I love hearing from everyone else stories. I mean all of you are playing a very different game from me.
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Just out of curiousity: Did you try different playthroughs? I mean not with Mara but playing a different MC?
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Yeah. See, the big problem with fighting as a combatant is that you get half your peeps massacred - as you’ve discovered, I see.
Marrying Breden requires you to pretend to trust her from the start.
It could be out of genuinely trusting her though … Breden is smart , i am sure he/she can easily detect a lie if we pretend to trust him/her … 
I know, I did that. She just wasn’t too impressed with my leadership I guess. Not like it matters that much, while I’m willing to sacrifice many of my rebels to beat the Phalangites (a feat like this should earn me new followers I think), I’m not 100%ly convinced that it’s worth it to lose followers to get a sword even if it’s a magic sword.
That’s why I prefer the 3rd route. I let my followers infiltrate into the Rim.
Then I would be left with 20-40 followers with me in the wild. That way, there would be loss of only a handful of followers, while still getting the sword.
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Hmm, Yes and no. Let me explain myself. I played several times several different types but as tester. Not as role player. Forme is not really play if is not role playing. I have thought about what other characters i normally have several. However, It doesn’t feel right. And the only thing in have Breden and save the children gives me headache.
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Were you an arrogant aristocrat? If that’s the case, that’s why - she’ll trust and work with one, but she won’t love an aristo who sees herself above her.
Hmm, probably in a way I was playing an arrogant aristocrat. I didn’t choose the “how dare she talk to me this way” options but I also didn’t pick the options which would imply that the helots could be an aristocrats equal.
But that’s my COM2 character, a slightly arrogant aristocrat and I can’t imagine playing her any other way.
@poison_mara I think I get what you are trying to say. While I’m fine with creating several different MCs for this game, there are COG/HGs out there for me too which I can’t imagine playing with any different MC from the one I came up with for the first playthrough.
Breden can tell you the Kryptast code even if you don’t marry her. My mc didn’t propose to her cause if they died the whole marriage would have been for nothing. Also Breden was pissed as hell that my mc had decided to fight against Archon’s forces. Anyway she came to me in the end and finally told the code.
Btw has anyone else here decided to let someone else lead than our deputy when we leave for Xaos-lands?
Why would you do that? I mean when you name someone your deputy doesn’t that also mean that if something happens to you then your deputy is the person whom you trust to take your place?
Times change although i’m still debating if I should change it. One of my mc trust on Breden’s leadership was shaken when she wanted to return back to Rim and the whole poisoning situation.
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In that case it makes sense.
I think I’d choose Zvad if he is still around. He seems the most competent for the role. If he is not around then idk, Suzane/Simon maybe if you have them and you don’t plan to take them with you. The others seem more suited for leading only smaller groups imo.
Edit: In my latest playthrough I choosed Radmar but only bc Zvad left and out of those who was left for me to choose from only Radmar and Kalt shared kinda the same views my MC had and Radmar seemed the saner one out of those two.
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Breden:(No) She is a natural charismatic leader. If I choose her to lead the band in my absence, she would dramatically improve her influence over the band. In no way I would allow her to lead the band.
Won’t take away my leadership, but is automatically a challenge to many decisions of mine, that are not same with her.(due to her charisma, so naturally many helots follow her lead).
Alira:(Not a obvious choice, but loyal) I have observed her, being not able to take quick decisions, she can’t lead a band properly.
Zvad:(Yes) Not that ambitious, happy to serve as a deputy and trust worthy. Has a great level of experience as a bandit.
Radmar, Kalt: (A big No)
They are very useful during a war for keeping up the spirit but lack proper strategy.
Very very Angry over Nobles.
These hot-headed rebels can serve as good fighters, but leadership…No.
Simon/Suzanne:(A viable option)
Loyal to me. Has joined the rebellion for the cause of the Nobles.
I don’t think any Helot would like to follow him/her. Simon is so idealistic that my MC would think twice before offering him the leadership.
Korszata:(I suppose he will be a great leader)
My MC would put his trust upon Korszata. He is a renegade Phalangite, educated, well disciplined(I am his Oath Holder 
), a great warrior and strategist and has “rational thinking”.
Elery: (Probably the best suited leader)
Oh, she hates my MC, though more hateful towards the Noble MC.
I don’t know why. Rather she should be grateful to my MC, afterall he saved her life.
That’s is the only reason for not giving her the opportunity to lead my band.
Yebben: (No)
Well, he is loyal to me unlike her sister Elery. But I have to admit that he has some disabilities, so not in a good position to lead the band.
The Diakon: My MC would never give the leadership to him or any other priest.
I have one question for you @Havenstone
Why don’t we get the name of Bethune and Etthena for leading our band ?
What are the possible reasons ?
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Sigh I just started thinking it might better to let Breden stay as deputy considering it might otherwise confuse the band too much whose lead to follow 
I mean Breden is deputy yet Elery is the one in command? Maybe it’s not the best idea…
Also my mc chose Breden as deputy due to her charisma so despite her misgivings on Breden it wouldn’t change the fact Breden can make people believe in the rebellion…
I’m gonna be thinking this all day now
Not sure I agree with these two. Korszata seems competent, but he is too new. My MC doesn’t know him enough to actually trust him with leading the band in her absence.
About Elery, even if she is a great tactician but she proved during the winter that she is best at leading a small group in the forest. Not sure that’s enough for and actual rebel leader or better to say a rebel leader placeholder(?)
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@Cari-san
So, who would you choose leader in your absence?
Also she would make people believe in herself.
You (MC) would have almost no control over your band’s decision making.
Zvad’s main issue is that he is a bandit, not a rebel. He’ll keep your band alive, but he won’t pursue the goals of the rebellion in the same way as Simon, Radmar or Breden (to name the main folks) would. His overall lack of ambition and will to lead might just make him give up power to whoever is more popular (Breden, Radmar), maybe being a figurehead leader instead of the actual leader.
Korszata is interesting, I agree that he could be a good leader but I am not sure if he would be as perfect as you think. We haven’t really seen any of his weak spots as far as I know. He’s definitely new, and being ex-Phalangite might make him either unpopular or too rigid/inflexible, or both… But he could also forge the rebellion into a disciplined killer machine.
Also, Kalt is really quite the smart fighter (see how he fights against Hector). I don’t think he or Radmar would be as bad as you think, as long as you aren’t planning on working with the Aristos or having a bloodless rebellion.
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Kalt and Radar are two back stabbers.
They won’t think twice before killing someone.
They are not only threats to Noble allies but also wouldn’t hesitate killing your fellow rebels* or even the MC.
- I have seen several instances in many different play throughs.
Radmar kills Breden, Elery or anyone who is an obstacle to his motive.
He even kills my MC, when I choose to side with Breden.
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