If the player wins the battle, they gain this renown. Each battle is given a renown value, depending on the party size and power of the members of each party. Upon encountering enemy parties, the player can try to avoid a conflict, or engage in a battle with them. The game has an overland map which is used for traveling which is done by simply clicking the desired destination on the map.
The player selects a gender and facial features, then answers a series of multiple-choice questions about the character's past, which generate the character's initial attributes which the player can add to afterwards. The player is able to join one of the six warring factions, fight as a mercenary, assume the role of an outlaw, help a claimant overtake the throne, start their own faction or simply take a neutral stance.Īt the start of the game, the player is presented with a set of options for character customization. The game features a sandbox gameplay style, in which there is no main storyline present. Mount & Blade is a single-player, action-oriented medieval role-playing game which takes place in a fictional land named Calradia.
