Thrust into power unwillingly, how would you rule? Travel through your kingdom full of idiots, hot heads, and crazies and unite them all. Or, tell them all to go to hell. The choice is yours. Rule your way as you try to become the Grand Lord.

## About This Game
The Grand Lord is a branching dialogue driven adventure created by two first-
time developers in Unreal Engine.
## STORY
The game’s starting incident is two-fold; your father is retiring as the Grand
Lord of the land and your semi-evil brother is coming to take the throne. You
have to visit the three factions of your kingdom: the peasants, swamp people,
and aristocrats. You can either convince them to join your rule, or, if you do
not like them, decide to not have relations with them.

The order you visit the factions is up to you, and if you visit one faction
before another the other factions will take notice.

At the core of the game is diplomacy and the question “what would you do if
you were thrust into a leadership position?” That question is significant
since the player has a large amount of agency in determining the direction of
the story. For example, you could decide that you do not like how any of the
factions operate and tell them that you don’t want anything to do with them!

All of this culminates in a final strategy battle at the end of the game. Here
your faction loyalties are put to the test as you control your forces and
battle back the enemy army. There are several variations of this battle
depending on your loyalties, so it allows for high replayability as you can
experiment with different combinations of faction loyalty.
## GAMEPLAY
This is a dialogue driven adventure, and the majority of the player’s time is
spent interacting with the story. This is done through many different
branching dialogue trees and choices presented to the player. Selecting these
choices affects several hidden variables such as fear, honor, gold, and
faction respect. The value of these plays an import role in dialogues and on
the outcome of the story

There are many opportunities to choose different branching paths to go down.
Every choice made has an impact, either directly or indirectly, on the story.
In addition to the main branching story system, there are some fun adventure
mechanics in the travel levels, and there is a large strategy component in the
end as you defend the capital from your brother’s siege. The strategy is done
through dialogue where you choose how to position your army for the coming
attack.

A single play through can range from 1-3 hours depending on how fast you read
and go through the story. For most people, it will likely be in the 2 hour
range. In addition, there are at least 4 unique endings with many different
variations of each so a player will likely find themselves playing through at
least 3-4 times, if not more! That being said, a single play through is best
experienced in one sitting.

Enjoy your adventure through a heightened world full of ridiculous characters
and absurd moments in this light-hearted, medieval, adventure.

The Grand Lord