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Conquest is a Wurm Unlimited PVP server with 100x skill gain and 10x action timers. There are three new kingdoms that anyone can join: The Stormcrows, Rohan & Bomani.
MootRed has made a series of videos introducing players to the features of the Conquest server and the different kingdoms. Watch this if you don't want to read my wall-of-text.
Features
Three new kingdom-locked gods with handpicked spell lists and passives (No vyn/mag/fo/lib)
New champion and king mechanics
Combat bonuses for each kingdom's favoured weapon type (+2 CR)
Rebalanced armour types (increased damage reduction for chain/leather, and no face/eye shots)
Smaller dirtwalls (dirt slopes capped at 100) and maximum of 3 spirit templars per deed
No special moves
Local range reduced to 40, and removed ability to archer outside local
Faster animal breeding
Body characteristics capped at 50
Meditation path level capped at 6 (so no hate bonus or shield of the gone)
Skillgain mod (faster fight skill and characteristic gains)
Other small changes/bugfixes/mods
No priest restrictions (and no prayer timers)
Disabled conquering of guard towers (bash/build guard towers for territorial expansion)
Trolls may no longer be dominated
Longspear changed to one handed weapon (Steel spear is still two handed)
Build pillar/temple/pylon/etc. missions removed from Valrei mission lists
Bartenders and Traders can no longer be killed
Scorpion movement speed increased
Crop mod (crops grow faster and won't turn to weeds)
Prospecting mod
Action timers mod
Better digging mod
Chance for Fenn followers to get a low ql gem when planting sprouts
No fatigue limit
No town portal / karma home ability
Reduced cost to found deeds and reduced upkeep
Treasure chests enabled
No artifacts
Hill Tribes: The Stormcrows
The Stormcrows are wild, lawless tribes living in the dense forested hills of the north. They are fierce ground fighters and only see horses as a means to get to the battle, if they use them at all. The people of the hill tribes worship Fenn, a bloodthirsty forest god. The favoured weapons of the hill tribes are axes.
Fenn Religion Guide
The main religious action of Fenn is planting sprouts. If a member of the hill tribes plants a sprout, they automatically become a follower of Fenn. If they are already a priest of Fenn, planting sprouts can give rewards of money and favour. The secondary religious action of Fenn is sacrificing animals. For a follower of Fenn to become a priest, they must sacrifice an animal at an altar.
Riverlanders: Rohan
The kingdom of Rohan is home to noble knights and industrious merchants, positioned in the bountiful riverlands. They are proficient sailors, fishermen and traders. These talents have made them rich, and they look down on less wealthy kingdoms. The riverlanders worship Lennus, an ambitious water god. The favoured weapons of the riverland kingdoms are swords.
Lennus Religion Guide
The main religious action of Lennus is fishing. If a member of a riverland kingdom catches a fish, they automatically become a follower of Lennus. If they are already a priest of Lennus, catching fish can give rewards of money and favour. The secondary religious action of Lennus is sailing. For a follower of Lennus to become a priest, they must embark on a boat as passenger.
The Old Kingdom: Bomani
Bomani is an ancient kingdom in the once-fertile southern deserts. Their current, shrunken territories are a shadow of their former glory. They see scorpions as a holy animal and sometimes ride them into battle. They worship Sabek, an archaic mountain god. The favoured weapons of the old kingdom are spears and knives.
Sabek Religion Guide
The main religious action of Sabek is cutting down trees. If a member of an old kingdom cuts down a tree, they automatically become a follower of Sabek. If they are already a priest of Sabek, cutting down trees can give rewards of money and favour. The secondary religious action of Sabek is breeding animals. For a follower of Sabek to become a priest, they must breed some animals.
Champions
To become a champion, a priest must remain at their god's holy site for 15 minutes. A message appears in the Deaths tab showing everyone on the server that they are champing up.
Fenn priests champ up at the 'Fenn Stones', Lennus priests at the 'Pillars of Lennus' and Sabek priests at the 'Scorpions of Sabek'. A priest must have 60 faith to become a champion. Championhood lasts for one week, and there is a cooldown of one week after dechamping before they may become a champion again.
They right-click one of the sacred objects at the site and select 'Become Champion'. This starts a 15
minute timer.
King of the Stormcrows
Amongst the lawless hill tribes, a weak king does not stay king for long.
To become the king of the Stormcrows, you must kill the current king. If more than one player kills the king, the new king is randomly chosen from his killers.
Champions may not become king, and if they help to kill the king then it invalidates the kill. If a
king has been logged out for 7 days, any Stormcrow may type '/claimthrone' to become king.
King of Rohan
Corruption is rife amongst the court officials of Rohan. A bag of silver is all it takes to purchase their loyalty.
To become the king of Rohan, a player types '/purchasethrone'. This will deduct 15 silver from the player's bank.
King of Bomani
The great rulers of Bomani command their subjects to build monuments in their honour.
To become the king of Bomani, a player must build a colossus. The player who places the final piece becomes the new king.
The Server
Conquest is hosted with Citadel Servers in New York. I will keep the server running indefinitely, provided there are still some people playing on it. GM moderation will be very light-touch, and most in-game issues will be left to groups and players to resolve themselves. I will be happy to help with genuine bugs such as horses getting stuck in walls and that sort of thing, provided there is no active pvp in the area.
Credits
Thanks to Awardis for the fancy starter deeds, Danklords for helping with some of the trickier coding, McLovin for the hype trailer video and Deathless for his acting talents.
Twitter
The Twitter feed for the server can be viewed at https://twitter.com/WU_Conquest