Playing as Barbarian Start

[RunsOnDiesel]

I got a bad seed, and basically only have access to 4 towns, none of which use trophies. Is there a time when the other towns stop being hostile to me? Like if I dont attack any caravans or peasants of their for long time? Doesnt seem fun, cant really recruit more barbarians, right?

[Locklave]

Just wait till level 11 Merc start chasing you around on day 10ish. Impossible to kill that early in.

[RunsOnDiesel]

You didnt answer anything I asked, but Yeah i got lucky and killed a small group of mercs and got 3 130 armors from them (you can get 0 strength armors as barbs). But trophies like a direwolf cloaks or the morale boosters, would be really useful.

[☠ Darth Chocula ☠]

after a longtime, not sure how long, hostile powers even out and stop attacking. Too long for a casual game though

[Oriz]

If you don't attack anything from the hostile houses they will eventually go neutral and allow you to use their services and give quests. Barb origin is most dependant on getting a good seed. I picked one faction to raid trade caravans and small noble patrols for gear and money. You can end up with some nice equipment early if you pick your fights well, their bonus nets you so much loot in battles.

[Hieronymous Alloy]

NOble War crisis should reset everything.

[jfoytek]

Originally posted by RunsOnDiesel:

I got a bad seed, and basically only have access to 4 towns, none of which use trophies. Is there a time when the other towns stop being hostile to me? Like if I dont attack any caravans or peasants of their for long time? Doesnt seem fun, cant really recruit more barbarians, right?

There is an event where the Monk basically misses home and tells you a way to bribe house "XXXX" just give 2000 gold and he will grease the wheels....

[RunsOnDiesel]

awesome

[Caledor]

Originally posted by jfoytek:

Originally posted by RunsOnDiesel:

I got a bad seed, and basically only have access to 4 towns, none of which use trophies. Is there a time when the other towns stop being hostile to me? Like if I dont attack any caravans or peasants of their for long time? Doesnt seem fun, cant really recruit more barbarians, right?

There is an event where the Monk basically misses home and tells you a way to bribe house "XXXX" just give 2000 gold and he will grease the wheels....

This event is useless. It just improves the relation to the house. Not to citys of this house. You have to wait just a few days for the one house to get no longer hostile to you. For the citys you have to wait 80 days or more. And never attack them.

[Moist Butt]

Originally posted by RunsOnDiesel:

I got a bad seed, and basically only have access to 4 towns, none of which use trophies. Is there a time when the other towns stop being hostile to me? Like if I dont attack any caravans or peasants of their for long time? Doesnt seem fun, cant really recruit more barbarians, right?

4 town is decent, not the best but doable. It takes around like a week for the unfriendly house to like u and another 60ish day for the civilian settlement of that house to like you. I think doing noble contract speeds this process up(patrol). The noble house that starts at 0 relationship won't like you till the first crisis hit pretty much. This is assuming you don't attack their patrols/caravans/mercs at all. As for the taxdermist they aren't that important. They are nice, but at the end of the day it isnt needed for a good early game. I rather have good trade route and more settlements for the start than a taxdermist at the beginning.

[Moist Butt]

Originally posted by Caledor:

Originally posted by jfoytek:

There is an event where the Monk basically misses home and tells you a way to bribe house "XXXX" just give 2000 gold and he will grease the wheels....

This event is useless. It just improves the relation to the house. Not to citys of this house. You have to wait just a few days for the one house to get no longer hostile to you. For the citys you have to wait 80 days or more. And never attack them.

I think patrol contract makes the settlement friendly. I don't know if i remember it correctly, but I remember the 2 settlements I patrolled turned friendly. I wish i wasn't playing ironman and was playing attention, but if patrol does increase relationship then it would be worth for the event.

[Mhorhe]

It took about 70 to 80 days for the settlements of the other two Houses to start being accessible ("unfriendly" or thereabouts). Only 2 out of 6 from the House which owns the village where you supposedly started.

And a week or so later Noble War started anyhow :)

Frankly though, the limitation is well worth it, since the boost to loot obtained is pretty significant.