Battle of the Bards Devlog

Objective

For Red: Eliminate other players.

For all other players: Reach the tavern you started from with your main hero at level 30 (level requirement TBD).

Player Setup

Each player except for Red starts with a level 1 bard (Basic Herbalism and Basic Stealth) and a town with nothing constructed (not even a Fort). The town allows heroes to retreat.

The player alignments are fixed.

• Purple: Life
• Green: Nature
• Orange: Chaos
• Teal: Death
• Blue: Order
• Red: Might

Global Events

• Day 1 - zero resources for all human players but Red

Map Structure

• Players start near the center of the map and can explore outwards or toward each other.
• Players start with only a level 1 hero. No towns, money, or creatures.
• Free resources and campfires are scattered around to reward exploration.
• Each player starts near a Sanctuary so they can resurrect heroes who die.
• Each player starts near a town that they should be able to capture within a few weeks.

Victory Script

if (current army has hero named Bob) AND (experience level of most powerful hero in this army >= 30) {
    if number of heroes in current army > 1 {
        display "Bob must enter the Battle of the Bards alone (there are too many heroes in your army)."
    } else {
        display "You wow the judges with your epic performance and your tales of
        daring-do. You are, hands down, the winner of the Battle of the Bards!"
    }
}

Connascence

The level needed to win is hardcoded in the "(Color) Victory" scripts, and in the "Explain Special Rules" timed event.