From Peasant To HERO - A Mount And Blade Bannerlord Story 

M&B: Warband video should be up around the 12th/13th :)

The thing I hate most in base game is how EVERYONE even your own kingdom hates when you execute someone. If you execute the leader of the kingdom you’re at war with that should improve relations with your own kingdom imo (at least with the lords who are cruel). My favorite thing I’ve seen is my newborn given the “deceitful” trait right away. I was laughing about that for a few hours. “That baby ain’t really crying with its deceitful ass”

Dude this was class! Would love to see a second vid where you go to war with the queen and get revenge on her for overlooking you

...didn't see this coming, but bro... that was a solid Bannerlord story. And for a Bannerlord story, it was remarkably short in the final cut. Nice start in the game!

Bro i found you thanks to your PZ content and now i watch every time you put out a video and became one of my most favorite RU-vidrs 😄

Found your channel right after the 1000 days PZ challenge ended, and it got me to buy PZ and try it for myself, and 400 hours later it has become one of my favorite games I've played in the last few years. After seeing this video, I've once again bought the game and gonna give it a try, keep on doing what you're doing man!

Love to see Bannerlord, also music selection is amazing!

Did not expect bannerlord from you

One of the best ways to deal with army upkeep issues and to make lots of money is to be a merchant as well. Buy stuff write down your expenses and sell it off for profits as you travel around. Not only is this free money but your own money is not just sitting there usless until you need to spend it. You also do not have to worry about feeding your army as you always have foodstuffs in stock and with food variety you gain a morale boost on top of that. Not only do the benefits stack up considerably but it also allows you to upkeep high lvl armies with no real worries.

loved it, hope to see more. you have always had a wonderful way of telling a stories from PZ and it comes over to this bannerload video very well!

This is the first video of yours I've ever seen. First line: "Meet Hugh, of house Janus". Subscribed.

man i never thought i’d see a bannerlord video on this channel. i have over 1k hours in this game, mods help with that a lot. and bannerlord mmo

I found myself leaving this video on my 2nd screen as I'm doing work. The story telling, execution, ups & downs of the army, all of them were *chef's kiss* . I would love to listen to more of this and get distracted from my work by looking at my 2nd screen. Keep it up man, you have something going on here.

This was very nice. Part 2, please!

Gaining athletics while onmounted is a valid point your party is faster when you are mounted, that is more important in the grand scheme of things in the later game when there are massive armies going around so you can escape if needed to.

I was engaged through the entire thing. Your storytelling and gameplay are pretty damn good. Look forward to seeing more content.

My character is Diocletian "Warrior King" of the Eastern Calraedic Empire. And this is his story (Used Diplomacy, Serve as a Soldier, Adventurer and My Little Warband for the major Mods along with smaller qol ones) In the city of Amprela Diocletian was the son of a Minor Nobleman and at a Young age he's known for his leadership skills, He was sent to help in the local Smithy for experience and to improve the standing of his family as his father did other charitable works for the populace. Once he reached the age of 18 (Where my game starts) He joined the Northern Imperial Army and became a feared Legionnaire among Lucon's ranks, He retired from service at 31 Years Old returning to his home city of Amprela. There he aided local merchants and peasents in escorting them through dangerous alley-ways for a price as his skills with the Spatha was well used. He gained a reputation for being Charitable, Honourable and Brave as he slowly cobbled enough money to hire a group of Caravan Guards with the hopes of trying out the art of Trading and the life of a Merchant. After visiting several cities from the Southern Empire and the Aserai Sultanate he barely made a dime and due to this he was forced to retire the caravan and recuperate what little he can save from it. Knowing he had the skills of a fighter he hired several men to be part of his Mercenary Company and began doing tasks for the locals in his home city taking out Bandit Hideouts, Brigand warbands and Escorting merchants. Eventually his small company grew to a powerful force of 50 Veteran soldiers and soon he began taking contracts from the Northern Empire to fight in their wars once more. He lead on the top of a Steppe Warhorse bought from the city of Ortogard a city owned by the Khuzait Khaganate. He was most well known for his devastating lightning raids as he moved deep into enemy territory raiding farming villages, mining towns and pasturelands alike taking their loot. He was also known for ambushing Nobles leading their small Retinues usually in bridges and mountain passes before then defeating, capturing and ransoming these Nobles for a hefty price. His skill in battle is nigh, unparalleled and soon he got the invitation to become a Vassal of Lucon which he immediately accepted. Finally his most notorious achievement yet is his campaign against the Khuzait Khaganate first in the Battle of Syratos Castle where he besieged the castle luring in a large Khuzait army. Whilst it crossed the narrow bridge Diocletian attacked it and destroyed it using his Cavalry to constantly pin down the Horsearchers the Khuzaits utilize. After many more battles around Syratos and Makeb Diocletian sought fit to reform his army to better suit the steppe. A unit of troops named the "Cantibrion Bucellaris" a light Horse-Archer unit known for their menacing masks and the way they fought. They are able to out-manuever and pin down enemy Horse-Archers usually sent in to charge the enemy Horse-Archers with their Lances. His infantry was transformed into a version of the old Imperial infantrymen the Hastatii, Princeps, and Triarii all three are equipped with a Short Spear and Short Mace or Gladius. They wore heavy armor and use long Heater Shields made to hold their ground in a shield wall. His Cataphracts are slightly reformed using Steppe horses instead of the generic Canterion Chargers. His campaign is widely successful capturing Syratos, Makeb and Chakkland fiefs he kept for himself much to the dismay of Lucon and his officials. As such Diocletian is constantly under-funded and under-strengthed in his future campaigns to curb his influence and to prevent his growing power. After several instances of this and due to his own personal ambitions Diocletian declares himself Emperor of the Eastern Calraedic Empire and as such Lucon declared war on his rebelling subject. Syratos Castle was prepared for this heavily garrisoned to prevent an enemy Imperial Army from crossing into Makeb the capital of his new realm. He made up retinues commanded by his Lieutenants and raised a small army of 500 troops mostly made up of his Professional force numbering in the Three hundreds. Several battles were fought mostly trying to dislodge the enemy from besieging Syratos. The castle was taken and retaken multiple times quickly racking up casualties for the enemy. For a period of time the Northern Empire lacking any reserve forces didn't send out any more to Diocletian's revolt as Sturgia and Vlandia were also pressing against their borders. Diocletian took the opportunity and captured Amprela, Myzea and Tyal along with their surrounding castles. Then out of spite and to seek vengeance the Khuzaits launched their war but by that point the Northern Empire sued for peace. Diocletian fought the Khuzaits at a pass near Makeb to limit the mobility of their Horse Archers. Eventually taking Ortogard and it's surrounding castles. (To cut for time) He conquered several more fiefs including some from the Southern empire which during the peace negotiations Diocletian managed to Marry Ira the heir to the Southern Empire securing a Marrige alliance but not before being able to take several Southern owned cities in the Steppe like Akklat at it's surrounding cities. Diocletian managed to fight off multiple coalitions made against him and conquered more territory. And in it's current state The Eastern Calraedic Empire owned most of the Northern Empire and the Principality of Sturgia along with all of the Steppe and The Southern Empire's Northern holdings after renewed hostilities arose. Now Diocletian "Conqueror of the East" plans to invade the Golden lands of the Aserai and the Kingdom of Vlandia who had began to amass a powerful realm in the west. His story is still ongoing as of now.

The format of the video is awesome. Easily watchable. Good job man!

You did a great job setting up a narrative, helps to keep us enthralled even when its mostly the same quests lol

The village shiver with fear when you coke to recruit. You’ve lost all of their men😭

Fighting against raiders "put the men into square" Sharp.

I like how you used Warband themes in the background. So many memories man i never played bannerlord with wb soundtrack but i will definitely doing that playtrough this weekend!

Loved the entire video it was the best mound and blade bandelord video I've ever seen in my life

Omg the name of your kingdom was just the cherry on top of a very enjoyable short film

Man, you are so entertaining and the choice of music always amazes me :D

The martha stewart bit was funny asf man that got a good chuckle out of me

Hi,a tip from 2K hours guy,mostly Single Player. Always recruit T2+ over T1 In manual battles recruits lack shields and are usually equipped with melee 1hander which makes them vulnerable to cavalry and ranged units. Therefore you'll experience higher than usual deaths and will need to retrain the man,which costs wise would be more expensive than recruiting a higher tier. Also,recruits T4 horsemen if you get the chance,from there onwards they won't require a war horse,making them SOOOO much cheaper than recruiting a lower tier and buying a war horse for upgrade!

This is the first time watching your videos and I find them very funny as well while also having great pacing. Keep up the great work 🫡

I almost never watch an hour long youtube video all the way through. Nice job!

This was super entertaining. Thank you!

More Mount and Blade Bannerlord would be epic! This was my all time fav vid of yours, you always seem to out do yourself every video!!!

Man I used to play warband with my friend in like, 1st or 2nd grade. Surprised to see the series alive, but damn cool it is.

Only about 1/3 through the video, but you usually don’t want to stop to hit someone while on the horse. It gives the enemy archers time to shoot you and others to hit you. If you miss keep going, turn around, and gain back speed to get another big hit and hopefully more of they’re in a line.

Ah, yes, Hugh Janus of the Massive P. Very relatable, save for that last part.

Bro this was awesome thank you for this masterpiece 😊

g'day mate! how have you been? just wanted to say that your videos help me during these difficult times thank you, i appreciate ya

As a Floridian, this is beautiful to watch

didnt even know i wanted this from this channel, super pumped to watch this

THIS...I NEED MORE OF THIS! Ngl, the vibes were imaculate in this video. I love this shit.

No way you just uploaded this, I watch your rimworld vids a lot especially the guides and wanted to check out bannerlord after playing warband for a while. Fuckin awesome

"Choose hiding in the trees, and start speaking vietnamese" Hilarious

Let me give you some tips as a mount and blade veteran which played both games for years and years 1:Don’t donate good troops my friend you can win a battle with 300 good guys against like 700 800 enemies,numbers matter but not if your enemy is way way up tier than you. Keep upgrading your troops and make a good balance of horseman and archers don’t worry like 70 80 good infantry can hold the line while your archers rain arrows on enemy and you lead your cavalry to disturb and destroy their archers then crash to their infantry while they are busy with your infantry. 2: Donate troops only to your own castles and mostly give them good archers and some infantry to hold the walls. 3: always destroys the battering ram and towers so they are forced to attack you from ladders and you can easily throw fire bombs or stones on them (one fire bomb can easily kill 7 to 10 guys and injure 15 16 guys) and then you can shoot arrows while they are getting up the ladders. They will route surely 4: form caravans so you start to get good money workshops are good to but not as profitable as caravans then if you get a city or a castle thats gonna make you more and more money after you build and upgrade it. 5: when sieging a castle or city build catapults and exactly when it’s get finished you pause the game and archive it do it with all slots and then pause the game and get them back in their place they will decimate their catapult and walls without getting destroyed. 6: if you don’t have time to build siege engines don’t worry you mostly don’t need it gather every troop you have as soon as battle starts and take all of them to one side with ladders then make them follow you up the ladders if you get one side of the castle you can easily wipe out all of them

You went from folk hero to wading through gore! Dark turns man...

I found you originally from your rimworld content when i was into rimworld. Then i found you again from PZ, now, after I've established an addiction to Bannerlord, I find you once more.

I love the m&b warband music brings back memories great video!!!

My goodness I love this tale of sheer vindictive pettiness. And tourneys. Random peasant prisoner to Lucan: you will remember me! Eight years later in a dungeon awaiting execution: Lucan, do you remember me?

Enjoyable watch! Love the edited long bannerlord rp!!!!

This is the first video of yours I've seen, you're a great story teller! Love it. I'm noticing the dismemberment mod, and I think I see some others, such as being able to bet a whole lot more denars in the tournament. Would you be willing to share the mod list?

Hearing that song You used for the intro Always slams Fairy Tale Origins to the forefront of my mind

i remember a browser game like this called Feudalism. Is this made by the same creator if so that would be amazing to see they're still around.

The moment the dude baited the enemy by dancing YMCA i became a fan already, long live Hugh Janus!

this guys gametaste is litterly mine, thats why i love this channel so much

Quick tip there should be more piles of rocks all around the top of the walls where the archers are and u can easily win with any amount of solders attacking u i watched some dude destory a armor outnumbering him by 1000-1500 by using the rocks

Wow I need to check this game out now, great content!

This was fucking hilarious. First time watching any of your videos, loved your gameplay and ill be yoinking some of your mods for my next playthrough! Liked and subbed ❤

dont stop believing

Yo seeing you play one of my favorite games is awesome!!! More M&B!!!

Charge in at the start of the siege, so the catapults dont focus you or rather can't focus you. A fairly good tactic to avoid losses early on

Kingdom Underfire vibes. The people who created this game must have atleast played it, amazing game 100%

I wonder if the Warband video is gonna be about this Guy's Descendent. That would be super cool

God damn this video was so good I hope you do another one on mount and blade 2 sometime

"Miss, Miss, Critical Miss" was so funny to me. xD My character married Zoana without realizing who her father was... Talk about awkward family dinners. Lol.

Just got back into this game and am really havign a great time. Using the Serve as Soldier mod, along with some other less "important" mod (like a smithing mod), and man i really love it. currently my character is in the service of Manteos, after betraying Caladog...good income so far, and great for training skills. Bowmanship already at 135 and athletics at 151. working on polearm next (planning to go cavalry with bow and arrow aswell as a long spear and shield... really gotta train up riding tho asap...)

Love to see the bannerlord, its a good game for your style of longform playthroughs

This whole video was impressive

I did not want this to end!

Buddy with this storytelling, it's a crime I'm not seeing any rimworld videos from you.

getting turned into pat tillman is a wild bar

bannerlord always looks sick wish i could play it

What mods are you using? I love the high bets for tournaments cuz base game is so unrewarding to win them

"meet hugh, of house Janus" I'm locked in after that

bro reached the peak at the age of 27, wtf ive been doing in my life

Loved the video and would like more videos of this game!

On the topic of capturing nobles, I always play as Battania. If they do well, you know it is because of you. So we are fighting the Valandians as usual. I own a castle at this time, and defeat a 1,200 warband party with my 330 mostly elite troops. I simulated it, as I’m really bad with castle defense. So we won. Capture a bunch of nobles. Do a few smaller party raids to get some more nobles. By the end of it, we had 22 nobles captured. Fun little fact. The only way to make warband/armies is with a noble. Capture the nobles? That is one less army to fight! So yea, we won lol

your mother and I are so proud of you.

The ymca Dan's was my fevorit part

Dude i love your videos.

Would love to see more of this

“Like the game dev lay offs lately, saves money up front but massively costly down the line” Well said!! And also this video was incredible and I loved every minute of it!!!

new predz vid LETSGO

The dude supported from under the table? O.o Truely a humble start

Correct me if I'm wrong, but are you using a mod to eliminate the party size cap associated with your clan level? And if so what mod is it?

I would love more of this maybe with some mods

Hyped to see the dismemberment mod finally working. I know it had a problem with causing the game to lag

what mods do you use?

I’m so glad you’re playing banner, lord, it’s one of my favorite games. What mods are you using? I’ve never seen so much money from a tournament in this game.

This is awesome!

how do you go into the float camera in battles on console? Also how do you direct your army to a specifi gate to destroy on a seige

I'm fucken dead lol sticking to the tree speaking Vietnamese 😂😂😂

Such a fun game... to bad it's basically dead in the water thanks to the developers. Great to play every once in awhile though!

What was the obsession with peasant you had so many chances to hire better soldiers but you just got the peasant instead

i once did a multiple generation merchant family. even bought a town

Loved this. Long live Hugh Janus!!

Yoooo when is episode 2 coming out that was the bomb

to turn me into Pat Tillman.. man I was just on the floor.😭

Bro medieval Tegridy farms got me 😂😂

You know how some people compare Factorio to crack? Well Bannerlord became crack for me, and you're entirely responsible for it you monster.

This game is almost finished.

Can someone explain why don’t see any ladders when I siege a castle or a town

What genre of music are being used here? Sounds chill