Best Vetran Skills?

[illathid]

So I've been playing around with the different veteran skills but I'm not sure which actually give most benefit. Anyone have some favorites?

[bluto]

I rather like the two that reduce upkeep costs and medical costs. Aside from that the free items seem to be more useful than the better terms with the store, at least early on (warband ranks below 3 or so).

[Cha0s_lord]

My absolute favorite is Scholar (get the mastery version). Skills are your biggest gold sink and scholar helps with it.
I got traumatized by the early builds of the campaign and lost several warbands to failed wyrdstone deliveries, now I always take Negotiator mastery. Probably just me being paranoid here but I like the skill.
After these two I'd recommend Explorer (normal) if you're a complete beginner, will help you gather more loot/wyrdstone from normal missions. Otherwise I also like Renowned (normal).
If you still have veteran points, get "Contact : leatherworker" (Skavens and Cult) or "Contact : armorer" (Mercs and sister). Armors can't be looted so it's often hard to find a set, and hard to lose them once you have them.

[xDjamakx]

Becouse Gold is not worth anything (well at least not much, Lategame), and Availability is the true Problem - i vote für 5x Contacts.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=541727204

[illathid]

Yeah there definitely seems like there's early game and late game veteran skills.

[Born2Pwn]

Early game / less than 5 veteran points = go for the gold reducing skills.
Late game / more than 5 veteran points = go for the Contact skills that fit your Warband.

[Stymie Jackson]

Armorers Apprentice is also good for all warbands. Free helmets and shields. Helms may be common but I can always use them and shields it seems.

Scholar is great as is the hiring one. I'd rather not spend time grinding gold and more time leveling new warbands with different builds.

[BandAid]

Personally I like Scouting (Saves a bit of gold, but the main advantage is better missions which means more wyrdstone, more wyrdstone = less grinding for faction reputation) and
Renown ( 20% off of all hiring costs will save a lot of gold).
While I picked Negotiator, you can live completely without it with no problems once you have got the basics of the game down. I will try to go with what Cha0s_lord said next time as Armor is indeed the hardest to come by.

[toranaga1985]

full quote jackson. mostly focus on try different setup and build in a warband so usually take scholar and renow other then negotiator that give me time to be able to park safety waiting for new hireswor or develope some skill. usually take those 3 all the time. then merchant as well. the last spot is keeped for a contact depending on how i'm going to make general setup for the warband.. usually is armorer unless like now i'm making a full light one handed and gunpowder merc warband "pirate style" ^^