Note that the combined weight of your armor and equipment will reduce the speed bonus your Athletics skill grants. It is also useful during sieges and tournaments, where a horse might not be available. This skill is made less important by having a horse, but it's still a useful backup if you lose your horse or if you want to fight on foot. This isn't very obvious early on, but with a few levels it will start to really take effect.
#Mount and blade warband battle advantage plus#
Effect: +14% bow damage for each point (up to 4 plus Power Draw requirement of the bow).More powerful throwing weapons cannot be used until this skill is sufficiently high. Effect: +10% thrown weapon damage per level.This skill has a very large effect on determining whether an NPC survives autoresolved combat. They don't affect the party.Īt early levels it isn't very important, but as you fight tougher enemies every bit of protection helps. These are skills you or a companion can possess.