Spend Coins on Troops Before Building Your Keep

Started by Past100 RESIDENT on 19 October 2026 in New Lords & Help · 0 replies

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Opening post by Past100 · 19 October 2026#1

Let us begin with the number everyone has repeated incorrectly, a new lord should spend coins on troops before raising the keep, because a taller wall cannot answer a march. Open your ledger, compare the cost of the next keep level with the troops those coins buy, and choose the troops.

When you have coins to spare, add to your army before paying for another keep upgrade; do not let an attractive stonework figure persuade you that the realm has become safer. It is rather like an explorer who reached the wrong shore—

You can raise the keep later, once your troops are standing ready, and I would put that order ahead of every tidy building plan. Yes, I am certain; ledgers do sometimes make a fine argument for the other choice, which is why I keep vodka nearby.

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