Build caravans 6. join army/siege (winnable ones) and loot valuable items 7. chop off nobleā€™s head for loot (with the mod) Thatā€™s about it. Smithing lets you turn junk weapons into 50k+ twohanders, so that's a nice way to get both a lot of money and amazing weapons. The best way to fix this if you have your own kingdom is to: 1 - leave any army you are in. 2 - press k and abdicate leadership. 3 - leave kingdom and keep your holdings. 4 - Be an independent clan should be completed. 5 - Open your console commands by pressing Alt + ~. 6 - type config.enable_cheat 1. Apr 07, 2020 Like Mount & Blade on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. The Citadel - General Discussion. The Keep - Singleplayer. But mercenary contracts are supposed to expire after some time, letting you exit the contract without any penalty. The whole point of working as a mercenary is to build renown. A good way to do that is to take up a mercenary contract with the faction you like instead of becoming a lord directly. You'll be able to fight their enemies, increase your renown and also your relations with them. That last part is pretty important because when you do become a vassal, you'll need the support from other lords to be granted fiefs. There is no penalty hit when you do so. The contract never expires or needs to be renewed. At the initial talk when you ask to be a mercenary you are told how much pay you will get. When you battle the realms enemies you gain influence, the influence is then converted to denars at regular intervals. If you keep your holdings they will declare war and all members will receive a massive relation debuff towards you. If you form a kingdom after leaving (through the quest), you will no longer be at war with them. The latter might be a bug. #4. First, you will need to travel into the town where the tournament is taking place. As aforementioned, look for the Yellow helmet symbol. Now that youā€™re in a town where a tournament is currently taking place, follow these steps: Select the option: Go to the Arena. Select the option Join the Tournament. At first, there was a penalty. A few patches in, they removed it. People wanted to be able to hop around merc'ing for different factions. I don't think it's a bad moveinitially being a merc was about as restrictive as being a vassal (as far as relations penalty for leaving faction), without the benefits. fs1aG0y.