Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein is probably one of the most beloved trilogies of the whole genre of fantasy, and quite rightly so for in it (and the other books ) Tolkein creates a fantasy mythos so large and inter-linking that in many rival the mythologies of many ancient people groups. Yet, despite it's popularity, a quick search will show you that there are no mods to play in Middle Earth for Crusader Kings II. Now many people have suggested the idea before, but it has largely been dismissed as being impossible. That Middle Earth is too removed from the Middle Ages to make a mod playable or fun.
I would like to challange that idea, and hopefully try and get a team together to see if we could do the impossible and re-create Middle Earth. I believe that matters such the immortality problem can be overcome, even if not with a direct solution. I even believe that we could eventually have the War of the Ring take place at the end-game, through the careful use of scripted events etc.
Tolkein, through his works gave us a huge amount of information to work with, we can say who was in charge of the Longbeards during the Rise of the Witch-King etc. We know the feudal system is at work in Middle Earth, whether it is the Tooks in the South Farthing to the Princes of Gondor, whether it is the King of Dale or the Beornings east of the Misty Mountains... Even in the large depopulated areas of south Eridor we are told that in the woods man lives on, with the Dunlanders etc all having chieftans who can be put into the set up of Crusader Kings...
Personally, I think he easiest way to set it out would be while the three successor states of Arnor are still around... they could be tituler de facto kingdoms, while Gondor and Arnor would be de jure with the United Kingdom being the de jure Empire...
There are a lot of things that would need to be made, and it would take a team of dedicated LotR fans with a good knowledge (or at least some with a good knowledge) to allow this idea to move into a reality. Their are so many different mechanics in the game that with a little bit of modding here and their we could have a fantastic LotR experience on our hands.
Now, I should warn you, I am new to the world of modding so if there is any hope of this getting off the ground it would be through a team of people wanting to allow Middle Earth to come to life in a new exciting way.
Both LotR and Crusader Kings II are about the stories of individual characters that change the world, which is why I believe this game could end up with one of the best LotR experiences that can be found, outside of actually reading the books...
So anyone interested in this idea at all?
I would like to challange that idea, and hopefully try and get a team together to see if we could do the impossible and re-create Middle Earth. I believe that matters such the immortality problem can be overcome, even if not with a direct solution. I even believe that we could eventually have the War of the Ring take place at the end-game, through the careful use of scripted events etc.
Tolkein, through his works gave us a huge amount of information to work with, we can say who was in charge of the Longbeards during the Rise of the Witch-King etc. We know the feudal system is at work in Middle Earth, whether it is the Tooks in the South Farthing to the Princes of Gondor, whether it is the King of Dale or the Beornings east of the Misty Mountains... Even in the large depopulated areas of south Eridor we are told that in the woods man lives on, with the Dunlanders etc all having chieftans who can be put into the set up of Crusader Kings...
Personally, I think he easiest way to set it out would be while the three successor states of Arnor are still around... they could be tituler de facto kingdoms, while Gondor and Arnor would be de jure with the United Kingdom being the de jure Empire...
There are a lot of things that would need to be made, and it would take a team of dedicated LotR fans with a good knowledge (or at least some with a good knowledge) to allow this idea to move into a reality. Their are so many different mechanics in the game that with a little bit of modding here and their we could have a fantastic LotR experience on our hands.
Now, I should warn you, I am new to the world of modding so if there is any hope of this getting off the ground it would be through a team of people wanting to allow Middle Earth to come to life in a new exciting way.
Both LotR and Crusader Kings II are about the stories of individual characters that change the world, which is why I believe this game could end up with one of the best LotR experiences that can be found, outside of actually reading the books...
So anyone interested in this idea at all?
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