Monastic Military Orders Scenario Concept

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I've been toying with the idea -it seems like thats all that I do when it comes to civ2 scenarios- of a scenario similar in style to "Sieze the Crown", by John Ellis. The concept is that the three monastic military orders: Knights Templar, Knights Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights (I'm not sure about the last one) have to prevent the fall of the Jerusalem and the conquest of the Crusader states by their surrounding Muslim neighbors. The orders can also expand their dominions and perhaps even establish a state of their own. While they will be powerful players their possessions will be Castles (small cities) that riddle the thin coastal strip of land belonging to the Christians. I'm also thinking about making the Assassins a playable civ, but thats still up in the air.

I'm thinking about dividing the Muslims into Egyptian and Syrian civs in order to depict the feud between Cairo and Damascus. Also, the christian states can use this conflict to their advantage.

For the time being I only have these units that I've created specifically for this scenario. Also, the map I'm working on is a Giga map displaying the Nile Delta, the coast of modern day Lebanon, Syria, northern Israel and South East Turkey. Its Easternmost reach ending at the Euphrates river.

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Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.
 
nice idea !
I remember an old scenario (in german) - quite awful - focusing on Knight Orders: ... Terrific map, humble elements... Just good the idea...

Liquidnerve: do you think to consider the alliances Templars-Venezia and Hospitalier-Genova (with its zenit in "San Saba War", which bloodly divided Acre in 1256-58) ??? This could give more 'colour' in the struggle on sea...
 
nice idea !
I remember an old scenario (in german) - quite awful - focusing on Knight Orders: ... Terrific map, humble elements... Just good the idea...

Liquidnerve: do you think to consider the alliances Templars-Venezia and Hospitalier-Genova (with its zenit in "San Saba War", which bloodly divided Acre in 1256-58) ??? This could give more 'colour' in the struggle on sea...

your idea is excellent! i was trying to find a way in which to incorporate the venetians and genoans! back to the drawing board!
 
Happy to be useful... But, gimme a promise: you'll call Venice "VENEZIA" and Genoa "GENOVA" !!!
Have a good job! :)
 
bump!
any news?
 
Hey Liquidnerve,
are you still active?

I'm currently doing a research paper about the military orders (the teutonic order, to be more specific). I could provide some background.

Just short now, if you answer here I give you more.

I don't know which size of map you use:
I would use a map of the eastern part of the Mediterranean.

The problem with the teutonic knights is that they were founded 60 years after the other ones. It depends when the scenario will be started.

Each order should have a small support town in Cyprus (Cyprus was actually used for the retreat from the holy land in 1291). Each order should also have a bigger support town with automatical support-free units in the west representing the homeland "Kommende"s (that's the German word for the monastery of the knigths, don't know the English).

If you want a map of the holy land with the fortresses I can scan it and send it. I would be very interested in this scenario.
 
@vikingSS : IIRC those units are a graphic update for David Morovan's scenario "Holy Wars". David Morovan is the units' author (DM) too :)

@Saint-Louis: totally agree with you about map (East Medit), Cyprus and the homeland Kommende for renforcement from the West :goodjob:

but... Liquid Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeerveeeeeeee :confused: :D :lol:

we're waiting for news :mischief:

btw: Merry Xmas !!! :D
 
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