The big ones you need to worry about are Acrobatics and, if you want a horse, Riding. Basically, if you move while doing it, it’s probably agility based. It increases your health as well as allowing you to raise your Ironflesh and all the power stats (Strike, Draw, throw), increasing the amount of damage you can take and how much you can throw back at whoever decided it was a good idea to poke you with a spear.Īgility is all about movement, and it affects all associated skills. Strength, Agility, Intelligence, and Charisma. When you see your character sheet, there are 4 attributes. What each option does exactly is beyond me, but there are other guides that explain what each option does. The next few options are for starting stats prior to seeing your character sheet. Do you want to be a male knight and earn glory the easy way, or do you want to be a knock off Xena, Warrior Princess, and make your own mark? Your call. As a result, the choice comes down to what you want.

Women have an easier time finding a spouse, as they don’t have to worry about learning poems or getting on the father/brother’s good side. However, playing as a woman leads to more interesting games. Males tend to have an easier time in the game, as all the requirements to gain fiefs are low (only about 150 renown I believe). When you click New Game, you are greeted with a couple options to start customizing your character. Either one is fine, not like I can stop you. Since this is most likely your first time playing, you’ll want to hit New Game, unless you want to try out the Quick Battle stuff. You can also change certain functions to make the game easier or harder. Options: Modify options to make the game work better on your machine.Can be useful to practice without worrying about losing your troops in campaign. Quick Battle: Set up a quick skirmish.Load Game: Loads up a previously saved game.New Game: Starts a brand new campaign game.As soon as you launch the game, the main menu presents you with several options.

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