The only problem

[Bif Darington]

The one thing that has always stopped my in the Mount and Blade series is that as your clan grows, you start raising children to fill specific roles (Trader, governor, marriage prospect, bodyguard) but it gets hard to track who is being raised for what. It is possible to edit people's names for this, but that feels kludgy and breaks the experience. Likewise, keeping a separate list or spreadsheet means you have to leave the game, which is never a good game design choice. It would be nice if clan-members had a "Notes" tab where you could type in useful information.
It would be a small change that would be immensely helpful.

[Philippe_at_bay]

Having the ability to take notes somewhere in-game wouldn't be a bad thing. If you're circling through three towns to buy or sell something particular, having notes allows you to save the game, come back a week later, and not have forgotten what you're doing (not an issue if you aren't as long in the tooth as I am).

[GIJoe597]

Originally posted by Bif Darington:

It is possible to edit people's names for this, but that feels kludgy and breaks the experience.

Everyone has an opinion. Personally I do not think naming your characters is kludgy? or breaks my experience. If I have a child and it is taught to be a captain of a formation, it makes sense they would be called thus. Example, I raise/train a child named Svelta to be a cavalry captain. I name her Svelta the Captain. This identifies her role at a glance and is in line with existing wanderer names.

Likewise, I always make my spouse Captain of the archer formation. If my spouse is named Corein, when she assumes the role (immediately upon marriage) I name her Corein the Archer.

If I raise a child to be a front line infantry captain and they use a shield I will name her XXX the Shieldmaiden as an example.

This all fits perfectly with some existing npc names and shows at a glance, even in battle, what the role is. Having to consult an in game notepad would annoy me.

[elysebluemoon]

Originally posted by Bif Darington:

The one thing that has always stopped my in the Mount and Blade series is that as your clan grows, you start raising children to fill specific roles (Trader, governor, marriage prospect, bodyguard) but it gets hard to track who is being raised for what. It is possible to edit people's names for this, but that feels kludgy and breaks the experience. Likewise, keeping a separate list or spreadsheet means you have to leave the game, which is never a good game design choice. It would be nice if clan-members had a "Notes" tab where you could type in useful information.
It would be a small change that would be immensely helpful.

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