
If you keep losing, read the next paragraph.Īfter you win a tournament, you have a little bit of money. Avoid mean-spirited people along the way, and fight in tournaments. Talk to the arena guy during the daytime to find out where tournaments are. If you bet the full $500 on yourself, you can make $6500 when you win, plus $200 for winning, PLUS sometimes a weapon or a horse or EVEN MORE money. All tournaments are now one-on-one pools, and you often lose a battle and still win the tournament. While you're in retinue, you can't access your companions, but they cloth you and pay you a bit. If you want to go join Tywin Lannister's retinue, go for it. You might travel to 15 different villages to collect 4-5 cattle and you get paid in wool. Early fights when you have bad stats and no money are difficult. Make sure you save first and having enough soldiers to win. You could fight bandits, escaped slaves, outlaws, etc. There are a few ways of making money early, but only one good one. Buy body armor last so you don't overspend. For body armor, something like plated chainmail is fine. Pig/sallet/armet helmets (55 armor), plated gauntlets (15?), and plated boots (16 armor?) are good value. Halberd is my favorite (reach and piercing damage), two-handed mace is find (blunt damage), or you can actually get by with your starting shield and a slightly better sword (arming sword) if you're ok with stabbing people in the head.įor armor, you want the best value. Make sure you have enough strength for any given weapon. With your starting money, you need enough armor and a weapon to win tournaments. Saathos and Serol if you can tolerate their rebelliousness also shouldn't fight. Plan on putting Maron, Berenger, and Arratos into the non-combat group. That way, after the battle, more of your troops will be alive (surgery trait) and you'll get health back. Create a new battle group called "Non-combat" or something, and at the beginning of every battle, tell him to retreat. Check the tavern before you leave the Weeping Town and grab Brynden Storm.

Promptly ignore the quests unless you're suicidal. Talk to the merchant, get a pile of quests, and wish him well. As a default, I suggest stabbing the head when you have a weak weapon and a better-armored enemy.

Great! Now get mobbed by bandits while you have low armor. So now you have your backstory and a horse.
