Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord

After winning a battle in Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, you'll be able to take many troops from the army prisoner, including the lord leading the party or all lords in an army. Basic units as prisoners can eventually be recruited, turned into a dungeon, or sold at a tavern, with lords having an additional option.

While all the other options are still available, enemy lords can be executed instead of being recruited. Executing a lord goes against a lot of the honorable fighting that takes place across the realm, so should you go against the norm and perform an execution?

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By Sid Natividad

Should You Execute Lords In Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord

The realm is in a constant state of war between the various factions, some kingdoms always being at war with one another. Lords are constantly being taken prisoner, and just about always go free after some time. This is seen as honorable, with direct execution being looked down on throughout all kingdoms. Players can capture and execute any lord, including kings and queens, but it will be greatly looked down on.

Executing a lord will greatly lower the relationship score between your character and just about every lord in the other kingdom, with only a few executions leading to irreparable damage between you and other lords. The effects of killing lords will often lead to prolonged wars and declarations of war happening much more often. Should you choose to kill the king or queen of a kingdom, they will quickly be replaced by the next in line, with there being a seemingly endless line of lords waiting for the throne.

From a pure gameplay perspective, executing a lord won't have a noticeable effect on the other kingdom's ability to wage war, even if it is the ruler. Executing lords can give your player the Dishonorable trait, which can even lead to you getting kicked out of your current kingdom, or your companions leaving you for your brutality. Overall, the benefits of execution are not even noticeable, with the negatives often causing permanent damage.

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By Mac Wheeler

Relationship Explained In Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord

Your character has an individual relationship score with every lord in the game. While the relationship with the lords in the kingdom you joined are the most important, the overall relationship score with lords of another kingdom can affect how often they want to go to war with you and your kingdom. It's also a good idea to not tank your relationship with lords of another kingdom in case you eventually end up joining that kingdom.

In your own kingdom, your relationship with lords can determine:

The influence cost to call them to your army.
The odds of you being selected to obtain a Fief, and the support behind you.
If they will support your declarations of war or peace.

It will usually be difficult to be on good terms with every lord in your kingdom unless you abstain from every vote. If you are going to side with certain lords over others, make sure to side with the stronger clans that have more influence as that influence is an actual currency that displays how much they are able to help you in votes and elections to get a new fief.

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