Lt. of the tower said:
- Patrols, Warparties, scouts and prison trains.
Yeah, that. Also foragers and maybe something else as well. I really hate how all the parties of a kingdom are pretty much the same, unless you catch a lord shortly after he spawns he will soon gather an army very much like the armies of everybody else. With the old parties there was some diversity, foragers were only low-tier troops, scouts were only cavalry, and so on. You could pick your battles.
- Being able to gain ranks as a soldier through doing quests for the king.
Yep. The current mercenary contract is pretty much a crappier version of that. Personally I'd like to combine the two, since the whole "oh, I've never seen you in person but here, take this village" thing feels rather jarring to me. Better to first become an ordinary retainer and only after gaining the king's trust be granted a fief of your own.
- Neutral towns and places like Salt mine, Four Ways Inn and Zendar.
Oh yeah. The current Calradian landscape is barren to say the least. Yeah, sure, there's a ****ton of places, but they're all either a town or a village (or training grounds, where you never ever go). Some special locations would be nice. Inns, salt mines, outlying farms, hunter camps, bandit lairs, and so on and so forth.
