THE QUEST FOR MORIA! Third Age Total War: Divide & Conquer - Khazad-dûm Campaign #1

[@lionheartx10]

*The Journey To Reclaim Moria Has Begun!! Timestamps in the description!! Can we hit 2,000 likes for an Early Hour Special at part 5? Feel Free To Leave A Like If You're Enjoying The Series!*

[@amirwalker6775]

lionheartx10 Dwarven Ale for my Dawi friend over here! I knew the Dawis would win since it was in our favour

[@tekelorolov7796]

speed up turn times by turning off AI movement

[@verdantsquire950]

lionheartx10 remember the saying from bfme NONE STAND TALLER THAN THE MIGHT OF THE DWARVES

[@verdantsquire950]

You have to shout the bfme quote whenever you charge

[@brendanmahoney1054]

lionheartx10 NO ONE TOSSES A DWARF

[@TheBType]

Herein is written the records of the Reclamation of Khazad-dûm 2980 TA Balin, Son of Fundin, heir to Moria has finally gathered enough support to lead a quest to reclaim our long-lost halls. A host far greater then the fourteen that retook the Lonely Mountain has gathered from Erebor and the Iron Hills, numbering 1478, plus a small unit of 75 human cavalry from the Dale led by Brand, Son of Bern, who have joined us on our quest in search of adventure and glory. While some grumbled at their inclusion into this excursion for the dwarves people, Balin spoke very fondly of another non-dwarf who helped retake Erebor due to his courage and cleverness, and thus they were allowed to stay. Balin has decided to retrace the path he took to Erebor decades ago through the Forest Road of Mirkwood, despite some misgivings that the southern forest had gotten perhaps even wilder and more perilous then before. Nearly from the outset we were beset; a roving band of archers ambushed us almost as soon as we reached forest's edge. The raiders were human, but cloaked all in black and seemed to be awaiting to ambush us. Balin showed great foresight in bringing the Barding cavalry, as Brand fought bravely and disrupted their formations, allowing us to close and slay. We never found out whom they served or where they came from. We have been noticed by the Woodland Realm. Thandruil has sent two units of archers numbering just above 200 to "escort" is through Mirkwood, much to the suspicion of Balin, who remembers his treatment at the hands of the Woodland King on the quest to reclaim Erebor. No sooner had they joined, a huge host of orcs seemed to spring from the woods and beset us in great numbers. Quick action by both the elves and Brand of the Bardings helped buy us time to rally, and the humans paid a high price in lives for their courage. We drove the host off, but many now grumble that the elves were what brought the attention of such a host, for who else but they could have? Still, they stay close, shadowing our camp. We have come to the elven settlement of Eryn Dholen, where we have been allowed to stay near to resupply, but not allowed inside it's underground walls. This further made Balin suspicious of Thandruil's motives. Two days out from Eryn Dholen, our rearguard scouts have seen an orcish host even greater then the one before come to assault the elf-home. First we wondered since when so many orcs had populated Southern Mirkwood, as it was reputed that the Necromancer had been driven from Dol Guldur years ago, but quickly it became a more pressing question; should we help the elves or not? Brand of the Barding folk suggested that we at least honor the food, supplies, and archers we were lent by coming to their aid, but Balin refused this advice and said; "When I first passed through Thandruil's realm he locked me up in a dungeon for failing to speak my business. I will not sink so low and will do something kinder then he did; nothing." The next morning the elven archers who followed us were nowhere to be found, and we continued our march west. 2981 TA We were beset again this morning, this time by a menace scarcely seen this side of the Misty Mountains; trolls. They smashed into our lines and caused horrendous casualties, but once again Brand's mercenary cavalry showed incredible valor and fought them rather then flee, again at great loss of life. By battle's end his numbers were more then half gone, but we were victorious. Brand showed no joy though, saying that "the battle might have been easier fought, had we more archers". Balin glowered at him but said no response, and nobody spoke aloud of the elves who had left us. We are finally free of Mirkwood's clutches, the trees breaking into the light of the Vale of Anduin and the land of the Beorning Clansman. Before we had left the forest were were yet again beset by and orc raiding party, as if they were reluctant to less us get any closer to our destination and escape their grasp. Outside the village of Seleburg we rested and re-supplied, telling the suspicious Beorning folk of our quest even as we paid their tolls. Once hearing it however, we found we had gained yet more support; the Beornings sent mercenary axemen and unit of cavalry in support of us, citing a hatred of the orcs we would most certainly slay on the way to reclaiming our home as reason enough. In happier news, Balin has found a wife in Fenja, who traveled with us in support of our quest. 2982 TA As we neared the Misty Mountains we have once again encountered orcs, this time from our true foe. Meeting them at the entrance to the Azanulbizar (called the Dimrill Dale by Men), we fell upon them with a fury not seen by their vile folk since the War. Balin himself led the charge, falling upon them with fell axe and grim visage, crying oaths to friends and kin slain during that bloody conflict long ago. They stood no chance against out fury, nor his. We now take shelter in an old fasthold in Azanzulbizar, built by our kinsman long ago. Ahead of us is the Eastern Gate of Khazad-dûm, and glory. -From The Book of Mazarbul, penned by Ori

[@AHumblePear]

Why does this have so few thumbs!? This was great!

[@caffeinatedsurvivor1748]

Hey TheBType, really great work! I had written something too, but from the perspective of a soldier in Balin's ranks. Wanna collaborate so we keep the same storyline but from 2 diff perspectives?

[@TheBType]

Sure. The perspective used here is a very broad one; it's supposed to be the official record, and the Book of Mazarbul is the book that the Fellowship finds in Moria that retells the dark fate of the Balin's expedition, though hopefully this one doesn't end as bad! I wasn't going to name much in the way of individual soldiers, only leaders and the occasional "Captain" because official records of that sort tend to take a bird's eye view, so you can write pretty much anything you want I should think!

[@caffeinatedsurvivor1748]

cool cool. I actually had named the captain of the dalians something different, but I've got that figured out, so dont go changing ur story. Other than that, yeah I think ur right

[@cent7369]

Hey would you allow me to use your work in a book of collated stories I was thinking of creating?

[@captaingeneralconch]

if you'd helped the elves you'd have got money and healed you entire army

[@Cortizelic]

Black Fedora But relations are far better than just letting them take a town and not only making their forces grow but making future relations harder to deal with.

[@gusbrady4972]

I think it's ok to forgive him his ignorance on this occasion, how was he to know.

[@rainbowpig7376]

Just pretend he role playing the role of a stubborn dwarf who didn't want to help anyone

[@lionheartx10]

I really disagree it would have been stupid to lose full units which I would have done as that orc stack was very strong and would have broken my weaker units. Yes i would have been healed if I had won but only to units that survived. The Orcs will be punished for their attack on the elves but far better for my army to make it to Moria whole and as fast as possible. This is one of many ways to start a dwarf campaign and don't forget dwarfs aren't exactly best friends with elves ;) We shall see whether this decision has any ramifications at all later on in the campaign but our relations are already recovered all that remains is whether that settlement the orcs took will be of any benefit to them.

[@lionheartx10]

Not ignorance i knew there would be benefits for staying and fighting however that would risk a lot of my army as the healing only works on units that survived the battle, better to get to the safety of Moria's halls I feel ;)

[@ttlpwn34]

Lionheart, remember that unit movement is pretty derpy in this game compared to warhammer. Cav need a good 100 meters to get a proper charge and infantry units have a hard time moving properly on rough terrain. Keep in mind that for maps like Moria, you wont get very good charges and will have to rely on the endurance of your units, which is good because you're playing as hardy dwarves :)

[@Samot0423]

Well also wedge lowers acceleration

[@1987MartinT]

I have calculated that a combined total of approximately 2000 warriors have taken part in your expedition to Moria. 1478 Dwarves of The Lonely Mountain and The Iron Hills. 75 Men of Dale. 230 Wood Elves of Mirkwood. 259 Beornings. That's an impressive expeditionary force.

[@314official6]

far over,the misty mountains cold to dangeons deep,and carvens old we must away ere break of day to find our long forgotten gold

[@snowmexican4980]

They will fear the sight of our beards!

[@matheusrondelleite8015]

What we've learned today guys? Never trust an alliance with Lionheart ^^

[@lionheartx10]

Where were the Elves at the fall of Erebor?! Where were the Elves at the fall of Khazad-Dûm?! They are the true traitors to Dwarven kin!

[@joanmasdeu4600]

***** yeah sure Those filthy elves know nothing about fighting in the mines

[@arkhaan7066]

lionheartx10 true, the pointy ears may break their word regularly, but a true dwarf never does

[@lionheartx10]

True although no words were given by this dwarf to the elves twas only our vanguard scouts that saw the orc stack attacking. The Quest to Moria takes precedence for now.

[@skyrun29PvP]

Yes , but it's not a question of helping them , Your dwarves just run from battle ^^ .

[@morleyjones9]

If you would have assited the Elves, after the siege battle, the script heals all your troops to max! literally was screaming at my screen for you to do it!

[@lionheartx10]

It only heals them if the unit survives it's a tougher battle than it looks ;)

[@morleyjones9]

lionheartx10 Agreed! Fought the battle this morning! Lost 50% of my army! P.s take note of the spread the word script once you reclaim kazad dum! Very very cool script! Looking forward to the next episode!

[@Otto-cz6by]

I'm not bragging or anything, but I really didn't find that battle difficult. I made it with all my units. All you need to do is flank their units right after they engage, without worrying about counter flanking. The AI is smart about flanking, but they won't anticipate a counter-counter-flanking. i don't know if you understood tht, ok bye i'll leave

[@morleyjones9]

Omkar Vaidya Its the time taken for the army to get there that's the issue!

[@Otto-cz6by]

well when he desserted them, he did have a lot of extra movement points past the checkpoint

[@migicman02]

Your old TA Dwarf campaign is what got me to subscribe, I stuck around and its nice to see you return to the Great Longbeards again! :)

[@lionheartx10]

Hurrah! :)

[@migicman02]

Thanks for the response, keep up the quality content and great collaborations!!!

[@HearthguardHG]

"My cousin Balin will give us a royal welcome!"

[@chrisparker4188]

Finally! I have been saving my Easter eggs just for this!

[@lionheartx10]

Huzzah!!!

[@lanzho]

Thumbnail is Lionheart when he is old lol :)

[@lionheartx10]

#Beardgameonpoint

[@dwinosishadowsteel8536]

I didn't expect to find Adrian's stuff on this side of youtube! What a pleasant surprise.

[@caffeinatedsurvivor1748]

Hello all, decided to start writing something for this series, longtime subscriber of LH, wanted to work on my writing and contribute to the series. I'm not confident in my LOTR lore, so if I say something that would be completely heretical or just dumb, feel free to reply and tell me so. I may not fit everything that happened in this party (there was a lot to write about), but I will be sure to catch up the timeline within a few episodes. Anyway, hope you enjoy! "Blain! Blain! Come here!" A full bearded figure burst into the taproom. I looked up from my mug of ale with a definite air of reluctance and greeted my cousin. "Bloin." We clasped forearms. "What brings you to visit?" "Have you not heard? There's an expedition for Moria! Aren't you going to come?" I had heard. Balin was something of a legend in Erebor, and of course I had seen the notices. However, I ignored them, preferring a life of metal and ale to a life of adventure. "You are?" I asked. All in all, I wasn't surprised Bloin had come from his home further north. He had always been the one to want to go outside. He once, on a dare, jumped into Lake Esgaroth, just to prove he could. "Wouldn't miss it for the world." He exclaimed, signalling to the barkeep for a mug of ale for himself. "Moria!" He looked off in the distance. "The amount of gold in that hold..." "The amount of Goblins in that hold..." I interrupted dryly. "So you're not coming?" Bloin looked at me. "I can't believe it." "Don't start this..." I began. "You always talked about how you would love to see the misty mountains back into their rightful hands..." "That was when I was little." I protested. "I barely even had a beard!" "This is the first step." He whispered passionately, gripping my shoulder. "Please. Come with me?" I kept silent, hoping Bloin would give up. I should have known better. "Fine!" I said. "Let me grab my Axe." We made our way to the square, where the white-bearded Highlord Balin and his friend Ori had set up a table. Immediately, I was taken by Balin's forwardness. "Come, you two!" He called, before Bloin had even a chance. "You seem like a pair of adventurers, don't you think Ori?" "Most certainly." He replied, not looking up from his scroll. "We are." Bloin confirmed. "I'm Bloin, son of Doin, and this is my cousin Blain, son of Glain." Balin clasped forearms with both of us. "Ori, write their names down." "Already done." Ori called, having yet to look up from his scroll. "Good, good." Balin said around a laugh. "Come, join our ranks." Within a week, our company (now consisting of over a thousand Dwarves) marched out to Laketown, where we waited while Balin, Ori, and other leaders decided on the particulars of our quest. Rumor flew around that Gandalf himself had come to provide counsel, which, while highly unlikely, did provide some comfort. If a man with those sorts of brains was helping lead the quest, I was confident we were in good hands. A few days into the council, a troop of horse riders came to Highlord Balin's house. "Balin!" The man at the point of the column shouted in the common tongue from his horse. "I want to talk to you!" A crowd of Men and Dwarves alike began to appear as Balin emerged, and Bloin and I had pushed ourselves to the front of it. "Highlord Balin." Balin corrected him icily as he walked out of the door. "What have you to say, stranger?" "I am Farndorn, a Man of Dale for generations." At his name, a murmur passed through the Human section of the crowd. "And with the proper convincing, me and my company would be willing to fight with you in your quest for Moria." Balin raised an eyebrow. "What kind of convincing do you prefer?" A rider on the side of the column muttered a phrase in Dalian. "Gold, you idiot." He must not have realized we were Dwarves of Erebor. Bloin, myself and a few others surged forward. "What was that, Beardless!" Bloin shouted. The man turned in his saddle, and began to lower his spear. "Silence!" Balin raised an arm, and immediately it became quiet enough that we could hear the birds chirping overhead. "Come inside." Balin ordered Farndorn. "We will talk of these things in private." By some miracle, Farndorn must have ingratiated himself with Highlord Balin enough for Balin to accept his mercenary help. At least that's what Bloin thought. Personally, I silently wondered how desperate Balin was of soldiers. I learned the name of the mercenary that so destabilised the relations between us and the Dalian horsemen: Daradin. "I don't like them." Bloin told me one night, about the mercenaries. "You're not alone." I pointed out. "The whole company knows what Daradin said about Highlord Balin." We set out, into Mirkwood. Almost immediately we were ambushed by two units of Orcish archers, who set out and shot a few dozen of our own archers in the space of a few moments. The Dale horses, weak as they were, reared up when they came close, and proved to do absolutely nothing in the skirmish. Nevertheless, good Dwarven steel proved its worth, making short work of the Mirkwood scum. We lost a total of around 3 score men in the short encounter. As we marched through Mirkwood, a party of Elven archers intercepted us, and were quickly hurried into Balin's tent. After they came out, Balin warned us all of an impending attack of a massive horde of Mirkwood soldiers that the Elves had warned us of. "Do not fear!" He urged. "Thousands will fall before our axes before our will breaks! Remember, Moria is our Destiny!" As promised, the attackers were a verifiable horde, their ranks spread further than my eyes could see, and I had some of the younger eyes of the company. Even the Elven companies behind us couldn't shoot the Orcs at the furthest end of their battle line. From the shield wall, I could see the packs of the Orcs attacking each flank, but none dared attack our center. "The cowards!" Bloin shouted. "They won't attack our front! Let's take the fight to them!" A great Dwarven cheer rose up, and, following my cousin's lead, we pivoted out towards each flank, enveloping the Orcs. We lost nearly two hundred in that battle. After the battle, we camped outside Eryn Dholen, the town the Elves had come from. Grateful for their help but not wishing to impose, Balin had us camp just to the East of the town. That night, Ori, the scribe, approached me. "Blain, is it?" He said. "Yes." I affirmed, standing and clasping his forearm. "What brings you to my tent, Scribe Ori?" "What think you of the Elven town?" He asked, ignoring my question. I paused. "They did warn us of the approaching army..." "True, true." He sat down, and gestured that I sit next to him. "The also were absent at the Council in Laketown." "They were?" I asked. He nodded. "Not to mention an armed force left Eryn Dholen to the Southwest, and refused to reveal to us their destination." I pursed my lips. "No matter." Ori shrugged, dusting off his legs and standing up. "They won't be our problem soon enough." "What?" I asked, standing up. "What do you mean, Ori?" But he just walked away. The next morning, Highlord Balin announced that Eryn Dholen had been besieged by a force of Mirkwood, and we were marching away. "But they lended us help!" Farndorn, the mercenary captain protested. "Surely we cannot turn our backs to them in their time of need." Balin turned a raised eyebrow in his direction. "Our objective is cleansing Moria of Orc filth, not the forest of Mirkwood. If your duty calls you to defend them so badly, you are free to leave. Us Dwarves are moving forward to Moria." The Elven companies, naturally, took that offer, going to retake their homeland Even Bloin, in his intense loyalty to Balin, disliked this proposition. "The Elves killed hundreds with their bows in the last battle, and we're leaving?" The entire day, while marching, I was reminded of Ori's words the previous night. 'They won't be our problem soon enough', he had said. Could he have known? A few hours after high noon, we were attacked yet again. "What in the name of Mahal are those beasts?" Bloin exclaimed, standing to my left in the shield wall. I peered over my shield, then swore. "Trolls." The beasts ripped through our shield wall like an auger through molten steel. The shield wall devolved into a chaotic melee, with no order but kill and try to stay alive. Finally, the Dalian riders proved useful, charging through the mix and dropping many of the beasts by their spears. Many a friend fell that day, the final number reaching 2 hundreds, three score, and 5 besides. Nevertheless, after slaying the last of the foul beasts, we continued marching, and by the end of the month, we emerged from the forest and into the clear. We were out of Mirkwood.

[@AHumblePear]

This was really good, people should really read this

[@AHumblePear]

Also Caffeinated, are you planning on making this a regular thing? If so, have you considered teaming up with TheBType to make a continuous series? The two of you are writing some great stuff in 2 distinct styles, if you got together and worked out continuity I think the two of you could right a great series together

[@caffeinatedsurvivor1748]

Thanks! It means a lot coming from the great Pear himself! and I hadn't seen TheBType, but i totally agree, will try to get in touch

[@AHumblePear]

Me vin and imperator have a discord set up where we discuss things like story writing, we figured it would be a good place for you guys too. Even if TheBType says no for some reason we're always happy to talk writing! discord.gg/ARXWBUE

[@caffeinatedsurvivor1748]

Thanks so much!

[@Phantom-38]

Sons of Durin, reclaim your home. Cheers Lionheart and happy Easter

[@lionheartx10]

Happy Easter!

[@obelmont4606]

For some reason I keep coming back to this play-through whenever I want something to listen to and semi-watch while doing other things, this is probably my 3rd or 4th time x).

[@TheExiledTexan]

Yuss! Been waiting for a Third Age Let's Play for ages. Thank you Lionheart. :)

[@brentmiller6414]

Lionheart: This series will be out Tuesday. Me: It's a Monday 😃

[@craighearle3761]

YES!!!!! thank god your still doing an occasional tat series

[@lionheartx10]

Yeah I've missed these too! :)

[@anthonykillingsworth6697]

i'm re-watching this series and I still can't believe that you just abandoned the elves like that.

[@sonofdurin8044]

Anthony Killingsworth it’s called payback

[@Hugh_Morris]

The elves are pricks they trampled on Dwarfs for too long

[@johnrunesjastadsunde7957]

I miss my copy of Medival Total War II now, thx lion. Atleast I got this LP.

[@Supergforce777]

Can’t believe you did the elf’s dirty like that, classic dwarfs

[@alexthedominator8443]

that campaign is awesome continue it please soon thanks Bro

[@erikvanrensburg3928]

Third age letsplays again!Ive missed them great vid btw

[@Dutchfantom]

I tried this once, fought the balrog (didn't crash for some reason), had fullstack. In the end I had 12 dwarves left. It was amazing.

[@Lord_Imrahil]

Dwarfs have the best autoresolve in this mod, it can actually be very good, especially if you have a general with a lot of command. I have seen odds of 1:2 against me as a dwarf and crushing the enemy with autoresolve. If you ah fought the battle to assist the elves your units would all be replenished to full strength and the woodland realm would not have been weaker. You couldn't have known that but you decided wrongly and the woodland realm will have it harder now to help you and you might need to attack DOl Guldur sooner than you like to not loose the Vale of the Anduin too fast. The difficulty is until you have a good base at Moria, sorted you the money situation and have the recruitment capabilities, normally as soon as you have Zagh Kala and defeated the Balrog you should have "won". Build mines as fast as posssible, you need the money as a first step.

[@basically117]

Love that you give Arachîr some recognition :)

[@BulbaSaruman]

I was really hoping for a witch king campaign but i did vote for this as the 2nd best option

[@iamafanboyofkazzio0380]

i never see this game before but if lionheart is playing it means its good

[@sjinnie_boy4988]

Guilherme Pedras well It's not really a stand alone game

[@JohnSmith-wi8oh]

Guilherme Pedras it's a mod for M2TW. Third Age TW I believe

[@THEBALLINMANUEL]

Guilherme Pedras it's third age divide and conquer a submod for third age that's a mod for tw med 2 need kingdoms expansion.

[@gitgood2595]

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[@timpyrules]

how can you be following Lionheart and never seen this mod

[@RellyDubb]

I recognizedthat song in the beginning of the video almost instantly. Adrian von Ziegler makes some really good music.

[@arkhaan7066]

What would have helped you decision with the elves is remembering that dwarves never break their word

[@Shaden0040]

Always help Elves. They have longer memories than they live.

[@valentinidk6101]

Oh god the soundtrack is just beautiful

[@worland6429]

I allways forget to like vids i like, BUT LUCKY FOR YOU! I LIKED!

[@peterpoulsen1210]

Hey Lionheart! Just wanna say thanks for your good work. :D - Please keep going! ;)

[@dodgethedoggo656]

Nice id good to see your playing third age again the hour special on part will be good but you should of helped out the elves

[@pazzoosh10]

I feel as though lionheart is just a nice guy like if he hit your car he would totally leave a note

[@bertus3710]

Yes. Kamûl is the second greatest Ringwraith (The Witchking being obviously first). And it's because of his bond with Sauron that Rhûn is allied with Mordor. That's Kamûl's second name, The Easterling.

[@petriew2018]

Khamul, 'the Black Easterling' is the only named Nazgul other than the Witch King. He seems to have been the chief lieutenant of the Witch King and commanded Mordor's forces in the north from Dol Guldor Nothing else about him in cannon. Other than the fact that he was probably a king of the Easterlings at some point, nothing of his history was ever written by Tolkien himself

[@baseballjustin5]

Petrie W well they all were kings at one point right? Or just Very important people

[@petriew2018]

well, yes, just Kings of whom is never really specified, even the Witch King of Angmar was already corrupted before founding Angmar.

[@Epoch69]

I think it's safe to say he was an Easterling King but I wonder if he was Haradrim or some other people of the east. I'm pretty sure it is cannon that it was Khamul who almost found the Hobbits under the tree and at the ferry too but don't quote me on that.

[@thesilentspectator927]

Hi lionheart, orcs of misty mountains are one of my favorite factions, and orcs of the misty mountains will have an artillery weapon that is the dangerous seige weapon in the game. I hope this campaign goes good for you.

[@Heph]

*downloads Third Age*

[@baseballjustin5]

Heph hi Heph, how ya doing?

[@LordShroud]

Hey Lionheart.~ Shroud here. I have a piece of advice for you if you are ever versing trolls and want to take them down without wasting good units on them though it would be wiser. Use forgers. I did that campaign for that start and the Forgers AP damage kills them nicely. Granted. It could have been the Miners but I do believe it was the Forgers that had the AP damage and just to warn you. They get a 5+ men defender garrison. Have fun Lionheart. xD

[@cerberus2654]

Damn, you did those elves dirty.

[@michanycz7166]

Good luck with the campaign. One word advice: realpolitik You have limited money,mampower,resources A betrayed ally takes an enemy to their grave. That's two problems solved with one decision. So please, be sneaky, pragmatic and ruthless.

[@Choppytehbear1337]

Just some tips for you Lionheart: The Ring-Wraiths and the Nazgul are the same thing. Khamul is the name of the Witch King's second in command, and the leader of Dol Guldur.

[@mitchmoseley7350]

May not be Dol Amroth, but I'm happy to watch

[@alalfo5]

Woop woop woop stoked for this series!!

[@Ssword1995]

this is gonna be what holds me over till shadow of war :)

[@Naodline2627]

fun fact about the balins guard unit, they are one of the only units that are from the original third age total war, and haven't been changed

[@samtheman9002]

4:22 while pointing to Harad and Umbar XD

[@thephoenician9597]

Baruk Khazâd!!Khazâd ai-menu!!

[@alexevans3276]

Keep up the great work Lionheart!!

[@edwardrahl5148]

Well, on the bright side, leaving the elves on their own is a very dwarfy thing to do. But aside from that this is awesome. more plz.

[@derickjeffries5394]

Offers a hand of peace you spit in it that's cold bro I understand the reasoning but thats cold

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

You have my view. And you have my sub! AND MY AXE!

[@medievalgaming8754]

In the old third age total war the dewarves were completely unplayable because they had no archers but now they have them I look forward to playing this faction and watching this series

[@dillonanderson1772]

Skill issue😢😢😢

[@ironwar1863]

I know this is six years old at this point but I also don't know if anyone told you what happens if you join the defence of the elven town. Pretty much what happened for me was I showed up in the back of the town walls as the orcs were attacking the front and the AI know I was there and dropped eveything to attack me running past every tower that dropped most of them before they got to me and the AI had them sprite or something cause when they got to me they were tried and easy pickings for my archers and the town defenders. After the battle the event gave me a full resote of all my troops. I had a unit that had three guys left after a bad incounter went back up to 120. So I found that event to be quite fun and rewording. I also had more mercs then you did so that problay helped make my chose to fight to, so each there own.

[@jacobskals4143]

Khamul is a ringwraith that you get when you start a dol guldur campaign

[@Immort4llity]

If you charge hard and then immediately tell your unit to move through you can shatter the unit pretty fast and then come back from the other way.

[@ricardomaccotta6367]

Wish CA will ever (maybe again, once upon a time?) have the love and passion and imagination with what those mods are made. Thinking on buying the game just to play those mods

[@draconianwarking]

Also it takes forever for your fortress to produce units once you get there so you can't afford to hold onto territory due to attrition until you get professional soldiers

[@joemiller361]

Trolls, karma for not helping the elves. Dwarves or not, there's honor to think of!

[@Immort4llity]

I love how this got nearly as much views as a Warhammer: Total War campaign first episode, even though the game is over 10 years old and it's a mod made by fans... CA is so blind for the potential a LOTR:TW has.

[@mielz2852]

excited for an hour special

[@aymanelkadouri8235]

Anybody rewatching this?

[@ferryvanherk5558]

I had trouble with the dwarves start. It will be fun to see a "professional" play it. Also dwaves have no to little cav so you should be fine ;)

[@zeppelinled3967]

Baruk Khazâd!!! Khazad ai-menu! :P

[@duncanmackenzie321]

You didn't even check to see what kind of forces the elves had in the town...

[@TheKnightofTheNorth]

Don't let Galu tell you what to do, he's a darling, but too southern by half.

[@lionheartx10]

He hasn't told me what to do :)

[@TheKnightofTheNorth]

Haha, I kid. You chose a great mod, and he's a good bloke. The guys on the DAC discord server are all watching you play ^^

[@antoinelalonde1878]

lionheart the mirkwodd stalkers re the equivalent of misty's snaga units

[@findalin4857]

sick video man well done

[@bingo9992]

Holy crap lionheart you missed out, the elves give you 3000 gold and heal all your units and let you keep the elves!!

[@munstergealener]

awesome series, best faction won:)

[@helperinokripperino8885]

YES DWARVES I LOVE YOU

[@scottchesnutt493]

Ouch Lionheart, looks like a bit of Bad Kharma for leaving the Elven families be captured and eaten by orcs. ;-} Were you supposed to get attacked and not allowed to see your opposing forces until after you deployed? Thx, keep up the good stuff!

[@alexthedominator8443]

I aso liked the video one reason Lord of the rings campaign I love it

[@milesbrowne8611]

hey Lionheartx10 this was a great video and i cant wait for more!! plus will you think about doing an Easterlings campaign when you finish another let's play?

[@lionheartx10]

If i'm honest Easterlings have never really appealed to me, I'd much prefer a Shadow of Mirkwood next I think but I won't rule the Easterlings out completely.

[@milesbrowne8611]

lionheartx10 huh... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 they are my favorite faction for middle earth!!!

[@legionxiii8055]

AOS miniatures Easterlings for Easter!

[@Lyonicus]

Wow massive amount of likes in a really short time. Testament to the popularity of the Lord of the Rings I guess. I wonder if that indicator would translate into similar sales if CA made Total War: Lord of the Rings? This was the first faction I played in DaC mod :) Mainly because I felt sorry for Balin after his failed attempt to reclaim Moria. I like "what if" scenarios :) Onward Lionheart! :D

[@BFMV2080]

i was screaming at the screen telling you to help them, they would have healed you...

[@Neon-zq5of]

whoa did not think this was coming back.

[@ravenhunter2157]

If you save the elves you get full replenishment to your army and less battle along the way

[@jasonwarnock6927]

love your videos

[@splinte111]

man it must be easy being an elven archer in an army of dwarves.

[@declanpm8578]

Remember Lionheart, as soon as you can, WATCHTOWERS EVERYWHERE!

[@MsRidk]

Hey Lionhearth! When I play warhammer (total war) I can NEVER win with dwarfs on legendary. Even if I win every battle with ods 1 to 3 I just get swarmed. What about a litle chalange? *Give it your best shot(s)!* I would realy want to know (And see :3) if I am the only one hiting a 783 Feet thick Concrete wall or if it's just me having such bad luck. (I use 2 mod colections: Radious & Olympian Campaigne Camera) I realy hope you want to give it a shot! I already gave up after my 11th attempt... xD (Loading screens take 3-4 minutes on my pc, so yea. It gets a bit iritating after having to restart your game or enter and exit a battle constantly (becaus autoresolve wil be an army wipe for sure)) Have a nice day! (And love the vid btw ^^ The dwarfs are back!!!)

[@draconianwarking]

try normal or easy first so your units won't lose on a one on one fight and killing dwarfs is very straightforward: get through their armour with heavy weapons, guns and monsters... that means that you will have to counter these things, use artillery on monsters and infantry to hold the line so your guns can shoot their monsters, slayers are only good enough to kill one giant per unit to keep their numbers low and hammer infantry is ONLY useful if you have a large shield infantry force to hold them in place else just go for artillery and sheilds unless you are going against other dwarfs keep trying stuff like fighting against dwarfs in custom battles and finding what works then switching to dwarfs and finding what counters that

[@MsRidk]

Will do! Thank you for the tips ^^ I will come back to you when I have got some statistics. xD

[@draconianwarking]

SnowRD started 2012-2013 with empire tw then eventually got Rome 2 then shogun 2 but never played the traditional part and waited until fall of the samurai was on sale to get it then I got medieval 2 but haven't played it yet then I got warhammer around February but I watched alot of videos since its release and am missing attilla currently

[@Immort4llity]

These scripted events give such an unique feeling to TA:TW DAC! Makes the game so much more interesting... I wish all total war games had things like that and even more of them.

[@Chillyis]

Wow brutal with the elves...

[@chickensforthechickengod9337]

22:35 ACTIVATE THE SPAM!!!!-azog of Moria

[@oscarmoran7145]

has anyone else noticed that some of the dwarves dialogue when they receive commands is taken from lord of the rings battle for middle earth 2?

[@agentwash1]

The world was young, the mountains green, no stain yet on the moon was seen. No name was set on stream of stone, when dúrin woke and walked alone! He named the nameless hills and delves! He drank from yet untasted wells! He stooped and looked in mirrormere, and saw a crown of stars appear! As gems upon a silver thread, above the shadows of his head! The world was fair, the mountains tall, in eldar days before the fall, of mighty king in Nargothrond, and Gondolin who now beyond, the western seas have passed away! the world was fair in Dúrin's day! A king he was on carven throne! In many pillared hulls of stone! With golden roof and silver floor! And runes of power upon the door! The light of sun and star and moon, in shining lamps of crystal hewn! Undimmed by cloud or shade of night, there shone forever fair and bright! The hammer on the anvil smote, there chisel clove, and graver wrote; forged was blade and bound was hilt! The delves mined, the mason built! There beryl, pearl and opal pale, and metal wrought like fishes' mail! Buckler and corslet, axe and sword, and shining spear were laid in hoard! Unwearied then were Dúrin's folk; beneath the mountains music woke: the harpers harped, the minstrel sang, and at the gates the trumpets rang! The world is grey, the mountains old, the forges fire lays ashen-cold. No harp is rung, no hammer falls, the darkness dwells in Dúrin's halls! The shadows lies upon his tomb! in Moria, in Karzad-dûm. But still the sunken stars appear, in dark and windless Mirrormere! There lies his crown in waters deep, till Dúrin wakes again from sleep!

[@tvulcan6087]

I want this now. I will happily buy Medevil 2 just for this

[@lionheartx10]

you'll need the kingdoms expansion too! :)

[@SONICMUTINYMC]

Time to get a Brew on!

[@yarrderp]

Just chalk it up to some elves in some alternate universe have an entry in some book that may or may not record grudges against Dwarf folk.

[@crescentmoon4375]

YES! DAWI BEST RACE

[@Varaey]

These are not Dawi though. These are dwarves. Completely different

[@declanpm8578]

Yeah man, the Dawi from Warhammer fantasy are based on Tolkein's stuff. Hell Warhammer fantasy draws a lot of stuff from LotR.

[@amarcamovic1791]

Crescent Moon #FictionalRacism

[@JohnSmith-wi8oh]

Dwarves: LOTR Dwarfs/Dawi: Warhammer

[@crescentmoon4375]

***** yes I know dawi just sounds cool

[@bristianmemequisition]

Let 'em come! There's still one last nazgûl in arnor!

[@philosophicaltech-priesten6685]

I'm betting ep 13 is when this campaign foils

[@barnabywynter9927]

I've tried this campaign twice with the latest version of divide and conquer. The first time, every time I ended turn at around turn 65 the game would crash. I started the campaign again from the beginning. The second time I wasn't given an option to build weaponsmiths in my settlements which was pretty annoying but I carried on playing anyway. Then after crowning Balin at around turn 55 the Balrog attacked and my game crashed everytime it started loading the battle. So frustrating!!!

[@alexevans3276]

Lets Go!!!!

[@Spyder3107]

Yeah the not helping the elves was pretty dumb.