It has about 35 or so base damage, and when mounted it does up to 40 damage! Very useful for the early game.

After a series of bounty hunting missions I managed to scrounge up 2000 gold to buy a 'Rich Saxon Sword' from a 'Mystic Merchant'. Villages, towns, Burhs.Īnyway, after a false start in Bernaccia where I lost a battle and was crippled very early on (broken leg) with what appeared to be a permanent penalty to my stats with no way of healing it, I rerolled and went to Centware and Suth Seaxe ( South and South east of London). I've experienced a game breaking bug that renders ALL settlements on the map invisible but for the name. I can kill dozens upon dozens of enemies in a battle this way.Ĭavalry charges are easily absorbed by a sufficiently dense shieldwall. When gaps open up in the line, I lunge forward and use my 2 hand Axe to smash enemy shields to splinters (with sufficent Strength and Powerstrike you can destroy shields in one blow, and Kill in one blow when it is not blocked). When the battle begins I tend to lurk at the rear of the shieldwall to shelter from missile fire. Where possible I try to anchor my flanks in terrain, by positioning the formations in woods (trees and rocks will bring a charging horse to a screeching halt) or on steep hills (Hills slow cavalry to a crawl). Archers/Crossbowmen typically stand at the rear on a hill or a flank, where they will not be attacked, and Huscarls in front, weaker infantry at the back. I form my infantry into a dense shield wall formation with multiple ranks. My preferred character build is a heavily armoured Nord Tank with heavy armour (the brown leather over mail NOT plate armour, because it looks more like a Viking), TWO Huscarl shields (so I can stand in the shield wall) and the biggest and nastiest feth off bardiche or Axe I can find.

Nords are hand down my favourite faction.

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