How does one raid?

[The Uruk Scribe]

Rather embarrassed to have to ask. But I don't understand how it is done.

[Iskander]

First, you have to be able to raid:
https://ck2.paradoxwikis.com/Raiding

If you are able to raid: select a non-mercenary army you own, make sure you are at peace, make sure the army is in your own lands and in the right of your army's 'tab' there is a greyed-out 'raid symbol' which looks like torches. Click it, it will turn red, now that army is in 'raid stance'.

To raid: go to an enemy county and if you see a tiny torch symbol above your army, that army is raiding. You can raid counties neighbouring yours, and the money and prestige will be added automatically. If you are raiding counties farther away, they need to be coastal (or river for certain pagans) and you need to have ships in the adjacent sea/river. The loot you gain will then go to those ships and once you return those ships to your harbors, you get the loot/prestige.

Questions?

[The Uruk Scribe]

Originally posted by Iskander:

First, you have to be able to raid:
https://ck2.paradoxwikis.com/Raiding

If you are able to raid: select a non-mercenary army you own, make sure you are at peace, make sure the army is in your own lands and in the right of your army's 'tab' there is a greyed-out 'raid symbol' which looks like torches. Click it, it will turn red, now that army is in 'raid stance'.

To raid: go to an enemy county and if you see a tiny torch symbol above your army, that army is raiding. You can raid counties neighbouring yours, and the money and prestige will be added automatically. If you are raiding counties farther away, they need to be coastal (or river for certain pagans) and you need to have ships in the adjacent sea/river. The loot you gain will then go to those ships and once you return those ships to your harbors, you get the loot/prestige.

Questions?

No thank you so much!

[Ale is Yum!]

I have an army raised by my Marshall, on orders, called Rossian Raiders, but the little 'Toggle Looter' button is greyed out and I can't click on it to make them looters. It says it's bvecause they were not raised specifically as a raiding army, but they were. They're even called "Raiders" by default. What am I missing?

[Valentine Michael Smith]

Originally posted by Ale is Yum!:

I have an army raised by my Marshall, on orders, called Rossian Raiders, but the little 'Toggle Looter' button is greyed out and I can't click on it to make them looters. It says it's bvecause they were not raised specifically as a raiding army, but they were. They're even called "Raiders" by default. What am I missing?

they can't be toggled to be not raiders so the button is grayed out. They can raid

[kaiyl_kariashi]

Raiders are ALWAYS in raiding mode. It can't be disabled. (you also need to periodically sack a holding (sieging it down) or they'll get mad and leave costing you some prestige, just casual looting isn't enough to placate them).

The generic troops (steward) and Zealots (Priest) the other councilors can raise can't raid. (be careful about zealots, they work like Holy Order troops and won't fight/siege vs same religion).

Only Levy and Retinues can be toggled for raiding.