Playing as Gondor, should I accept Aragorn or not?

[Nigthawk]

First of all: I know this has been asked a couple of times but there were never definite and solid answers to these questions so I will give it another try.

So I'm playing as Gondor and am about to receive Aragorn's offer of service to me. I know that my faction leaders will go bad crazy but I wonder about a couple of things:


1. Will my stewards keep going crazy even after he is dead due possible script limitations?
2. What of poor Eriador? Will they lose their heroic general if I accept?
3. What of Arnor? Can poor and innocent Eriador still transform into this absolute beast without Aragorn? The player sure can't but what about A.I.?


I will not accept his service if this means either of those things happens. I need a strong north for now occupying Isengard and the petty orc factions while I beat Mordor into non existence like their southern ally.

[♔atthias♔]

1 dont know hopefully some modders can answer that
2 they will keep their aragron
3 yes they can still transform into arnor

[Ngugi]

1) Nope, only Denethor

[Nigthawk]

1) Nope, only Denethor

Are you sure about that? I've read stories about Boromir going mad too after Denethor died. Boromir is my priced treasure, I can't have that happening to him.

[Ngugi]

Just as well you asked again; was sure it was handled through a script that terminated after giving it to Denethor, seems there's no such thing, as you feared.
There are work arounds, but easiest is yes, to decline Aragorn all together.
Just as well if things are going fair enough for Gondor; the only reason the forest bum of Isildur's line could take his seat of Anárion's was that he took advantage of crisis

[Red Viper]

Quotation from Kiliç Ali Thread Aragorn&Gondor 8 februari 2012:

;------------ Aragorn Event ------------------
Trigger aragorn_accepted
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd
Condition IsFactionLeader
and CharFactionType sicily
and not FactionLeaderTrait Elessar >= 1
and I_EventCounter aragorn_accepted > 0
Affects BadAdministrator 1 Chance 50
Affects NonAuthoritarian 2 Chance 100
Affects Noauthority 1 Chance 100
Affects Unjust 1 Chance 50
Affects DiscontentGeneral 1 Chance 100


and replace the red one with
FactionLeaderTrait Denethor = 1

so only Denethor will go mad.
Not sure if save-compatible.
Cheers

[Ngugi]

Not sure, but think so (as long as not a later Steward got it already)

[Romaneck]

I dont know... Denethor seating on Minas Tirith and gaining mad perks on unit training, comerce, mining and building makes aragorn look pitifully weak