History VideoGame / WarForTheWest

* HeroMUstSurvive: Subverted. The story can continue into the sequel even if the PC dies, so long as they have a child. Nonetheless, if the PC dies too early (before the war even starts), then the player are locked out of most of the game, including TheClimax and the EpicFinale.

** If Sessanah truly [[spoiler:planned to set the PC against the Sons of the Snake]], it is ironic if the PC [[spoiler:sides with them against her]].

** If the PC imprisons [[spoiler:Linazio]], the leader of the rebel army, then the rebels will fight to the last, not wanting to be captured by such a cruel and dishonorable leader.

* InstantMilitia: It take 11 days to recruit militia. A single militia unit costs half an auren to recruit. Not to mention, they have no upkeep whatsoever.

* HighMiddleAges: Hard to qualify. There are some societal developments like freedom of worship, equalitarian primogeniture and even ideas such as 'democracy' are discussed, and some advanced technologies include plate armor and a baking system. Nonetheless, there are also no crossbows or gunpowder yet (and crossbows have existed in real life since the Classical Era), while Western society doesn't go much further than 'divine right to rule,' and feudal hierarchy. The High Middle Ages are an acceptable period, since in real life the High Middle Ages started with the Norman Conquest of England, which is relatively similar to the Meinstrel Conquest of the Western Peninsula.

* HighMiddleAges: Hard to qualify. There are some societal developments like freedom of worship, equalitarian primogeniture and even ideas such as 'democracy' are discussed, and some advanced technologies include plate armor and a baking system. Nonetheless, there are also no crossbows or gunpowder yet (and crossbows have existed in real life since the Classical Era), while Western society doesn't go much further than 'divine right to rule,' and feudal hierarchy. The High Middle Ages are an acceptable period, since in real life the High Middle Ages started with the Norman Conquest of England, which is relatively similar to the Meinstrel Conquest of the Western Peninsula.

* InsanityDefense: Theoretically. If the PC is killed by the Triple Chalice at the Lords' Summit, they will afterwards that the PC was innocent, it was their 'fellsword' which was possessed by a demon and made the PC slaughter everyone present.

* AltarTheSpeed: [[spoiler:Noyedas]] will have a rushed wedding with the PC, as he wants to immediately go on campaign.

** A male PC can offer Sessanah a marriage alliance so that she will vote for the PC to become King in the West.

* InccoruptiblePurePureness: Almost impossible for any character to achieve, especially for the rulers of provinces, since they will have to at least the bare minimum of politicking and lying if they wish to maintain their position.

** Although the people of Boglan have defied for almost 30 years, the eradication of their entire nobility was very brutal.

* DoubleStandard: Mostly averted. In the game gender is not really an issue, since a male and female PC are equally capable of fighting, witticism and management. Additionally, the laws of inheritance in Ludland are based on equalitarian primogeniture, which allows the eldest child to inherit, regardless of gender. Nonetheless, there are some people such as Morren or Noyedas who hold the traditional beliefs that women should not have a place on the battlefield or holding much political power.

** All the endings where the PC dies before the War for the West actually starts. The PC can either be slain in a rebellion, be assassinated after you lose a rebellion, be assassinated by a servant due to your gross mismanagement of the economy, die in Boglan, become ax-crazy after [[spoiler:murdering a child and joining a secret cult]] or dying whilst HUNTING.

* Potentially, the PC, if their father was competent and they royally screw up everything. It is entirely possible, if the player so chooses.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Save for the Goorths, every other major House seems to fit this trope one way or another.

** Fate Defire Ending. The PC becomes the ruler of the Western Kingdom now that all of their enemies lie dead, with no one strong enough to challenge the PC. It comes at a huge cost, however: Their vassals become suspicious of them, the Great Betrayal is shrouded in mystery and some of those nobles (if not all) may have all been the PC's allies, who supported their claim. If they are all dead, the people who will replace them will have to assess the PC's worth once again, delaying the coronation further.

** The Goorths. They may have married within the old Stargaze family, but compared to everyone else, they are relatively new money in the West.

** Nellasha. She can either marry Walvanar for his familial connection with the PC, or become Noyedas' mistress. Or for political gain, of course.

** The game can be played as desired. Nonetheless, the players are encouraged to win the War for the West, and it would be most advantageous [[spoile:if the PC became the 'Peacemaker']].

** The PC, if they [[spoiler: murder a child and join the Dagorians]], which leads to the population to overthrow them once they go ax-crazy. The PC gathers their army and empty the treasury in order to afford mercenaries, so that they can [[spoiler:commit a massacre at King's End, in order to wake a dragon from beneath the earh]].

** The PC, if they [[spoiler: murder a child and join the Dagorians]], which leads to the population to overthrow them once they go ax-crazy. The gather their army and empty the treasury in order to afford mercenaries, so that they can [[spoiler:commit a massacre at King's End, in order to wake a dragon from beneath the earh]].

** Zaar is ruled by the Baron of Bets. He gives gamblers an opportunity to earn riches beyond their wildest dreams. Back in the day, if the gamblers lost the bet, they forfeited their lives. The current Baron is more merciful, however, and allows the losers to keep their lives as indentured servants.

* GoldenEnding: 'Dying' at the Lords' Summit, [[spoiler:then the PC figuring out their death was just a dream]], and afterwards either defeating the Triple Chalice or [[spoiler:joining them]]. Everyone lives, and the PC is bloodlessly crowned the monarch of a new Western kingdom.

** [[spoiler:Noyedas Sielcner]], the King in the West. He is antagonistic to the PC, starts a war and [[spoiler:assassinates the PC's father]], but is doing all of this in order to prevent the extinction of humankind by the Abbysal Spawn.

** Avellyn and Arlec Gorroth and also Lizra are come closest to being 'morally good.' Nonetheless, lying, cheating and politicking are no strangers to them.

** Sessanah Drown herself. While she can be very manipulative and would prefer her sister removed from the line of succession, she also has some good moments. For instance, she does keep her word and back the PC's claim if the PC manages to get past Dulsen's royal ambitions. Additionally, she doesn't want to commit sororicide, which indicates that deep down she might actually care about her sister.

* GetBackHereBoss: Happens with [[spoiler:Noyedas Sielcner]]. He will attempt to run away from the battlefield once the battle is lost, and the PC will try at ay cost to prevent his escape.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: If the PC plays their cards right, at the end of the game the PC should have the largest province in terms of economy, population and military strength, and even claim rulership of a new Western Kingdom. At the beginning of the game, their province had serious issues with its infrastructure and based on your father's background was either mismanaged, had suffered a decade of CivilWar, or had an almost empty treasury.

** The West represents either Wales or Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest.

** The PC can qualify as well, especially if they [[spoiler:murder Governors Bluden]] after the massacre at the Lords Summit, just so there will be no witnesses to the incident.

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** How the outsiders regard the civil war that emerged following the Fall of the Meinstrel Dynasty.

** Although 'kind father,' beginning is by far the hardest, it also makes the late game the easiest. That is because of the father's kind rule, commoners had their lives improved, which lead to a population a boom. This can be as high as 200 thousand souls, which is the highest population you can get in the game. This will ensure the late game army is much larger than the enemy's when he invades.

** The 'wrathful father' of the PC, who murders a great deal of his vassals after finding out about a plot, then ignites a decades' long Civil War with their families.

** The PC is capable of this several times throughout the game. It mostly resumes to them handing harsher judgements than necessary (for instance, sending several innocents to the dungeons out of pure boredom). One particular judgement stands out above others: When the PC has a guard's head smashed against every window in the castle, just for the sake of 'poetic justice,' after the guard tried to get some extra money from the PC. Additionally, almost every noble in the West could tell the PC that the looting of [[spoiler:Sielccia]] or the burning of [[spoiler:Riverrine Castle]] may have been a step too far.