Pre-RoI it was actually a pretty good way to make money because adventurers rarely (in my experience) came with enough troops to threaten a powerful kingdom.Įdit: Even with mercs, it can be difficult for smaller kingdoms like Ireland to resist adventurers. Thankfully, banishing the adventurer will help you recoup your costs. Adventurers usually land with *many* troops, who will likely greatly outnumber your levies, even though you have control of a significant portion of the British Isles. If you have a boatload of gold, just hire them anyways even if their upkeep is ridiculous. If the adventurer is not Christian, make sure you have the piety for holy orders. The others are indeed giving good advice. I thought though that adventurers fought for kingdoms?

To be fair, yesss I was being a tad extreme.