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GARDEN OF SOULS
- map, will be going back to beginning of 12century (for Splintert - around 1110). This means no advanced weapons like pikes or plate armors. This will be time of first Crusaders...
I will not try to copy one of the originall scenes just yet. I start from Mediterranean Island. It could be Cyprus, Sicilia or Majorca)... No matter. What matter is struggle beatwen Muslim(Sarranid),Christian(Swadia) and Byzantine(Veagirs) World with addition of Vikings(Nords)
King Sigurd of Norway went for "viking crusade" in years 1107-1110 with 60 ships and around 5000 man. He was fighting in Portugal and Baleares, he visited king Roger in Sicilia and took part in capturing of Sidon in Holly land.
I have few key ideas which make this map different:
1.Only soldiers will make faction
2.No soldiers professions for commoners
3.Castles will be very small and their role focus mainly on keeping treasury chest save
4.Castles will be placed on the hills as watch towers
5.All weapons will be made by commoners eng in nearby village and available in local markets ( I want it to make as much profitable to eng as possible)
6.Diffrent villages would produce different kind of weapons.
General idea: If faction(soldiers) will keep their territory save they have it populated by commoners and in this way they will have more income from taxes.
Faction will be able to ride enemy villages to scare/enslave/kill population - good example: kidnapping doctor
General Explanation: If somebody is offended by bringing struggle beatwen religions which had place almost 1000 years ago then I am sorry for him. I like history a lot and this is one of the reason I play this game. Period when 3 major religions were fighting for Mediterraneans is one of the most fascinating times in history. The fact that for some this struggle is still actual have nothing to do with this game. I shell just ignore them.