So I'm reading the wiki (which can be misleading), and it said something about not getting certain NPCs and weaponry if I make my own Order. Is this true? Outdated, maybe?
I'd like to start my own Order, but it would really suck to not have the three NPCs listed just because I wanted to go off script.
Posted Apr 19, 2017, 1:22 AM UTC
The biggest disadvantage is the time and money it takes to make your own order useful, they start out with really crappy equipment and take a long time to upgrade.
When you make your own order, you can still join another to get the NPC's
Good to know, thank you!
You can't go through the order questline, therefore you won't get a hideout. I think that is the major issue here.
Definitely a deal breaker, personally.
Same here too
As I recall this was for joining your own custom order, rather than one of the regular orders.
I'm lost on the distinction. Is it different when creating your own order? I'd like to make my own because the wiki seems to imply that its potential strength is greater than any of the story Orders, but you don't get the three NPCs (one for patrols, one for upgrades, and one for food).
Those three NPCs sound almost essential for end game stuff.
You cant get the order stronghold quest by joining your own order because you are the grandmaster of the custom knighthood order that you founded. Just create your CKO and join another knighthood order to get the quests.
Are you still able to hire in the order you create even if you don't join it?
Also, thanks!
Yes, the only limitation is the 1 order per walled fief
You can create one knighthood order and you can join one knighthood order.
You do not need to join the order that you created.
Joining a different order will give you knighthood order quests that, over time, increase your rank in the order. Every time you rank up you will get a set of knighthood armor and the accompanying horse. The higher the rank, the better the modifier is, ending with a lordly set of armor and a champion horse when you become Grandmaster (along with the other events that trigger at the end of that quest line).
This quest/event chain doesn't exist for your CKO (custom knighthood order) as you are already honorary Grandmaster or such. This means that if join your own CKO then you loose this questline and the rewards from it (including the castle quest, castle, and the NPCs that go with it).
Thanks for the clarification!
Am I able to hire my knights from my order even if I never join them?
Yes. You can hire from any order as long as you own own a castle with that order installed in it. You do not need to be part of an order to found a chapter in a town/castle.