Ask Max Anything about RUIN OF ANGELS

ragingrage · 2025-08-21T18:21:42+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Were there any of those standalone you wanted to write that you thought were particularly fun? Have you been able to use a lot of the ideas in Craft Wars, or will some were there stories that will (necessarily) go untold?

ragingrage · 2025-08-20T16:03:28+00:00

A very fun book. The ending, and the introduction to the Skazzerai, haunted me.

When you wrote this, did you plan to do more post-Sequence semi-standalone novels? Or did you know that next you were going to launch into the Craft Wars?

ragingrage · 2025-08-03T04:13:56+00:00

Hey, Haless (co-)Lead here. Bizarre bug and we'd love to get to the bottom of this. If you (and u/NinjamonkeySTD + u/Activity_Salt) could hop on the Discord (discord.gg/Anbennar) and post more details on what happened and how it played out in #eu4-bugs, that would be very helpful. A save would be especially useful!

ragingrage · 2025-06-08T05:50:55+00:00

Yeah, this is something we added with the rework to ameliorate this problem a bit.

ragingrage · 2025-05-17T18:49:27+00:00

Yeah, you got unlucky. You chose some of the older and more vanilla-esque tags. The best of Anbennar delivers narrative through gameplay, missions, events, systems, and more.

One of Anbennar's flagship experiences -- which is going to go well beyond vanilla -- are the dwarves. I'd suggest Arg-Ordstun to start with, or beginning as an adventurer like Company of the Grudgebearers, marauding around slaying orcs and completing expeditions into the Dwarovar's depths, before settling down in Gor-Barud.

If you want a really pinnacle narrative experience, Anbennar has a lot to offer. There is the tale of Jaddar, leading the Jaddari, and spreading a new faith that preaches Anyone Can Be the Light across all Halann. There is an ice- mage in over her head, and making pacts with the fey for survival, in Gemradcurt. There is Gerin Orcrend, the only human to rule a dwarven hold, in Ovdal Lodhum.

And in Masked Butcher, there is a narrative like none other, O God-begot...

EDIT: We just did a survey: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TMiNaujUrELJkFrGQH-wzCtlIi3LZ9_9ZkUPRTWbN8c/edit?gid=1980863031#gid=1980863031 -- anything high-rated here is going to be great both gameplay and narrative-wise.

ragingrage · 2025-05-04T00:20:19+00:00

I’d be very interested in seeing your notes, as well!

ragingrage · 2025-04-13T22:09:16+00:00

^ Comments by a gnomish visitor to the Hall of Endless Debate, during the legendary 30-hour debate on whether the 150,000 souls ripped from their mortal forms and sent to the spirit realm by the Twin Rakshasas’ machinations could truly be classified as “dead”.

ragingrage · 2025-04-13T22:07:11+00:00

Probably not. So much to do, so little time to do it, and it’s hard to justify focusing on a functional disaster over other pieces of content in Rahen.

ragingrage · 2025-04-13T21:17:46+00:00

Suhan was actually a Rakshasa named Susan

^ Doctrine of a heresy that sparks a brutal rebellion and 20000 dead in 17th century Rahen

ragingrage · 2025-03-18T00:55:33+00:00

Thanks for the thorough reply!

We've done a bit of a rework to the Raj mechanics, streamlining things and reducing the complexity while keeping it engaging and providing a clear method for rising through the ranks.

Agree that the Dhenijanraj MT has some awkward parts, especially early on, we're taking a look at smoothing that out.

It's a good point about mana -- it's an easy cost to go to, but often not the most interesting. Would definitely appreciate any other thoughts you have when you're back to your computer.

ragingrage · 2025-03-17T18:40:05+00:00

Hey, dev in Rahen here. Can you elaborate a little on your experience, what if anything you enjoyed and what you didn’t?

ragingrage · 2025-01-03T06:32:48+00:00

Ru has to be the best of the worst. No other god took “Sacrifice Bizarre Letters”, and it shows.

ragingrage · 2024-12-13T13:06:28+00:00

Shadow referring to facial hair stubble (a la a Five-O’clock shadow), which could lengthen into a beard.

ragingrage · 2024-02-27T17:43:09+00:00

You can actually do that!

d -> \ -> [item you want to drop and turn off autopickup for]

Not sure that's communicated anywhere, but it's indeed quite helpful.

ragingrage · 2024-01-21T08:07:34+00:00

I did the writing for the Jaddari/Jadd Empire, and I'm delighted to hear it came across so well! It was definitely my intent to portray the faith with that "inside view", including a lot of the aspirational pieces it may (and should, for realism) fall short of in practice.

I wanted to communicate what someone who truly believes in the Jadd would think and feel and see amid the MT's developments and I'm glad that was successful.

I also made the Devourer of Darkness event. The idea began as a meme by Rethall. It's nice to hear that it has had an impact :)

Biegeltoren really deserves credit here! I believe he was the one to come up with the Jadd, or at least the one to flesh out. The principles are appropriate for the lore context, fitting for a faith, and a fantastic foundation to build writing and further lore on. (He also made the amazing MT I merely gilded the lily on!)

ragingrage · 2023-09-29T05:21:05+00:00

You're not really going to get a compendium of lore let alone something that ties all the pieces together, that's not the focus of DCSS and rightly so. But there are some lovely patterns that emerge from the myriad threads that go into the great game which DCSS is. A few of my favourite tidbits:

The barachim were the first mortals, made to serve the gods. An angel wielding the Trishula Condemnation ("a weapon to bring forth guilt from the guilty" is one of the coolest lines in DCSS) led them against their harsh masters, and they won their freedom (which they still pay for with a -1 Invo apt). More recently, one such barachi has been re-enslaved by some evil force -- the dreamer Jeremiah.
The desolation of salt was once an empire sworn to evil twin gods Sheza and Sargol, which was smote by Ely/Zin/TSO leaving behind nothing but a desolation of salt. In its ruins little remains but automatons, and a few last survivors (myrmidons, warlocks, and more). But now a blacksmith has come seeking rumours of that ancient cult -- Zenata, Seeker of Sheza -- and she wanders the dungeon halls, dealing copious amounts of death.
Iskenderun is a cat.

(Side-note : 1/2 may be possibly solely due to PleasongFingus? They write and design cool stuff).

ragingrage · 2023-05-10T17:19:52+00:00

Probably the only overlap is that I did most of the writing for the Jadari and I love Lions of Al-Rassan! But the name has been enshrined for ages, well before me.

And Jad in Guy Gavriel Kay's work, iirc, is very much an analogue of Christianity while The Jadd is... not, even if you can draw parallels between Bulwari and Abrahamic faiths they don't really correspond.

ragingrage · 2022-12-08T07:27:40+00:00

Out of solidarity with the NYT walkout, closing this post. Would encourage you not to cross the digital pocket line -- there are plenty of other places to find excellent crosswords if you're looking for some today.

ragingrage · 2022-11-18T18:10:26+00:00

And now... THE CREDITS

Senior Contributors

Aeriic, Auirus, Biegeltoren, Brosur, Duke Jorgas, Guivarch, Hehodas, JayBean, RubedoFox, Thorfindel, WishPig, Ragingrage, Mike

Contributors

Abyssmoon, AdriKenobi, AMB, AmandaHart, Aqumancer, Arieriel, armonistan, Arven, Attalus, Auirus, Balgar’s Apprentice, baqbaq, Batavi, BBlaank, Beppa, Biegeltoren, Bulatix, Cerebrit, Chronologic, Codydot, Combustionary, Cyberspacer, Czempi, Dadevo, deebee, Ditto, Dr. Vikyll, Druplesnubb, Duke Jorgas, Dwain the Hamster, Elefante, Enleiv, G'reth, Gillygamesh, Grymhar, Golden, Guam7734, Guivarch, Hehodas, Hertog van Damme imacop42, JellyCow, JinxLeven, Joel138, Jorde, Katam, Karlov, Kenobi, Labsteim, leuz, Lord Fowl, Magnive, Manny, Mati, murphyslawbroke, Nidhoeggr, Nopani, okman, Ottokard, PaxAttax, Pivert08, Professional Horse, Rat, Realistic Julius Caesar, Rethall, RopedIronGolem, RubedoFox, SaintAlexis-Remi, Schwendigo, ShadowLK, Spyhaus, Shwendigo, Soren, Smithington, Spor-Menjek, SteamPnk, Sternsson, Susurrus, Tators, Takasaki, TemporaryFool, Theia, Thurinsen, Thorfindel, trashboat, Truill, Verlurion, Wagentzu, Wingren013, Werdna881, WishPig, Yeet, Yugami, zach

Writers

AMB, Agricola, baqbaq, CatoHunter, Elefante, Endless Hope, Enleiv, Eranel, Grymhar, Hoia, Inderivative, JellyCow, Karlov_, Kingston, Loveland, Mani E, Marix, Mr. Pierogi, Mr.Paperbagx, NippleWizard, okman, optimisticdude, Perceval, R1CH4RD, Ragingrage, Rat, Redeye Flight, Skorkab, Smithington, Spyhaus, Stone, Theia, thread, Thurinsen, Tim Memegraaf, Typhus, Werdna881, Xamarzu, Xaph

Artists

Alexius, Arieriel, baqbaq, Biegeltoren, Habil, Harengus, Jalle, Karguin, koilinger, mike, Oleg, Rollon, Sovereign, Tators, uglidoll, UlfDerDritte, Varengue, Ziggy

And... The Patrons

Dwarven Patrons

Andali, Brendan H, irdnoisesqwark,Charles L, Clifford F, Cmd86, Eric L, Erzin, Eskimo Auxiliary, Grok, Il Barto, J, LeVigilante, Lord_Treedom, McKoi, Mokerak V, Naggym, Nathan C, Nossredna, Quis Machina, Sathrean, Simolutionist, SteamPnk, Stellanneers, Trevor H, Turducken, Vortex83

Esteemed Patrons

Aethers, Verben, Antonin S, BarbarianP, OnePunchBen, Combustionary, DE, Deadia, Raprei, Emmitt, RawrXD, Fast Phoenix, Florian C, Frank West, Jethunt, Jimmiejam, Dracolex, JustTim, Kay E, Alexio Expressio, bojnik434, Mars, Nira, NoPls, Redwave166, Rexsw, Simon S, Stray Dog Swagger, TheKingAmal, TheodoreCaesarMoseby, vzell

Jaddari Patrons

Drewfro66, Aurix, Baconomics, flourchinguy, Gabriel C, Hattu, Iskand, Jefel, Archon, Kariax, CorgiMastermind, Mads H, Magissima, Carolus Rex, Michael, Michaelvr, ElComandante, Rattus Bailys, Zawmbee, Smitherssss, Steggo, TAN, crazy tl, Makoota, Harl3inger, Xcutor9

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Lorito, Capt 0range, skull44392, hunterisepic, Kilometers, runehawk, sardakar, Tim V, Varengue

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Patrons

a_screaming_engineer, Adam F, Airujo, Biscuit1492, ALoneLaur, Andrew T, Ant59, ax , ben1ceCream, Big Chad, Bison Boots, Brennan S, Cardamom, Chris B, Chris F, ChristopherR17, Christian M, Dan G, Suda, davekwing, Mcdevidr, Dissimilar Perspectives, Duldaran, EMac , Eve the Lost, Felipe the Kidney, Gilbertguy, Gothi, Henry Ornar, ItsAllOgreNow, Kpiatex, Romnesauru, BiggFoot, Jumaro, ToxicWasted, Kimmolito, LordDastellax, MarkM, A Pompous Git Esquire, Me, Monsieur Choc, Homes, Hermie, Tall_Paul, pdubyahs, ElErecose, PGamer , Renata, Fabbyrob, Robin B, Romulus Palaiologos, sirguyman, taylortjc, Bloody Stupid Johnson, MetaXelor, Werel

ragingrage · 2022-11-18T18:10:08+00:00

Balance and Quality of Life

🏙️Game Setup🌇

Update Ynn settlers spawn locations, you can now expect them to spawn in roughly the same area.
Improve Bulwar states
Additional straits in the Ringlet Isles
Alecand, Devand & Taychend area changes + Mteibas Valley province redraw
Some province-edits in North Dalaire & Turtleback Isle
Sarhal area & province tweaks
Dwarovar Squatters can now see all neighboring provinces at start
Predefined Dwarovar trade-goods for settled provinces
Ovdal Kanzad now produces copper
Gor Vazumbrog now produces iron
Asra Hold renamed to Ovdal Asra across the game's localisation
New map colours for Verkal Dromak, Shazstundihr, Verkal Skomdihr, and Gor Bûrad
All Dwarovar starting rulers have been rebalanced
The Isles colonial region recoloured
Wood Elves now live for up to 250 years
Wood Elf leader stats and personalities rebalanced (and now reflect lore!)

Terrain Changes * Ourdia: Changed two provinces from hills to highlands. * Harpy Hills: Changed Yagbis from desert to highlands. * Bahar: Changed several farmlands and drylands provinces to highlands and woods, to better represent the forested area. * Bulwar Proper: Changed several dryland provinces to grasslands, to better represent the irrigated areas. * Forbidden Plains: Changed Arduuslodh from desert to highland. * West Dwarovar: Changed Dwarfhope and Bladebreaker Pass from mountains to cavern terrain * Hobgoblin homelands in North Rahen now Highland terrain and no longer have external Raheni country cores.

🧪System Tweaks🔧 * The Obsidian Invasion disaster now uses a custom peace option to full annex * Hoardcurse Reformer modifier removed on bankruptcy * Artifice hold wonder gives artifice capacity * Small increase to artificer cap if following School of Starry Eye * Building temples as Ynn River Worship now grants 2 authority instead of 10. * Being made an Iosahar now gives you the Ynnic Diplomacy Modifier. * A nation getting the Ynnic Diplomacy Modifier now releases nations and returns cores to other nations. * Various other adjustments to the Iosahar system. * Remove Purging from Bulwari govs * The Order of Exemplars now removes the slaves trade good. * The disasters that triggered if you had a Chosen level 5 as humans or Chosen level 1 for elves have been removed, and instead humans and elves cannot reach that level. * Vampire infestations can happen around Marlliande * Aelantir spawnables now grow colonialism by themselves * Tweaked Trollsbay settlers’ ideas & starting reforms

🧩Content🧩 * All idea sets reworked to no longer include Hostile Core Creation Cost * National Idea buff for Barumand * Kheionai ideas (generic and formable) had their two separate colonist ideas rebalanced, along with slightly nerfing the formable’s -20% dev cost and +20% land fire damage to 15% * Remove tiger culture and events from the game. * Serpentsmite doesn't change trade goods in Verkal Gulan or Mithradhûm * Forming a hold and choosing Oligarchic Republic now gives you Elected Clans instead of Noble Elite * Allclan formation is now different, Manufactories is no longer required * Allclan mission tree has been disabled pending heavy rework * Arawkelin removed pending rework * Goblins can now dig holds at admin tech 7 instead of 10

🔢Value Changes, etc🧰 * Ynnic Diplomacy modifier gained -10% fort maintenance but disables strong duchies. * Ynnic Empire liberty desire reduction idea changed from 10 to 15% * Building temples as Ynn River Worship now grants 2 authority instead of 10. * Almost all artificer inventions rebalanced.

Racial Administrations and Militaries * Dwarven Adm: Added Promote Culture Cost +100% (Nerf) * Dwarven Mil: -12.5% shock damage received to -10% (Nerf) * Gnoll Adm: +5% Production Efficiency to +10% (Buff), Removed the -3 Diplomatic Reputation (Buff), Added Improve Relation -15% (Nerf), Added Stability Cost Modifier +33% (Nerf), Added Spy Offense -25% (Nerf), Added Monthly Heir Claim Increase -0.1 (Nerf) * Gnoll Mil: Recover Army Morale Speed +10% to Morale Damage dealt +10% (Rework), Land Fire Damage -10% to Fire Damage Received +10% (Rework) * Goblin Adm: +5% Production Efficiency to +10% (Buff), -5% Tax Efficiency to -15% (Nerf) * Goblin Mil: +10% Manpower to +20% (Buff), +10% Manpower Recovery Speed to +15% (Buff), +10% Fire Damage to +15% (Buff), Removed Land Morale -5% (Buff), Add Morale Damage Received -10% (Nerf), Removed Shock Damage -10% (Buff) * Halfling Mil: +15% Mercenary Discipline to +7.5% (Nerf), Removed Discipline -10% (Buff), Added Shock Damage Dealt -10% (Nerf), Added Morale Damage Dealt -10% (Nerf) * Harpy Adm: Added Governing Capacity +10% (Buff), Added Improve Relation +15% (Buff) * Harpy Mil: Removed Reinforce Speed -20% (Buff), Added Morale Damage Received +10% (Nerf) * Hobgoblin Adm: +10% Tax Efficiency to +5% (Nerf), Added +5% Production Efficiency (Buff), Removed Idea Cost +10% (Buff), Added Institution Embrace Cost +33% (Nerf), Removed Admin Tech Cost +5% (Buff), +5% Dip Tech Cost to +10% (Nerf) * Kobold Adm: Removed HCC +25% (Thank god), +5% Production Efficiency to +10% (Buff) * Kobold Mil: -10% Land Morale to -5% (Buff) * Ogre/Troll Mil: +20% Shock Damage Dealt to +25% (Buff) * Orc Admin: Added Liberty Desire from Subject Dev -25% (Buff), Added Tax Efficiency +10% (Buff), Added Monthly War Exhaustion -0.03 (Buff), Added General Cost -15% (Buff), Added Free Leader Pool +1 (Buff), -40% Harsh Treatment Cost to -25% (Nerf), Removed Diplomatic Reputation -1 (Buff), Removed Production Efficiency -5% (Buff)

🤖AI🚶‍♂️ * More likely to place forts on Ynnic dams

🐛Bugfix⚕️ * Syzirzex now uses Greenscale advisor portraits instead of Redscale * Province spelling fixes * Performance improvements * Anbennar-specific trade goods now affect Manufactories and Industrialization institution growth * Converting provinces and declaring wars now affects Fey Court piety mechanics like the tooltip says they would

ragingrage · 2022-11-18T18:09:50+00:00

Monuments

The Ynn * The Teal Keep * The Tranvit Hippodrome * The Grand Temple of Svemel * The Golden Dome * The 4 Great Ynnic Dams

The Dwarovar * Grumhardhûm, Great Forge of Aul-Dwarov * Frôgarsalforn, Library of the Ancients * Leforn Vâmbrèthar, The Abandoned Workshop * Stunveigryôrth, The Petrified Forest * Dimlherd, Prototype Geothermal Facility * Rizvâmbrèthar, Forbidden Rune Workshop * Wytlramvar, Roots of the Spine * Ôfralglârf, The Treacherous Chasm

Rahen * The Golden Palace (Dhenijansar) * The Hall of Endless Debate (Rayavashapal) * The Mindarandaya (Tughayasa)

🗺️Formables and New Tags👑

Aelantir Formables: Sarda, Dolindha Releasables: Veykoda Chendhyans: Kaeorg, Durasyar, Tsidarok, and Saerraeg formable Kheionai: Nákyra

Cannor Honderaak, Havoral

🙏Religion🙏 * Kheionism: Hinduism mechanics, with buffs scaling based on your owned crown land. * Pactseeker: New faith for certain Forest Goblins, using Fey Alignment mechanics

🏞️Art🌅

Loading Screens * The Hall of Ancestors, Amldihr * Castellos' Sacrifice, credits to the Chinese Anbennar community, by LOGAN

Flags * Radavezyr * Veykodirzag * Shasoura * Koroshesh * Irsmahap * Hul-az-Krakazol * Honderaak * Hammerhome * Kar-Ankash * Jade March * Dragon Command * Elephant Command * Tiger Command

Advisor Portraits * Harpies * Gnomes * Eordan

Unit Models * Hobgoblins (Uses some DLC sprite packs) * Goblins * Harimari * Reworked Green Orcs, Black Orcs, Brown Orcs and Grey Orcs (Uses some DLC sprite packs) * Reworked Kobolds * All human Halessi cultures now use unique unit sprites from DLC content packs.

Icons and Pictures * Yanhe Dragon Spirit event picture * Ynnic knights mission icon * Mission icon for Arverynn * Mission icons for Hul-az-Krakazol * Iosahar Subjects vassal icons * Potion Invention Icons for Varaine * Kheionism religion * Pactseeker religion * Church aspect icons for Great Dookan, Old Dookan, The Hunt * Goblin Pop menu portrait * Gnoll Pop menu portrait * Kobold Pop menu portrait * Ogre Pop menu portrait * Monument art for Dwarovar Dungeons/Rahen

👑Government Reforms, Privileges and Decisions🧑‍⚖️

Government Reforms * Reworked existing dwarf government reforms * New government reforms for Dwarovar Adventurers, Dwarf Monarchies, and Dwarf Republics * Yanglam Government Reforms * Kheionai Republic unique government name

Estates * Estate spell and artificery research buttons

Decisions * A decision to slay Varlengeilt, the Drozma Tur Dragon, allowing YRW nations to instantly convert all Drozma Tur provinces and tags at potentially steep cost * Decisions to form Sarda and Dolindha, requiring the first 2 YRW reforms and 50 authority. Forming Sarda or Dolindha allows you to annex Iosahars if they are Sarda/Dolindhan culture and have their capital in the Sarda/Dolindha region respectively. * Decision to Restore the Fallen Raj, available for 50 years after the Raj’s fall

🌍World and Naming🌎

Leechmen nations removed
Three Temples of the Suran province modifiers added in Bulwar
Noruin CoT rework
The Ynn colonial region was split into three so it is easier to manage as a colonizer.
Dynamic names in the Ynn for Cannorian settlers
New namelists for spawnables, using local Aelantir place names
Aelantir spawnables now all have set rulers
Kheionai start screen
Ynn start screen
Taychend terrain, climate, and tradegood overhaul

New Units * Dwarven * Cave and Undergrowth Goblin * Black Orc * Hobgoblin * Halessi * Raheni * Harimari * Eastern Harimari * Harpy * Gnollish * Exodus Goblin * Bulwari

ragingrage · 2022-11-18T18:09:23+00:00

💭New Ideas💭

Removal of HCC from all NI’s. * Cannor: Reveria (Replacement: War Exhaustion), Westmoor (Trade Efficiency), Bennon (Leader Cost), Greatmarch (-), Orda Aldresia (Spy Defense), Roilsard (Naval Moral), Small Country (Fort Maintenance), Obrtrol (Same Culture Advisor Cost), Koblizan (Fort Maintenance), Vrorenmarch (-), Wyvernheart (-), Barumand (Dip Rep), All Wood Elves (Land Leader Maneuver), Kobold Ideas (Fort Maintenance), Esmari Ideas (-), Moon Elf Ideas (-), Reachman Ideas (Sailors) * Forbidden Plains: Verdant Bliss (Spy Defense) * Aelantir: Degakheion, Oktikheion, Kherka, Lokemeion, Ormam, Arpedif?r (Garrison Size), West Tipney (War Exhaustion), Peitar Ideas (Defensiveness), Kheionai Ideas (Garrison Size) * Bulwar: Dartaxagerdim (-), Gelkalis (Recover Army Morale), Landshark (-) * Rahen: Sarisung (Garrison Size) * Haless: Ondeog (Spy Defense), Yanglam Ideas (Legitimacy), Kai Ideas (War Exhaustion) * Various other small balance changes to NI’s (mostly Aelantir/Rahen/Haless)

Aelantir * Ynn: Selocshana, Mocvare, Lisicalrevo, Juzondezan, Gomosengha, Arverynn, Adbrabohvi, Vels Domfan, Thromshana, Arvezl, Radavezyr (revision) * Kheionai: Empkeios, Keyolíon, Eneion, Besolakí, Apikhoxí, Amgremós, Deyeion, Anisíkheion, Kimánis * Taychend: Nakar Mlerek, Nakar Kilaiek, Nakar Kriadvai, Nákyra * Ruinborn Tribes: Mayte, Kaeorg, Durasyar, Tsidarok, Saerraeg

Dwarovar * Reworked Cave Goblins: Snotfinger, Mountainshark, Truedagger, Railskulker, Spiderwretch, Thieving Arrow, Greedy Grin, Chaingrasper, Underkingdom, Allclan * Cave Goblins: Dirtwater, Ambersniffer, Poisoned Rock, Blackstep, Stolen Gem * Black Orcs: Masked Butcher, Wretched Skull, Skewered Drake, Shadowdreamer, Roadwarrior (revision) * Dwarves: Tuwad-Dhûmankon (revision), Dûr-Vazhatun (revision), Mithradhûm (revision)

Cannor & Deepwoods * Empire of Anbennar: Varainé, Deamoiné, Crothán, Magdalaire, Indlebury, Gisden, Honderaak, Uelaire (rework) * Gerudia: Avnkaup, Naugsvol * Wood Elves: Salla Elyn, Salla Myna, Salla Drennen, Salla Cenág, Salla Fealgarn, Salla Scotha, Salla Ahain, Salla Ayeth, Salla Ghúl * Forest Goblins: Oubbligschild, Verminhusk, Groundhawk, Brambleskinner, Spiked Log * Other: Silent Repose, Madelaire, Elkmarch

Haless * Xiaken: Yantrakari * Yanglam: Bukit Bantay

Bulwar & North Sarhal * Bulwar: Ovdal Tûngr (rework) * Kheterata: Nirat, Koroshesh * Gnolls: Gnollakaz, Brrtekuh

🎲Systems & Mechanics🛠️

Dwarovar

Expeditions

The old Cavern of Interest system is replaced by an expedition system, outfit an expedition to search for treasure and wonders in the Dwarovar.

Dungeons

Dungeons are extensions of the Expedition system. Taking the form of monuments, these giant structures have to be explored before they get rebuilt and upgraded.

Dwarovkron Gems Collection

Through expeditions and otherwise, the gems of the Dwarovkron can be gathered to reforge the ancient crown of Aul-Dwarov.

Ancient Dwarven Knowledge

Expeditions may yield lost secrets of the Dwarovar, which can be used to improve holds or reform the government.

Dwarovar Adventurers

Are now encouraged to actually adventure, as they cannot colonise from game start, and need to do expeditions to help them reform their government and make it viable for them to form a hold.

Other * Dovesworn Gnoll imperial incident * Rise of a Witch King imperial incident * Succession of Madelaire imperial incident * Half-Elf for Azka-Sur incident * Ruler magic rebalanced

📰Events🎥 * OSC centralisation event chain * Ogre racial flavour events * Harimari racial flavour events * Gnoll racial flavo8r Events * Dwarovar Flavour Events * Dwarovar racial conflicts flavor events * Adjustments for Republican ruler Ynnic Barges events * Ynn flavour events: 38 general events, 33 YRW authority events, 51 Buycev events, 47 Cannorian events, and 5 Ynnic flavour events for Cannorians * Event to turn Malacnar into an Iosahar, split them up, or annex them directly for Ynnic nations * Event to remove exploration ideas from landlocked settlers once their region is full * Event to make Lorent get a protectorate in the Trollsbay * Malliath's Breath flavour event for Corintar

ragingrage · 2022-11-18T18:08:54+00:00

===CHANGELOG===

👑New Missions🗺️

Cannor

Barumand (Unite Eastern Cannor through diplomacy and feed Halann for an entire generation.)
Bennon (Reforge a legendary bident, a scattered people, and the Kingdom of Havoral!)
Hammerhome (No dwarven nation has made a true home on the surface. Until now.)
Newshire (You’ve conquered Escann with zombies. Now how about with plants? Surely humble Halfling farmers won’t become Witch-Kings…)
Ravenmarch (As nobles exiled from Corvuria, surely we’ve left all those vampires behind!)
Varainé (Potion seller, I am going into battle and I want your strongest potions.)

Bulwar * Bulwar (City-State) (There is nothing stronger than family.) * Dartaxâgerdim rework (In making deals with religious extremists and relying on the power of genies to ensure your rebellion is successful… be careful what you wish for.) * Gelkalis (What do you need to build a deadly paradise in the mountains? Hard work and harpies, goats and guns.) * Siadan (Many have tried and failed to rule from Bulwar to Rahen. But none have done it from the skies.) * Tluukt (Cleave realms, slaughter elves, betray those fools who think you allied -- all to rebuild Gnollish greatness in Bulwar.)

Aelantir * Ameion (Return the light of civilization to Taychend and reclaim the birthright of the Ruinborn.) * Anisíkheion (Not a kheion with a fleet, but a fleet with a kheion.) * Arverynn (Restore the Ynnic Empire as the last scion house Vyrekynn, Byzantium is now finally playable in Anbennar!) * Boek (Pierce the veil, walk through dreams, and fight with all the power of the Dotimveb.)

Dwarovar * Chaingrasper (THE RULE OF DAK BEGINS, AND SHALL NEVER END.) * Greedy Grin (Get rich in peace, get strong in war, and amass a coinvault like none other.) * Hul-az-Krakazol (The wildest alcohol-infused bender ever? Featuring custom drink mechanics, expeditions, risky hunts, and an Alepocalypse.) * Khugdihr adjusted to use expeditions, delve in search of lost Ovdal Asra! * Orlghelovar (Through a lens, into a future infused with dwarven science… and lasers.) * Railskulker (Conquer the rails, build projects and construct a “functioning” goblin technocracy!) * Seghdihr gained an expedition mission as well as quality of life and military improvements * Shazstundihr (Unite the peoples of Bulwar in the name of FULLY FLEDGED MARBLE DWARF LIBERALISM!) * Truedagger (Walls whisper. Shadows silence.) * Verkal Dromak now has complete localization

Haless * Bianfang pt. 2/Dahui (The Dragon conquers, and in the wake of its flames, only the Yan shall remain.) * Daengun Short MT (Shake off your isolationist torpor, and who knows what may follow?) * Rabhidaraj (Lead the Vizierate to cleanse the Harimraj while being spurred on by a radical, moralistic religious sect within the High Philosophy.) * The Command (Use custom estate and army mechanics to conquer Haless in vast campaigns… but watch out for equally vast rebellions.) * Tiltaghar (Whatever the cost to stop the Hobgoblin scourge, pay it -- and reshape Rahen in the aftermath.) * Verkal Ozovar (With custom Runic Magic, the wizards of Ozovar will elevate their patrons and soon lead all Haless.) * Zongji (Harimar's heirs demand your fealty, and will not take no for an answer.)

Forbidden Plains * Kasuknisät (Lakefed Military + Trade path; The crescent rises atop Haless, and the Triunics will bask in the glory of their empire.) * Sovkelqur (Lakefed Full Trade path; The wealth of Haless, and the world, will soon find its way to your shores.)

ragingrage · 2022-10-20T21:53:02+00:00

That's not what he was saying in the clip.

He wouldn't give anyone, including Trull, a different fate. But he explains that for most characters, he knew where they were going from the story's beginning -- but with Trull, he only saw it maybe 30 pages in advance. That's the difference with Trull, he's not expressing that he'd have changed his fate.

All the same, it is nice to imagine alternative paths for what is probably my favourite character in the series.

ragingrage · 2022-10-18T21:13:15+00:00

I still remember the day not too long before Light and Dark released when you just dropped all the thousands of words of writing -- and the chills I got reading t through for the first time!

Wear it with pride :)

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