

The King of your chosen faction will generally grant you a small village as an introduction and if you take castles and cities thereafter he may award you more lands. You will make some money from any possessions you have. If you build up debts it will have a negative effect on your standing and your party morale will dip. Money makes the world go round and you need a decent bankroll to succeed in Calradia. Alternatively you can build your renown up and then go direct to the King and ask to join his faction. You need to Build up your Renown and eventually as it grows the factions will attempt to sign you up. Decide which of the factions you’d like to be a part of and concentrate on doing missions for them (particularly for the King of your chosen faction).

You don’t strictly need to become a vassal but it would be very tough to go straight from adventurer to King. This Mount & Blade Guide to Recruiting and Commanding an Army is still valid for Warband. If you hire all of them you’ll find that they argue so try to select a balanced group and eject troublemakers. The individual companion characters, on the other hand, are an essential part of your force so seek them out. Training up raw recruits is much cheaper than hiring the finished article in a tavern so avoid the groups of mercenaries. You’ll want to recruit companions from the taverns and hire raw recruits at villages. Your main focus should be to build up your character and your party. As well as upgrading your own armour and weapons make sure you remember to kit out your companions. You can also build up some skills and make a little cash by fighting in the arenas in the cities.Īs you get tougher and start to make some money you can upgrade your gear. Don’t take on deserters though, because they tend to be very well equipped, and at the start of the game you won’t be.

You should also attack small groups of bandits. This is a good gentle introduction and for the early part of the game you should take on missions for city guilds and lords to build up some cash and experience. In Warband you are given a mission to help you get started. You’ll kick off the game as a lone adventurer and the start you get in Calradia will depend on what options you decided to select when Creating your Mount & Blade Character.
