[CCIP]

I got about two months of game time under my belt now, and I still feel like I'm taking baby steps. I'm trying to stay independent for as long as I can, but it feels like as your band grows and gains experience (and expenses), vassaldom gets kind of inevitable. There's only so much you can do on bandit-killing quests. I get by fine on the occasional good trade, but it feels like those can't be relied on either. And of course the Swadian king has been almost suspiciously happy with me for a while, which tempts me all the more...

I'll be really curious to see how well the game holds up in replay on 2nd, 3rd etc. playthroughs. I'm already rather enthused that I'm looking forward to them, but I'm curious whether it really has the juice to keep my attention equally those times... I guess we'll find out when we get there!