Any tips/tricks to finding the good companions early on?

[Gold♥Shield]

My first campaign totaled around 200ish hours and was basically just for learning the game but I ended up continuing until I conquered everyone as a vassal and eventually king (then queen) of Sturgia. I was waiting for 1.2 before I started a new campaign and now that I learned that companions have different stats based on the modifier of their names, I'm curious if there's a way to find these companions early on. I went through a lot of trash companions that continually let me down but once I found a Bloodaxe companion, he was tearing through enemy armies almost by himself.

Is the only way to just exhaust all options through the tavern keeper and hope you get lucky?

[An 'orrible ♥♥♥♥]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mountandblade/comments/g13gqh/all_bannerlord_wandererscompanions/?rdt=54590

[Aegyssus]

I recruit them, if they ,not what I want I "let them go" (are eliminated from the game) and another Companion ill be able (at random position) in a while.
I went one through 50+ companions until l I found:
a bunch of mods on workshop and Nexus ...
Now I edit my companions according the role I want him to have...
Without Companion mods I, you, we, are stuck to a rather annoying game mechanic that is as reality is:

Originally posted by Gold♥Shield:

... the only way to just exhaust all options through the tavern keeper and hope you get lucky ...

Thus: Mods ! ! !

[Gold♥Shield]

Originally posted by Aegyssus:

I recruit them, if they ,not what I want I "let them go" (are eliminated from the game) and another Companion ill be able (at random position) in a while.
I went one through 50+ companions until l I found:
a bunch of mods on workshop and Nexus ...
Now I edit my companions according the role I want him to have...
Without Companion mods I, you, we, are stuck to a rather annoying game mechanic that is as reality is:

Originally posted by Gold♥Shield:

... the only way to just exhaust all options through the tavern keeper and hope you get lucky ...

Thus: Mods ! ! !

I'd look into mods, but the new patch just dropped today so I was under the assumption that the creators need time to update all their mods and coming from Rimworld and TES games, I know it can take a long time for some mod makers to update their stuff. Though I don't want a mod that lets me just edit the companion as I wish - that feels about the same as opening up the console and doing it there but with slightly fewer steps.

Originally posted by An 'orrible ♥♥♥♥:

Not sure if this is what you are looking for:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mountandblade/comments/g13gqh/all_bannerlord_wandererscompanions/?rdt=54590

This has a lot of information. I'll read through it later today when I have some spare time. Thanks.

[Aegyssus]

I expect mod Creators to update their mods in the next few day, maybe one/two weeks ...
They always do.
Meanwhile the Game as is, is interesting and great imho; but me, waiting for my favorite mods, I play mostly other games that i bought but never played ...

[Candesco]

Each companion does have it's ups and downs, but there is no such thing as "trash" companions. Remember; companions can have different role and not only as an one men army.
Some are good as fighters and some are better to play fieldnurse or scout or engineer or quartermaster. And some are just better suited to be a governor.
Pay attention to their skills. High medicine means it can set as healer in your party, which reduce healing time and decrease the chance that troops get killed. High engineering then the companion can be set as engineer, which reduces the build time of siege weapons.
A scout will discover hideouts and also provide information about enemy troops.
Does your companion have skills for steward? Set it then as governor. Also, some other skills will play a role regarding governor. When you upgrade a skill and you pick then an option it's often then partyleader, governor and personal.
Besides, companions can be levelled and thus you can also shape their role. Raid hideouts, participate in tournaments or just hunt some looters or bandits or face enemy lords and your companion gain levels.

[Urmel]

the trick are the names (game experience). if you read the names, you know the stats.
you dont need to find them in a tavern to know the statts.

companions like "the golden" or "the brave" and "the lucky" have the same skills.
(there are only some differences like "the wanderer")

[Aegyssus]

Originally posted by Urmel:

the trick are the names (game experience). if you read the names, you know the stats.
you dont need to find them in a tavern to know the statts.

companions like "the golden" or "the brave" and "the lucky" have the same skills.
(there are only some differences like "the wanderer")

THAT,

Since I began modding my Companions I completely forgot about that !
For a non-modded game, Companions names is the way to find their ups and downs !