The Council: FAQ

Every Tuesday at 20:30, Paris time. The teams are posted about 90 minutes before the start, and every battle night is announced on the Discord. The Hour Candle counts down to the next one in your own time.

Your clan does. The organisers balance the armies clan by clan and tell each clan which kingdomKingdomA faction of a side. Twelve in all.In the lexicon → and regionRegionA province, clan or people inside a kingdom. It sets colours, banner and gear.In the lexicon → it fights for. In game you pick that side, kingdom and region, then your classClassOne of the eleven roles of a region, from Melee Infantry (A1) to Cavalry Lord (C3).In the lexicon →.

At the next roundRoundOne life each, one flag on the field, up to 18 minutes.In the lexicon →: Battle mode gives one life per round. During the warmupWarmupThe gathering before the battle: no damage, spawn with F.In the lexicon → you respawn with F after a short delay.

Yes, between lives: the new classClassOne of the eleven roles of a region, from Melee Infantry (A1) to Cavalry Lord (C3).In the lexicon → applies at your next spawn. Keep to the slots your clan was given; your side, kingdomKingdomA faction of a side. Twelve in all.In the lexicon → and regionRegionA province, clan or people inside a kingdom. It sets colours, banner and gear.In the lexicon → stay the same all night.

The waiting lineWaiting lineThe short queue that lets players into a busy server a few at a time.In the lexicon →. The server lets players in a few at a time so that everyone gets a smooth start; you see your position and can cancel whenever you like. It usually takes seconds.

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on PC, the LotRMPCoreLotRMPCoreThe asset module: models, textures and animations, about 9.5 GB on the Steam Workshop.In the lexicon → module from the Steam Workshop (the 3D assets, about 9.5 GB) and the LotRMPEventLotRMPEventThe event module: factions, classes, rules and maps. Its game id is OrderMiddleEarthEvent.In the lexicon → module (the event itself, about 310 MB), from our install package. Today the Workshop copy of LotRMPEvent can be older than the server’s: subscribe to LotRMPCore on the Workshop, but take LotRMPEvent from the manual package. The download link of our package is coming soon.

No. The mod is free; you only need your own copy of Bannerlord.

Your LotRMPEventLotRMPEventThe event module: factions, classes, rules and maps. Its game id is OrderMiddleEarthEvent.In the lexicon → or LotRMPCoreLotRMPCoreThe asset module: models, textures and animations, about 9.5 GB on the Steam Workshop.In the lexicon → version differs from the server’s: the game compares both. Install the current package, check that LotRMPCore is up to date on the Workshop, and try again. Today the Workshop copy of LotRMPEvent can be older than the server’s: subscribe to LotRMPCore on the Workshop, but take LotRMPEvent from the manual package.

Your copy of the current map differs from the server’s. Install the current package: it carries the event’s twelve maps. If the game still refuses a map, ask on Discord: the team may have updated it since. Battlefields keep their in-game scene names (ValleyBattle, ForestBattle, OasisBattle, PlainBattle…): those are their official names, in the game as in the Atlas.

The local copy in your game’s Modules folder: the game loads it before the Workshop copy. You can stay subscribed. To go back to the Workshop version, delete Modules\LotRMPEvent.

The installer cannot find the game by itself: it asks for the game folder (the one with bin and Modules inside). Paste the path and press Enter. Ask on Discord how to get LotRMPCoreLotRMPCoreThe asset module: models, textures and animations, about 9.5 GB on the Steam Workshop.In the lexicon → outside Steam.

Cavalry is whitelistedWhitelistThe list of Steam IDs allowed to play cavalry. Everyone else sees "Reserved".In the lexicon →: only riders listed by Steam ID can take it. If your clan has a cavalry slot, ask your leader to add you to the clan roster on Discord; once an admin validates it and reloads the list, your menu unlocks; no restart needed.

That is the lance ruleLance ruleSwitch away from a spear, lance or pike and it drops to the ground. Poleaxes, halberds and glaives stay in hand.In the lexicon →: switch from a spear, lance or pike to any other weapon and it drops. Pick it back up if you want it. Javelins and throwing spears are not affected, and since v1.0.2.3 neither are poleaxes, halberds and glaives: they stay in your kit.

You are in the warmupWarmupThe gathering before the battle: no damage, spawn with F.In the lexicon →: damage is off until the admins start the battle. Use it to test your kit and form up with your clan.

Up to three per clan, one for each lordLordA named character of a region, one of each lord class per clan.In the lexicon → classClassOne of the eleven roles of a region, from Melee Infantry (A1) to Cavalry Lord (C3).In the lexicon → (Infantry, Archer, Cavalry Lord), chosen by the clan; the Cavalry Lord must be on the whitelistWhitelistThe list of Steam IDs allowed to play cavalry. Everyone else sees "Reserved".In the lexicon →. Lords are named characters of their region, in its finest armour, with the same stats as everyone else. Officers, one or two per clan, carry the region’s banner.

Through a clan. Clans register on our Discord, sign up their numbers for the week and are balanced into the two armies by the organisers. Join the Discord, then join a clan with a "Join my clan" ticketTicketA private Discord thread for a clan request: register, join, change tag, cavalry roster.In the lexicon →, or register your own.

The event is organised clan by clan, so the simplest way is to join one. Ask on the Discord which clans are recruiting.