I've been following this mod for a while and I hope that you guys will eventually be able to release a first version of this awesome project (if Bannerlord is ever released, that is). I have some questions regarding the plans for the gameplay in this module
First off, the strength ratio. Remember The Last Days? I personally disliked that the two alliances (evil vs good guys) were pretty balanced when it came to numbers and the fact that the good guys (especially Rohan and elves) were OP and the orcs were usually just getting slaughtered (I had the easiest settings btw) and playing as the evil guys was horrible (except for when I played Haradrim and used the easiest settings). So with this in mind, I hope that you are not planning to make the War appear like a war between two equal side in which the player has barely any role to play, like in TLD. I personally liked that the player couldn't siege castles/cities though. If one would go full "LOTR realism", the forces of Sauron and Saruman would be way more superior in numbers than Rohan and Gondor and the troops would overall match each other in terms of strength (I'm just thinking of Uruks vs humans now). This arrangement would probably result in the good guys getting crushed every game, if the mod would be like TLD where the player can hardly make a difference and if there are no (storyline)quests. However, If you implemented quests and storylines by which the player has favorable circumstances to defeat those large evil armies though...
EDIT: I forgot that you could always implement the Army of the Dead, making things easier in the end of the war...
As I see it, there are many possible ways to go
A) LOTR-realistic game. An unbalanced and hard situation for the good guys (big evil armies) - which is something that the player could turn the other way around
B) TLD mode, both sides are equal in strength and numbers
C) Why should one be satisfied with only one way of gameplay? Implement them all as modes, selectable for the player at the start. Alternative A could be a kind of "intermediate" alternative.
I am aware that I didn't write anything about the evil ones, but if one would play as these, they could still have large numbers (vs small enemy numbers) and good troops but encounter a real challenge sieging and conquering, especially if they had to face OP companions (Gandalf, Legolas, Aragorn...)
And finally, Storylines and quests. I have read that you are positive when it comes to this, which is very nice. Do you have any ideas or plans yet? Shall storylines/quests be optional or non-optional?
Finally, I want to excuse myself for my poor english. I hope this mod really get to see the sunlight