TOTAL WAR WIKI

Mori (TWS2 faction)

Game: Total War: Shogun 2
Religion: Shinto-Buddhism

Contents

Campaign

Starting position

Initial challenge

Normal

Year

1545

Provinces

  • Aki Stronghold

Treasury

3000

Introduction

The Mori have a long history of seafaring and are sea masters without equal. They can read the waves and move their fleets further than other clans, and their shipbuilding skills make the construction and maintenance of ships cheaper too. They can also build some rather superior vessels as well. The Mori came to prominence as jito, or stewards, of the Aki province after the Jokyu War in 1221. Despite owing their position to the Kamakura shogunate, they distanced themselves from their sponsors, and were in league with Ashikaga Takauji when he overthrew the old order. They got caught up in the struggles between the Amako and Ouchi clans, and only survived by combining military might with astute diplomacy. Under Mori Motonari, their daimyo, the clan is still at war with the Amako and, indeed, their home in Aki is threatened by an invasion from the north by the Amako. They are still allied with the Ouchi clan of Suo and Nagati to the west, and have peaceful relations with the Kikkawa and Kono in Bingo and Iyo respectively. The war with the Amako is not without opportunity, though: the Amako’s home province of Iwami has deposits of precious metals. Access to other valuable resources would require the removal of the Kikkawa and Kono. But with the sea-going skills of the Mori and the wealth of Iwami, an ambitious daimyo could go far, perhaps as far as the shogun’s palace?

Masters of the Waves

  • Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for all ships
  • Can recruit superior ships
  • Increased campaign map movement range for all ships

Victory Conditions

Short Campaign

Become Shogun by capturing and holding Kyoto

Capture and hold 25 provinces, including the following: Aki, Bingo, Hoki, Iwami, Izumo, Kyoto

Complete by the end of your turn in: Winter 1575

Long Campaign

Become Shogun by capturing and holding Kyoto

Capture and hold 40 provinces, including the following: Aki, Bingo, Hoki, Iwami, Izumo, Kyoto

Complete by the end of your turn in: Winter 1600

Domination Campaign

Become Shogun by capturing and holding Kyoto

Capture and hold 60 provinces, including the following: Aki, Bingo, Hoki, Iwami, Izumo, Kyoto

Complete by the end of your turn in: Winter 1600