Archibald's monologue:
Scenario 1:
Thank you for choosing to serve me. You will find that I can be a
very generous lord to vassals who remain faithful, which is more than
I can say for the cowardly lords who refuse to take the oath from me.
I am King! Not Roland! No one can stand before me and refuse to
serve! Go! I have allocated a sum of gold for the purposes of
making an example of the lords closest to my castle. Crush them, and
report back to me by means of the magical amulet I have sent you.
Scenario 2:
Excellent work, my good general. I think we made an impression, don't
you? The lords nearest us will certainly profess loyalty, although
the more distant ones still waver. I think, however, we will require
a second demonstration. In the frozen wastes to the north of us, the
Krashaw region, are a number of barbarian tribes that my father did
not bother to conquer. These barbarians can be powerful if organized,
but fortunately they've never managed it. I am sending you there to
conquer and unify them. They will make excellent foot soldiers in
our efforts to put down my brother's rebellion.
Scenario 3 and 4 intro:
I.have a decision to make. It has come to my attention that Roland
has struck an alliance with the king of the Dwarves. I am certain
that you recognize the potential danger this alliance presents to
my-our position. At the same time I have received a plea for help
from the Necromancer's guild. It seems the Wizard's guild has moved
against their ancient rivals while they believe the royal forces to be
otherwise occupied. The question I put to you, my general, is shall
we shatter the Dwarven alliance, or shall we rescue the Necromancer's
guild? (Player chooses)
Scenario 5 intro:
(If coming from scenario 3)
Congratulations. You have simultaneously weakened our enemies the
wizards and strengthened our friends the Necromancers. The
Necromancer's guild sends its undying gratitude, and wishes to inform
you that one of their best practitioners will always be available to
serve you for as long as you serve me. And now I must direct you to
an urgent military matter involving the Lorendale valley barons. Two
have openly declared support for my rebel brother-a crime that I
cannot tolerate. You must generate an army from scratch using the
castles of two of my loyal supporters. Do not fail me.
(If coming from scenario 4)
Well done, general. The King of the Dwarves was so unhappy with your
work that he has sent me some hate mail. It reads: "To Archibald
Ironfist, Murderous and Vile Usurper: We bid you down, down, down to
burn forever in the fires of eternal damnation! We pray that your
foul general, who we name forevermore Dwarf-Bane joins you in this
fate." (giggles) How charming! The King of the Ogres has also sent
a message on this matter. It seems that they were pleased with the
outcome, and have offered to permanently ally with us and send us
troops. And now I must direct you to an urgent military matter
involving the Lorendale valley barons. Two have openly declared
support for my rebel brother-a crime that I cannot tolerate. You
must generate an army from scratch using the castles of two of my
loyal supporters. I will view failure with.displeasure.
Archibald's betrayal offer:
General! This is King Archibald speaking. Your exploits in the field
have impressed me, and I have decided to offer you one chance to join
me and receive a proper reward. I can offer riches and power that my
brother can only dream of. Wealth and power against the certainty of
the hangman's noose when I inevitably crush my brother's feeble
forces. Well, what do you say?
Scenario 6 (thank you for not betraying me)
My pet necromancer overheard your conversation with my brother. You
chose wisely. My brother doesn't stand a prayer of winning this war,
and your head would have joined his on the chopping block. But don't
fear. If you continue to serve me well I will reward you with an
Earldom at my brother's summer palace. Now to business. The
peasants that plow my fields are staging a rebellion directed by
Roland's men. I am directing you to put this rebellion down and
capture the leaders of the rebellion. I am sending lord Corlagon to
aid you in your fight.
Scenario 6 (Welcome to the winning side)
Welcome to the winning side. You will see that I am an easy man to
work for. I reward success and punish failure. If you are faithful
and we win this war, I will grant you an Earldom. Now to business.
The peasants that plow my fields are staging a rebellion directed by
Roland's men. I am ordering you to put this rebellion down and
capture the leaders of the rebellion. I am sending lord Corlagon to
aid you in your fight.
Scenario 7 and 8 intro:
Your punishment of the peasants was inspiring. An exemplary job. Our
next move is to conquer the rural lords near Roland's castle. While
these lords can be defeated using conventional methods, it is the firm
opinion of my chief warlock advisor that the aid of the dragon king
would be an effective weapon against our enemies. Unfortunately, the
dragon king will not help us voluntarily. What is your counsel, my
general? Shall we launch an immediate attack against Roland's
vassals, or shall we first conquer the dragons?
Scenario 8 (if coming from 7)
Well done. The dragon king is cooperating with us now, and I have him
on a short leash. (aha ha ha.) They will supply extra forces for our
armies and will cooperate if you encounter any in the wild. Carry on
with the attack against Roland's vassals.
Scenario 9 and 10 intro:
Your swift elimination of those country lords almost makes it look
easy. Perhaps next time you should slow down a little, just to give
them a sporting chance! (chuckles) The time to prepare for the final
attack against Roland has come. My advisors are of two minds: One,
that we should focus our efforts on gathering the armies necessary to
defeat Roland, while the other is to search for the Ultimate Artifact.
Since you are the man in the field, what is your decision?
Scenario 11 intro:
Our finest hour is upon us! Roland's forces have retreated to the
province around his castle, and Roland, the fool, cowers in his
summer palace, awaiting our final strike! You have gathered your
forces for this final battle, now go! Crush the rebellion and bring
my brother back in chains!
Archibald's final speech:
Well, Roland, it seems I've won our little contest. But don't worry.
Not only have I decided to spare your life, but I am appointing you
monarch of the Western Tower. You will be the ruler of a mighty
empire, one who's every crack and crevice you will know. in ten
minutes. Perhaps I will come and visit your splendid court, when you
are not entertaining important rats and spiders. (laughs, trailing
away)
Voice Descriptions
Narrator: Old man, historian sounding, kindly, blah, blah, blah.
Roland: Good guy knight type. Deep voice.
Archibald: Evil wizard type. Think of Tim Curry, or John Hurt
in the role. Cultured, faintly British accent.
Scenario 1:
Thank you for choosing to serve me. You will find that I can be a
very generous lord to vassals who remain faithful, which is more than
I can say for the cowardly lords who refuse to take the oath from me.
I am King! Not Roland! No one can stand before me and refuse to
serve! Go! I have allocated a sum of gold for the purposes of
making an example of the lords closest to my castle. Crush them, and
report back to me by means of the magical amulet I have sent you.
Scenario 2:
Excellent work, my good general. I think we made an impression, don't
you? The lords nearest us will certainly profess loyalty, although
the more distant ones still waver. I think, however, we will require
a second demonstration. In the frozen wastes to the north of us, the
Krashaw region, are a number of barbarian tribes that my father did
not bother to conquer. These barbarians can be powerful if organized,
but fortunately they've never managed it. I am sending you there to
conquer and unify them. They will make excellent foot soldiers in
our efforts to put down my brother's rebellion.
Scenario 3 and 4 intro:
I.have a decision to make. It has come to my attention that Roland
has struck an alliance with the king of the Dwarves. I am certain
that you recognize the potential danger this alliance presents to
my-our position. At the same time I have received a plea for help
from the Necromancer's guild. It seems the Wizard's guild has moved
against their ancient rivals while they believe the royal forces to be
otherwise occupied. The question I put to you, my general, is shall
we shatter the Dwarven alliance, or shall we rescue the Necromancer's
guild? (Player chooses)
Scenario 5 intro:
(If coming from scenario 3)
Congratulations. You have simultaneously weakened our enemies the
wizards and strengthened our friends the Necromancers. The
Necromancer's guild sends its undying gratitude, and wishes to inform
you that one of their best practitioners will always be available to
serve you for as long as you serve me. And now I must direct you to
an urgent military matter involving the Lorendale valley barons. Two
have openly declared support for my rebel brother-a crime that I
cannot tolerate. You must generate an army from scratch using the
castles of two of my loyal supporters. Do not fail me.
(If coming from scenario 4)
Well done, general. The King of the Dwarves was so unhappy with your
work that he has sent me some hate mail. It reads: "To Archibald
Ironfist, Murderous and Vile Usurper: We bid you down, down, down to
burn forever in the fires of eternal damnation! We pray that your
foul general, who we name forevermore Dwarf-Bane joins you in this
fate." (giggles) How charming! The King of the Ogres has also sent
a message on this matter. It seems that they were pleased with the
outcome, and have offered to permanently ally with us and send us
troops. And now I must direct you to an urgent military matter
involving the Lorendale valley barons. Two have openly declared
support for my rebel brother-a crime that I cannot tolerate. You
must generate an army from scratch using the castles of two of my
loyal supporters. I will view failure with.displeasure.
Archibald's betrayal offer:
General! This is King Archibald speaking. Your exploits in the field
have impressed me, and I have decided to offer you one chance to join
me and receive a proper reward. I can offer riches and power that my
brother can only dream of. Wealth and power against the certainty of
the hangman's noose when I inevitably crush my brother's feeble
forces. Well, what do you say?
Scenario 6 (thank you for not betraying me)
My pet necromancer overheard your conversation with my brother. You
chose wisely. My brother doesn't stand a prayer of winning this war,
and your head would have joined his on the chopping block. But don't
fear. If you continue to serve me well I will reward you with an
Earldom at my brother's summer palace. Now to business. The
peasants that plow my fields are staging a rebellion directed by
Roland's men. I am directing you to put this rebellion down and
capture the leaders of the rebellion. I am sending lord Corlagon to
aid you in your fight.
Scenario 6 (Welcome to the winning side)
Welcome to the winning side. You will see that I am an easy man to
work for. I reward success and punish failure. If you are faithful
and we win this war, I will grant you an Earldom. Now to business.
The peasants that plow my fields are staging a rebellion directed by
Roland's men. I am ordering you to put this rebellion down and
capture the leaders of the rebellion. I am sending lord Corlagon to
aid you in your fight.
Scenario 7 and 8 intro:
Your punishment of the peasants was inspiring. An exemplary job. Our
next move is to conquer the rural lords near Roland's castle. While
these lords can be defeated using conventional methods, it is the firm
opinion of my chief warlock advisor that the aid of the dragon king
would be an effective weapon against our enemies. Unfortunately, the
dragon king will not help us voluntarily. What is your counsel, my
general? Shall we launch an immediate attack against Roland's
vassals, or shall we first conquer the dragons?
Scenario 8 (if coming from 7)
Well done. The dragon king is cooperating with us now, and I have him
on a short leash. (aha ha ha.) They will supply extra forces for our
armies and will cooperate if you encounter any in the wild. Carry on
with the attack against Roland's vassals.
Scenario 9 and 10 intro:
Your swift elimination of those country lords almost makes it look
easy. Perhaps next time you should slow down a little, just to give
them a sporting chance! (chuckles) The time to prepare for the final
attack against Roland has come. My advisors are of two minds: One,
that we should focus our efforts on gathering the armies necessary to
defeat Roland, while the other is to search for the Ultimate Artifact.
Since you are the man in the field, what is your decision?
Scenario 11 intro:
Our finest hour is upon us! Roland's forces have retreated to the
province around his castle, and Roland, the fool, cowers in his
summer palace, awaiting our final strike! You have gathered your
forces for this final battle, now go! Crush the rebellion and bring
my brother back in chains!
Archibald's final speech:
Well, Roland, it seems I've won our little contest. But don't worry.
Not only have I decided to spare your life, but I am appointing you
monarch of the Western Tower. You will be the ruler of a mighty
empire, one who's every crack and crevice you will know. in ten
minutes. Perhaps I will come and visit your splendid court, when you
are not entertaining important rats and spiders. (laughs, trailing
away)
Voice Descriptions
Narrator: Old man, historian sounding, kindly, blah, blah, blah.
Roland: Good guy knight type. Deep voice.
Archibald: Evil wizard type. Think of Tim Curry, or John Hurt
in the role. Cultured, faintly British accent.