Prophecy of Pendor - Noob Questions

[Zawarudo]

Hello! I m trying this mod. This mod looks very very polished. I tried warsword, gekokujo, l'eagle but THIS mod is really impressive. The art, the ui, the design, so many things look professional. It could be a paid dlc haha...

Welll, getting to the point, I am playing a horse archer and for now just farming xp, renown and gold from tournaments and having lots of fun! (now that arrows are starting to hit their marks haha).

Sooo can someone teach me about orders? How do I find them? How do I join them? Do I get free gear? :D Can I found them? I havent seen any order chapter so far... maybe I didnt look well enough.

Where can I find archer gear? The only bows I found so far (usable on a horse) were the short composite bow and the horned bow?

Also I been looking all over the map for noldor arrows, ranger arrows but cant find them aywhere. Am I missing something?

Also, any tips concerning gear and an army setup for my horse archer are quite welcome!

[Tuidjy]

Originally posted by Badargo:

How do I find them?

Orders can have chapters in cities and castles. Some are set, some are random. Just visit places, and you are bound to come across some. I also think that chapters are listed on the location info page.

For example, the Krakken Cultist are always in Windhome.

How do I join them?

Each order has requirements of honor, renown, relations with the specific order, and maybe something else. You go to a castle where the order has a chapter, and you speak to a knight there. He will tell you if there is a problem.

If you look like a suitable recruit, you get to prove yourself in a three on one.

Do I get free gear?

Not quite free. Even the sergeant gear requires that you have done services to the order. Some of the later gear requires major victories and even quests. But some of that late gear is awesome.

Can I found them?

Yes, but some have pretty stiff requirements - having a specific background, having a specific companion, having a Dragon Tear, etc.

I havent seen any order chapter so far... maybe I didnt look well enough.

That would not surprise me. If you have been fighting tournaments, you're bound to have been in a city with an order... well, not bound, but insanely unlikely not to have entered any city with a chapter.

Are you looking for an actual building on the scene? It's just knights and sergeants standing guard and hanging out here and there.

Where can I find archer gear?

Lotsa places.

Some OK bows are found in stores, and even some very fine ones can show up if you're lucky.

You can approach a specific spawned army, and a deity will loan you a bаdаss bow.

Or you can take Laria, and find some really good gear in the chest.

Or you can talk to the special merchant in Laria and get him to show you his wares. That requires a quest which involves heavy fighting.

Or you can befriend the pointy-eared bastards and shop in their hidden city.

Or you can kill them, and take their gear. (Good luck with that in the early game)

Other special spawns can also drop some great bows.

Some kings and Noldor lords can be robbed of their gear, and that includes a great bow, and a godly one.

You can also make rune bows and enchant them further, and those are about as good as the best unique bows. Some people disagree.

The only bows I found so far (usable on a horse) were the short composite bow and the horned bow?

Better ones can be found in stores, like the Hawkstorm bow.

Also I been looking all over the map for noldor arrows, ranger arrows but cant find them aywhere. Am I missing something?

Have you tried Noldor corpses? The alternative is befriending the Noldor, which will allow you access to a few places that sell their gear.

Also, any tips concerning gear and an army setup for my horse archer are quite welcome!

Nothing special, really. What works in Native works in Pendor, it's just that the enemies are higher level, with better gear, and more numerous. So the random arrow, quarrel or even bullet will find you across the map more often than you'll like.

[Zawarudo]

Thank you Tuidjy! You are always very helpful and very informative!

[Sukketh]

BIT LATE AND I KNOW THE FORM IS ALREADY ANSWERED BUUUUT
Given that you're a archer I'd suggest either Order of the Clarion Call or the Silvermist Rangers. These are thee perfect order for any archer. Clarion call sergeants have 2 quivers which makes them have a lot more ammo and their knights are great horse archers. Mind you, they don't like the Noldor and you will have to fight them for their bounty quest AND founding a chapter of the Clarion Call will automatically take away -20 relation from them. On the other hand the Silvermist Rangers are best buds with the Noldor and according the the lore the Noldor trained them in archery (they even gave the order Noldor inf Shields) The knights are great archers but their sergeants are lacking being only a slightly better version of the Sarleon Halbedier.

These orders are the most "powerful" in retrospect. That goes to the Shadow legion, Phoenix and the Valkyries (in that order) but they're all heavy cav focused. IMO go for the Clarion call.

If you want to find good gear I'd suggest looking for adventure parties since they have a chance of dropping the Hawkstorm bow, one of the best non rune bows in game. However the horn bow you found will do just fine. For arrows look for Melintine arrows if you can't get into the hidden city of the Noldor yet. The horse archer arrows will have 36 arrows and in large its 43.

P.S nice profile pic brother. May the Emperor protect us.