MARREND PLAYS HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC 3 COMPLETE!

The Council of Elders have decreed a punitive attack against the necromancers in light of the deaths of Lords Falorel, Fayette, and the Dragon Lords. For my own part, I agreed because I felt a sense of responsibility in participating in the felling of said Dragon Lords.

As for my companion, Gem, it seems she has her own past, and is more than willing to assist me in this matter. I shan't turn her down.


Scenario notes/asides
Starting Bonus: 15 Wood Elves, <20 Silver Pegasus>
Win Condition: Capture Castle Crypthrome (achieved day 5)


Back to Gem and Gelu, reaping their vengeance. I'm sure Gem won't be done until Sandro is buried (re-buried?) but, that's probably later.

The multi-pronged attack was driven off, but now, I am tasked to lead an offensive. One that will not leave our borders open.

I'm simultaneously annoyed and touched that Finneas asked this task of me. Touched, because it shows he trusts me, even if that trust is misplaced. Annoyed, because he continues to show no real talent for leadership. Even a puppet king should show some ability to command.


Scenario notes/asides
Starting Bonus: <3 Attack>, 3 Defense
Win Condition: Capture all enemy towns, and defeat their heroes (achieved day 5)


One more scenario as Sandro, buffing his armies of undead even more. The opposing forces contained Yog, Crag Hack, Gem, and Gelu, who have retained their stats, skills, and spells from previous scenarios. Maybe some creatures carried over as well, because Crag Hack had a stack of 10000+ some-odd Hobgoblins, among other creatures. Or, maybe that was Armageddoned within the context of this scenario? Hard to say, as I have not ever seen the AI cast Armageddon.

While the transferred data might make a certain amount of sense, and bring consistency to the campagin, it's not particularly welcome either. Like, I'm used to just trampling over AI opponents with abandon, in case you haven't noticed. While I might regret it later, I UGEed the stats of those heroes down to more reasonable levels.

I'm terrible, I know.

It is with some irony that the Angelic Alliance that I once sundered to prove myself as a Barbarian is now to be reforged. With the assistance of Crag Hack, we set out to an area where three Barbarian tribes supposedly house three of the components. This, with the understanding that because of the nature of who we are dealing with, fighting is inevitable.


Scenario notes/asides
Starting Bonus: 4000 Gold, 10 Ogres, <40 Orcs>
Win Condition: Acquire the Sword of Judgement, Armor of Wonder, and the Lion's Shield of Courage (achieved week 2, day 4)


Back to Yog and Crag Hack. The artifacts in question were, of course, behind colored quest guards. Because of how the map was laid out (ie where the colored quest guards were in relation to the associated keymaster's tent), they also had to be obtained in a specific order.

Defeating all enemies definitely made the process a little smoother/faster, though, that wasn't the win-con.

We came from different backgrounds, and have our own reasons for being here. Yet, our goal is the same: to eliminate Sandro. The blow against his forces was a deadly one, and now, we face off against his main army.

No doubt, he's already called for reinforcements. Speed, then, is of the essence.


Scenario notes/asides
Starting Bonus: <10 Halberdiers>, 3000 Gold, 2 Sulfur/Crystal/Mercury/Gems
Win Condition: Capture all enemy towns, and defeat their heroes (achieved day 5)

This was the last scenario of this campaign. I spend 87 in-game days, granting me a score of 1675, and the title of Naga.

This is also the last campaign of Shadow of Death, and therefore, we can close off this LP, such as it is. Here's the High Scores that I've achieved in this play-though.

High scores

Unholy Alliance	1675	Naga
Armageddon's Blade	1615	Efreet
Dragon Slayer	1610	Scorpicore
Foolhardy Waywardness	1605	Scorpicore
Rise of the Necromancer	1540	Wyvern
Song of the Father	1510	Pit Lord
Dragon's Blood	1495	Thunderbird
Hack and Slash	1475	Minotaur King
New Beginning	1410	Gorgon
Playing With Fire	1400	Genie
Festival of Life	1305	Pit Fiend
Birth of a Barbarian	1290	Zealot
Elixir of Life	1175	Vampire
Liberation	1140	Silver Pegasus
Long Live the King	1105	Medusa
Seeds of Discontent	1030	Demon
Long Live the Queen	965	Evil Eye
Spoils of War	900	Fire Elemental
Dungeons and Devils	365	Wolf Rider

I can't exactly say I enjoy how I ended up handling this LP, even if I mostly enjoyed playing the game, itself. Like, I re-read Heroes 2, and I was a lot more descriptive of what the hell I was doing with my turns, rather than what I was doing here. Which is more of an overall arc of what the scenario was about.

Well, something to keep in mind for next time, should one come about. I'm certainly taking a rest from LPs for a while! Thanks to the silent watchers that's kept up with me in this endeavor, even if it was a little rough at times!


*Edit: Nope, I was wrong. Another campaign was unlocked, entitled "Spectre of Power", and the campaign map kinda suggests four scenarios. Hrm. A part of me says I should cover it for the sake of completeness, but another part says I should just let it go.

Oh, man, this victory condition. You'll have to forgive me for just UGEing the amount in question just to see how the game would react.

Regardless of how hard or soft I would UGE, there was no way I'd let this scenario go any longer than one in-game day. If nothing else, I'd hack up a Marketplace, and trade non-Gold resources for Gold.


Scenario notes/asides
Starting Bonus: 15 Wood, <Vial of Lifeblood>
Win Condition: Obtain 100000 gold (achieved day 1)