Where are my heroes?

[alekssandros]

I started a new game 2 weeks ago and I dont got any LORD until turn 140 O______O Is some mechanic that activate the Lords comming up or is just bad luck?

[Stepout]

My last playthrough I ran into the same problem and was wondering if it was bad luck as well. There is a spell called Call of Suzerain that summons lords. That's what I ended up using to get a couple.

[alekssandros]

Looks like its TOTALLY random O_O That spell I think it come with DLC u_u I now bought all DLC and installed Reinacense MOD and got 2 Lords in tunt 5 and 8 O_O both in 150gp

[Shidan]

It's highly random whether you get a lord or not. If my memory is correct, it's something along these lines.

1. Every few turns there is a chance for a single lord to be given out.
2. If it is decided that a lord will be given out, it then randomly selects which empire will get them. This is weighted in favour of weaker players, and those with fewer heroes. Though is still random.
3. Then after all that there is one more random roll for if it will actually give the hero or not.

So because of this, playing with more empires will make it less likely that you will get a hero. And also if you are doing particularly well compared to the AI, you will be less likely to get one. So the spell is highly suggested if the RNG is giving you issues.

[Chumley]

This is why, in my mind, the spell "Call of Suzerain" (which summons a random lord to hire the turn after it's cast) is so critical. I think it should've been included in the base game's spell tree.

If you're playing with Renaissance Mod, you'll have access to this spell about mid-way through the middle branch of the research tree:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=493257789