Making a quick buck

[dominicnzl]

One way to make a quick buck is to ask lords for quests until you get the "Retrieve outstanding loan" quest. Either bribe or take the friendship penalty hit with the person you're collecting from, and don't pay it back to the quest giver. Ideally, you should get this quest before joining a faction, and from a soon-to-be enemy lord (so you don't intend to repay him anyway). In any case, the quest lasts for 100+ days, so you have plenty of time to join a faction afterwards. The 3000 - 4000 denars should help a lot with your outfit.

Being immoral pays after all. 

 

[Zobolza]

That's simply another way to cheat. Why don't accept that and use the moneycheat?

I must admit it's a good way to walk around the moral issue.

 

[Merentha]

That's simply another way to cheat. Why don't accept that and use the moneycheat?

...No its not.  In real life, I can't magically gain experience, but I can collect on a "friend's" debt and run for the hills. 

 

[Whoopin]

Right away I recruit ~20 noobs then just force villages to give me stuff non-stop. Costs less than 200 denars to get a force large enough that villages will gladly hand over loot and money cause you deserve it for being awesome.

I use that money to afford all my gear, buy hired blades and prepare to actually loot & burn the villages/whoop caravans all at level 2 after training.

No need for money cheats, just make your rounds and collect the taxes you deserve on all the faction villages but the one you plan to join.

 

[DaLagga]

How is it cheating?  You broke a deal, went back on your word, and got some cash out of it.  And even early game 3-4k is not some obscene fortune that is going to give you some kind of extreme advantage.  You could win that amount just fighting in the arena for half an hour.  

Edit: Wow, three posts while I was typing.

 

[Zobolza]

That's simply another way to cheat. Why don't accept that and use the moneycheat?

...No its not.  In real life, I can't magically gain experience, but I can collect on a "friend's" debt and run for the hills. 

True, but would he forget that after 100 days?

How is it cheating?  You broke a deal, went back on your word, and got some cash out of it. 

I rather thought of the scenario the get away with it. A small part of a crime is the actual deed, while the bigger part are escaping.

 

[Merentha]

The lord doesn't forget after 100 days, instead you're able to run around for 100 days after receiving the quest until he gets angry at you for not returning the cash. 

 

[morgoth2005]

At this point I'm thinking, why would anyone ask a stranger to retrieve that amount of money if that stranger can't be accounted for? Perhaps in a later version you should only get this quest if you are at a significant positive standing with the questgiver.

Because 4 grand ain't that much to him, and he is alright with it being delivered in this way.

 

[Zobolza]

The lord doesn't forget after 100 days, instead you're able to run around for 100 days after receiving the quest until he gets angry at you for not returning the cash. 

Sorry for the missunderstanding.

 

[Gabeed]

My "get quick rich" scheme is merely fighting and betting at the arena in Sargoth.  With only melee foot contests there, you are sure to not get shot in the face by Dranton and lose your only 100 denars.

 

[Whoopin]

The tournaments and quests are a waste of valuable time compared to the rate you acquire money from villages giving you clutter. Its simply the fastest way Ive found to making a quick buck.

100 denars per trounament time =/= clicking "force peasants to give you supplies" time. Only problem is the scrub villagers wont like you - small price to pay from my PoV.

 

[ShadeSlayer]

Is money really that much of an issue?

I have one fief and it gives me no less then 3500 every time i go through. I also raid caravans like its going out of style which really helps with food and stuff. If you care about personally dominating every faction, then leave villages alone completely and try to acquire them so they like you. You get more monies.

 

[Nightblade+--]

My "get quick rich" scheme is merely fighting and betting at the arena in Sargoth.  With only melee foot contests there, you are sure to not get shot in the face by Dranton and lose your only 100 denars.

Bingo! It's honest, quick and doesn't lower your standing with any of the villages!
Don't you get enough cash from the after battle loot pile (once you've sold it that is)?
I find Sea Raiders to be quite profitable (plus they are usually in found in small numbers).

 

[Tursen]

money really isn't an issue in 9x, the amount you can scam in quests from soon-to-be enemies is great. i think on one save i managed to owe the guild masters 10000 denars

 

[LokiGodOfFire]

The only ingame cheating i really hate is:
Go alone to a village after you got a better armor and a decent sword/axe
kill as many peasents as you can, get kicked out, rest 2 days and return until you finally loot the village.

 

[Hunterh]

I guess that depends on whether the lord is stupid enough to keep giving you money quests after being cheated, I assume with a bad reputation he will refuse.

I also prefer to roleplay, that's the fun.

 

[Tarrantmw]

The tournaments and quests are a waste of valuable time compared to the rate you acquire money from villages giving you clutter. Its simply the fastest way Ive found to making a quick buck.

100 denars per trounament time =/= clicking "force peasants to give you supplies" time. Only problem is the scrub villagers wont like you - small price to pay from my PoV.

Yup, this is what I do.

 

[Mirathei]

How is it cheating?  You broke a deal, went back on your word, and got some cash out of it.

This quote is a masterpiece. 


Even if it is not cheating the game, it is certainly cheating the man who gave you the quest. I try to be vaguely moral in m+b . I rarely succeed.

 

[Tarrantmw]

I think its awesome to be able to go murder a merchant your boss owes money to.

Its just like playing American!

 

[Shadowcreep]

I think its awesome to be able to go murder a merchant your boss owes money to.

Its just like playing American!

If you consider that American you're behind about 130 years, and if you mean the mafia most of them just aren't American.

Either way, the best way to jump start yourself is to either get <7 people and go force a village to give you supplies and fight all the peasants (because having less than 7 people makes them attack you), then go pawn the stuff. It used to be the best jump start was to find a big fight with manhunters and sea raiders, then finish off the raiders and get their 1337 13VV7.