Assassins

[hruza]

I also anticipate a quiet retreat on that front. Features with less complexity than handling the consequences of unrestricted permadeath have earned "not fun for the player" badge, and we did not even talked about the possibility of killing AI rulers without heirs. Or, you can take the sword of lord and kill him, but not a king? It was a thoughtless promise. Not the first and not the last.

Plus whole game is based on building relationships with the NPCs. As much as we know, this will be even more important in the Bannerlord. If any NPC could die any time, whole relationship thing would break down as building up relations with somebody that dies mid way in to the game before you can even start cashing on that relation would cease to make sense.

 

[Hernanxd16]

Dynasties and children are in the game since original MB.

But there, the existing lords or even the player can't have sons. In Bannerlord yes, and they become adults after some time and the cycle runs again.

 

[hruza]

But there, the existing lords or even the player can't have sons. In Bannerlord yes, and they become adults after some time and the cycle runs again.

Lords have sons in MB and MBW.

 

[Hernanxd16]

Lords have sons in MB and MBW.

There you have a defined amount of lords, some of their relations are randomized, others no, some younger lords will marry, but you won't be seeing new lords appearing during the game.

 

[fudachet]

Please stay on topic and talk about assassins

 

[Lord Brutus]

Very well, assassins?  No.

 

[Hernanxd16]

Please stay on topic and talk about assassins

I would prefer a plots system similar to CK2 instead of the assasins you described in the op. I find it too unrealistic (What is an silenced crossbow? How an assassin can enter in a castle, or exit?). And, if this feature were present in game, I agree with Lolbash:

This sounds like this could just turn into an arms race where the person with the higher level bodyguard/assassin wins and used as a tool to bully lower level lords.

 

[hruza]

There you have a defined amount of lords, some of their relations are randomized, others no, some younger lords will marry, but you won't be seeing new lords appearing during the game.

Yes, but many lords have sons. What you probably mean is that they can't have new sons.

 

[Hernanxd16]

What you probably mean is that they can't have new sons.

Obviously. I supposed it was clear in the first message. Thats why I said if no permadeath is in game, it would be bad for performance, neither fun for the player.