I think there ought to be made an optional sub mod for the White Walker Invasion.
This was my idea:
(there may be spoilers ahead, so stop here if you haven't finished the books!)
While we no very little about the Whitewalkers, I think we can assume what they may, or may not be like by analysing other creatures that are similar within the High Fantasy genre. This is what springs to my mind when I see them:
- The Undead/ The Scourge (From Warcraft III)
- Vampires (of various kinds)
- Orks/Orcs (Tolkein, Warcraft, Starcraft etc.)
These creatures all seem to have an underlying theme i.e. CONQUER! KILL! DESTROY! ... everything in their path ... for no particular reason ...
Concerning the Whitewalkers, I think its safe to say that they probably want to do the same. This being said, one would think they have a reason. I have always speculated that the Whitewalkers or Others are Children of the Forest who either:
A: Did not or refused to "sign" the "Pact" with the First Men and as a result fled to the North, beyond the wall to The Lands Without Winter. Over the centuries they have evolved, their hatred of the First Men driving them mad, their only desire to destroy all men, their cities etc. They returned 4,000 years later during the Long Night in an effort to wipe out the First Men and the alliance they forged with their former kin.
B: Children of the Forest who survived the Andal Invasion and fled North. (This is less likely due to the appearance of the Others during the Long Night, however I like to think that the Andal Invasion bolstered the numbers of the Others/Whitewalkers.
These all give reasons for the White Walker invading, they want revenge! To plunge Westeros into eternal Darkness because they can no longer live in the Day and destroy all mankind and their "brethren who betrayed!" removing all traces of them from Westeros or enslaving their dead as Zombies/Walkers/Whights etc.
Now for my idea:
Of course the Nights Watch and the Wildlings need to be revamped and I quite like the ideas seen here:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?782655-It-s-about-time-to-revamp-the-Wildings
But thats a different subject.
ANYWAY
White Walker Invasion itself would be a randomised scripted even that would occur during a long winter. They would basically be like big doom stacks that appear up north. Wilding and Nightswatch players would be warned so that they can prep and after a while (generally when its too late, the rest of Westeros would be warned)
When they invade, they take settlement by settlement, turning them into Ruins, which would also become infested with Whites. With every city taken, their armies get bigger due to all the dead rising. You can't initiate any kind of diplomatic actions with them all you can do is fight and hold them back. Perhaps, just to make it a little easier, they'll stop every so often to give the play time to rebuild and fightback, but then after they start up their war again. Eventually all of Westeros would lay in ruins, with perhaps a few pockets of resistance in the Vale or Dorne, fighting back.
Essentially they're virtually unstoppable for the first part of the invasion. Once things have settled down, then you can begin to fight back.
After the invasion, I'd love to see the Westerosi people fleeing to Essos, kind of like a reverse Andal and Firstmen Invasion. They would set up petty kingdoms across, perhaps launching Westerosi "Crusades" against Essossi kingdoms. Would also love to see the Nights Watch making their last stand at Kings Landing, perhaps behaving in a similar way to the the Teutonic Order did, inviting young lords to go a "Ranging" with them bringing men, gold and supplies. One could put some cool Dragon Invasion Mechanics/Valyrian Crusades (exiled Targs perhaps?) or even the Chosen of Rh'llor going off to clear out the White Walkers, with Azor Ahai returned and Lightbringer in toe hehe
perhaps even the remnants of the Children of the Forest could rise up and begin to fight off the White Walkers with the aid of the human resistance.
After this your goal is to cleanse and rebuild Westeros as whoever you like, rebuild the ruined settlements and rebuild the kingdom of the Iron Throne etc, etc, etc.
In terms of White Walker weaknesses, perhaps in a duel, if one had dragon glass daggers, or swords or valyrian steel with them, maybe their could be a march higher chance of fighting off the White Walker armies. Furthermore if one could crown themselves Night's King and some how enslave the White Walkers or something... anyway thats my idea. Its long, complicated and mostly a dream that will never happen (probs) but hey idm haha hope people liked it, feel free to take it up as a mod if you want
If you want any other ideas see the Zombies/Undead/Drauger Kingdom in the Elder Kings mod (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?842-Elder-Kings-Mod) or the Crusader Kings Z Mod (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?732226-MiniMod-Crusader-Kings-Z)
P.S. I just realised how long this is hahaha
This was my idea:
(there may be spoilers ahead, so stop here if you haven't finished the books!)
While we no very little about the Whitewalkers, I think we can assume what they may, or may not be like by analysing other creatures that are similar within the High Fantasy genre. This is what springs to my mind when I see them:
- The Undead/ The Scourge (From Warcraft III)
- Vampires (of various kinds)
- Orks/Orcs (Tolkein, Warcraft, Starcraft etc.)
These creatures all seem to have an underlying theme i.e. CONQUER! KILL! DESTROY! ... everything in their path ... for no particular reason ...
Concerning the Whitewalkers, I think its safe to say that they probably want to do the same. This being said, one would think they have a reason. I have always speculated that the Whitewalkers or Others are Children of the Forest who either:
A: Did not or refused to "sign" the "Pact" with the First Men and as a result fled to the North, beyond the wall to The Lands Without Winter. Over the centuries they have evolved, their hatred of the First Men driving them mad, their only desire to destroy all men, their cities etc. They returned 4,000 years later during the Long Night in an effort to wipe out the First Men and the alliance they forged with their former kin.
B: Children of the Forest who survived the Andal Invasion and fled North. (This is less likely due to the appearance of the Others during the Long Night, however I like to think that the Andal Invasion bolstered the numbers of the Others/Whitewalkers.
These all give reasons for the White Walker invading, they want revenge! To plunge Westeros into eternal Darkness because they can no longer live in the Day and destroy all mankind and their "brethren who betrayed!" removing all traces of them from Westeros or enslaving their dead as Zombies/Walkers/Whights etc.
Now for my idea:
Of course the Nights Watch and the Wildlings need to be revamped and I quite like the ideas seen here:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?782655-It-s-about-time-to-revamp-the-Wildings
But thats a different subject.
ANYWAY
White Walker Invasion itself would be a randomised scripted even that would occur during a long winter. They would basically be like big doom stacks that appear up north. Wilding and Nightswatch players would be warned so that they can prep and after a while (generally when its too late, the rest of Westeros would be warned)
When they invade, they take settlement by settlement, turning them into Ruins, which would also become infested with Whites. With every city taken, their armies get bigger due to all the dead rising. You can't initiate any kind of diplomatic actions with them all you can do is fight and hold them back. Perhaps, just to make it a little easier, they'll stop every so often to give the play time to rebuild and fightback, but then after they start up their war again. Eventually all of Westeros would lay in ruins, with perhaps a few pockets of resistance in the Vale or Dorne, fighting back.
Essentially they're virtually unstoppable for the first part of the invasion. Once things have settled down, then you can begin to fight back.
After the invasion, I'd love to see the Westerosi people fleeing to Essos, kind of like a reverse Andal and Firstmen Invasion. They would set up petty kingdoms across, perhaps launching Westerosi "Crusades" against Essossi kingdoms. Would also love to see the Nights Watch making their last stand at Kings Landing, perhaps behaving in a similar way to the the Teutonic Order did, inviting young lords to go a "Ranging" with them bringing men, gold and supplies. One could put some cool Dragon Invasion Mechanics/Valyrian Crusades (exiled Targs perhaps?) or even the Chosen of Rh'llor going off to clear out the White Walkers, with Azor Ahai returned and Lightbringer in toe hehe
perhaps even the remnants of the Children of the Forest could rise up and begin to fight off the White Walkers with the aid of the human resistance.After this your goal is to cleanse and rebuild Westeros as whoever you like, rebuild the ruined settlements and rebuild the kingdom of the Iron Throne etc, etc, etc.
In terms of White Walker weaknesses, perhaps in a duel, if one had dragon glass daggers, or swords or valyrian steel with them, maybe their could be a march higher chance of fighting off the White Walker armies. Furthermore if one could crown themselves Night's King and some how enslave the White Walkers or something... anyway thats my idea. Its long, complicated and mostly a dream that will never happen (probs) but hey idm haha
hope people liked it, feel free to take it up as a mod if you want If you want any other ideas see the Zombies/Undead/Drauger Kingdom in the Elder Kings mod (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?842-Elder-Kings-Mod) or the Crusader Kings Z Mod (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?732226-MiniMod-Crusader-Kings-Z)
P.S. I just realised how long this is hahaha
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