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A guide to help you unlock every achievement in King Of Dragon Pass.

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Guide Index

Overview

First things first...

ESSENTIAL EVENTS :

SECONDARY EVENTS :

WAR RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS:

MAGIC RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS :

APOCALYPSE ACHIEVEMENTS :

VICTORIES ACHIEVEMENTS :

MISCELLANEOUS ACHIEVEMENTS :

History and links :

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First things first...

Obviously, this guide contains spoilers concerning the game.
However, I won't hide everything between [spoiIer] as I find that pretty annoying to read.
Scrolls down at your own risk. And have fun.

I've never played the first game (1999) and it's my first experience with the Glorantha universe. If I've done a mistake or if you know a more reliable way to get an achievement : please tell me.

I still have to complete the Tribal Warrior achievement and to beat the game on hard.

I took the time to make this because some achievements are tough to get and there isn't much on the internet if you need help. I will sometimes talk about specifics locations, if you don't know where it is this map might help : kingofdragonpass.fandom.[vignette.wikia.nocookie.net]

Also, english isn't my main language, if I've misspelled something please message me.

ESSENTIAL EVENTS :

— these achievements should happen during any game, since they are essential to win.

Tribe Maker achievement, forge other clans into a tribe.
You require to have a great reputation and to do The Making of the Storm Tribe heroquest, ask Orlanth for his blessing. If done right, you should have the visit of Einarth Milk-Eyes.

King achievement and Queen achievement, have a clan leader elected.
After successfully making a tribe choose "Nominate a member of your clan".

To be elected you need to use a lot of goods, if you don't have the resources just wait for the next election, it will occur several times during a playthrough.

SECONDARY EVENTS :

— these achievements are events non-essential to win the game. As so, there isn't a sure way to trigger them and it's possible to wait many years even if the first steps are done correctly.

Otherworld Return achievement.
If your quester choose to "Leave the realm of the gods" during a heroquest, he can get lost and enter Limbo. [kingofdragonpass.fandom.com] You have to find your way out.

Troll Peacemaker achievement, make peace with the trolls.
As soon as you start your playthrough, search for the clan "known for careful planning". You need to have them close to you, if you don't restart.

During your game don't ever bother with trolls. If another clan ask you to raid them, refuse. If an event concern trolls, be as nice as possible. And don't ever go near the Skyfall Lake (north-est). While forming a tribe, ask the clan "known for careful planning" to join you and accept to make peace with the trolls. If done right, an event should trigger during the next years.

During my playthough, I choose to "send a negotiator with the peace delegation" and "promise never to annoy her with your insignificant presence".

Here are the last screens concerning this event : Cragspider : Tribal Peace.[kingofdragonpass.fandom.com]

Tribal Warrior achievement.
"The tribal warrior achievement is for winning a tribal war. If you're in a tribe, once the other tribes form, you can try to get your tribe to agree to tribal war. Convincing your tribe doesn't always succeed, but winning a tribal war is a good way to raise the tribe's mood. If you make peace with a tribe, you can go to war later over some transgression. I think bigger tribes have an easier time winning at tribal war and I personally haven't lost one. You also have the option to get Humankt's blessing for tribal war via his hero quest, but I don't think it's necessary." - Thanks @Curiousfellow for the help.

Theya achievement, achieved Theya’s destiny.
"Theya is a character who may be born in your clan. She has an event chain that explores her gift of prophecy granted by Ernalda." You will have to help her from time to time as her story is quite dramatic. She can be a member of your clan ring.

Kallyr’s Destiny achievement and Kallyr’s Greater Destiny achievement.
One day a woman named Leika will ask you to adopt a baby. "I raised this girl in a shield, so that she will grow up to be a mighty warrior" she says.

She will grow and one day be part of your clan nobles. I don't remember exactly then the achievements pops but it should be after she asks to go on a mission in the Heortland.

The second achievement has to be done during another playthough, this time Kallyr will ask to go on an unique and dangerous heroquest.

Plow Triceratops achievement and War Triceratops achievement.
Both achievements start with the Triceratops Skeleton event. You have to display it in your clan hall, (idk if the "temple or shrine" option works).

This should trigger a visit from Mathrania the Magnificent. Invite him to the market square and answer to his question. I've chosen Obedience but any answer should work. Soon after you will find a basket of eggs, care for them until they hatch. Then, try to raise the babies Triceratops. They will become an issue to your clan, try to train them as battle mounts for the War Triceratops achievement or as beasts of burden for Plow Triceratops. Using the Saga tab, you can have both during a single playthrough.

Note that if yours ancestors were friendly toward dragons you will gain a small magic bonus.
Also, during ~60 hours of gameplay Mathrania came just one time. Don't lose patience.

WAR RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS:

Cattle Raider achievement and Cattle Raid Master achievement.
Succeed at five cattle raids in a row, then ten.
I don't know how to be consistent here. Just don't send to many warriors.

Raider achievement and Raid Master achievement.
Succeed at five raids in a row, then ten.
Don't forget about blessings of the gods.

Humakt can improves chance of winning a battle (Battle Luck), improves the ability of warriors in battle (Morale) and help weaponthanes (Truesword). Orlanth, Elmal and Urox also have great blessings. Some treasures can be effective too, like the Humakt's Raven Banner or the Earthshaker Battle Unit.

Fort Builder achievement, build every fortification.
Some fortifications are really expensive, this achievement requires you to spend 350 goods total (minus the one you start with). Fortifications can be destroyed.

MAGIC RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS :

Quester achievement, succeed at every heroquest.
Almost mandatory during a long playthrough.
Don't forget during Sacred Time to assign magic points to Quests.

Blessed achievement, have 25 points of clan magic.
Respect the traditions of your ancestors and they will reward you.
This should be easy from the moment you start doing heroquests.

Learned achievement, learn every mystery.
Make sacrifices to every gods to learned all blessings but also all 9 heroquests/myths.
I recommend doing it while playing on normal since it requires a lot of resources.

Pious achievement, build a shrine to every deity.
Can be done at the same time as the previous achievement. Once done I don't recommend keeping every shrine since it will cost you a lot for maintenance.

APOCALYPSE ACHIEVEMENTS :

— these achievements are basically Game Over screens. The choice of your ancestral enemy might alter their reaction but I don't think it prevent you from not obtaining these achievements.
— you will have an event with emissaries to warn you before each apocalypse.
— playing on Hard isn't necessary for these 6 achievements.

"It's safe to say that if you have reached this point, you have probably made some poor choices."

Beastfolk Apocalypse achievement. Centaurs, minotaurs and ducks.
The quickest way to do it, is to wipe out the duck clan next to your tula. Later, you can attack the Bundalini's Skeleton Musical Troop and send emissary at the Beast Valley.

Dragonewt Apocalypse achievement.
The easiest way to trigger them is to constantly send emissaries in the Dragonewt Wilds. Some events can also modify their reaction (like destroying the Dragonewt Body Armor).

Troll Apocalypse achievement.
As for the Dragonewt, you can send many emissaries at the Skyfall Lake (weak ones, it's a suicide mission). You should encounter Cragspider. Attack her at multiple times.

Berserker Apocalypse achievement. Chaos.
You have to let the Chaos enter your tula. To do so, don't praise Urox and fail heroquests. In particular Elmal Guards the Stead (choose Ward off Chaos) and Issaries the Concilliator (choose Improve your relations with a cult : Strom Bull).

Telmori Apocalypse achievement. Wolf-men clan.
I don't know a mandatory way to do that, but anytime I had an event related to wolf I tried to kill them. One day my cows got attacked during the night and I had the option to raid the Telmori. They sent a delegation and I choose to kidnapped them.

The few events related to the Telmori should happen at the end of your playthrough (especially when building a town). However, I never had the opportunity to attack them at that time.

Dwarf Apocalypse achievement.
For this one you have to send emissaries in the Dwarf Valley while having a Trickster on the clan ring. The point is to find a Dwarf Shaft and to "investigate the sounds".

Next you should discover a Dwarf Mine and be able to send your Trickster to take a treasure from them. Good luck !

VICTORIES ACHIEVEMENTS :

Ten Year King achievement and Ten Year Queen achievement. SHORT !
"Once one of your clan leaders is elected tribal king, he or she must hold the throne for ten years. Maintained your herds, performed at least three heroquests, and built a solid reputation with your neighbors, you’ll win."

King of Dragon Pass and Queen of Dragon Pass. LONG !
"While performing seven different heroquests, you’ll need to convince the other tribes to form together into a kingdom, then prove yourself worthy of ruling that kingdom. The winner is crowned High King or High Queen."

Hard Victory achievement and Hard Kingdom Victory achievement.
Beat the game on Hard twice, during a Short game and a Long one.

Five Victories achievement and Ten Victories achievement.
Beat the game ten times, on any difficulty or any lenght.

Peace Clan Victory achievement.
Beat the game while playing with a peace clan. "Peace clans can allocate more clan magic towards fertility magic, and the fyrd is smaller."

I don't know if switching your clan policy just before a victory works or not. If you really don't want to do a full playthrough with a peace clan you can always try that. (Clan tab : Reorganize)

NOTE : "I tried switching at the last moment to a peace clan for the Peace Clan Victory achievement and it did not work. I was playing the short game though, so you may need to start as a peace clan assuming it doesn't also require a long game win." from Red Earth

MISCELLANEOUS ACHIEVEMENTS :

Trickster Chief achievement, select a Trickster to lead the clan.
No need to have a Trickster as a chief for long, just one turn will do.

Easter Egg achievement.
Press "O" on the main menu. · source.
It might overwrite your current save so do it between two playthoughs.

Collector achievement, hoard 25 treasures.
The best way is to search the map and to perform heroquests. Trading is possible but expensive. Don't forget that some treasures have a limited lifespan.

— Here is a full treasures list.[kingofdragonpass.fandom.com]

Nicknamer achievement, give a clan a new name.
I was able to do it while my clan was splitting because it was overpopulated.
It's one of the most obtained achievement so there might be others ways to get it.

Clan Maker achievement, create a new clan by splitting.
As said above, having to many people in your clan will trigger a scripted event.
There is information here about the consequences.[kingofdragonpass.fandom.com]

Master Explorer achievement, explore the map of Dragon Pass.
You don't have to explore 100% of the map but an important part nonetheless.
Use Vinga's blessing and try to avoid the Skyfall Lake or you will bother Cragspider.

Peace Maker achievement, end a feud.
The quickest way is to send a gift (40-50 cattles on normal, more on hard). I recommend ending at least one feud as soon as possible, especially on hard difficulty.

Initiate achievement, complete the tutorial.
The tutorial is accessible from the Controls tab.

History and links :

23/01/2024 : Peace Clan Victory info and few formatting edits.
02/07/2020 : few formatting edits.
03/05/2020 : adding the Tribal Warrior achievement, 43/43.
21/04/2020 : upload with 42/43 achievements.

Have fun playing the game yourself. Ask me anything if you need some help.
And feel free to contact me if you want me to add something. I will be happy to quote you.

I recommend watching these videos by aulddragon.
He played the older version of the game but you can still learn many things from it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz7xsfm3isk&list=PL1Be_cMfHOEf6UBDcIMCQl96uKeNBXuAa
https://steamhost.cn/app/352220/King_of_Dragon_Pass/

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Red Earth 20 Nov, 2021 @ 7:14pm

I tried switching at the last moment to a peace clan for the Peace Clan Victory achievement and it did not work. I was playing the short game though, so you may need to start as a peace clan assuming it doesn't also require a long game win.

Tarvane 5 Jul, 2021 @ 2:20pm

I can confirm that you get both, I just did that with the tribal queen achievement and would imagine the king one works the same.

shau--ni [author] 2 Jul, 2020 @ 8:54am

1. Originally the difficulty levels were named Easy-Normal-Hard but that was changed to Normal-(Nameless)-Hard due to the game never really being "Easy". I still haven't managed to beat the game on hard but I'm pretty sure you have to select the box on the right. When the creator of KODP talked about Normal-Hard-Harsh difficulties I think he was referring to Six Ages [blog.sixages.com].

2. I would be surprise if that wasn't the case but I don't know for sure. I'm gonna try as soon as I got the time, since I still haven't unlock these two.

If anyone read this and have more information on it, feel free to correct me.

Gianni Tsunami 1 Jul, 2020 @ 9:49pm

A couple questions:

1.) There are three difficulties to choose from. Normal, a box in between, and Hard. I read online that the creator described then as "normal, hard and harsh". To get the achievement that need you to be on Hard mode do you have to tick the box all the way to right or does the middle box count?

2.) If you become King of Dragon Pass on hard mode do you unlock the "Become King of Dragon Pass" and "Become King of Dragon Pass on Hard" at the same time?

shau--ni [author] 2 May, 2020 @ 2:56pm

@Curiousfellow, thanks a lot for the information ! I'm adding that right now in the guide

Curiousfellow 30 Apr, 2020 @ 3:31am

The tribal warrior achievement is for winning a tribal war. If you're in a tribe, once the other tribes form, you can try to get your tribe to agree to tribal war. Convinving your tribe doesn't always succeed, but winning a tribal war is a good way to raise the tribe's mood. If you make peace with a tribe, you can go to war later over some transgression.

I think bigger tribes have an easier time winning at tribal war and I personally haven't lost one. You also have the option to get Humankt's blessing for tribal war via his hero quest, but I don't think it's necessairy.

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