#Mount and blade how to start a war series#

ItвЂ™d be wise to cancel the dialogue if the odds arenвЂ™t in your favor. If you werenвЂ™t able to convince a lord, it may take a while until the dialogue option is made available again the cooldown seems to be variable. The dialogue system is very weird right now, and itвЂ™s possible for answers with higher percentages to still fail.

Critical failure = -2 to any progress youвЂ™ve made.

ItвЂ™s also possible that having high relations with lords would convince them readily. For instance, if you have a high Charm skill and the вЂњMercyвЂќ trait (from your chosen background during character creation), then some types of answers might be more apt. Your available answers have varying degrees of success and the probability is based on your skills and other traits. You need to get all four вЂњpipsвЂќ to light up based on your answers. In any case, once youвЂ™re speaking to the head of a family, youвЂ™re then asked four questions with multiple choices. This will help increase your Charm skill. Alternatively, you could choose to let them go after defeating them in battle. This nets you a lot of gold and, like the other prisoners you ransom, will help increase your Roguery skill. Note 2: Assuming you donвЂ™t want to recruit nobles, you can ransom them instead in any settlementвЂ™s tavern. Execution will cause a massive relations penalty between you and that nobleвЂ™s clan. Note 1: Enemy lords captured in battle cannot be recruited, but you may (a) keep them as prisoners in your party, (b) imprison them in a dungeon, or (c) execute them. You can open the topic of discussion by speaking to a head of a clan, telling them that their factionвЂ™s ruler is not worthy of their loyalty. The only exceptions are the faction leaders themselves. Once youвЂ™ve become a vassal (or a ruler) in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, youвЂ™ll be able to convince lords to join your cause. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord вЂ“ Recruiting enemy lords For more information, check out our Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord guides and features hub. Note: This guide is intended for Mount & Blade II: BannerlordвЂ™s early access stage. However, thereвЂ™s a way to have enemy lords betray their own kingdom. Truth be told, most of these actions - especially those that increase your renown and influence - will lead you to unending war.

#Mount and blade how to start a war series#

In our series of guides for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, weвЂ™ve already detailed how to become a mercenary or a vassal, build up your clanвЂ™s rank, and play politics with the other lords in your kingdom.