OK... how do you win as Throgg?

[Kalvix]

I'm just curious, as it started well wiping out the dwarves, and then Wulfrick, Varg, and Throt all declared war on me at once. Now I have 3 full stacks of Skaven, a full stack of Varg, and a full stack of Wulfrik charging into my land.

Is this just how he plays? you lose every single settlement then reclaim them after by killing lords? or do I just need to restart and got bad RNG on who the lords decide to hate? I've had that happen before, start a campaign EVERYBODY declares war on me, then restart and nobody does.

[Jukelo]

Killing the dwarves as Throgg early on is typically costly and puts you in direct contact with Throt, whereas you've got free real estate to the west thanks to Norsca confederations.
As for settlements, as norsca they're not your priority. You only need one developed major city for recruitments, while your economy is based on looting.

[Kalvix]

Ah, I thought stopping the annoying dwarves early would be vital as I've made the mistake of assuming the AI wouldn't be dumb as hell playing as Wulfrick, and that resulted in 1 settlement of Boris with no army surrounded by Chaos turning into a fully developed settlement and 2 full stacks rampaging through my land.

Never again will I trust the AI to do a simple job.

[Fendelphi]

Major factions will generally be more active. The dwarf faction is a minor one, so they will(most often) be quite defensive.

Norscan confederation can lead to a very fast, very big snowball, which you can then direct towards other enemies.

[Kalvix]

Ye I'm just restarting and not going after them, I managed to confed Wulrick but then Varg started force marching the opposite way to my army with 3 full stacks of Throt between me and him, absolutely no way I would ever catch him without killing 3 full stacks first.

That seems to be a common issue with Norsca honestly, you have 1 direction you can go in, the rest is suicide, making it a very boring start to the campaign. I mean MAYBE a super mega pro could figure out how to beat 3 factions and 5 full stacks when you can only afford 1 army, but your average player is basically forced to go west.

[Kalvix]

<sigh> ok I restarted and tried to go west instead, and now dwarves are charging me with a full stack instead. Guess I'll let them take 1 settlement from me and hope they stop there as otherwise I have no clue how to even try and win as Throgg.

[peremptor]

All good my friend if it was easy would it be any fun... you're figuring it out and I think that's pretty cool.

Last time I played norsca was in WH1... did pretty well but it was a different game back then.

[brynjar]

The big troll hunts the big monsters. Go after the frostwyrm, then take surtas big elephant. Throggs gimmick is to take the norscan monster armys monsters. And then fight in the open. Good luck. It wont be easy!

[Rhingeim]

1) Kill dwarfs. You need a town in their province.
2) Throt can be a friend.
3) Varg is not a problem. So as Wulfrik. I like when Wulfrik comes trying to kill me, makes it easier than running over Norsca for him. And he actually bring a lot of land with him after Confederation.

[Kalvix]

Throt had no intention of being my friend, the second I was in range for diplomacy he declared war on me. Wulfrik and Varg aren't an issue on their own honestly, but ye when you throw in 3 full stacks of Throt it becomes a big problem.