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Not intended as a political post but have you ever seen anything so similar to a siege in the game. The people even move like NPCs from the game 😂😂

Part 2 of our exclusive interview with SaxonDragon is up. This one goes deeper into what he means by "truly dynamic", and why he thinks almost no major release in the last 20 years has actually delivered on that promise, despite the marketing.

He also addresses the practical questions a lot of you had after Part 1: how PoP2 is funded, what "commercial offering" really means here, and where the project stands.

The sentence that stuck with me: "The world doesn't have a script. It has rules."

https://tomehero.com/en/news/12_the-world-doesn-t-perform-for-you-it-responds-to-you-saxondragon-on-what-will-truly-surprise-players-in-prophesy-of-pendor-2

What do you thinks about the "performs vs responds" distinction. Does it match your own frustration with modern RPGs?

My first attempt at solo conquering Calradia in M&B original, 600 days in. I defeated Nords first, followed by Vaegirs. Now I took all Swadian towns which makes them permanently pissed off at me, but I'm just realizing I should have taken out Rhodoks much sooner as their troops are by far the hardest to fight in sieges as well as while outnumbered in field battles due to the crossbowmen being such a pain to fight. I've been stocking up Huscarls and Swadian knights at Praven for the inevitable war with Rhodoks, but it is still terrifying to see them at their full might now that they finally declared a war.

I admit I’m biased since when I first started playing Vlandia burned every Kingdom I created to ash, but I can’t stand them. That said their castle designs are my favorite! They feel like castles designed for war and to withstand sieges. Every time I attack one regardless of who is defending it I feel like I’m in for a fight

It is possible to capture Aeldarian here? His army is 21/204 and he has 2% HP.

My prisioner management is 6.

I already beat him like 3 times in this scenario but no luck so im wondering if im missing something.

Harlaus dipped like 200 days ago btw

Yes I savescummed a bit since it was my first game, no I did not conquer the world because I did not want to stress myself against Khuzaits, but I did make sure to destroy Vlandia.

Hopefully my second game that I play to stream goes this well eventually.

Sanjar Khan and his Noyans are filling my prisoners slots but I already defeated the Khergits Khanate..

Are they gonna be there forever? Can you, y'know, leave please? I'm sorry I conquered your home and dethroned you and all of that but that's just playing dirty taking away prisoner slots like this...

That guy took larping as a slightly stronger unit seriously

I personally know a few people who conquered the continent once maybe twice then put down the game and didn’t play again, personally I do think it’s a little underwhelming considering you put so much time into conquering everything then all you get afterward is a stat card, granted I don’t think there’s a great deal they could do to make it more engaging, maybe a quest line about the various forms of bandits joining and creating an alliance and kingdom and you have to squash them. Corsairs and sea raiders in the seas and all bandit troops + deserters on the lands.

(Bonus points if you can spot the archer who fired in each image)

Lore

My father marched beneath the banners of Emperor Drosios Neretzes. I remember the way he spoke of the Senate. An inheritance, not of land or coin, but of duty. He did not call himself a soldier, but a citizen of the Empire, and when the time came, he took his place in the ranks of the Legion, as all men of standing were expected to do. He died at Pendraic.

They told us it was a necessary sacrifice. That the Empire would endure, and that the blood spilled upon that field would be repaid in victories yet to come. I believed them. I believed Lucon when he spoke of unity, Vaesor when he promised reform, and Mealios when he claimed we had weathered the worst of it. Years passed, and defeat followed defeat. Each campaign smaller than the last, each army thinner, each promise quieter. Still, we endured, or at least we said we did.

When word reached Epicrotea that Penton Neretzes had taken command, I believed again. Not in the man alone. In what he represented. Continuity. Legitimacy. The sense that we were not finished yet. So I took up my father’s armour. It did not fit me as it once fit him. The leather had stiffened, the steel dulled with age, but the family crest remained intact. I stood among the Citizen Legionnaires, heirs to something we no longer fully understand, and we marched beneath the banner of Penton Neretzes.

We expected a battle. What we found was a slaughter. The Kataphracts surged forward and found nothing to take. The Battanians seized the field before we could contest it. We stood on poor ground and never recovered. The Fianns filled the wheat fields and emptied their quivers into us, and our answer came too late to matter. The line never steadied. It was never close. We knew how it would end before it did. We were being broken. Rhesos Castle fell without relief.

And always, in the distance, Corbo. His riders moved where they pleased. What little cohesion we had came apart piece by piece until there was nothing left to hold. When the line gave, it did not bend, it shattered.

We ran for Epicrotea. I will not pretend otherwise. The gates closed behind us. For a moment I thought this was where I would die, beneath foreign blades in the streets of our own city. But the walls held. Penton rallied the survivors, and it was enough. We took our place upon the walls, not as an army, but as men who had made it back, bloodied, diminished, and still expected to endure.

We held.

I no longer know what I have been fighting for. Penton Neretzes is no less legitimate than his father, and the Senate still sits. The titles remain. We still act as though it means the same thing. We march beneath the same banners as those who came before us. But this is not the Empire my father served. Each year, we lose something, not in great collapses, but in the slow wearing down that leaves us weaker. The patricians still speak. The oligarchs still rule, but there is less behind it now. We are surrounded by enemies who grow stronger with every victory, and by Imperials who would see us diminished, if not destroyed.

The Battanians did not take the city. But they have pushed deep into our lands, reclaiming what was once theirs. There is nothing left to stop them.

We are the rightful heirs of Calradios. I have been told this since I was a child. I have believed it, even when there was little reason to. Now, I do not know what that inheritance is worth, or how much of it remains.

Still, I will fight. If Penton leads, I will follow. If another takes his place, I will follow them as well. Not out of hope, nor faith, nor even loyalty to the men who claim to rule us, but because this is what remains. My father stood in the ranks of the Legion, and so will I, for as long as there is still a Legion to stand in, and for as long as I am able to carry what little of the Empire still endures.

In Meta Terms

Welcome to the Bannerlord Calradic Campaign, which has just finished event #80!

The battle between the Northern Empire and the High-Kingdom of Battania ended in a Battanian Victory, with Rhesos Castle Seized!

When is the Calradic Campaign? The first and third Saturday of every month, at 4pm Eastern Standard Time.

Unfamiliar with the Calradic Campaign? Have no fear! The Calradic Campaign is a casual, player driven, story based event. There are no strict rules or signups, and players of all skill levels often come! If you've never tried multiplayer, now is your best chance to experience large scale formations and battles without the overly strict practices typically found in line battle/clan style events.

Victories in our flagship monthly events are represented on the overall campaign map, while roleplay surrounding the events and their consequences takes place both during said events and on the community Discord. Joining the Discord allows you to communicate with your fellow faction members, trash talk others, and rise through the ranks to one day become lord of a village, castle, city, or if you're particularly successful, an entire kingdom!

To join the event, you will need our Calradic Campaign Module. This module contains all of the custom battle and siege scenes used, as well as many stability fixes and balance changes. Most importantly, the module features three distinct empire factions in multiplayer, each with their own unique perks and cosmetics to lean into the different situations of the three!

There will be a manual installation of the module available for those not playing on Steam. Check the Nexus mods page no sooner than the Friday before the event for the correct download.

As a general rule of thumb, the Calradic Campaign module should be the only one enabled in your launcher! If you have any crashes or issues trying to launch the game / join the server, unsubscribing and resubscribing to the module on workshop will often fix any issues.

Note to clans: While the Calradic Campaign is a public event open to all, clans will not be allowed to organize their own formations and must spread out between teams. Failure to follow these guidelines will result in suspension from the event.

Community Discord

It is highly recommended you join our community Discord, as half the fun of the persistent campaign takes place outside of events. Meet fellow Mount and Blade fans, find new friends to queue with, and make fun of the Imperials together in our community of 30,000+.

Leave any questions, complaints, observations, memes and faction based riffing in the comments below!

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