Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-25012056-20161227184821

At long last, it is finally here. This is my final Gundabad suggestion, to wrap up loose ends and make some amends to a few facets of previous suggestions. The other ones are here:

Hunter and Dragon Clans

Northern Clan

Moria Clan

Goblin Clan

Biomes
(Map)

For biomes referenced here that were not suggested here, please see the other suggestions. The map above (made by High King Ithilion) contains all suggested biomes (though the Goblin Mountains are missing due to miscommunication on my part).

The Misty Mountains would gain one new sub-biome besides the ones already suggested. These would be the Southern Misty Mountains, which would spawn south of the Mountains of Moria. These mountains be identical to the Misties save in spawning. They would contain no Gundabad mobs of any sort. They could be invaded, however, by Gundabad (the Moria Clan subfaction), Isengard, and Dunland. Isengard Snagae could very, very rarely be found here as well. The southern Misties would have their own corresponding foothills.

The actual, current Misty Mountains would generate between the Goblin Mountains and Gundabad and between the Goblin Mountains and the Mountains of Moria. The foothills would stay the same save in the south and Dimrill Dale (where they would be removed.) The current biomes would have a mix of current Gundabad Orcs, occasional Northern Clan NPCs and occasional Goblin Clan NPCs. Ruined dwarven towers in this region would have Northern Clan chieftains.

The Vale of Anduin would be divided up similarly. Northern Anduin and Dimrill Dale have been suggested already in previous suggestions. The current Vales of Anduin and Anduin Hills would generate between Northern Anduin and Lorien. Goblin NPCs and occasional Northern Clan NPCs would spawn at current rates in the hills, and reduced rates in the Vales themself. A new biome for the Beornings and Woodmen would be added (which I will discuss when I get to them) on the eastern shore at some point.

Between Lorien and Mirkwood would generate a stretch of the Anduin Vales occupied by Dol Guldur, which will be featured in my Dol Guldur suggestions (coming soon.) South of that the Anduin biomes would be replaced with a Southern Anduin biome, where there are no Gundabad NPCs, and are instead populated by occasional Mordor or Dol Guldur orcs.

NPCs
All current Gundabad NPCs would become part of the Northern Clan. In many biomes, however, they would be replaced by other orc types. The current Gundabad NPCs would only spawn in the Ettenmoors, Coldfells, Gundabad Mountains, Misty Mountains, Misty Mountains Foothills, Vales of Anduin, Anduin Hills, and Northern Anduin.

Structures
Gundabad camps would be replaced by clan-specific camps based on spawning for the region. Aside from Hunter Clan camps (described in their suggestion), the camps would remain the same save for wool color. Northern Clan camps would use black wool, Hunter Clan camps would use brown wool and no forges, Grey Mountains camps would use dark gray wool, Goblin camps would use light gray wool, and Moria camps would use black wool as well.

Captured Dwarven towers would go to the Northern Clan.

Other
Gundabad should be allied with Isengard.

Achievements
Miscellaneous note: All achievements for the Gundabad faction on a whole, as well as the achievements for the Northern, Goblin, and Moria Clans, would be moved under Misty Mountains. Hunter clan achievements will stay in Eriador and Grey Mountains Clan achievements would, of course, go to the Grey Mountains.

[The Southern Peaks] - Enter the Southern Misty Mountains.

[Gundabad Traveller] - Go to the Lone-lands, Misty Mountains, Angmarin Spur, Gundabad Mountains, Goblin Mountains, Mountains of Moria, and Grey Mountains.

[The Hordes of the North] - Hire a unit from each clan.

[Mountain-Orc] - Enter every variant and sub-biome of the Misty Mountains and Grey Mountains.

Titles
Achievements that would in other cases get titles that were previously suggested would get titles.

[Gundabad Traveller] - Earn the corresponding achievement.

[Mountain-Orc] - Earn the corresponding achievement.

[War-Chief of the North] - Get 1500 alignment with Gundabad, Angmar, and Dol Guldur.

Keep your eyes peeled. The beginning of my Dol Guldur suggestions will show itself soon.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 18:48, December 27, 2016 (UTC) 