Guide to the Aipoko Kingdom in Crusader Kings III, including the Mad Mask Rumour quest, new building plans, and side quests like King Game Club and Farmer Revolution.
Sit on your throne to check the Arm Guard. It's actually a Gauntlet which raises the health of its wearer by 3. Since your first choice soldiers have been equipped with other things, let's give this to a hunter for once. Now, open the "Mad Mask Rumour" quest invitation.
Mad Mask Rumour
Difficulty: ****
Loking for crybabies. And if you're not one, don't worry. I'll make you one! I fear no one! Our Torn Forest belongs to us! Know your place, and stay there!
-Guardian Ogre Ergo
For this battle, create a team consisting of 9 soldiers and 8 hunters and use the attack formation only.
Enter the Torn Forest to meet the Ogre Ergo, which is essentially a guy with a giant mask wielding a meat cleaver. Throughout this fight, you'll be playing merry go round the mulberry bush with this guy around the giant tree stump in the centre of this roundabout. Destroy those logs blocking your way and start giving chase. Once you've got close enough, send soldiers and hunters after him and you'll take down a quarter of his health without much trouble.
Things get serious when the Ogre Ergo has lost a quarter of his health. He will enrage from time to time, throwing meat cleavers at you from a range! Whenever he's enraged, the Ogre Ergo is invincible, so order a retreat whenever you see him fuming. While Ogre Ergo's enraged, keep your distance, staying on the opposite side of the giant stump from him. Ogre Ergo will throw his meat cleaver in a circle around the stump like a boomerang. You can avoid this attack by moving around in a tight circles right next to the stump. Your citizens will move around with you, decreasing the effective size of the team, thus making it hard for the cleaver to hit anyone. Continue avoiding the meat cleavers until he's calmed down and you can give chase again.
Catch up with Ogre Ergo and send in the soldiers and hunters as before. If anyone manages to cling on his back, you can be assured of dealing considerable damage to Ogre Ergo before he becomes enraged again. Repeat this hide and seek technique and you'll eventually take him down. You will be awarded two precious treasures worth 3000000 Bol each.
Talk to Howser and check out the new plans for the Soldier Town which has been built on the Torn Forest.
New plans
- Veteran's barracks
Region: Soldier Town Cost: 9100000 Bol - Uptight residence
Region: Soldier Town Cost: 1818000 Bol - Lively residence
Region: Soldier Town Cost: 2828000 Bol - Jolly residence
Region: Soldier Town Cost: 4141000 Bol
If you have the money, splash the cash to build a veteran's barracks. Go back out and gather your Royal Guard and send them over to the Soldier Town. Notice how the trees have been cut down to create one giant open space. Send your soldiers in to turn them into hardened soldiers for 1000000 Bol per person. Also cut down the bush by the locked gate leading to the Kingdom of the Jolly for a hole with a gold bar inside. Since training hardened soldiers is such an expensive task, let's do some quests to raise money.
King Game Club...
Difficulty: *
Hello, sire. The King Game Club challenges you at Dark Valley Entrance. Fight for me.
-Smug Worker
This should be an easy quest given the high amounts of health in your group. You will receive 2 chips and a piece of good stationary for your troubles.
From Knight
Difficulty: **
We have trouble! The Farmer Revolution suddenly appeared at Dark Valley. Please fight for me.
-Enraged Knight
The Farmer Revolution consists of a bunch of Moonflowers and man eating radishes led by another of those scarecrow impostors. The narrow terrain in Dark Valley makes things really tedious. Just be patient with the hit and run attacks against those evil plants and you'll come out on top in no time. Your rewards are two nice toys.
From Hag
Difficulty: *
It's nothing big. The King Game Club appeared at Sunflower Plains. Fight for me.
-Guilty Hag
This is yet another King Game Club quest and you'll have to fight them in the same old tight spot at the starting area of the Sunflower Plains. The ability to stun from a range will prove to be useful, so reenter your kingdom to get an ammo refill before fighting this scarecrow impostor. You'll receive a rock, an expensive rock and 2 cloths as rewards.
To the King
Difficulty: *
I heard this. The Wolfsbane Trio challenges you at S. Sunflower Plains. Please fight for me if you have time.
-Sorry Guard
Finally, a quest that doesn't involve the tedious scarecrow impostor. Send in the cook to fry the chicken and the big turnips can be easily killed. The reward is junk though.
Go home to cash in on your treasures as before. The good stationary is a fountain pen worth 1320000 Bol. You should gain so many millions of Bol that you can train 3-5 more hardened soldiers. Once you have had enough soldiers with a base health of 9 or higher, it's time to gather your next invasion force. Your squad should consist of 7 hardened soldiers, 5 hunters, 1 farmer, 1 mega carpenter, 1 lumberjack, 1 merchant and 1 miner. Use the Jump Cannon to blast back to the Bony Tunnel Entrance.
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