First, what is is a Grand Campaign? The Grand Campaigns are series of challenges based around events from the Lord of the Rings. Each campaign is split up into multiple challenges which (loosely) retell the happenings of the central event. These challenges will hopefully force you to play creatively in order to respect the restrictions that come with each. There are no complicated rules, all you have to do is make sure you respect the restrictions listed in each challenge. These will often vary from restricting the player to certain factions, certain units or limit what spellbook powers you can use. You are not obliged to complete all the missions or play them in any specific order, they are simply provided that way for your convenience. Grand Campaigns are initially hosted on the unofficial Edain Discord server but I'll also be slowly releasing them onto here for a wider audience. On the discord server, there are currently two finished campaigns and a third one currently being released.
The War for Rohan
This Grand Campaign contains five missions centered around the various battles fought in Rohan during its war with Isengard.
Mission 1: Battle at the Ford
The first conflict in the War of the Ring, this battle heralded the end of the peace. On February 25, T.A. 3019, Saruman attacked the Rohirrim army under Théodred, Grimbold and Elfhelm.
Goal: Achieve victory while following the restrictions, Theodred must survive and must reach level 10.
Restrictions
- Player Faction: Rohan
- Enemy Faction(s): Hard/Brutal Isengard
- Allied Faction(s): None
- Map: Custom Ford of Isen I (Drive.google.com)
- Gamemode: Skirmish
- Ring Hero: Enabled
- Create a Hero: Disabled
- Starting Resources: 1k/2k
Building Restrictions
- Units: No Erkenbrand, Exiles, Royal Vanguard, Royal Guards or Catapult. Max 1 Ram
- Heroes: Only Theodred
- Buildings: No restrictions
- Spellbooks: Cannot use Military Camps, Last March of the Ents, Alliance between Men and Elves, Three Hunters
Mission 2: The Burning of the Westfold
With Theodred killed at the Battle of the Ford, all of Rohan is vulnerable. Saruman now sends forth hordes of Wildmen to burn the countryside. You must meet this threat head-on without the support of Rohan's full military might.
Goal: Achieve victory while following the restrictions
Restrictions
- Player Faction: Rohan (Bottom Right)
- Enemy Faction(s): Hard/Brutal Isengard (Top Left)
- Allied Faction(s): None
- Map: Custom Westfold (Drive.google.com )
- Gamemode: Skirmish
- Ring Hero: Disabled
- Create a Hero: Disabled
- Starting Resources: 1k
Building Restrictions
- Units: Only Peasants, Farmhands, Yeomen, Exiles, Rams, Three Hunters
- Heroes: Only Eomer
- Buildings: No restrictions
- Spellbooks: Cannot use Military Camps, Last March of the Ents, Alliance between Men and Elves
Mission 3: Edoras
Defend Edoras long enough for the civilians to escape!
Goal: Reach 3500/4500 points
Restrictions
- Player Faction: Rohan
- Enemy Faction(s): None
- Allied Faction(s): None
- Map: Horde: Edoras
- Gamemode: Skirmish
- Ring Hero: Disabled/Enabled
- Create a Hero: Disabled
- Starting Resources: 1k
Building Restrictions
- Units: None
- Heroes: No Heroes
- Buildings: None
- Spellbooks: No Muster of Rohan, no Last March of the Ent, no Alliance between Men and Elves.
Mission 4: Battle of the Hornburg
Saruman's forces have arrived, they pound at your front gate and threaten to sack the whole of Rohan if you fail. Your back against the wall you have no choice, fight!
Goal: Achieve victory while following the restrictions.
Restrictions
- Player Faction: Rohan (Top Right)
- Enemy Faction(s): None
- Allied Faction(s): None
- Map: Helm's Deep Horror (Drive.google.com)
- Gamemode: Skirmish
- Ring Hero: Disabled
- Create a Hero: Disabled
- Starting Resources: 4k
Building Restrictions
- Units: No Marshals,
- Heroes: No Theodred, No Cursed Theoden (You must buy the spell before he is recruited or while he is recruiting)
- Buildings: No restrictions
- Spellbooks: No Muster Camp
Mission 5: March to Isengard
The battle is won and Isengard's army routed, now you must walk upstream to the source of this conflict but be careful, for the remaining forces of Isengard and Mordor seek to stop you. Mordor's forces have weak morale, if you destroy their ally they will rout.
Goal: Defeat the Isengard player while following the restrictions.
Restrictions
- Player Faction: Rohan (Bottom Right)
- Enemy Faction(s): Brutal Mordor (Bottom Left, Team 1), Brutal Isengard (Top Left, Team 1)
- Allied Faction(s): None
- Map: Eaves of Fangorn (Drive.google.com)
- Gamemode: Elite
- Ring Hero: Disabled
- Create a Hero: Disabled
- Starting Resources: 4k
Building Restrictions
- Units: No restrictions
- Heroes: No Theodred, no Hama
- Buildings: No restrictions
- Spellbooks: No Muster Camp
