As description for this perk u can have +5 party size for every fief u own
I own 4 fief so why my party size is the same after i pick this perk
or i miss something !!!!
don't recuit any clan leader has trait "Closefisted" cuz he will keep asking u to take everything and get really mad if u don't give him what he need i think
but anther lord ur relationship with them will change a bit up or down.
1-only clan leader can accept to change his faction for the whole clan.
2-you need more charm to succeed.
3-You also need to look at your counterpart in the encyclopedia before to better known him/her. If you see (under the portrait) honor / mercy / generosity... it will help you to choose appropriate answers.
4-You can't try again (or need to wait several game days). The best you can do is saving, trying and reloading + re trying if needed.
Also when at war, your towns/castles end up with a lot of looters and bandits around them from never-ending hideouts generating them, and they get mauled as soon as you spawn them to create a party, so they get instantly captured.
the only use for them to make army reach till 800 but after each battle or visit town/villige , i should talk to them to remove fresh recuiting troops and if i forget best troops i gave it to them will deserted this thing is really annoying
there is many factor on ur party size
first u can use ur infelunce point to put policy "noble retinue" which increase ur party by 50
second u can find companion with high "steward" skill and make him quartermaster
third if u have ur own kingdom by using this policy "royal gaurd" which increase ur party by 80
my own party now is 325
have fun
the main reason for deserting as i know so far is party size.
so let's say party size is limit to 100 troops they are continue recuiting after 100 then some troops deserted from them cuz party size.
this is really annoying
i faced same issue here, and i think that happen because they didn't stop recuiting troops even if thier party full so troops deserted from them , sadly best troops u gave it to them