Not far from Weyyah, I come upon the marshal. The castle is taken, and the campaign abandoned. We ride that way for most of the day, but are a few hours too late. My log informs me that Weyyah Castle is under siege and in need of assistance. On the road, I receive word that a campaign is starting, and a request to report to the current marshal, Count Gharmall. On the way, or shortly after arriving, I hope to find Trimbau and earn my bounty. There, I get in a drunken brawl, beat the bastard senseless, and find another caravan to lead me to Uxhal. In the mean time, there are plenty of caravans to loot near the mountain pass near Halmar.Īfter getting enough footmen captives from hapless caravans, I escort the short distance from Halmar to Narra. I pass.Īt level 9, I have acquired 12 strength, allowing me to earn a fourth point in power draw. It gives plenty of renown, and right to rule, I think. If able, this is a good mission to accept. I think I lack the persuasive skills and money required to do this. The Guild Master here asks that I attempt to broker a peace between the Nords and Swadians. The caravan parts ways at the gate, and I visit the tavern, where I sell all the captives I have, except the footmen expected by Count Trimbau.
#MOUNT AND BLADE WARBAND RANSOM BROKER FULL#
This time, it’s just as I recall it: full of smoke and screaming peasants. I intend to join the Khanate as a lord in the future, so it’s a good idea to make friends when you can.Īh, the Swadian Plains. The pay is not great, surely not as much as caravan raiding, but I accept. He asks that I escort a caravan to Dhirim. Once at Tulga, the spice capital of Caldaria, I buy what I can at good prices and speak to the Guild Master. This time, I dispatch them without a scratch.
A stop in Narra leads to an unexpected ambush. We resume at Halmar, and ride through the Khergit Steppe looking for tribesmen to join us and spices to trade. Hopefully it makes some good reading and good conversations. Despite the layer of contentious ice that frozen over most readily available dialogue, I feel like there is more room to explore. I’ve learned a few things about myself and how I feel about these issues. submission, and what is normative behavior seen through those lenses. There are a few podcasts and radio programs I’ve dropped in on that have either used the term alpha male or had conversations about gender discrimination or bias, domination vs. It is my intention to develop interesting theories of my own, not what I imagine to be Nancy Goldstone’s. I’m taking it off public viewing until I work out the kinks.
#MOUNT AND BLADE WARBAND RANSOM BROKER SKIN#
Much of this project has so far been informed by The Rival Queens, but I intend to reference some of what I learned from other sources about Italy, Spain, Portugal, and England at the risk of broadening what began as a “century piece.” Learning about the economic, political, and religious environment of renaissance Europe as a whole makes it easier for me to draw comparisons that feel more than skin deep.Įdit: I think this article lacks the citation necessary for me to publish. I’m not sure how many characters, places, or events I want to do, but right now I have historical representatives for 4 or 5 that are being planned out. I’ve transferred much of my focus onto a comparison of historical events in the 16th century and the plot of Game of Thrones. I started a review of The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone that I originally intended to break down by parts from the text (a total of 3), but I’ve had trouble determining my direction with it, so it may sit in drafts for awhile. If anybody wants to watch, I’m starting to broadcast on Steam and my steamtag is Shmuckmuck. Additional references, further reading, and various wikilinks will be added to smooth things out (I may even write a few myself).Ī few newbie mistakes aside, I feel this is going to be fun. I’ve also adopted certain techniques into my gameplay that were developed by others, so to increase the value of these posts as a reference to other players, I will add links.
Plenty of times you don’t need the extra visual, where certain aspects are repetitive but important to the narrative. I’ll still take a bunch but only upload ones that are important. My Mount and Blade and Civilizations 4 posts take a good bit of filespace, so cutting back on the number of screenshots is a must. I’m looking into improving the visuals as well by merging my giant blobs of text with my giant screenshot uploads. I intend to keep a mix of video game playthroughs and few strategies, cultural commentary leaning towards the arts in favor of overt politics, and maybe a few thoughts about religion if I feel inspired. Hello, everyone! I have returned since my September blogging spree, and I have a few projects in the works.