The SORCERER

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The Hidden Realm of the Sorcerer

“To Know The Unknowable”

Dawn of the 4th Cycle of Alamaze

The Realm of the Sorcerer is a kingdom shrouded in mystery, where the pursuit of magic is the central focus of society. Led by The Enlightened Magus, the realm stands as a beacon of magical knowledge and advancement. In this kingdom, magic permeates every aspect of life. Through their extensive research and mastery of arcane arts, the inhabitants have found ways to utilize magic to meet their daily needs. From the creation of sustenance to the construction of buildings and even leisure activities, magic is harnessed to manifest their desires into reality.

Even the army of the Sorcerer consists primarily of mages, forming the powerful Sorcerer Brigades. To bolster their forces, the sorcerers can summon creatures conjured from pure magic. These mystical beings, birthed from the depths of arcane power, lend their aid in battle, further augmenting the kingdom’s military strength.

Given time, there is nothing that Sorcerer can’t accomplish with magic, and the weave of reality is there’s to manipulate as they see fit. It is only a matter of time before they change reality to one in which they are the dominant people of Alamaze.

TO ARMS!

From Your Primus Magi:

Enlightened Magus of The Hidden Realm of the Unseen Sorcerer, hear my counsel. All of Alamaze is jealous of your insight into things unknown to others, Magus! Clearly, magic will be the crux of our quest for expansion and eventual dominance. Our magical research costs are low. Our military is not our strength, in any sense, although it can be developed in time through summonings of creatures and undead. The recently completed expansion of your citadel shall aid in our early defense. Our traits provide advantages with political actions and covert activities. Our capital is well hidden. Our magi can be helpful in producing both food and gold. We need time, Enlightened Magus, to develop, so I suggest active diplomacy early in the campaign. Yet while we have our vulnerabilities, let no foolish king believe we are weak. Already our magic can do great damage to a reckless foe. Given that time, you can overcome the somewhat difficult circumstances we find ourselves in presently and rise to become the Power you were intended to be. Your faithful servant, Primus Magi.

Specialized Traits For Our Kingdom:

The following traits provide special and unique bonuses for our kingdom. These effects are inherent and do not require specific action to enable unless otherwise specified in the section below.

Type	Name
Cultural	Evil
Cultural	Oratory
Magic	Supremacy

• Evil: Only Evil kingdoms may summon undead if in spell lists. Undead brigades cannot become Elite. Undead brigades have a floor morale of 80 and cannot raise above 120. Damned, Skeletons, and Zombies may be summoned from pop center areas (not in wild only). Only Evil kingdoms may recruit Trolls. Brigade maintenance is -25% for Evil kingdoms. Only Evil kingdoms may have Nazgul, Wraith, or Lich figures. Evil kingdoms gain a pop center’s full production value in food and gold (not reduced by seasonal effects) when conquered. Rule of Law has cost of 0 for Evil kingdoms. Evil kingdoms start Hostile in all regions except for capital and second town regions. When an Evil kingdom first controls a particular region, all non-Evil kingdoms have their regional reactions changed to Hostile. If an Evil kingdom has control in a region with Loyal reactions, non-Evil kingdoms cannot improve their regional reaction there. An Evil kingdom may not enamor a region that is Loyal to any non-Evil kingdom. Agent training is -1,000 gold to a minimum of 1,000. Maximum agent training is +2 levels.
• Oratory: +15% to Maintain Status Quo (#310) and Usurp Control (#330). +1 to starting influence.

Special Rules For The Hidden Realm of the Sorcerer Kingdom:

• Terrain Adeptness: Standard
• Magical Prowess: Supremacy (Tier 1 of 7)
• Spells available earlier than prowess base: Charm Region, Conjure Scandal, Crack The Sky, Dome of Invulnerability, Meteor Strike, Summon Death
• The Sorcerer begins with one additional Adept over the usual allotment for a kingdom with magical Supremacy.
• Wizard capitals start with a significant boost to their defense than normal.

Your first group begins as your most powerful and important group. In addition, should you earn your Early Strategic Objective or qualify for an Appeal to the Gods (Epic Game only) there are possible awards that only go into your first group (see General Rules).

Early Strategic Objectives:

Enter your selections for the Early Strategic Objectives with your orders on turns 1 through 3. Use Order #991 and reference the instructions in the Official Rulebook. If you do not select any objectives, your kingdom will receive the default objectives listed below:

Control a region	worth 2 points
Have 3+ Dukes (not Demon Princes/Consuls/King/Queen/Regent)	worth 1 point

We are pursuing a MINOR ESO!

On turns 10 through 15, if our kingdom has achieved the above requirements to total 3 achievement points, we may claim awards worth 3 points!

Victory Conditions:

This campaign has NORMAL victory conditions.

Therefore a kingdom may win via Rex (control 5+ regions) or by Lion’s Share (most status points at end of the game).

Skeletons In The Closet:

The following skeletons, if revealed, will have detrimental impact on your influence and on regional reaction in some regions.

Type	Code
MAJOR	5083	The King Was Illegitimate And So He Is Not The True King.
MINOR	2695	The King Had Knowledge Of The Assassination Of His Father.
MINOR	7714	The King Has A Bad Heart Which Acts Up In Periods Of Crisis.

Magical Prowess:

Proficiency: Supremacy (Tier 1 of 7)

Maximum assured Power level attainable: 9

(Spellcasters may attempt to research beyond the assured level, but may fail about 50% of the time, and the gold cost is still consumed)

Gold cost per research level: 7,000

(Plateau levels have additional cost. At 3rd level, +10,000 gold. At 5th level, +30,000 gold. At 7th level, +60,000 gold. For example, to increase a pwr-2 wizard to pwr-3, the cost is the gold-cost-per-research-level x level + plateau cost, or 31,000 gold. To reach 5th level, the cost is 65,000 gold. To reach 7th level, the cost is 109,000 gold.)

Spell List

Level 0: Rite Of The Magi, Self Invisible, Wizard Assist Encounter

Level 1: Bridge Of Mist, Create Food, Create Gold, Diplomacy, Light Of The Evening Star, Lightning Attack, Magic Research, Protect Heroes and Wizards, Raven Familiar, Reveal King’s Influence, Shield, Speed, Stun Leader, Ward

Level 2: Bridge Of Mist (Intrinsic), Dispel Magic, Dispel Storm at Sea, Fear, Fertile Fields, Firestrike, Guarded Attack, Invisible Patrol, Kill Leader/Wizard, Lesser Masking, Light Of The Evening Star (Intrinsic), Ship of Mist, Sleep, Teleport Self

Level 3: Command Tornado, Conceal Emissary, Dispel Dome of Invulnerability, Dispel Regional Effect, Flash Flood, Greater Masking, Hidden Ore, Instant Self Teleport, Invisible Brigade, Mirror Image, Presence (Intrinsic), Protection from Regional Effect, Raise Population Center Census, Raise Zombies, Storm at Sea, Strengthen Walls, Teleport Patrol, True Seeing, Ward Population Center, Wind Storm

Level 4: Chaos, Cold Darkness (Regional Effect), Curse, Destroy Undead, Earthquake, Imp Familiar, Instant Summon Phantoms, Invisible Division, Meteor Strike, Project Image Of Group, Summon Skeletons, Teleport Brigade, Wall of Flame

Level 5: Charm Region, Conjure Prestige, Conjure Scandal, Create Magical Item, Ice Torrent, Infuriate Populace, Invisible Army, Plague (Regional Effect), Raise Regional Census (Regional Effect), Sacrifice, Storm at Sea, Summon Death, Summon Ghouls, Summon Kraken, Summon Rock Golems, Teleport Division, True Seeing (Intrinsic), Unveil Group Locations, Unveil Population Centers

Level 6: Augment Title, Chain Lightning, Demonic Visions (Regional Effect), Dome of Invulnerability, Enhance King’s Aura, Famine (Regional Effect), Revelation, Simulacrum, Summon Specters, Summon Wights, Teleport Army, Transform to Nazgul, Wraith Form

Level 7: Crack The Sky, Power Word Stun, Prismatic Rays, Summon Demon, Summon Leviathan, Summon Mummies, Teleport Army Group, Transform to Lich

Level 8: Incendiary Cloud, Summon High Demon, Summon Iron Golem

Level 9: Arcane Disjunction, Disintegrate

The Hidden Realm of the Sorcerer Military Dossier

Kingdom Brigade Description:

Sorcerer brigades are about 80% light and medium infantry, with a handful of medium cavalry and slingers and short bows for some missile fire. We shouldn’t expect much from our own troops. Augment them with Summoned troops and Companions when able.

Kingdom Brigade Ratings:

LR Missile	SR Missile	Charge	1st Melee	2nd Melee	Combined	Storm (PC)	Defense
Below Average	Average	Very Poor	Average	Average	Below Average	Below Average	Below Average

Recruit Troops (Order #560), Recruit Companions (Order #565), or magically summoned brigades fight at their respective values for all kingdoms. They move according to the kingdom’s movement table. They consume food and gold at their respective rates. Groups at sea fight according to the fleet quantity and quality in the given sea.

Special Note: Flyers may be available for your kingdom through the Recruit Companions (Order #565) or as a Wizard Summoning Spell. All flying groups, either as natural flyers like Dragons or groups enhanced with special brigades/artifacts that bestow flying capabilities, are considered flying at all times. When specifying the group’s movement, all terrain costs are calculated as normally in your movement order (including when flying over water areas). However, flying groups whether they are all-natural flyers (e.g., all brigades of Griffons) or non-natural flyers (ground-based troops that gain flying by acquiring an artifact or by recruiting Giant Eagles) are checked throughout the turn if their situation changes. Flying status may be lost if the group no longer meets certain criteria such as losing division-sized status required by certain artifacts due to transferring troops between groups, combining groups together, or gaining additional troops through battle as what may occur with special troops like Zombies that eat the dead and grow in number. Or Lycanthrope that spreads among the injured on the battlefield and the group acquires new Lycan brigades. Another possibility to consider is if the group will receive any troop reinforcements, which occurs at certain intervals throughout the game. So, even though a ground-based, non-natural flying group may start the turn as a flyer, its status may change throughout the course of the game. A flying group that flys over or lands upon a water area may be issued any movement order (e.g., 720 and not required a sea movement order like 710).

Natural flyers are: Black/Red Dragons, Great Bats, Phoenixes, Specters, and Wyverns, as well as the new troop types of Air Elementals, Beholders, Chimeras, Cockatrices, Fairy Folk, Gargoyles, Giant Eagles, Griffons, Manticores, Mephits, Pixies, Rocs, and Sprites. Giant Eagles and Rocs are the only natural flyers capable of bestowing flight to ground-based troops. Artifacts that are capable of bestowing flight to others are: Great Red Bats of the Lost Caves, Green Dragon Mates, and the Last Herd of Winged Stallions. If a group consists of only natural-flyers or ground-based troops that become capable of flying, the following flight bonuses apply: +20% attack bonus vs pop centers, immune to Earthquake, Flash Flood, and Wall of Flame spells, patrol-sized groups have 32 (rather than 20) movement points (only for patrols of the Black Dragon, Red Dragon, and Fairy Folk kingdoms), may fly over water without a naval fleet being involved (may finish movement upon a water area), automatically performs a reconnaissance of the group’s location as a level 1 agent, and the flying group may not be flanked in battle (a special attack maneuver that certain kingdoms may perform).

Kingdom and Recruitable Troop Types (Food/Gold Amount Is Cost To Recruit):

Type	ID	Food	Gold	Max Per Group	Notes
Sorcerer	SO	N/A	N/A	Unlimited	Kingdom brigade, not recruitable but receive as reinforcements
Knights of Styx	KS	8,000	10,000	Unlimited	Recruit at pop center within Darkover (2), Krynn (4), Triumvia (5), Nyvaria (7), or Pellinor (9) and requires General and 1 Veteran brigade [Only permitted for evil kingdoms]
Mythians	MY	6,000	8,000	Unlimited	Recruit at pop center within Zanthia (6), The Sword Coast (8), Zamora (10), Mythgar (11), or The Untamed Lands (12) and requires General and 1 Veteran brigade
Northmen	NM	4,000	6,000	Unlimited	Recruit at pop center within The Crown Islands (1), Darkover (2), The Diamond Coast (3), Triumvia (5), or Stormgate (13) and requires Captain
Nyvarians	NY	4,000	6,000	Unlimited	Recruit at pop center within The Diamond Coast (3), Nyvaria (7), Pellinor (9), The Untamed Lands (12), or Stormgate (13)
Stormgate Guard	ST	10,000	10,000	Unlimited	Recruit at pop center within Stormgate (13) and requires General
Vikings	VI	6,000	9,000	Unlimited	Recruit at pop center within The Crown Islands (1), Darkover (2), or The Diamond Coast (3) and requires General and 1 Veteran brigade
Westmen	WE	4,000	6,000	Unlimited	Recruit at pop center within Krynn (4), Triumvia (5), Zanthia (6), The Sword Coast (8), or Stormgate (13) and requires Captain
Zamorans	ZA	4,000	6,000	Unlimited	Recruit at pop center within The Sword Coast (8), Pellinor (9), Zamora (10), Mythgar (11), The Untamed Lands (12), or Stormgate (13) and requires Captain
Companions (Order #565):
Goblins	GO	2,000	2,000	20	Recruit in wild (no pop center) in Plains, Forest, Mountains, Marsh terrain and requires Captain and 1 brigades
Hill Giants	HI	10,000	12,000	3	Recruit in wild (no pop center) in Mountains terrain and requires Marshal and 1 Elite brigade
Orcs	OR	4,000	4,000	15	Recruit in wild (no pop center) in Plains, Forest, Mountains, Marsh terrain and requires Captain and 1 brigades
Saurus	SU	4,000	8,000	5	Recruit in wild (no pop center) in Marsh terrain and requires General and 3 brigades
Trolls	TR	10,000	12,000	5	Recruit in wild (no pop center) in Forest, Mountains terrain and requires Marshal and 1 Veteran brigade
Uak Hai	UR	6,000	6,000	5	Recruit in wild (no pop center) in Plains, Mountains, Marsh, Desert terrain and 1 Veteran brigade
Wildlings	WL	4,000	6,000	10	Recruit in wild (no pop center) in Plains, Forest, Mountains terrain and requires Captain and 3 brigades
Warg Riders	WR	4,000	4,000	5	Recruit in wild (no pop center) in Plains terrain and requires General and 3 brigades
Summoned (By Spell):
Ghouls	GH	N/A	N/A	5	Summon in wild (no pop center) in Forest, Marsh terrain
Iron Golem	IG	N/A	N/A	1	Summon in wild (no pop center) in Mountains terrain
Mummies	MU	N/A	N/A	5	Summon in wild (no pop center) in Desert terrain
Phantoms (Flyer)	PT	N/A	N/A	5	Summon in any terrain
Rock Golems	RG	N/A	N/A	5	Summon in wild (no pop center) in Mountains terrain
Skeletons	SK	N/A	N/A	20	Summon in any terrain (including pop centers)
Specters (Flyer)	SP	N/A	N/A	7	Summon in wild (no pop center) in Plains, Forest, Mountains, Marsh, Desert terrain
Wights	WT	N/A	N/A	7	Summon in wild (no pop center) in Mountains terrain
Zombies	ZO	N/A	N/A	20	Summon in any terrain

Resource Consumption per Brigade (Each Turn) [Being Evil Has -25% Incorporated]:

Type	Food	Gold
Sorcerer	1,050	1,050
Knights of Styx	2,025	2,025
Mythians	1,275	1,575
Northmen	1,500	1,500
Nyvarians	1,500	1,500
Stormgate Guard	2,250	2,250
Vikings	1,350	1,650
Westmen	1,500	1,500
Zamorans	1,200	1,200
Companions (Order #565):
Goblins	450	375
Hill Giants	2,025	2,025
Orcs	1,125	900
Saurus	1,650	1,125
Trolls	2,100	1,875
Uak Hai	1,350	1,125
Wildlings	1,275	975
Warg Riders	1,350	1,200
Summoned (By Spell):
Ghouls	375	525
Iron Golem	2,250	2,250
Mummies	750	1,500
Phantoms	0	0
Rock Golems	375	1,125
Skeletons	0	225
Specters	375	750
Wights	375	750
Zombies	375	225

Reinforcement Schedule (Receive As Kingdom Brigades):

Turn 5:	1
Turn 10:	2
Turn 15:	1
Turn 20:	2
Turn 25:	1
Turn 30:	1
Turn 35:	1
Turn 40:	1

Terrain Combat Adjustment:

Terrain Type	Movement Point Cost	Movement (Ice Age)	Sorcerer	Trait
Plains	5.0	6.25	0%
Forest	7.0	8.75	0%
Mountains	8.0	10.00	0%
Desert	7.0	8.75	0%
Marsh	7.0	8.75	0%
Sea	5.0	6.25	0%
vs PC’s	*	*	0%

Intercept Radius:

Your intercept radius is 3 areas (for Order #732).