Steward skill - don't make my mistake! Bannerlord. Make sure you have at least 1 focus point assigned to the Steward skill in the early game, unless of course your character starts with some learning rate already. I thought I'd leave the skill alone as I was just being a mercenary and didn't need to own any settlements.
v1.0.1: Fixed a bug where if the player happened to be waiting in a town/village when the contract menu pops up they would be stuck inside the town/village when the menu closes. The mod should now switch back to the previously open menu if a menu was open when the contract menu triggers. Early game the mercenary contract alone can pay for your whole army (50-75 troops.), again if not using a stack of t5 troops just from killing bandits. Get's much higher if you beat lords down. Once you can win verses lords the best part about the contract is that it lets you battle with their enemies. 10-15k from loot + ransoms on averageThey'll defend themselves. If they're defeated and not taken prisoner, at some point, the NPC you assigned to the caravan will start waiting for you in a random citys tavern, you can go and pick them up; then, if you still want that character to trade, you'll have to pay for the caravan again. Last I checked, the price was 15000 for a regular
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