I love picking things up from the ground. Shields, bows, lances. Love mounting cav too. Should kill the horse if you don’t want enemy using it.
I already don’t get lances as battania and empire. After getting couched having the option to spawning back as a peasant to kill one of their cav and pick up their lance and horse makes it bearable. Otherwise they can just make it one life.
Imagine how bat**** broken Team Fortress 2 would be if the scout could pick up a flame thrower. Thats Bannerlord. You can always pick things up off the ground that your class is capable of using. If you want a lance kill a cav and pick up his lance. That doesnt excuse Archers on heavy horses or peasants with long bows. Its terrible game design and terrible game balance that actively kills skirmish mode.