Setup Post
Blazinghand
O cursèd spite
- Location
- California
Hi everyone! I'm getting together another succession game for Total War: Three Kingdoms. This thread will be used to organize, set up, sign up, play, and post AARs of the game we play. I look fondly upon A Flame Against the Dark (CK2) and The Cerdicings of Brittania (CK2) and hope we can achieve similar success here, even with this less popular game.
Succession Game
A Succession Game is basically a Let's Play done by multiple people. The first player plays the game until a certain checkpoint, then saves it and sends it to the next player down the line. In some games, like Dwarf Fortress or Civilization, you play until a certain amount of in-game time or turns have passed. Say, a year in DF or 100 turns in Civ V. For the purpose of this Let's Play, each player will play 8 turns (2 years), or until they're ready to tap out if that comes sooner. Turns in Total War: Three Kingdoms tend to vary in terms of length - sometimes taking a few minutes, sometimes taking half an hour or longer, depending on whether or not there are battles, so some players may wish to finish their turn early.
The Azure Sky is already dead; the Yellow Sky will soon rise!
In this game, we will be using the Mandate of Heaven DLC. We will be playing as one of the three Yellow Turban Rebellion factions at the 182 start date. This will involve 8 turns / 2 years of buildup, then the Yellow Turban Rebellion begins around the start 184. This is a challenge run, because the Yellow Turbans largely can't use diplomacy or be at peace with most factions that aren't also Yellow Turban Rebellion factions.
What Difficulty Level shall we play on?
[ ] Normal Difficulty - A normal level of challenge appropriate to anyone who has played an RTS or a Total War game before.
[ ] Hard Difficulty - The AI is enhanced and receives modest bonuses on the campaign map and in the battles. For experienced players.
[ ] Very Hard Difficulty - The AI is enhanced and receives great bonuses on the campaign map and in the battles. For very experienced players of Total War: Three Kingdoms.
[ ] Legendary Difficulty - The AI is enhanced and receives gargantuan bonuses on the campaign map and in the battles. An incredible challenge, even for easy starting positions.
Which faction should we start as?
[ ] Zhang Jue - Campaign: increased income and replenishment, generates zeal from casualties (friendly and foe), spreads fervor. Battle: Scare ability and morale boost. Special units: damage dealing dual wielding infantry and cavalry.
[ ] Zhang Bao - Campaign: increased damage when on the attack, generates zeal from attacking, spreads fervor, global public order bonus. Battle: Scare ability. Special units: Durable polearm infantry and poison arrow guerilla archers.
[ ] Zhang Liang - Campaign: increased damage on the defense, generates zeal from defending, spreads fervor, global attrition to hostile forces. Battle: Scare ability. Special units: high-tier shock cavalry and armored+shielded spear infantry.
Completed turns:
None
Coming up:
X
Y
Z
Succession Game
A Succession Game is basically a Let's Play done by multiple people. The first player plays the game until a certain checkpoint, then saves it and sends it to the next player down the line. In some games, like Dwarf Fortress or Civilization, you play until a certain amount of in-game time or turns have passed. Say, a year in DF or 100 turns in Civ V. For the purpose of this Let's Play, each player will play 8 turns (2 years), or until they're ready to tap out if that comes sooner. Turns in Total War: Three Kingdoms tend to vary in terms of length - sometimes taking a few minutes, sometimes taking half an hour or longer, depending on whether or not there are battles, so some players may wish to finish their turn early.
The Azure Sky is already dead; the Yellow Sky will soon rise!
In this game, we will be using the Mandate of Heaven DLC. We will be playing as one of the three Yellow Turban Rebellion factions at the 182 start date. This will involve 8 turns / 2 years of buildup, then the Yellow Turban Rebellion begins around the start 184. This is a challenge run, because the Yellow Turbans largely can't use diplomacy or be at peace with most factions that aren't also Yellow Turban Rebellion factions.
Rules
- No Cheating! Console commands, etc are not allowed.
- Don't savescum. If something bad or interesting happens, stick with it, it will make a more interesting story, assuming our faction doesn't get wiped out.
- Turns are 8 game turns (2 years) long. You may end your turn early if you wish.
- You have a week to complete your turn. If you don't want to play out the remainder of your turn, it's fine to tie it off wherever and write an AAR (doesn't need to be long, just cover the basics, like X happened and X county was acquired etc) and pass it along to the next person.
DLC
The only DLC we are using is the Mandate of Heaven DLC, which allows playing as the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 182 start date.
Setup Voting
What Difficulty Level shall we play on?
[ ] Normal Difficulty - A normal level of challenge appropriate to anyone who has played an RTS or a Total War game before.
[ ] Hard Difficulty - The AI is enhanced and receives modest bonuses on the campaign map and in the battles. For experienced players.
[ ] Very Hard Difficulty - The AI is enhanced and receives great bonuses on the campaign map and in the battles. For very experienced players of Total War: Three Kingdoms.
[ ] Legendary Difficulty - The AI is enhanced and receives gargantuan bonuses on the campaign map and in the battles. An incredible challenge, even for easy starting positions.
Which faction should we start as?
[ ] Zhang Jue - Campaign: increased income and replenishment, generates zeal from casualties (friendly and foe), spreads fervor. Battle: Scare ability and morale boost. Special units: damage dealing dual wielding infantry and cavalry.
[ ] Zhang Bao - Campaign: increased damage when on the attack, generates zeal from attacking, spreads fervor, global public order bonus. Battle: Scare ability. Special units: Durable polearm infantry and poison arrow guerilla archers.
[ ] Zhang Liang - Campaign: increased damage on the defense, generates zeal from defending, spreads fervor, global attrition to hostile forces. Battle: Scare ability. Special units: high-tier shock cavalry and armored+shielded spear infantry.
Player Queue
Completed turns:
None
Coming up:
X
Y
Z
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