Starting Positions/Missions Not sure on this part yet: Missions for Mordor and Gondor should take around 20 turns before they start warring with each other. Harad, around 30 or more turns before they join Mordor against Gondor. Isengard and Rohan, around 30 turns before they start warring with each other. Around 40 turns or more for the rest before they start warring with each other. By then the War of the Ring should kick off. Eriador~ Starts with very small army. Clear lands of rebels. Unite Eriador (only starts with Annminas and Fornost) by capturing regions controlled by creatures and outlaws. Capture new regions. Dwarves~ Kill Smaug in Lonely Mountain. Orc/Goblin/Warg/Wolf/Bat invasion (Battle of Five Armies). Clear lands of rebels. Capture new regions. Dale~ Kill Smaug in Esgaroth. Orc/Goblin/Warg/Wolf/Bat invasion (Battle of Five Armies). Capture new regions (only starts with Esgaroth and Riverrun). Silvan Elves~ Clear lands of various rebels. Orc/Goblin/Warg/Wolf/Bat invasion (Battle of Five Armies). Capture new regions. Rhun~ Clear lands of rebels. Capture renegade regions (cloned Rhun units acting as enemy clans). Drake invasion. Capture new regions. Mordor~ Clear lands of various rebels. Capture new regions. Fight Gondor. Gondor~ Clear lands of Corsair rebels. Capture new regions. Fight Mordor. Isengard~ Clear lands of rebels. Annex Dunland to be able to recruit those units. Capture new regions. Fight Rohan. Rohan~ Warg invasion. Clear lands of rebels. Capture new regions. Fight Isengard. High Elves (might change their name)~ Clear lands of various rebels. Capture new regions. Troll and Giant Bat invasions. Harad~ Drake invasion. Clear lands of various rebels. Capture new regions. Fight Gondor. Orcs of Misty Mountains~ Starts weak because they sent all their troops to invade. Drake invasion. Clear lands of various rebels. Capture new regions. Orcs of Gundabad~ Starts weak because they sent all their troops to invade. Drake invasion. Clear lands of various rebels. Capture new regions. There will also be rebel invasions from various creatures, including some fire drakes coming down from the North, throughout the game for certain factions that do not have much to do. I am up for new ideas on this stuff, but remember the campaign has to stay balanced a certain way.
