Warcraft III: Reforged: The First War/Mission Beats

Transcription of the First_War_Mission_Beats_v13.pptx (high-level campaign overview) design doc.
==GOALS==
*Hero-centric gameplay and storytelling 
*Serve up a pure version of the Warcraft origin stories to new and nostalgic players
*New hero models, abilities and tilesets
==HEROES==
===Playable heroes===
*Garona, Blade of the Council
*Lothar, King's Champion
*Khadgar, Agent of the Kirin Tor
*Doomhammer, Blackrock Commander
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===Story heroes===
*Llane, King of Stormwind
*Blackhand, Warchief
*Kilrogg, Bleeding Hollow
*Cho'gall, Twilight's Hammer
*Draka & Durotan, Frostwolf
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===The Puppeteers===
*Medivh, The Last Guardian
*Gul'dan, Master of the Shadow Council
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==MISSIONS==
*1. ORC – A NEW LAND (playable hero: Garona)
*2. ORC – SEEKING THE MAGUS (playable hero: Garona)
* INTERLUDE – GUEST IN KARAZHAN
*3. HUMAN – STARVE THEM OUT (playable hero: Lothar)
*4. HUMAN – LIGHT'S HOPE (playable heroes: Lothar, Khadgar)
* INTERLUDE – CHIEFTAINS GATHER
*5. ORC – WARRIOR'S CODE (playable hero: Doomhammer)
*6. HUMAN – WE ARE THE KINGDOM (playable heroes: Lothar, Khadgar)
* INTERLUDE – ASSASSINATION FROSTWOLVES
*7. HUMAN – THE FIRST SIEGE (playable heroes: Lothar, Khadgar)
*8. HUMAN – TRAITOR'S END (playable heroes: Lothar, Khadgar, Garona)
*9. ORC – MAK'GORA (playable hero: Doomhammer)
*10. ORC – THE FALL (playable heroes: Doomhammer, Garona)
==INTERLUDE – THROUGH THE DARK PORTAL==
*Garona and Warchief Blackhand enter Azeroth
*They seek a new home—and conquest. Garona is focused on gathering intelligence
*Other orcs don't respect the "half-breed" Garona
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==01 – ORC01: A NEW LAND==
*Orcs battle humans and build a beachhead in the Black Morass
*Garona earns acclaim, and learns of a human magus with untold power
*"Find him" says a voice in Garona's head—Gul'dan, her true master
*Two part mission (Tactical/Siege) Play Garona and explore; Build a base and attack
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==02 – ORC02: SEEKING THE MAGUS==
*Blackhand sends troops to plunder a fort in the Morass
*Garona offers to lead, as it's near to the magus's tower—her destination
*Garona breaches the fort, and then slips away to Karazhan
*Timed Siege mission – Must breach the fort before Human reinforcements arrive
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==INTERLUDE – A GUEST IN KARAZHAN==
*Medivh meets Khadgar — calls him a spy – and still makes him an apprentice
*Khadgar is told to clear Karazhan of imps
*Khadgar discovers another guest, Garona
*Garona and Khadgar become friendly despite their differences (to Gul'dan's delight)
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==04 – HUMAN01: STARVE THEM OUT==
*Human forces are reeling. Medivh suggests striking orc supply lines near the portal
*King Llane has Lothar attack 3 clan camps – Destroying Orc supply and food
*Lothar fails to prevent the main Orc force from marching on Stormwind
*X number of Supply caches on the map, locate and destroy all of them
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==05 – HUMAN02: LIGHT'S HOPE==
*Lothar and Khadgar recruit and lead clerics of Northshire Abbey (razed by Cho'gall's clan) to siege Northshire and recover holy relics
*Tactical Mission (no base) Lothar, Khadgar, and a squad of units will recover the relics
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==INTERLUDE – THE CHIEFTAINS GATHER==
*Blackhand and Gul'dan plan to terrorize the humans
*Durotan of the Frostwolves argues against fel magic – Gul'dan exiles the clan
*Doomhammer suggests capturing outlying farms in the south (SoS outskirts)
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==03 – ORC03: WARRIOR'S CODE==
*Humans resist the orcs by salting fields and wrecking stores
*Doomhammer grimly makes way for Gul'dan's warlocks
*The town is devastated, but the orcs capture nothing, and the humans fall back
*Siege Mission – Multiple bases protect the Human farms
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==06 – HUMAN03: WE ARE THE KINGDOM==
*Villages are falling to the orcs; Medivh urges Lothar to abandon them
*Lothar refuses to give up on the people
*King Llane: there will be no help from other kingdoms
*Series of Hold-outs; Reach village and defend while the villagers evacuate
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==INTERLUDE – ASSASSINATION OF THE FROSTWOLVES==
*Months later, exiled Durotan and Draka approach the Alterac Mountains
*Gul'dan's assassins catch and kill the Frostwolf leaders
*The assassins leave Durotan and Draka's baby, Thrall, to die (but he is "rescued")
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==07 – HUMAN04: THE FIRST SIEGE==
*The orcs reach Stormwind
*Lothar and Khadgar flank by sea; Blackhand is focused on the frontal assault
*Stormwind suffers, but repels the invaders
*Timed Tactical Siege – Destroy the siege weapons before the destroy the gates
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==08 – HUMAN05: TRAITOR'S END==
*Lothar, Khadgar, and Garona discover Medivh's treachery 
*They fight to the top of demon-infested Karazhan and battle Medivh
*While Medivh is occupied, Gul'dan, watching through Garona's eyes, scours his mind
*Khadgar and Lothar slay Medivh. Gul'dan enters a coma; Garona disappears
*Playing all 3 heroes; Locate and kill Medivh
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==09 – ORC04: MAK'GORA==
*With Blackhand's failure looming, Doomhammer acts to challenge the warchief
*A few Shadow Council loyalists refuse to honor Mak'gora; Doomhammer kills them
*Blackhand emerges and accepts the duel. Doomhammer slays him in a tense fight
*The new Warchief subdues the Shadow Council and gives a speech
*Either siege or tactical – Ends with Doomhammer killing Blackhand
*"We claim a new home, free from demons, and honorless leaders"
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==10 – ORC05: THE FALL==
*Garona, still under the remnants of Gul'dan's control, arrives in Stormwind
*She assassinates King Llane
*Doomhammer sends all of the clans against Stormwind (Gavinrad defending)
*Orcs breach the city, but are slowed by the return of Khadgar, Lothar, and reinforcements
*Khadgar and Lothar escape with Varian as Garona picks off pursuers from the shadows
*The conflict razes Stormwind (against Doomhammer's hopes) but the orcs are victorious
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==EPILOGUE==
*Khadgar and Lothar lead the humans across the sea with young King Varian
*Doomhammer captures Garona as she leaves Stormwind
*On a broken throne, the Warchief plots his next move
*He will need to rebuild and secure his land—but the humans may be back soon
*He turns to a chained Gul'dan: we will need troops
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==UP NEXT...==
*The Second War
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