The Hammer of Thursagan
Okay, I’ve played through THoT. It was my first dwarf-only campaign. The campaign was much easier than I expected, I finished up the last scenario in about an hour (and a half, maybe) and finished the rest two days later. I played on Normal difficulty, by the way.
By far the most difficult scenario was the last. No doubt about it. But the most interesting scenario would have to be Invaders. Bandits, orcs, dwarves, what fun! Hacking, slashing, hacking, slashing, KABOOM! Yeah, that was a Thunderguard shooting a poor orc to death. :p
Since the main enemy of the campaign was mostly orcs and trolls until the end where it was dwarves and undead, it was a breeze. Tearing through endless amounts of orcs with just a couple steelclads and somehow making through it is strangely very satisfying.
Due to the sturdy build of the dwarves, I took almost no losses, even in the last scenario. The biggie was when I suicided my Mage with the Staff of Righteous Flame on Karrag, which killed him instantly. It was the last move of the campaign anyhow.
I liked the story. It was sweet and simple. The masked dwarves made you wonder, “Huh?” and the Karrag part finally made sense, although I think he could have been a little evil-er.
In the end, I can’t see how this campaign is placed after EI. Definitely it’s easier. In all, it’s nice campaign with a compelling story. But for those who want to sit through difficult scenarios and fight through it to earn a worthy victory, the campaign doesn’t quite get that, except for maybe the last scenario. So yeah, 4 out of 5 stars. You should play it, it’s nice.
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