Novella feeback and discussion **SPOILERS** READ THE NOVELLAS FIRST

[Olfff]

Just wanted to make a thread so we could discuss the new AMAZING avalanche or lore that are the King's story novellas.

Tau is way colder and manipulative that I would have envisioned the King to be. He had to be, to achieve the creation of a united kingdom, but it is way, way less glorious than what the lore on the cards flavor text had let out until now.

The King got infected by the rot exceptionally early after his exile from his homeland, casting plague on isabella's farm to fend off the rat clan's goons. And casting ( or manipulating the defeated rabbit into casting) malice rising during the pourparler with the wolf clan, to appear as the uniter, the baneslayer hero.

While his confidence probably comes from the fact that he is knowledgeable toward the Magic Deck artefact, he clearly underestimates the risks taken.

The fate of Mathis is really tragic, by two times he tried to "save the soul" of his friend, truly believing that a kingdom built on rotten fundations can only lead to distaster, and we all know that he was right.

It's about months after his coronation that the King gets haunted by the specter of upcoming banes ( the raven roosting in the palace ). So it looks like Armello's peace before the true descent into madness of Tau and the start of an actual game of Armello will be very short lived.

I like to think that the first dawn of a game of Armello acutally starts the moment Tau lets go of the rabbit effigy and that it shatters on the ground in the last moments of this lonely night.

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Less centered around the King and his story, some remarks about the great world building job :

- Very interresting that some critters are enrolled in one of the major clans and wear their insigna as footsoldiers, like the ferret and weasel slavers wearing the Rat Clan sigil.

- Spells actually ARE cards in this world. It would be interresting to know what happened to the deck of spells once the King became mad... or maybe he just still has it, this would explain all the perils played at night.

- Equally as immersive and interresting, the fact that each clan has his own infighting and various inner "houses" battling for clan supremacy in their own way.

- Please make Tau magic map an actual in game treasure !

- The retrievers of oakenfall (king's guards) aren't doggos ! They wolfos ! Tis does me a astound.

I can't wait for more stories, the writting is great and left me craving for more.


Really want some more bits on the stranger, because in all the 2-part King story so far, nowhere was a famelic cat mentioned anywhere.

[noelwym]

Originally posted by Olfff:

- The retrievers of oakenfall (king's guards) aren't doggos ! They wolfos ! Tis does me a astound.

The devs can correct me on this, but if I recall correctly, the Great Clans are inclusive of animals that are related to the main species, so the Wolf Clan includes dogs and other canids and the Rabbits moles and other burrowing animals. So, I wouldn't necessarily say the Retrievers are wolves proper (especially the helmet which resembles a dog a lot more than a wolf).

Did you go back and forth to the cards to read the flavour text to see if any of the named characters are in the novel? I did and I'm happy to confirm that Crag Greymane is Fang's and Thane's ancestor. Also, Mathis was sent off to see the Wardress of Warrens at the end of the novel. Elyssia has that title, so it could mean it was either her or a predecessor who tended to the matter.

As a guy who plays Thane a lot, I am eagerly looking forward to Thane's story . He should have quite a tale to tell, what with his father having quite a low view of him, his brother being sent off into exile for reasons unknown and not to mention, his ambiguous (but seemingly unfriendly) relationship with River.

I'm not sure if there's going to be a novella for the heroes beyond 1st gen, but I'd also love to read Barnaby's backstory. Where does a young bunny go to get a remarkable suit of armour?

[Doc.Volteer [Fr Pt]]

I just finish reading the King books and let me tell you, congratulation League Of Geek, This is the most amazing story, thank you. As a fan of Armello the Story behind Tau Origin and his rise to become the King of Armello, It just the most interesting reading That I have for a long time and the Clifhanger ending It just fit perfectly.
I got a hutch the misterios character that Say Hello In the end of book two have to be The Stranger.
I really excited for the next books you guys have my support, Keep Up the Good Job Guys and Let the Wyld guide you and have Good Fortune

[Bonesaw]

Personally I want to see how Horace fits into the story being a former guard and all.

[Olfff]

I assume that one way or another, if the future novellas are centered around the 1 gen heroes, there might be some mention of their rivals.

We can have an idea of the rivalry between the wolf borthers ( hard to tell Thane story without mentioning his elder brother being exiled) , but I'm really curious about what makes Hargrave rival to Amber or Griotte rival to Mercurio and Yordana rival to Sana.

[Misha]

Lore around cards really surprised me and I did not know they are going to be so important to the story. Now I imagine them as characters and items "trapped" in another world just waiting to be summoned. Sorta like alternate universe thingy.

Also the map was like the living map from harry potter. So cool

[Lucceri]

I hope that Armello stays peaceful for at least a couple of years (decades?) before the events of the game start. Tau may have started using Rot early on but after being crowned King he had no reason to dabble in it again. Plus, he has the option of using spells like The Cleansing Wyld and the council of the Bear Clan, therefore he could have periodically staved off corruption and retained most of his sanity for a good long while. And is Armello really that eager to go to war after less than a year of peace? ...maybe. But I think things needed to settle, some Heroes needed to be established, and Barnaby needed to get a bit older before the battle for the throne can even begin.

Also the Bandit Clan isn't even mentioned. They have to have been established sometime during this new rule because the King and Armello's throne is clearly the reason for their existence.

Originally posted by Misha:

Now I imagine them as characters and items "trapped" in another world just waiting to be summoned. Sorta like alternate universe thingy.

I think that logic only applies to Spell cards. We never see Tau pull out items from nowhere or cause chaos on a whim. The Conjurer follower supports the idea that Spells and Cards are related but nothing like that supports any other deck.

It seems to me that Item cards (and Treasure cards) are anecdotes of in-world objects, Trickery cards are devious plans set to motion, and Follower cards are biographies of different characters.

[Urocyon]

Loved this! Tau's rise to power was much darker (and more self serving) than what I expected. While I was reading I kinda though that Mathis would go on to become the Stranger, then remembered it was a cat. I would also love to know more about Tau's homeland and why his Teleportation spell went awry, as well as if there are any other lands like Armello in the world...

Anyway, it seems to me that the actual Gameboard and all the Cards are actually what Tau has in the novella, and that somehow the player(s) have gained control of this most powerful Treasure.

[Toad]

Originally posted by Olfff:

I like to think that the first dawn of a game of Armello acutally starts the moment Tau lets go of the rabbit effigy and that it shatters on the ground in the last moments of this lonely night.

Too soon for that. The new title screen has the King fighting the forces of the Rot along with his King's Guard who do not yet have their proper armor. I am expecting further stories detailing the King's history and Armello's transformation into a proper kingdom.

[noelwym]

The devs said in a stream that the King's reign was an extraordinarily long one. So if we suppose Crag Greymane is Fang and Thane's grandfather, at least 3 generations had since passed during Tau's rule. My assumption is that the King's descend into Rot-driven insanity started off slowly but eventually escalated to the point he's ordering the massacre of Sylas' village and annihilating the Thieves' Guild in the capital.

[mturkhan]

I wonder what's the canon status of the Armello prologue, where Mercurio becomes Corrupted in the part where Sana is the main character.

[Kletian999]

Mercurio is one of the nicer rats so i doubt that canonity.

[Darkstar Dagger]

Did anyone ever think that maybe Mathias is the stranger? I know he looks more like a hairless cat in the pic, but when you enter the castle with him, after the king's roar the stranger always says, "Is that any way to treat an old friend?" before leaving your inventory forever.