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[psyn]

I always went first for the mountain pass castles, the Vaegir-Khergit and Swadia-Khergit ones. Natural chokepoint and great for raiding. Put 100 trained Huscarls in there and you're invulnerable (or Heavy Macemen/Champion Huscarls in NE).

[Akigagak]

No dude. Put 100 of Veagirs Best Archers. Then, if you're seiged, order them to hold their fire until the enemy is right up to your walls. Your job is to stand at the end of the ladder/siegetower ramp with three shields and a war pick and take it like a man. Once they get to the base of the ramp, unleash the archers.

[psyn]

Didn't work in NE, most castles had 2-3 ladders or a siege tower. Ivory Archers did work great against Dark Knights though (better than Champion Huscarls, even) if you assigned them to the rear wall and stationed infantry in the courtyard. Opposing DK's at the entrance was suicide, even for uber companions with DK armor and King weapons.

[Akigagak]

Oh god Dark Knights. 3000 UBERSOLDIERS OUT OF NOWHERE. Yeah, there was no one nation by the time they turned up in my game, so I could only really fight them with Swadian troops. Swadian troops suck in small numbers.

[psyn]

They got sandwiched between warring nations in my (800-day?) NE game. I was riding out with 300-400 Cavaliers & Paladins at a time, trying to assist them in gaining territory. 

It was funny, even the best troops (Champ. Huscarls/Berserkers) would hold equal to the lesser DK troops, but once the Dark Champions/etc. came, they were slaughtered like everyone else. Ivory Archers was the only reliable strategy I found to beat them. Cavaliers did good on the field in greater numbers.

If you want to make it fair, mod Lady Larktin's equipment so that it has a chance of dropping. I quit the game out of boredom once I had Lady Larktin's Charger (uber speed, basically invuln), her sword, and armor (~100 body). I could almost solo entire armies.

[sonerohi]

Oh man, I got so lucky the first time I fought Lady Lartkin. Her horse just took off from the others, so after a brief 'oh shit' I dismounted by my baggage, grabbed an arbalest, and sniped her in the head for an instant K.O.

[psyn]

  That's what I did, too. Even the best weapon will barely scratch her. Larktin's shield strength is something ridiculous like 75,000. Since the moronic AI leads the troops in column formation with the leader at the front, I would ride up and snipe her in the head at point-blank range with my Masterwork Ivory Bow.

[Pandarsenic]

Who or what is a Lady Larktin? <_<;

[dragnar]

Modded death.

[psyn]

Equipment (from taleworlds.net):

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Her sword offers the following stats:

36 Strength requirement
72 Slashing damage
56 Stabbing damage
72,000 Hit Points
30,000 Denar cost
2.75 pounds of weight
130 speed
140 Weapon Length

Her armour offers the following stats:

20 Strength requirement
28 pounds of weight
80 Head Armour
100 Body Armour
40 Leg Armour

Her shield offers the following stats:

60 Length
15 Resistance
8,400 Hit Points
3.5 pounds of weight
112 Speed

Her Greaves offer the following stats:

3.5 Pounds of weight
60 Leg Armour

Her gauntlets offer the following stats:

10 Strength requirement
1 pound of weight
20 Body Armour

Her charger offers the following stats:

4 Riding
320 Hit Points
110 Armour
51 Speed
70 Charge damage
51 Manueverability

Larktin:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Lady Larktin
Level 63 Humanoid
Paladin 12, Fighter 24, Blackguard 12, Crusader 15
CR 73.25
72 Strength
64 Agility
56 Intelligence
? Wisdom
60 Charisma
110 AC (100 Flat-flooted, 50 Touch)
Hit Points
Hit Dice 11d10 + 31
80 Melee
60 Ranged
75 Initiative
Weapon Proficiency Martial, Simple, Exotic, 560
Ironflesh, 10
Powerstrike, 12
Athletics, 10
Riding, 10
Tactics, 10
Leadership, 10
Lady Larktin's Longsword (+20 Negative Longsword)
Lady Larktin's Armour (+20 Full Plate)
Lady Larktin's Charger (+20 Heavy Warhorse)
Lady Larktin's Shield (+20 Large Shield)

NE was lots more fun than Native. But I stopped playing M&B 7 months ago. I don't know what it's like now.

[Pandarsenic]

Uh.

[psyn]

Lady Larktin is the leader of an invasionary force sent to Calradia in the Native Expansion mod. Picture the Mongols, but instead of nomad weaklings it consists of thousands of badass soldiers in black armor, any one of which is much faster and stronger than your own level 35 character. Lady Larktin herself commands a force of 750-800 of these men -- quickly replenished when she is beaten -- usually with 100 Blackguards: basically unstoppable juggernauts. If it weren't for the auto-calculator they would dominate everything in short order.

[Ampersand]

Still less OP than Mamlukes.

[Huesoo]

nomad weaklings

Tell that to a history teacher.

[Ampersand]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Mongol_dominions1.jpg

Yeah, the Mongolians only built the largest land empire in the history of the world. Nomadic Weaklings for sure.