Westeros Total War House Rules

**Joseon194** · April 19, 2016, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by claudioxd27

If an enemy or even allied archer uses fire arrows, the Hound must stay the farthest he can from them. I'm not saying he'd retreat, but...

Well if any of those flaming

ing arrows come near him, there should be an ability for him to strangle an archer with their own guts

**TheGreenSenpai** · April 20, 2016, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by Joseon194

Well if any of those flaming

ing arrows come near him, there should be an ability for him to strangle an archer with their own guts

Also if the Hounds soldiers die without any kills there should be an ability for him to rape their

ing corpse.

**_wajakla_** · April 20, 2016, 09:25 AM

Oh well

I can tell you, I will never stick to all these rules in my gameplay. There are some, that I can understand, like the universal rules or so, but most of the rules are way to restricting. I dont want to replay the Song of Ice and Fire but I want to play it in a new way. For instance, most of the diplomatic rules wont fit with me. All these rules - who is allowed with whom and vice versa - are killing the possibility of schemes and betrayal. Diplomacy is in my opinion a very important part of the world of ice and fire.

Also some minor cases, about I wonder:

-Stannis must be accompanied by Davos at all times.

Why is that? There are devided in the books as well ...

-If Dragonstone is taken, House Baratheon (Dragonstone) loses the campaign.

Why is that? They lost Dragonstone in the books and still continued the war ...

-Stannis must always be kept in reserve and not enter combat.

Why is that? In this case I am not completley sure but I thought, that Stannis fought personally?

-When House Greyjoy invades the north or any other city, they are only allowed to conquer coastal cities with ports. If they decide to go further inland, they can only sack the city and must leave.

I understand the reason behind this, but wont it severly limit the gameplay of the Greyjoys? I would make here a compromise for better gameplay.

**Joseon194** · April 20, 2016, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by _wajakla_

Oh well

I can tell you, I will never stick to all these rules in my gameplay. There are some, that I can understand, like the universal rules or so, but most of the rules are way to restricting. I dont want to replay the Song of Ice and Fire but I want to play it in a new way. For instance, most of the diplomatic rules wont fit with me. All these rules - who is allowed with whom and vice versa - are killing the possibility of schemes and betrayal. Diplomacy is in my opinion a very important part of the world of ice and fire.

Also some minor cases, about I wonder:

Why is that? There are devided in the books as well ...

Why is that? They lost Dragonstone in the books and still continued the war ...

Why is that? In this case I am not completley sure but I thought, that Stannis fought personally?

I understand the reason behind this, but wont it severly limit the gameplay of the Greyjoys? I would make here a compromise for better gameplay.

Well I never said that you HAD to follow these rules lol. To each their own

**claudioxd27** · April 21, 2016, 07:11 AM

I kinda agree with him. When you make an alliance with someone, it doesn't really mean you're their friend, because you can backstab them if you want to. Maybe honorable or just leaders like Robb(The only one i could think of lol) can't do these things, partially or AT ALL. But if a honorable leader would die and a dishonorable one take over, this dishonorable one would be capable
of anything.

**Joseon194** · April 21, 2016, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by claudioxd27

I kinda agree with him. When you make an alliance with someone, it doesn't really mean you're their friend, because you can backstab them if you want to. Maybe honorable or just leaders like Robb(The only one i could think of lol) can't do these things, partially or AT ALL. But if a honorable leader would die and a dishonorable one take over, this dishonorable one would be capable
of anything.

But there are also long-standing alliances that cannot be broken like house Lannister and House Baratheon (King's Landing). The crown could never break ties with the very house they come from. House Stark and Tully cannot break their alliance because of their familial connections with Catelyn Stark.

**claudioxd27** · April 21, 2016, 09:35 AM

I meant Houses Arryn and Martell, but I see your point.

**DylanofHouse Smith** · April 21, 2016, 01:11 PM

Hey will the AI obey these rules?

**lolIsuck** · April 21, 2016, 07:39 PM

No, as they're not actually in the game. These are rules by which the player can chose to play in a roleplaying aspect. Some could perhaps be achieved by extensive scripting but most are pretty much impossible, especially the battle-related ones.

**claudioxd27** · June 07, 2016, 05:09 PM

I am re-reading the books, and, on aGoT, I finally came across the Battle of the Green Fork. I thought Tywin Lannister wouldn't personally engage in combat, but I found this...

By the time they found it, the trumpets had sounded again and Lord Tywin’s reserve camesweeping up along the river. Tyrion watched his father fly past, the crimson-and-gold banner of Lannister rippling over his head as he thundered across the field. Five hundred knights surrounded him, sunlight flashing off the points of their lances. The remnants of the Stark linesshattered like glass beneath the hammer of their charge.

This shows that Tywin did fight. Certainly not alone, but surrounded by several units of knights. My mistake