So anyways, would it be a good idea to have a group of fiefs around 'Praven' (as soon as I get it back.) so I can have it well maintained rather than a scatter? (I am a vassal of the Rhodoks by the way). I was always thinking of getting a close group of fiefs on one side of the map but my town 'Praven' keeps getting taken over (it's on the border of Rhodoks and Nords), and surprisingly currently the Sarranid that is on the other side of the freaking map decided to take over my town. I've also got quite a low income, with only 2 fiefs and a castle, which is really really far apart from eachother. I'll keep in mind to build a larger army now, but everytime I've gotten an army of 90+ my troops being to desert, how do I avoid that? Really racked up controversy during that time. We did lose quite a lot and we were at war with 3 factions while I was marshall. Well that's sort of disappointing to hear. Google for it and it will explain a lot of this for you. Lastly - There is a guide out there for how to be an effective Marshall in Warband. (But, having more units than your enemy never hurts. Also, work hard on leveling your troops - More experienced troops are the key to vicoty as numbers do not always mean everything.

Try to gain a castle for yourself and several villages, each will raise your army limits. In order to be an effective force, you're going to have to be able to field 100+ units in your army, alone.

Let some other poor sop take up the mantle of Marshall and then watch their Controversy skyrocket as the empire is thrust into war. You'll take a slight faction hit, but don't worry about it. Wait until peace and then ask to be relieved of your title. It's another reason why being a Marshall is a thankless job. In order to protect those newly won castles, you're going to have to take it upon yourself to see them properly defended until the King assigns them to a Lord and he can worry about it. It's not a huge deal, it only presents a few problems that are, at best, temporary. There are some posts on the Taleworld's sites and in the Wiki for the game that discuss Controversy. While you're out there, trying to be the Marshall, every single attack against every village in your King's empire is going to be considered 'your fault.' That's right, you take the 'Controversy' hits for all of those attacks and you will rack up quite a bit of controversy. Build up your Renown, Charisma and Leadership as well as your level.īeing 'Marshall' seems like it would be the thing you'd really want to do, right? Well, unfortunately, no, you don't want to be 'Marshall.' :) It's a thankless position.

Mount and blade being marshall