MY OWN TIPS TO BRYTENWALDA (Repolished) GAME
by: Ambrose le Gaillard
Welcome to the Ambrose's way to Brytenwalda.
These tips are made for the people that like RPG's, and are my own way to this marvelous title, bettered again after the Brujoloco's work. Here's my way to the game, and hope this will help in some way, remembering to all's that
English isn't my mother language, then be patient and forgive my mistakes.
1-Start:
In the character creation, I create more or less an alter-ego, not a character. I like have myself into the game, I reason about strategy, combat, and objectives as I had the same problems in real, and I aim my efforts in this way: the only variants are hairs -i haven't long barbaric hairs, but the face is more or less like me, and also initial stats reflect myself as I am.
2- First Days:
One of the first things that I do, is w
ork in the surrounding villages and hamlets -first, this give me some extra food, second, if I'm lucky I will gain also beer or mead barrels to sell at high prices, third, I have the chance to be known and gain some knowledge with villagers, and this better my relation with them. A thing that one must remember, is to be careful while moving from or to villages, because Danes and bandits can attack and rob you, and one can end the day very far from the starting place.
After I have worked a few, I start to move away, maybe in some other kingdom, and repeat the experience, then, after have gained a few money selling the extra food, beer and mead, the next point is to
become a soldier. For do this at his best, its better to go in a kingdom at your choice, then check the various lords, and enter as soldier with the nicest one.
Example: As Roman-British I started in Cantware, and after worked a few there, avoiding Franks and bandits at the best I can did, and gained some money, I started to move away, wotrking here and there until I have found the Pengwern, a Celtic kingdom that please me -as Roman-British I dislike Angles and Saxons, invaders of the land that I call mine, Britannia, then I prefer march into Celtic armies than Anglo-Saxon's.
There, I tested a bit the various lords until I have found one that not insult me at sight, and I had requested and obtained to enter in his army.
Now,
why one has any interest to become a soldier, march and fight for a lord instead have a his/her army?
First,
experience:
the military service help a lot to learn and better fighting skills and this experience will reflect in the future;
Second,
the pay:
a soldier will be payed well, (min. 150 scillingas/week) and if one stay in the army and gain experience, get also promotions, and will be payed better, and with the time he/she can make a good sum, and with this get the best armor and weapons on the market- usually I stay 1-3 months in service, and when the lord visit some city I can take very good gear for myself with a sum like 1500-2000 scillingas-not bad,mmm?;
Third:
relations:
with the time, and after any great battle or siege, one can gain more respect from his lord, that will be a very good deal in the future, especially if one want become a mercenary or noble in the same kingdom.
3- Now, what?
Ok, you have worked in the fields, marched under a noble banner, gained some money and experience: now what?
Well, usually I
go hunting in the North, for selling skins and beef to the cities: usually this give me an extra boost in money, and I amuse myself running after deers, boars, and so on. Remember also that killing boars is a very fine thing, because you can have a nice and protective boar cloak, that give +1 at the head, and +15 at the body. Not bad for some time spent running for hills and plains with bow and arrows
At this point, one can start his/her first band of peasants, and
roam in the North battling morths, bandits and various outlaws, gaining more interesting gear and other money-simply take prisoners and sell to the first slaver you find, 20 of them are worth more or less about 1000-1500 scillingas, and this help a lot.
After you and your band have make some experience, you can start to
go in Ireland, and battle Scotos and Outlaws, that are more hard and give better objects to sell/use: for now avoid to get NPC followers, you will have a lot of time for have your faithful friends, now its time to become someone.
If you want, and only if you think to stay a few time in Ireland, you can become mercenary under some Irish clan, but my advice is to stay free, and not commit into the Irish clan's petty wars, the game isn't worth, unless you have an irish character, and of course, its right to support our brethren.
4-Become a lord
Well, you have did a lot of experience, your fame is spreading across the British isles, and many lords know of you:it's time to gain a better stability in the world. At this point,
seek a kingdom, work as mercenary for a few time, then, after have gained king and nobles trust, try to become one of them, and gain your fief.
See that I haven't said anyone about become a king: why this?
Too much difficult: you can work a lot for become king, and after became a ruler, you will have more or less all other rulers as adversaries: this mean to haven't a moment of peace, battling everywhere and oversee all the things:
as noble you can become powerful the same, gain fiefs a lot, and also have high positions like kingdom marshall avoiding all this fatigue and amusing the double.
My own advice is to start well with king and nobles, gain every chance to acquire power in the kingdom, until you become one of the king's trusted advisors: in this process, the friendly king will offer many new fiefs, and you will become richer and richer again, your army will become better and experienced, and also Danes and Franks will be only a simple tactical exercise for you.
This is better that become a king, or not?
Well, I think to have said all: now my hope is that someone will like take in consideration my advice, and will gain benefits, amusing in our nice VII century Britannia.
Fare thee well then
Ambrose LeGaillard 
That's what I call the "Idibil clause." He insisted I do something about players attacking formations from the back!
