

From there I solo fight smaller bandit groups, prefering ones that don't have ranged weapons. I do that for awhile till I can afford a good set of armor, sword, shield, 2 lances (New update makes lances break really easy) and a fast horse. Note that you don't want to take TOO much of it at once, cause you will get slowed down a lot carrying more than 3 or 4 things of salt. If the price hasn't reset after awhile, just wait in the city for a few days and wait for the price to drop back down, and stock to replinish. Then you can sell it at other major cities for 250~ or so. There is an easy way to make money right from the start! Unless they've gutted this in the new update, you can by salt from Saltpans for as cheap as 30. "But Tholt! Those are expensive!" you say. Īltogether, it seems like playing as a woman is overall a disadvantage, as it seems the cons outweigh the pros.So in AWOIAF having a horse and a lance makes you a king against the lower quality bandit parties. One last thing: female characters also can marry a Hero, which male characters cannot do. The wiki page suggests that a female character "may gain more from a marriage than her male counterpart", but it doesn't elaborate on this. It is very direct - find the lord you want to marry, increase your relationship with him, and then ask to "cement the alliance to their house". The system for marriage for women may be considered simpler, but possibly more difficult. The marriage system for men and women is also different. If you play as a woman, the lord who owns the castle associated with your village granted to you will deny you entry into his castle.

In addition, it is more difficult to get a fief as a woman, unless you have a large amount of Renown (700). The base requirement to join a faction is 150 for men, but 200 for women. A similiar change in starting skills applies to a woman of nomad background compared to the male counterpart.Īs a female character, you will need more Renown to do things. In addition, a woman of noble background will have different starting skills to a man of noble background: women will get Riding, Wound Treatment, and First Aid instead of Power Strike and Tactics. When you play as a female character, your starting stats will change - you will, relative to a male character, have +1 AGI and +1 INT, but -1 STR and -1 CHA. The following information was gained entirely through secondary sources. Disclaimer: I have never played Mount and Blade.
