I would like some volunteers to playtest my scenario "The King is Dead".
Short Description: The king of the land dies, so a power vacuum ensues and a fight between several factions and contenders.
You are the King's second son and with your sons and daughters have to try for the title.
Be careful though, the King's first son is in power of your tribe and you can influence (convert) only the fighters of the tribe, as you're a proven warchief.
The player starts with a Jarl (the king's 2nd son) and a few other units and doesn't get enough resources to build more units. Instead he can convert combat units created from his tribe if he can get close enough to them (ulfsarks, throwing axemen, housekarls and raiding cavalry). Be careful of your tribe's Hersir and other Jarls, because they might be given orders from their king (1st son) to kill you.
You can also train your Raider horsemen to become Prodromos at a stable, and at a military camp you can train your ulfsarks to axemen and throwing axemen to archers.
Also there are several relics with which you can gain some benefits, but you'll have to risk your heroes to get them.
The interesting twist in this game is, that you don't get to build forces -have gatherers etc. Rather your Khan (jarl) will have to be in-near the tribal village to get warriors, and then use them in battle. You'll have to protect your compound, as well as the tribal village.
if you wish privacy, e-mail me at anastasoulis (at) netscape.net to agree on how I'll send you the file.
thanks in advance