Is there any intention to make the mod more friendly to starting characters of non-noble origin? I tried a peasant character, and with the horrendous starting skills, lack of equipment (not even a shirt?), and limited equipment within a starting character's budget (ONLY military uniforms for sale? I couldn't even buy a shirt), there was very little I could do to get started. The roving bands of hostile peasants all numbered at least 45 troops (and Warband's terrible pathing made me run straight into them on a couple of occasions, despite trying to run in the exact opposite direction), I don't have the skills to trade, and the missions I was offered all required a relatively large and well-trained army to have any hope of accomplishing.
After walking around for a few in-game weeks, and earning about 20-30 gold through trade, eating only bread, and not sleeping in towns (which costs money), I gave up and restarted with a military graduate. That turned out to be an officer with a tiny band of troops which will bankrupt you in a couple of weeks, but isn't large enough to engage even a weak group of angry peasants. Once the money ran out, I had to restart. After a third try, and an inability to find any way of generating income, I gave up on it. Any advice?
The Napoleonic period uniforms look great, but the mod seems barely playable as a non-noble at the moment. Good luck if you continue with it.