Re: KODP, aka, King of dragon pass.
As Zkline said, the game is pretty random, however a lot fo success depends upon firstly blessings, and secondly fostering good feeling.
The horse spawn are universally a pain, but fortifications can generally help with them, as can using tactics such skirmish and maneuver that take advantage of your fortifications (especially because the horse spawn like charging).
With Beastmenand ducks, the best plan generally is not to piss them off enough to the point where they constantly attack you (it's a good way of getting your game ended in a hurry).
I suspect this started because you either attacked the ducks or asked them to send you tribute, which obviously doesn't particularly help foster good will, either with the ducks, or with the beastmen.
There are lots of blessings that can help.
Firstly combat blessings like Humact's and Orlanthe's can be a major help, as can having at least one strong warrior on the ring, however th
at will only help you in defense and on those rare occasions you need to attack.
The best way to foster good will I've tended to find is concentrate on blessings from the talking god and the knowing god, and make sure to have a good negotiator on the ring, indeed as a rule you should generally only attackwho is your actual enemy (this goes doubly for none humans since they're potentially much more dangerous), after all the aim of the game is to peacefully exist and form a tribe, and while it's a good idea to have the odd sporting cattle raid to keepweapon thanes sharp, and maybe foster one enemy clan or ancestral foe who you can go and have a good pound on occasionally, generally the more your neighbors like you the better.
For hero quests it's not just a case of choosing the right options, it's also a matter of firstly whom you send, secondly how much magic you have (support from other clans also helps here), and thirdly whether you have a div erse ring (with a trickster represented), a couple of treasures can also help with heroquests too.
I would recommend having a dip into The Kodp wiki to get a handle on some of the games' general principles, indeed though i'd highly recommend not! looking at any of the pages to do with events or places (since you don't want to spoil your game), at the same time, having a look on the pages for things like combat and heroquests might be helpful.
The really important thing to remember in Kodp is you actually need to start thinking like an Orlanthi if you want to succeed. Going and bashing all your enemies, just focusing on piling up as much resources as possible or forgetting the importance of your gods and ancestors won't get you far.
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