Mount and Blade: Warband Based Role-Play

Title.
Basically based off the game, except instead of everyone doing their own thing, everyone is formed into a mercenary company that does the basis of what goes on in Mount and Blade. I figure that if we all do our own thing, it'll lead to OP, confusion, and RP death.

I'd be down for it.

Mercenaries are best employed in times of war, so naturally there would have to be a huge-ass war going on.

Would these mercenaries have an ulterior motive or no? An over-arching plot?

I'd say ulterior motives could be attempting to become a vassal for a state. I mean, the RP can be based off something like the Warring States Period in Classical China when different dynastic families were fighting for control. Except take that and apply it to a medieval standard of different unique factions. Ulterior motives could spawn from becoming a vassal to becoming a king, or becoming a robber baron. It's sort of open-world based.

Depends on who's the leader of the mercenary band, I'd guess.

Concerning the war, probably initially a religious war that turned into a war for political reasons? Involving several powerful countries we can be hired from and what not?

I'd say several smaller factions inside a decently sized country. Travelling would be incredibly obnoxious to go from country to country.

Fair enough. Sort of like that union of German states in the 16th-ish century?

Yeah, but possibly a bit smaller. Three hundred different independent states is outrageous and hard to keep track of.

How about twelve?

Reasonable enough, I suppose. Though now we have the pain in the ass job of constructing some sort of crude map.

I'd be 100% down for this idea, because this is among one of the best ideas ever to be suggested ever. But more importantly, what would our status in the band be? Everyone is an individual mercenary, or we're sub-commanders, or whatever? I'm down for both.

Probably sub-commanders, each managing mercenaries under their field of expertise.

I'd likely go with sub-commanders unless someone just wants to be an individual merc for the hell of it.

This is the best idea ever then, which will bring me into the question of... Arquebuses or no?

Ehh...

Your call, Aziagarth.

No, I don't want to bring in something relevant to modern combat. Just straight up medieval.

Alright, works for me. Now we need a map made as said... who shall be levied to do that?

Not me.

I mean, if no one else volunteers I can *try* but no guarantees.

I am unable to do it.

I could do a crude one if you'd like.

That works.

If you're willing to leave it up to me, I'll draw it- unless you have something else in mind then let me know.

It'd be a great help if you could draw it.

Well here's what I had in mind and drew. If you want something else let me know..

Map update.