Drystan
Recruit
The Once and Future King
-Story-
The whole world knows and loves this story. It is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlyn and
Guinevere, of Knights in Shining Armour and Knights in Black. The Round Table is known to all, and those who follow the
Knight's Code may swear allegiance to it. I have been thinking about doing a mod for M&B for some time, only recently signed
on to this forum however, so I may get some grief for starting an ambitious project so early into my M&B career. To those
naysayers I would like to point out that I have helped on several Oblivion projects, as well as Medieval and Rome Total War
ones. This project will start small, as it emcompasses only me, myself and absolutely no one else. I have begun work on it,
even if I do only know texturing and possibly some basic modelling. Hopefully this small work might give it some momentum
and bring in a coder or two.
Anyway, that is besides the point, I'm going to work on it regardless of who comes. The basic setting is that you are a
young farmer and you are out to make a name for yourself either by becoming a chivalrous Knight, or an evil Blackguard. A
possible female rout might be made, but it is unlikely as in most of the stories the female is the one as needs saving. In
the future, if this gains momentum as said before, there are possibilities for a Grail quest and similar, but they would
need to be done correctly and not just a scavenger hunt.
Firstly I will need to gather or create a map of Britain (I've seen a few around, so I may just ask someone to edit theirs)
I've started to edit the faction names and basic things that I can do with a notepad, but hopefully some kind coder (not likely)
will come help. If not I'll give learning Python a shot. Which I'd really rather not do. Because I'm attempting to learn Wings3d at the moment.
The story is not ironed out and can be set to change at any moment at all. This is to be a romantic Arthur tale, with late
Medieval armour (Such as Gothic plate and whatever else have you) and is not to be ultra-realistic. Quests will be bigger things, and will mean more in the long run of it.
If possible, we will create a new indepth honour system whereby all your actions are judged (Even things such as looting corpses) will be given honour points or take them away, this will affect how most of the world sees you. Another thing I would like to add is the ability to, after you capture another Knight, is to be able to have a conversation to sway them over to your side. This will make the most out of the prisoner and slave part of the game, considering you will likely as not be unable to sell slaves.
As stated before, it will be a romantic work, and draw from many of the later middle ages stories, as well as earlier ones. Le Morte d'Arthur will be a large source, as well as just different books I see and like ideas in. Please feel free to throw ideas at me, they always help
This is a learning experience for me in Mount and Blade.
-Factions-
Kingdom of the Bretons:
Led by King Arthur, this is the classic King Arthur experiance. They preside over much of present-day England and Wales, minus much of the Eastern Coast and Cornwall. Honour is without a doubt the ruling factor in this faction, and King Arthur is a merciful lord.
Unit Types:
Bretons:
Excellent Heavy Cavalry
Decent Longbowmen
Heavily Armoured Units
High Honour
Kingdom of Cornwall:
An ally of the Breton Kingdom, Cornwall is led by King Mark, who is a dear friend of King Arthur. They would never abandon their ally, unless in certain times of dire need.
Unit Types:
Cornwall:
Similar to Bretons
Saxons:
The saxons have always been a problem for British Isles, and now is no less. They own parts of the eastern seaboard, most notably in the south east. They are vicious, sea-born raiders who care not for honour or nobility.
Unit Types:
Saxons (Nord-like):
Chain armour
Strong axemen
Weak cavalry
No Knights
Low Honour
Northern Kings:
The Northern Kings are an mix of the Northern Breton and Scottish Kings and Knights. These include the Orkney clan, as well as the Kingdom of Gore and others. At times they have been tied to the Breton Kingdom, but as of late they have become slightly unruly as the Blackguards try to draw them in as allies.
Unit Types:
Northern Kings:
Strong footmen
Mediocre Knights
Medium Honour
Blackguards:
Led by King Maleagant (Or, Mordred, depending) these Knights are are splinter off of the Kingdom of the Bretons, they gave up their honour and grabbed lands in their names in the North-Eastern part of Britain. They are often seen raiding Breton villages and stealing maidens.
Unit Types:
Blackguards:
Similar to Bretons
Slightly lighter armoured units
Low Honour
This is what the map might look like:
I am considering giving Malagant more land south, and the Saxons more land north, to lessen the Breton Kingdom on the Eastern seaboard. One thing I will need to decide is where to place Camelot in the grand scheme of things.
-Bandit Types-
Blackguards (Not tied to Malagant)
Irish Raiders
Pict Raiders
Welsh Raiders
Outlaws
Saxon Sea-Wolves (Just raiders not tied to the Saxon crown, as it were)
People I would like to help me:
Basically anyone with any skill set would help, to be honest. The more vital ones at the moment are a map-maker (Or if I could find a good map of Britain), and a coder. Even small little things help.
Thanks,
- Drystan
P.S: I will fill in more information (Such as troop tiers and whatnot) as I come up with it. As I said before, just throw ideas at me.
PROGRESS:
Mod has just begun, created faction banners, renamed factions with Note-pad.
-Story-
The whole world knows and loves this story. It is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlyn and
Guinevere, of Knights in Shining Armour and Knights in Black. The Round Table is known to all, and those who follow the
Knight's Code may swear allegiance to it. I have been thinking about doing a mod for M&B for some time, only recently signed
on to this forum however, so I may get some grief for starting an ambitious project so early into my M&B career. To those
naysayers I would like to point out that I have helped on several Oblivion projects, as well as Medieval and Rome Total War
ones. This project will start small, as it emcompasses only me, myself and absolutely no one else. I have begun work on it,
even if I do only know texturing and possibly some basic modelling. Hopefully this small work might give it some momentum
and bring in a coder or two.
Anyway, that is besides the point, I'm going to work on it regardless of who comes. The basic setting is that you are a
young farmer and you are out to make a name for yourself either by becoming a chivalrous Knight, or an evil Blackguard. A
possible female rout might be made, but it is unlikely as in most of the stories the female is the one as needs saving. In
the future, if this gains momentum as said before, there are possibilities for a Grail quest and similar, but they would
need to be done correctly and not just a scavenger hunt.
Firstly I will need to gather or create a map of Britain (I've seen a few around, so I may just ask someone to edit theirs)
I've started to edit the faction names and basic things that I can do with a notepad, but hopefully some kind coder (not likely)
will come help. If not I'll give learning Python a shot. Which I'd really rather not do. Because I'm attempting to learn Wings3d at the moment.
The story is not ironed out and can be set to change at any moment at all. This is to be a romantic Arthur tale, with late
Medieval armour (Such as Gothic plate and whatever else have you) and is not to be ultra-realistic. Quests will be bigger things, and will mean more in the long run of it.
If possible, we will create a new indepth honour system whereby all your actions are judged (Even things such as looting corpses) will be given honour points or take them away, this will affect how most of the world sees you. Another thing I would like to add is the ability to, after you capture another Knight, is to be able to have a conversation to sway them over to your side. This will make the most out of the prisoner and slave part of the game, considering you will likely as not be unable to sell slaves.
As stated before, it will be a romantic work, and draw from many of the later middle ages stories, as well as earlier ones. Le Morte d'Arthur will be a large source, as well as just different books I see and like ideas in. Please feel free to throw ideas at me, they always help
This is a learning experience for me in Mount and Blade.
-Factions-
Kingdom of the Bretons:
Led by King Arthur, this is the classic King Arthur experiance. They preside over much of present-day England and Wales, minus much of the Eastern Coast and Cornwall. Honour is without a doubt the ruling factor in this faction, and King Arthur is a merciful lord.
Unit Types:
Bretons:
Excellent Heavy Cavalry
Decent Longbowmen
Heavily Armoured Units
High Honour
Kingdom of Cornwall:
An ally of the Breton Kingdom, Cornwall is led by King Mark, who is a dear friend of King Arthur. They would never abandon their ally, unless in certain times of dire need.
Unit Types:
Cornwall:
Similar to Bretons
Saxons:
The saxons have always been a problem for British Isles, and now is no less. They own parts of the eastern seaboard, most notably in the south east. They are vicious, sea-born raiders who care not for honour or nobility.
Unit Types:
Saxons (Nord-like):
Chain armour
Strong axemen
Weak cavalry
No Knights
Low Honour
Northern Kings:
The Northern Kings are an mix of the Northern Breton and Scottish Kings and Knights. These include the Orkney clan, as well as the Kingdom of Gore and others. At times they have been tied to the Breton Kingdom, but as of late they have become slightly unruly as the Blackguards try to draw them in as allies.
Unit Types:
Northern Kings:
Strong footmen
Mediocre Knights
Medium Honour
Blackguards:
Led by King Maleagant (Or, Mordred, depending) these Knights are are splinter off of the Kingdom of the Bretons, they gave up their honour and grabbed lands in their names in the North-Eastern part of Britain. They are often seen raiding Breton villages and stealing maidens.
Unit Types:
Blackguards:
Similar to Bretons
Slightly lighter armoured units
Low Honour
This is what the map might look like:
I am considering giving Malagant more land south, and the Saxons more land north, to lessen the Breton Kingdom on the Eastern seaboard. One thing I will need to decide is where to place Camelot in the grand scheme of things.
-Bandit Types-
Blackguards (Not tied to Malagant)
Irish Raiders
Pict Raiders
Welsh Raiders
Outlaws
Saxon Sea-Wolves (Just raiders not tied to the Saxon crown, as it were)
People I would like to help me:
Basically anyone with any skill set would help, to be honest. The more vital ones at the moment are a map-maker (Or if I could find a good map of Britain), and a coder. Even small little things help.
Thanks,
- Drystan
P.S: I will fill in more information (Such as troop tiers and whatnot) as I come up with it. As I said before, just throw ideas at me.
PROGRESS:
Mod has just begun, created faction banners, renamed factions with Note-pad.
