Companion leadership training.

[BrokenOlive]

What are ways to train leadership for companions and family as, from my experience, they don't ever form armies when you're in a kingdom.

That would be a nice addition, enabling clan members to make an army if you have the influence.

 

[black_bulldog]

What are ways to train leadership for companions and family as, from my experience, they don't ever form armies when you're in a kingdom.

That would be a nice addition, enabling clan members to make an army if you have the influence.

The problem is that with the current system of spending influence to form an army companions would need to use the influence you've accumulated to start one. If we had some kind of control over when and how often they could do it then fine by me. But if they're just going to start armies because **** it we've got influence to burn then no I wouldn't want that.

 

[BrokenOlive]

The problem is that with the current system of spending influence to form an army companions would need to use the influence you've accumulated to start one. If we had some kind of control over when and how often they could do it then fine by me. But if they're just going to start armies because **** it we've got influence to burn then no I wouldn't want that.

Agreed, you would probably need to tell them to form one for it to work, but having the simple option to make a clan member make an army would make grinding leadership so much easier as it's currently a huge pain in the ass.

 

[hruza]

It would be nice to have clan position of "drill sergeant" that would train low tier recruits (up to certain tier) and at the same time give companion (or player) assigned to it leadership leveling.

 

[BrokenOlive]

It would be nice to have clan position of "drill sergeant" that would train low tier recruits (up to certain tier) and at the same time give companion (or player) assigned to it leadership leveling.

That's actually a great idea. I would love for an option for a drill sergeant/levy sergeant that would recruit, train, and deposit troops of your selected culture, rank(possible type/composition), and deposit them into a selected garrison.
This would not only be nice for leadership training, but for wars where you're haemorrhaging troops and need new ones quick.

Obviously if you want Cavalry, you'd need to supply the horses, either by supply point, personally giving them it, or offloading money so they can buy them when needed. Preferably both.
This should also be true to recruits, granted they would mostly make that money back from leveling the troops up via bandits or small parties of enemy lords if at war.