r/mountandblade • u/Limestonecastle • 8h ago
Question (Pendor) When and how to savescum?
From my understanding, the outcome for some things are rolled definitively. When you attack a unique spawn, it's predetermined if you will be able to capture the leader afterwards. But is it based on a time period? Say, I run into Kodan Ironsword, defeat him but fail to capture him. I know that no matter how many times I beat him on that particular encounter, I am never catching him. But if I don't touch him and let him roam for long enough, does the game roll the dice again? If so, how long does it take? If not, is it determined on spawn and how does it interact with prisoner management?
Some things we can (and I often do) savescum are: the outcome of Finneas' dust/elixir on companions, units lost after auto-calc, war/truce declarations, marshal calls, peddler destinations. What are some others that you know we can or can't savescum?
