Faith turns the whole archer fear into a joke.

After the battle, the rotting corpses of the men piled high. Sir Bedivere eyed the aftermath warily. Sir Cedric is nowhere to be seen.

Where could he be?

HE IS IN MUCH GRIEF. THERE.

Cedric knelt next to a moaning soldier, the soldier is just one of the many greatly disfigured by the dark magics. It seemed to be the man's final moments.

I...I am sorry.

Cedric, he's gone.

I know that.

It's not your fault.

WRONG! I SHOULD BE THE ONE WHO TOOK THEM ON! I WOULD'VE LIVED!

We had no way of knowing...

To hell with this.

Where are you going?

To kill those Welsh bastards myself!

 

[Darth Roxor]

You're better off without those footmen anyway. They're useless and just leech resources at this point.

 

[anus_pounder]

Sir Cedric is going to show us how asskicking is properly done.