Novice Rising

Novice Rising

Ochsenrath: An Ancient Library is located near the prosperous village of Ochsenrath. Beware, Raspun is reaching out for the Library to fulfill his dark plans! To avoid this, Ochsenrath will need an established Church Branch.

Raspun and the Order of the Dragon are moving on Bishop Matheusz’s Library. The knowledge locked away in the Ancient Library could be used to develop remarkable Technologies, and must be kept from the Order at all costs. If Princess Zoé can convince the Library’s Archivist to share even a few Technologies, defeating Raspun should be a simple matter.

Enemy Forces

Raspun

Raspun controls one General and four soldiers.

Starting Resources

Plank  10    Stone  15    Coal  5
Coin  5    Grain  10    Flour  5
Bread  15    Meat  13    Tool  100
Established Production Chains
Stone: Quarry  2
Plank: Woodcutter  2, Sawmill  1
Bread: Grain Barn  2, Windmill  2, Bakery  2
Coin: Gold Mine  1, Coal Mine  1, Mint  1

Overview

Friendly Sectors: 1
Enemy Sectors: 3
Neutral Sectors: 1

Event Location: Ancient Library

The Ancient Library offers only one Quest, which must be completed to win the map. Send clerics to aid the Archivist in his research, and gain access to powerful Technologies.
Scholars for the Archivist
As Raspun casts his dark shadow upon the Ancient Library, the Archivist grows more and more worried. Support him by sending Novices as scholars to gain access to the Library!
Base Cost: Novice  3
Reward: Technology Research
This map introduces the Church branch building, and the role of clerics in researching Technologies. Plain Food, Beer, and Coin are all essential production chains, and should be established or supplemented as soon as possible. Established Wood and Stone operations are sufficient to support the economy, but Grain production eventually should be expanded.
Enough Fancy Food is provided to complete the map, but the neighboring neutral sector offers a source of Animal for additional production. Victory must be achieved by meeting Quest Board objectives.

Objective: Establish a Church Branch

The option to build a Church is not immediately available, and must be unlocked through the Prestige Tree. Place two Large Prestige Objects to reach Prestige Level 2.
Unlock the Stronghold, Export Office, and Church Prestige Tree option, and begin constructing a Church immediately.

Place the Church near your main Storehouse to speed up resource delivery. While the Church is under construction, take a moment to smooth out the rough spots in existing production chains and prepare for the next objective.

Construct at least one additional Grain Barn at the established Farm. Place a new Residence in this area, to be used for the Brewery work yard.

Objective: Train Novices in the Church

Once the Church is complete, the Brewery work yard is made available for construction. The Brewery can be attached to any open Residence work yard slot, but is most productive when placed near established Grain Barns. Place a Well near the existing Storehouse to begin Beer production. Assign a temporary Plain Food boost to the Brewery and head to the Church.
Train at least three Novices to complete the current objective.

Make sure to take the Brewery off its Food boost after producing enough Beer to match Bread supplies. At this point in the map, there is no use for surplus Beer—Plain Food is a much more versatile resource for this map.
Build at a Lodge with at least one Fisher near the Fishing Grounds. This allows for temporary Food boosts without interrupting Novice and Coin production, and will take up far less space than expanding Bread production. Add a Storehouse for faster production.

Objective: Send Novices to the Ancient Library

Once three Novices have been trained, send them to the Archivist by selecting the Ancient Library.
While this objective resolves, go to the Tavern and hire two Pikemen to reinforce provided soldiers. Attack the nearby neutral sector with at least five Pikemen.

Objective: Use the Technologies to Your Advantage

Once the Archivist grants access to Technology Research, resume Novice training at the Church. Only 10 Novices are required to research all available Technologies, and they should be deployed through the Technology board as soon as individual research requirements are met.
Research available Technologies to complete this objective.

Objective: Crash Raspun’s Defense

Raspun’s sectors are well defended, and require a large complement of Musketeers to overcome. Along with the Ballistics Technology, at least 13 Musketeers must be hired for a successful attack. Return to the newly conquered sector and construct a Lodge with at least two Hunters. Build a Storehouse to speed up the collection of Animal. Build additional Hunters as resources become available.
Attach a Butcher’s work yard to the available town sector Noble Residence to begin Meat production.

Place the Butcher on a Fancy Food boost to reduce Plain Food consumption.

In addition to Meat, Coin is essential to building an effective army. A steady Coin production chain is provided at the start of play, and will eventually produce enough Coin to complete the map. Increase Coin production to speed up the process.
Build an additional Gold Miner work yard near the mines in your town sector.
Build  Coal Miners near captured mines. Construct a new Storehouse to maintain production.

Build a second Mint in your town sector, and place both Mints on a Fancy Food boost.

With only one Butcher, Meat production will not keep pace with Fancy Food demand. Monitor Meat consumption to ensure Musketeers can be hired. Build additional Hunter and Butcher’s work yards while Hunting Grounds are plentiful. As Hunting Grounds are depleted, place Mint work yards back on Plain Food consumption.
Head to the Tavern to queue up at least 13 Musketeers. Replace any Pikemen lost in the previous battle.