Other adventurers and wanderers

[rrdrl12]

Hi guys, first post here.

My suggestion means to make the world feel more alive.
When you start a game, other adventurers should spawn at other factions' cities.
they should work like AI- controlled players. they wander the map and get tasks from lords. they can pledge themselves to a faction and also when lords desert they should be able to be independent while they find another faction.

it should work like:

Player: What are you doing?
Helga: I am doing a task for jarl Gerlad. I need to send a letter to King Harlaus

"Marcus has pledged himself to King graveth of kingdom of rhodoks. He has been granted the fief of serindiar"

they should start with low level armor and as time passed, they should get higher level armor.

and other wanderers: (some ideas)
a knight going to a tounament, you can joust with him once for exp. he would obviously be headed to a city in which a tournament is being held and he should travel with a small group of low level soldiers for protection.
Pilgrims, you do tasks like delivering supplies to a fellow pilgrim in another city and the pilgrim gives you a pilgrim disguise.
Hired Assasins: they are sent by your rivals, more rivals, more assasins. in world map, they follow you, and they attack when you enter a city if they are close enough. work like the current bandit ambush.
criminals: you can turn them in for honor or you can hide them for 50 denars and you lose honor.
hunters: you can help them hunt and depending on your archery skill, you have a higher chance of getting something from the hunt.

so thanks Y'all. that's it.

 

[sumguy720]

Some of your ideas I like. I like everything up to the "and other wanderers: (some ideas)" and everything after that I don't like.

Uh... yeah. They would be just like regular lords only engage in more exciting tasks. It would be cool to fight some travelers who don't just have one faction's troops.

 

[Qwertyman]

Ive always wanted other 'adventurers' out there,  it always struck me as odd that the player is the ONLY character out adventuring and seeking glory,    every other character is of high nobility, leading armies.

It would be cool to have Merc characters, adventurers and glory-seekers out there,  each capable of competing for tasks with you, becoming mercs for factions, swearing allegiances, hunting bandits or even being bandits.  the player would interact with them in much the same way as lords-  but would also gain/lose relations with them when competing for, or helping with tasks-  this way the player could end up making a sort or arch-rival, who would attempt to disrupt his missions at every turn, or always swear allegiances to his enemies-    and on the flipside, you could make valuable friends outside of the factions.

EDIT:
characters already in game. like Xerania,  who travel competing in tournaments should be visible on the world map (with powerful escorts) and you should be able to interact with them,  perhaps discuss upcoming tournaments, and brag about your victories over them (and vice versa)  -  plus, you could disrupt their attempts to join a tournement by taking them hostage, making your tourney attempts much easier.

 

[rrdrl12]

exactly!

dranton, xerina and the other guy could wander from tournament to tournament, you could train with them, take them hostage or bribe them to put them out of the way.

also, with the other adventurers, you could use your "friends" during wartime to like, give bad information to the enemy marshall so he rallies the defense somewhere else and thus buy you some more time to prepare a siege or a raid. and your "enemies" could spot you, and tell you " there you are! you better get out because im going to tell count xxxx your marshall's objectives! see you in the dungeons!"

something like that

 

[Th-th-th-Three-some]

I like a thought of like seeing one of your companions out of the taverns, like borcha running a steppe bandit group, And you could see him on the world map, attack his group and he becomes your companion or a hunting woman that you save from bandits pledges loyalty to you without joining your party. I would love to team up with an npc as a follower of them and you follow them for protection. Start a caravan something interesting so I dont get bored after the same thing over and over and over and over again!
Also I would love RIVALS that compete with you also WITHOUT being in your party