I'd love to help build some new maps...
An idea that has been with me for years of playing EW is the battle of Dol Guldur.
It's a canon battle that took place during the War of the Ring.
It was fought mostly by the
Galahdrim of Lorien and by the
Orcs of Dol Guldur. There may have also been
Wood-Elves towards the end, as the siege took many days. It is also likely that the orcs had reinforcements from
The Hosts of Mordor.
In the north, Dale and Erebor were under siege by the Easterling hordes. In the woods, the Wood Elves were fighting a horrible battle with Dol Guldur's main army of orcs. Meanwhile, the armies of Mordor besieged Minas Tirith, and Aragorn is likely still traveling through southern Gondor.
The Elves of Lorien repelled five assaults by the orcs of Dol Guldur during this period. After the fifth attack, the Elves led by Galadriel and her husband Celeborn (I think that's his name) moved on the dark fortress of Dol Guldur. They besieged the Old Fortress, and eventually overran it. Galadriel using her power destroyed the very foundations, completely removing the corruption of Dol Guldur.
I wouldn't mind helping to build the map (I can actually build quite well, check out the MCAlagaesia project, I've been part of it for three years, and you can see some of my better work like the city of Dras Leona on there)
For the battle itself, there should be more Orcs than Elves.
For the rough shape of the fortress, it's on a steep hill with only a stone bridge giving easy access to the fortress. Perhaps we could have another smaller entrance into the fortress. The top of the hill has a wall with a single gate connecting to the bridge. At the center of this is a great tower, the aforementioned tower of Dol Guldur.
There could be three/four capture points. The first capture point would be a gigantic blackened field where the orcs previously built their camps. The second capture point would be the front bridge to the fortress. The third capture point would be inside the wall. The final capture point would be in the central tower.
The battle itself would initially only Involve the
Hosts of Lorien and the
Hosts of Dol Guldur.
Once the Elves capture the bridge point, the
Reinforcements of Mordor would arrive. If the Elves haven't captured the inner fortress by basically the 45 minute mark (or whatever time we're using) the
Wood Elves would arrive, having destroyed the attacking Orc army.
-Classes-
Galadhrim Classes
-Lorien Swordsman-
-Gold Sword with sharpness II
-Iron armor with exception to the helmet, which should be golden?
-No effects
-Lorien Archer-
-Bow with power II and a golden sword
-Leather armor with a golden helmet
-No effects
-Lorien Cavalry- (Not sure on this one) Point Class?
-Recieves some kind of spear like melee weapon. Probably should do above-normal damage.
-Rides a horse.
-wears iron leggings and boots, and gold chestplate and helmet.
-Can only spawn in the fields and on the bridge.
Hosts of Dol Guldur
-Dol Guldur Orc-
-Recieves an iron sword
-Iron armor with a chain helmet? Maybe a custom head?
-No effects
-Dol Guldur Archer-
-Recieves bow with power II and a stone axe
-Leather armor with a chain helmet or custom head
-no effects
-Dol Guldur Chieftain- point class.
-Recieves iron axe with sharpness II
-Iron boots and chestplate with chain pants
-Slowness I and resistance I?
-Can only spawn in the fortress of Dol Guldur.
-Dol Guldur Shieldbearer-
-Recieves Iron Axe and a shield, maybe decorated with a nice evil looking banner?
-Iron boots and chestplate, leather pants?
-No effects
-Used mainly to counter all those Elven arrowspammers.
-Dol Guldur Spider Keeper- (Why not?) Point class?
-Recieves iron sword, also has a small army of spiders following him around.
-Iron boots and leather leggings/chestplate
-None
The Reinforcing Hosts of Mordor
Comes only after the bridge is captured by the Elves.
-Black Uruk of Mordor- Voter Class?
-Iron Sword with sharpness I
-Iron boots and pants, with a chainmail chestplate
-Resistance I
-Mordor Warg Rider- Point class?
-Iron Axe with sharpness II and knockback I? Spawns on a wolf. Hopefully this wolf has resistance and speed or something to make it more hardy in battle.
-Iron Boots, chain mail leggings and chestplate
-No effects
The Wood Elves
Spawn only after the 45 minute mark.
-Wood Elf Spearman- Vote class?
-Iron Sword plus 3 spears?
-dyed green pants and boots, and maybe chainmail chestplate? No helmet?
-Speed I
-Wood Elf Scout- Cheaper point class?
-Wooden Sword and a bow with power III
-Green dyed leather armor?
-Speed I and jumpboost II
It's long, and you're a champ for reading it all, please, give me input on how this can be improved.
