King Arthur the Roleplaying Wargame : Old Faith Complete

[RK47]

I am inclined to agree with you, but it's a shocker for me to face this sort of bullshit opposition since Mordred spawns north of Wales while Lancelot starts in Cornwall. Another 'reward the good' bullshit mechanics, I suppose.

I also realized 'Normal' difficulty only gives the enemy heroes 50% of their max HP & Mana compared to heroes of the same level. Now that's an interesting factor to change in the Rightful Christian playthrough.

 

[RK47]

As agreed, we will take down the two Formorian armies to bring the Unseelie to an alliance negotiation. Sir Dagonet's army enters Bedegraine Forest to attack the first one.

Thick forests..

We are fortunate. The giants will have a hard time running past these trees.

Do not forget those wargs as well. I suggest we rely on finesse than brute force.

Finally some sense in your heads. Let us proceed at once.

I'll teleport to the northeastest monastery.

Cavalry, move out to secure both southern points!

I shall proceed to aid Sir Lucan.

Hah. Try to sneak up on me!

Excellent. Signal Lady Fiona to move on to the northwest point.

The Giants have a hard time keeping up with the teleporting army. Keep this up, and their morale should drop.

They took the southwest VP, but left one unit of giant to guard it while they march northeast.

We teleport in to capitalize.

Hahah! Tis' too easy!

The giants could not do much and were stranded in the middle without a single control of VP. Their morale collapsed.

Sir Bors and Gareth are still imprisoned by Lancelot's remaining forces, I decided to just free them with gold. You could ransom for guaranteed success, or gamble with smaller amount of gold to mount rescue attempts.

Once Cornwall is cleared of any danger, we can commence the Bedegraine Forest campaign. Oh, forgot to mention we gained units for Defeating Lancelot!

Two whole units of Formorian Giants!

Sir Bors and Sir Gareth reforms in Viroconium with the Giant army.

Meanwhile the Crusaders of Norfolk are at it again. Fuckers won't stop spawning. Sir Dagonet dealt with them handily.

This time, we send Sir Bors to deal with the second Giant Army.

I was underestimating the melee power of the giants..

I wanted to grab 2 VP while denying them of their second one.

Sir Bors losing a lot of HP. I tossed a spell immunity and curse of Shadows around him and pray.

Sir Bors didn't make it, but our giants still stood. We start hammering on the enemy remnants.

Sir Gareth nearly succumbed to his wounds, but a Dragon's Breath or three is enough to drop their morale.

Close call. Remember the Secrets of Merlin quest? This one involves traveling to all three monasteries in the world map. You can either negotiate or battle for the piece. Since I'm swimming in artifacts and resources, I just toss them whatever they want.

These guys wanted nuns, so we hand over two ladies in waiting.

With the Giants defeated, the Grey Baron is ready to negotiate.

Best to explore these unknown.

You! How did you get here?

Very well. But it's going to cost you...

Curses! Very well then, let's retreat to the tower for now.

I come on behalf of King Arthur, ruler of Britannia!

Submit to King Arthur, and the Unseelie Court's safety is guaranteed!

I cannot accept this nonsense. The King of Britannia serves no one!

Speak quickly.

I accept those terms, the Baron will pay for his insolence.

 

[RK47]

As we near the finale, I hear unpleasant news regarding the Lionheart (2010) game by Neocore. Seems like a lot of the forum users at Paradox posted unavoidable crashes that cannot be fixed even with the latest patch. With the announcement of King Arthur 2, it is doubtful support would continue for Lionheart.

I am withholding purchase of Lionheart until those doubts are cleared.

Tossing out more artifacts to complete Secrets of Merlin.

And money.

Merlin finally joins us, but since he is the 13th hero to join us, we are unable to level him up or assign him a province. Kinda weird really. It's a pity. But he's not really a needed.

Sir Dagonet crushes another Christian uprising in Norfolk. Where the fuck do they get these army from?

Completing Merlin's Secrets will trigger the following quest:

And it seems the time has come to clear up the Scourge for good.

I cannot let Sir Galahad gain too much power. We must stop him now!

Very well, Commander. We shall engage his army at once!

Forest and Hills sound good.

Quickly we must set up our archer positions while our cavalry secure strategic points. Their armies are fast and strong!

We hear you, Commander.

I WISH TO SPEAK, COMMANDER

Go ahead, Ancient one.

I HAVE STUDIED A NEW SPELL...WHICH HAS...UNSEEN POSSIBILITIES....

Spare me the details and get to the point.

THE SHIFTING POOL IS *KNOWN* TO ME.

What does this spell do?

Truly? I've heard it is possible to create a one-way portal with that magic, whole armies could traverse immense distances within moments.

DO YOU WISH ME TO EMPLOY THIS SPELL, COMMANDER?

Our archers could escape at will...however...

Sir Kay pondered the possibilities for a while. If it's true, then his archers could devastate the enemy line and escape unscathed when the enemy comes closer. But the enemy could still enter the gates to catch up...but...what if?

Commander?

Sir Kay smile grew broader.

READY YOUR ARROWS!

Almost suddenly, a small detachment of the Christian army was teleported to their sights...and the arrows flew on command. They never stood a chance.

Disoriented from the unexpected travel with hundreds of arrows greeting their arrival, the Christian army lost 1/3 of their forces within an instant. And since the portal is a one-way trip, there is no way but forward.

Enemy cavalry approach! BEGIN EVASIVE MANEUVER!

Dozens of knights charged the archers, but Sir Kay remained calm and ordered the volleys to continue, despite the risk of friendly fire.

Two brigand units fell, but the threat was nullified. The two friendly cavalry mop up the remnants.

When the dust settles, only a few Christian infantry remained.

Pull the last one in and let's finish this.

AFFIRMATIVE.

Sir Galahad's army was truly dead and buried.

The two brigand units lost was of no consequence, we're replacing them with Unseelie Archers anyway.

Tougher, faster, magic resistant, and immune to Fog conditions.

Sir Bors challenges another Christian Army.

What's a matter, zealots?! Never seen a giant before?!

The Christian army was in disarray, Sir Garreth Dragon's Breath claimed more lives.

While Sir Bors mowed down Lionhearts and Royal Guards alike with ease.

MOAR! ..What the-

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Meddlesome sage! Accept that the best way to kill is with steel!

Point taken. Charge!

Fine, I'll cut you all down with my sword... Wait, never mind.

Meet thy Maker!

Your Faith is weak!

Elsewhere, deep in Bedegraine Forest...

Remember, NO MERCY!

Of course.

Aye, Sir Balin.

Heh, the forest sure have a lot of strange things in them...

There he is! Get him!

Be honored, for you shall die by my blade!

Be careful, Sir Mordred!

Pfft. Just a minor burn... Come, Cedric, let's extinguish their pitiful lives!

FOR CAMELOT!

So it is done?

Yes, Your Highness. All that is left is to crush the remnants of the Seelie armies...and then...

Sir Kay's voice falters.

Say no more, Brother.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

 

[Darth Roxor]

As we near the finale, I hear unpleasant news regarding the Lionheart (2010) game by Neocore. Seems like a lot of the forum users at Paradox posted unavoidable crashes that cannot be fixed even with the latest patch.

I've had only like one crash in Lionheart that I can think of, and it crashed only because of the buttload of troops on the map (very last battle) and me using maximum graphics settings.

And lol at 11x archers in Kay's army

 

[RK47]

The Final Battle is at hand. The Seelie Army in Bedegraine must be destroyed. But first, the Christians must be purged. They have taken residence in all three known monasteries in Britannia.

Just like the Crusaders did, eh?

Recommend we burn those places down after we finish them off.

My brothers, let us finish what our King has started when he drew Excalibur!

To the Old Faith!

For Camelot!

Long live the Once and Future King!

The Knights drank deeply from their cups and left with purpose.

Battle 1

Our Cavalry can capture several strategic points, leave all the brute force to me.

I shall support you closely with my magic.

Don't shy away from combat, your giants are formidable.

Very well, Sir Bors.

Sir Ragnar possess the Soul Mirror ability, we can't let him live for long. I shall take him on.

I'll take on their eastern archer wings.

Attack!

Too late, Christian! My blade shall cleave you in half!

Ragnar is down! Now I can unleash my magic! Meet thy maker!

Say your prayers!

I shall introduce you to hell on earth!

The First Christian army is defeated.

Battle 2

Formidable. But they have no archers.

Let's sweep them!

You may want to avoid the shrine at the center. It prevents the use of magic.

Do not worry. The Green Knight's magics will draw them to us.

THE WEATHER IS UNFAVORABLE. YET I CAN CHANGE IT WHEN REQUIRED.

Proceed.

The Green Knight's Shifting Pool brought forth several hapless infantry. And immediately, the Daylight spell was cast to remove the storm.

Let loose, the Arrows of Decline!

APPROACHING KNIGHTS. INTERCEPTING.

When the storm returns, the once mightly army of Christians were reduced to a few units of infantry.

The issue with archers is that in loose formation, they possess more or less equal speed with the light infantry. So theoretically, it's an impossible fight for the infantry. Only cavalry/giants can catch up to them.

The Second Christian Army is destroyed.

Battle 3

Whoa, all Sangreal Knights.

We better have a plan than a straight on teleport attack.

I recommend an ambush.

Let us take shelters at the nearby forests, then rain death with our magic before moving in for the kill.

Very well, I shall be the bait at the center!

Moving in the Sidhe infantry to ambush positions while cavalry caps the rest.

Once they're in range...

That's enough! Let's GO!

And so the threat of Christians ended. Meanwhile in the Bedegraine Forest.

The threat of the Scourge remains, I must assist Arthur in finding a way to seal the Gates of Underworld!

I am not just anyone. Nor is my King, Arthur.

Let us go, then.

More delays? Very well.

Drat! Let's follow the shouting, perhaps he is there.

What's going on here?

Where are the children then?

Tis not the druid's fault, these ignorant soldiers won't listen. Unfortunately, blood must be shed.

Could it be?

Such wondrous creature! As a follower of the Old Faith, I shall assist.

Ancient Tree, do you know anything of the Philosopher's Stone?

Very well, I bid you good day.

It is a focal point of magic.

I don't know.

My King has ordered me to find it.

And so, another battle awaits us.

Fucking shit. We're so close to the end, but the amount of filler battle is starting to eat into my patience.

Next update: 3 Battles to End the Scouge!

 

[anus_pounder]

I finished the game in Right/Christ once, very eager to see what the old faith ending is. Keep up the good LPs, mang.

 

[RK47]

Rightful/Christian must be very tough.

So if we defeat all three guardians then we can finally seal the gates of Samhain?

Yes, Arthur.

Very well. Let us be rid of this Scourge once and for all.

They stood on open ground. Let's not waste time. Giants will dominate in the open fields.

The only known-counter to Giants is concentrated ranged attacks. Or some magical attacks. These guys don't have anything like that.

Second Guardian

This is going to be a very painful battle.

Luckily the VP distribution is pretty equal. Except that the starting terrain for us is a bunch of marshes.

We move to the nearest patch of forest before starting the exchange of fire.

The enemy starts pummeling us with attack spells. We could not do much but suck it up.

Right. Their Seelie Warriors start to advance under the cover of their archers.

Time to employ a little creative Shifting Pool.

I just sent those warriors far away from the front line. Pretty convenient. Now we can focus on killing those archers.

By the time the Warriors returned, they got nothing backing them up.

Casualty is horrid, but it's the last time we're using this army.

Guardian no.3

Fuck it. Let's not even be subtle anymore. Balin's group is disgustingly powerful and the testament to why Champions are the best heroes ever.

Get in close. Cleave cleave cleave. Anything else is gravy. However, there's a little surprise from the high elite archers.

Fuckers teleported and resumed shooting a few times. I couldn't chase them down with infantry. Good thing I had Sidhe Roads. Another compelling reason why Old Faith is imbalanced.

I reconfirmed it during level up. Rank 10 Unseelie / Seelie Archers get built-in Sidhe Roads. 10 min cooldown, but who cares? You basically get two free attack opportunities while your enemy close in. TWICE.

Now with the three guardians down, the Scourge can be eradicated permanently.

Max out magic resistance and send the Champion lead unit with maxed cleave to overcome Ghost Life Drain healing factor. I've done this with Balin solo before.

When the death fog clears, that means no more ghosts. Yay.

Herp derp. With the threat of the Scourge and Christians over, the only thing that's left is the annihilation of the Seelie in Bedegraine Forest.

As I wait for my thin-crust ordered pizzas to arrive in 40 minutes. I shall prepare the final screenshots of the closing chapter of King Arthur: Return of the Old Faith.

Also: Not getting Lionheart. I couldn't enjoy the demo. The voice-over quality declined and the objective based gameplay made me feel like I was playing Warcraft for some reason.

I. Hold the beaches.
II. Take out these guards.
III. Free Prisoners.

Nope. No. No. No.

 

[RK47]

Crush every single Seelie forces in the Bedegraine Forest and victory is ours!

The Seelie Court.

We beat the Smiling Prince in a riddle game before, this time we will destroy him utterly.

Poor choice of start location. We'll just get there and blow him away with Sir Balin's might.

Time to eat a sword, Seelie Scum.

Kicked him to the curb. How anti-climactic.

So that's it? It's over?

Sir Balin has succeeded, milord. The Unseelie have sent their envoy to bless you with their powers and invite you to their court to seal the alliance.

And with it..the wisdom of Holy Grail's whereabouts.

I...I thank you all, my Knights!

Allow me the honor to escort you personally to their court.

The revival of the Old Faith throughout Britannia is nothing short of a miracle. It's been an honor to serve you, my lord!

It's been thirty years since you drew the sword, Arthur...heh. Savor it.

Shall we, my king?

Yes, brother. Let us go.

Epilogue

That was an unexpected cliff-hanger. I'm looking forward to the sequel! Wish NeoCore all the best in their works.

 

[kazgar]

Top work!


Damn cilffhangers...

and in other news

Paradox Interactive Announces King Arthur II
When the Greatest Tale of Chivalry Ends, the Nightmare Begins

NEW YORK, January 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Paradox Interactive and Neocore Games today announced that development for King Arthur II is underway. Critically praised by reviewers and gamers alike, King Arthur was received as one of the biggest surprises to emerge on the gaming scene in 2009. The Fantasy/Role-playing RTS returns in a sequel set to push the boundaries of the genre even further.

King Arthur II will feature a new and dark fantasy setting. No longer a valiant ruler, King Arthur is now the Maimed King trying to mend a land almost beyond repair in a stunning new plot. More heroic, large scale battles with bigger armies are at reach to defeat more powerful foes. Intense boss fights never seen before promise to pit hero’s forces against unique and terrifying enemies. A new wide range of camera control options, revised animations and an extensive tutorial will provide for the ultimate gaming experience.

"We are excited to begin King Arthur II with the Paradox publishing team," said Zoltán Pozsonyi, Producer of King Arthur II for Neocore. "We have every intention of testing the limits in the sequel. With an extraordinary new plot and insane new battles, our community’s expectations will be blown away."

"We couldn’t be more thrilled to add King Arthur II to our lineup of exceptional upcoming titles. From the early development that has taken place, we know this newest title will more than live up to its predecessor," said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive.

For more information on King Arthur II, check out the website: www.kingarthurthewargame.com

 

[kazgar]

The new expansions out as well, but sounds like you've broken the system so even the new units/missions/heros may be no match for Sir Balin.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Rightful/Christian must be very tough.

Actually, no. All it takes with Rightful/Christian is to load up your heroes with magic denial spells like Bonds of Magic and Burning Magic to prevent enemies from dropping lightnings on your arse, and then rolling over everything with sangreal knights.

Also, I didn't remove the Druids expansion from inventory yesterday and I think it's rather 'ehhh'. I don't like the 'sandbox' campaign structure. The story-driven formula of the OC was more interesting.

 

[anus_pounder]

I suppose you'll take a couple weeks off before the right/christ run?

 

[RK47]

I suppose you'll take a couple weeks off before the right/christ run?

I took a warm up round with Very Hard and decided I rather play it at 'hard'. Facing Sir Balin with maxed cleave and dragon breath is a nightmare I would not like to repeat with an army barely 4 seasons old.

Fucker is broken no matter how you look at it. Insta gibs from 500 metre, cleaves 5 at melee. Fuck you Balin. Fuck youuuuu~~~

 

[Brother None]

Great job as usual RK47.

 

[anus_pounder]

I hope you don't abandon the character dialogues, thats half the reason I read this LP. :3

 

[Serious_Business]

Good LP bro, and thank you for introducing me to this game

I wonder how a paragon run could be entertaining, guess we'll see. No renegade shepperd, no fun, man.

 

[Drakron]

Looking forward for the Rightful path (Christianity, not so much).

 

[anus_pounder]

Looking forward for the Christian path (rightful, not so much).

 

[kazgar]

This is $5 on gamersgate at the moment (and the saxons for $2.50 more) to celebrate the release of the druids expansion.

Looks like they haven't sorted out the dlc yet though.

Wondering to get it or not

 

[RK47]

I do not recommend the DLC at all. There's not much value to be had. The original package is a steal at $5, though.

Nothing of interest comes from playing through the Saxons Campaign to be honest.

EDIT: Saxons do contain small minor improvements over the base gameplay with new units and diplomacy system, but the whole sandbox system felt very shallow and hopefully is a stepping stone to better sequel in the process.

I foresee Druids to be more of the same.

I also will be taking a leave of absence for a family gathering the next 2 weeks. So no Christian LP till then!

Gonna eat me some Pigs for Chinese New Year.

 

[eklektyk]

congrats on interesting LP!

 

[Black]

Attention people who want to buy it or are on the fence (like those fucking agnostics who think they're better than everyone because they just don't know, pieces of shit).

http://store.steampowered.com/app/24400?snr=1_41_4__42

 

[anus_pounder]

Chinese New year over. When can we expect the first update? :3

 

[RK47]

im flying back tmr. see if i survive the flight first.