History VideoGame / TheSimsMedieval

* YeGoodeOldeDays: Definitely tends towards the more idealized view of Medieval life, though touches of DungAges are also apparent; ignorant and filthy peasants appear in some quests. However, food and starvation are never a problem as your heroes can always subsist on infinite amounts of gruel or flat bread, and NPCs also never die of starvation. Diseases are present and give terrible debuffs but they never kill (this is probably Justified for gameplay reasons, it would be frustrating for your heroes to suddenly drop dead in the middle of a quest)

** If you're feeling a little more sporting (or aren't the Monarch), some Sims can be challenged to a duel to the death, including other combat-capable heroes, foreign leaders, roaming pirates and guildsmen, and even the kingdom's own guards and watchmen! A high level fighter with excellent equipment can go on a murder spree across the kingdom as most NPCs don't have the skills or equipment to even come close to standing a chance.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: In the [[spoiler:Imposter King]] quest, the [[spoiler:Monarch]] is given an offscreen death without any explanation for how he/she was killed, and the investigator for the quest, if they attempt to publicly accuse the usurper, are [[spoiler:are thrown into The Pit and eaten in less than a minute.]]

* DuelToTheDeath: Monarchs, Spies, and Knights are able to do this with other fighters if you accept the possibility of them losing and dying. Though it is never required by quests (which mostly require a regular duel instead, only causing wounds upon defeat) and never initiated by NPCs.

** You can mine for [[Franchise/XMen Adamantium]].

* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: Doomsword, Doomplate, and Doomstaff, all of which are top-tier gear.

* DuelToTheDeath: Monarchs, Spies and Knights are able to do this with other fighters.

##* YeGoodeOldeDays: Definitely tends towards the more idealized view of Medieval life, though touches of DungAges are also apparent. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how is it idealized?)

* PermanentlyMissableContent: The quest to annex Effenmont consists in arranging a marriage between the monarch player character and an Elf prince/princess. If the monarch gets married before the quest becomes available, you won't be able to begin the quest, obviously. Being unable to annex Effenmont prevents energy potions from spawning in the market; it also prevents to get the highest score rating if playing the scenario where you have to annex other territories.

* PirateParrot: The Amazon Parrot in Pirates and Nobles.

* [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething The Monarch]] - able to fight, give royal orders, set politics of the entire kingdom and make deals with foreign politicians.
* [[KnightErrant The Knight]] - able to fight, train other fighters, hunt and go on quests.
* [[GuileHero The Spy]] - able to fight, craft poisons, pick locks, eavesdrop on people.
* [[GoodShepherd Peteran Priest]] - preaches to the people, blesses them and marries the characters. Peterans are more Low Church, directed at the people - visually, they're monks.
* [[ScareEmStraight Jacoban Priest]] - scares the people with his speeches, blesses them, can marry the characters. Jacobans are more of High Church, believing that you need to control the populace with fire and brimstone. Their temple is a large cathedral.
* [[FunctionalMagic The Wizard]] - casts spells, gathers herbs and prepares alchemical elixirs.
* [[TheMedic The Physician]] - prepares the medicine and tends to plague-ridden Sims.
* [[QuirkyBard The Bard]] - entertains the kingdom by playing music and acting in taverns.
* [[IntrepidMerchant The Merchant]] - buys and sells various wares, and trades with foreign lands.
* TheBlacksmith - smiths weapons, tools, and armors, also a bit of an inventor and GadgeteerGenius

* AbsurdlyLowLevelCap: Maximum hero's level is 10.

* BottomlessBladder: Since the Bladder need is removed, Sims now have this; you can choose to send them to the chamber pot, but they never need it.

** If you stroll through the forest, you may run into [[Film/BillAndTed a couple of time travelers.]]

* YeGoodeOldeDays: Definitely tends towards the more idealized view of Medieval life, though touches of DungAges are also apparent.

* HeroicSacrifice: One letter that Sims with the Hopeful Orphan trait can find is from their father, saying he's glad he saved them even though he wasn't so lucky.
* HiddenInPlainSight: Played for laughs during one of the story quests of Pirates & Nobles. The titular factions are meeting in the player's kingdom for a peace conference, and the player can optionally tell his/her guards to disguise themselves while guarding the conference; If they do, the guards agree to get "subtle disguises." [[spoiler: When the conference starts, you'll see that the guards are wearing jester's costumes.]]

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler: All of the possible annexation quests for Burdley have this, though not in ways that would be bad for the hero; Instead, they all require actions that would be bad for Burdley in some way. In all of them, Burdley has a nasty squirrel infestation and will join the kingdom if the squirrels are dealt with. The first quest has the hero unleash some dire chinchillas into Burdley's forests so they'll eat the squirrels[[note]]For those who've forgotten, dire chinchillas are [[KillerRabbit extremely nasty]] and much worse than any squirrel.[[/note]], while the other just has the hero [[PyrrhicVictory burn down all the forests in Burdley]][[note]] Burdley's whole economy is based on wood crafting and their culture revolves around living in peace with nature, so you've basically destroyed their economy ''and'' their way of life, leavung thrm.no choice but to be annexed[[/note]].]]

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler: All of the possible annexation quests for Burdley have this, though not in ways that would be bad for the hero; Instead, they all require actions that would be bad for Burdley in some way. In all of them, Burdley has a nasty squirrel infestation and will join the kingdom if the squirrels are dealt with. The first quest has the hero unleash some dire chinchillas into Burdley's forests so they'll eat the squirrels[[note]]For those who've forgotten, dire chinchillas are [[KillerRabbit extremely nasty]] and much worse than any squirrel.[[/note]], while the other just has the hero [[PyrrhicVictory burn down all the forests in Burdley]].]]

* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: If you go sailing, one scenario you may find yourself in is an [[UltimateShowdown Ultimate Throwdown]], with a Dire Whale, Man O'War, a spirit army, the Kracken, Unicorns, Golems, Goblins, a Crab Bandit, and other creatures. The winner? [[spoiler:A dire chinchilla.]]

* CoolPet: In Pirates and Nobles, your hero can have a Peregrine Falcon. A Gyrfalcon is occasionally available, and a Red-Tailed Hawk is given to your Monarch in the war quest "The Incident."

* ContinueYourMissionDammit: Most quest dialogue that tells the active Sim to do something "right away" doesn't really mean it bur there are some exceptions where your Sim will be punished for not doing the thing as fast as they can.

* FactionSpecificEndings: The ''Pirates and Nobles'' expansion has different quests for ending the Aarbyville-Tredony War on Aarbyville's side, on Tredony's side, or neutrally, depending on where the player is on the AllianceMeter. Each ending comes with an achievement, and there's a fourth one for getting all three.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The quest "The Dragon of [Kingdom Name]." You don't actually see your hero interact with the dragon, but the pop-up illustration of the dragon ''is'' pretty awesome.

** For a case that’s even further forward, in Pirates and Nobles, when listening in on a conversation between two guildsman, the Spy may comment “they say loose lips sink ships”. Said phrase was actually first coined during World War II.

** One possible result for attempting to rescue Hansel and Gretel from a witch is for your Sim to find out that she really is a witch...but also really the kids’ granny and [[NeverMessWithGranny really pissed off]] that you interrupted. Cue 24-hour “Cursed” debuff.

* SlobsVsSnobs: While the Pirates and Nobles have more significant reasons to quarrel than this, there are several dialogue boxes to indicate that they also see the other side as slobs or snobs. (On top of that, Entitled and Guild Enemy are conflicting traits—you literally can’t be a snob unless the guild likes you!)

** For a case that’s even further forward, in Pirates and Nobles, when listening in on a conversation between two guildsman, the Spy may comment “they say loose lips sink ships”. Said phrase was actually first coined during World War II.

** One possible result for attempting to rescue Hansel and Gretel from a witch is for your Sim to find out that she really is a witch...but also really the kids’ granny and [[NeverMessWithGranny really pissed off]] that you interrupted. Cue 24-hour “Cursed” debuff.

* SlobsVsSnobs: While the Pirates and Nobles have more significant reasons to quarrel than this, there are several dialogue boxes to indicate that they also see the other side as slobs or snobs. (On top of that, Entitled and Guild Enemy are conflicting traits—you literally can’t be a snob unless the guild likes you!)

** There are a lot of [[Literature/ChroniclesOfPrydain assistant pigkeepers]] running around...

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Seen notably in the Monarch's Petitions; they can come from ''anyone'', and while they rarely come from other Hero Sims, they do come from foreign territory leaders or NPC's who spawned from a quest and have a different background than the petition indicates, leading to things like "Why is the ruler of Crafthole asking for my permission to tear down rude shrubberies?" Another case is the "Pay Taxes" Responsibility; Sims can commit tax evasion with no financial or legal consequences, just the same mood debuff they get for missing ''any'' responsibility.