What are some province management tips?

[Echo Seven]

What sort of character abilities are most important, what should you work on first, which cities? How important is it to get rid of bandits in minor areas of the province? Why do I lose control over areas I had claimed?

[Maestro Cinetik]

Bandits : Don't get rid of bandits, just recruit them or send them to your neighbour's domain


Best roles to develop provinces:

Statesmen : their are really good at developping provinces. They have most of the actions available to them.

Gentry/businessmen: they have bonuses to actions dealing with merchants and actions like forced loans.

Policemen: their develop faster local militias, and naturally reduces bandits in the districts they manage.

Bandit characters and Warlords: you can expect increased corruption in the districts they manage.

So any Statesman-gentry-police character should do very well.
I know some players who use up to 3 statesmen characters to develop their domain, and support large armies.

[Maestro Cinetik]

Also, one important pro tip: do not garrison your big armies in your own districts.
They will be better in some allied neighbouring province.

[Echo Seven]

Thank you - amazing game.

[Maestro Cinetik]

Originally posted by Echo Seven:

Thank you - amazing game.

merci!