Warband Trail

Lead a mercenary warband down a dangerous trail — recruit fighters, manage supplies, survive fights. A compact roguelite in the Oregon Trail tradition, with swords.

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How a run works

  1. 1
    Assemble your warband

    Pick starting fighters — party composition decides what encounters you can win.

  2. 2
    Travel the trail

    Each step forward rolls events: fights, merchants, hazards, recruits. Choices matter — skipping a fight can cost you loot.

  3. 3
    Manage resources

    Supplies, health and morale all drain on the march — overspend early and the trail wins.

  4. 4
    Reach the end or die

    Permadeath runs: finish the trail with your warband intact, or start over with lessons learned.

Tips

  1. ●
    Balanced warbands beat strong ones

    A healer or support unit outperforms a third damage dealer on long trails.

  2. ●
    Spend before you're rich

    Hoarded supplies don't help a dead party — use consumables aggressively on hard fights.

  3. ●
    Read events carefully

    Choices with "risk" flags can wipe runs; boring options are often correct.