ModThe Old RealmsBetav0.1.9.84

Lore-Hardcore — TOR balance overhaul

A balance mod on top of The Old Realms in the spirit of Warhammer Fantasy: orcs are terrifying and pay in teeth, goblins are a horde, trolls are lone tanks, Chaos is fully playable — up to overthrowing the Chaos King.

Lore-Hardcore reworks vanilla TOR so that factions feel different, the way they do on the Warhammer tabletop.

Orcs and goblins

  • Orcs are stronger, hit harder, take hits, never panic and never flee the field. WAAAGH! — every kill gives +50 % morale to allies.
  • Teeth economy — orcs and goblins pay in teeth, not gold: income from fiefs, bounties for lords, tariffs in orc towns, castle duels with teeth at stake.
  • Cannibalism when starving, battering rams 5× stronger, no trebuchets.
  • Goblins are cheap, fragile and numerous; a retinue of small goblins joins when you hire an orc.
  • Trolls are tanks with big HP, expensive upkeep, up to two per party.
  • The Pit — a fistfight in an orc town with a chance at valuable loot.

Chaos

  • Fully playable through game mechanics, no cheats.
  • Overthrow the Chaos King: earn “Glory to Chaos” with personal kills, serve 30 days — and challenge the reigning king to a duel to the death. Win and his kingdom, vassals, capital and god-tier gear become yours.
  • Chaos market — Chaos weapons and armour in Chaos towns, god-tier gear in the capital.

Requires The Old Realms. Target: Bannerlord 1.3.15 + TOR 1.16.