The final option is to become king yourself - either for an existing faction, or make up your own kingdom! A select few mods even lets you fight as a common soldier in the armies of the lords, rising in the ranks through experience (Freelancer mod). You can also join a kingdom as a mercenary company, getting pay each week, or even join the faction as a Lord of the Realm, once the king / Faction leader trusts you enough.

That means, you can roam the lands, killing everyone you meet if you so wish…or try - the lords will usually make mincemeat of you at first. As a player you have the freedom of the world in that you are free to do anything you want, within the scope of the game. They each have lords that leads armies, and castles and towns with villagers attached to them. M&B Warband is a sandbox world simulator, where various factions vie for control of the lands. The Sieges are some of the most fun I’ve ever had in games - Once you tried to withstand 1200 men with your silly 200 from a castle and actually win the day due to tactics and good men and high walls, you’ll never be the same again -)īasically, the meat of the game is the battles, where you can fight as European armies, desert raiders, in towns, sieges, plains, deserts, during snow blizzards, desert storms where you cant see a anything ahead of you just hear the screams of battle, and in any way you choose - Sword, shield, lance, bow, crossbow, even sickles!Ībout the game itself. I forgot about Companions : besides the million different troops in the game, you also get to hire companions, which are basically heroes you level up as you level up yourself, assigning skill points and selecting and buying equipment, weapons, and horses for. There’s been a lot of talk lately about Mount & Blade on these forums in various threads, and since I’ve been on a romb again playing the game like crazy these past few weeks, I thought it could be to do a little writeup about the game and the mods that I personally find to be the best currently so that newcomers to the game see what the game is all about, and how many wonderfull options one have when playing the game.

Lord of the rings warband mod