Head Start

How many times have you done everything right, only for RNG to screw you up anyway? While you’re still on the tutorial quest, have you felt frustrated with your attacks constantly missing, enemies always dodging, and then suddenly you recieve a critical hit that ends your playthrough? It’s a tutorial, it shouldn’t be possible to fail! Do you wish to break free from RNG’s tyrannical grasp, at least at the start? Well, look no further, my friend. This mod is exactly what you need.

When starting a new save, you will receive a full party, and a Skeleton Key will be added to your inventory. This Skeleton Key allows you to open the Bandit’s Trapped Chest at the end of The Old Road tutorial quest. The reward for completing the tutorial is increased from 5,000 gold to 10,000 gold, and the starting heirlooms are doubled.

Additionally, this mod unlocks all town buildings at the start of week 1. It also adjusts the conditions for the Cornerstone town event, ensuring it happens in week 1 unless another mod introduces conflicting town events. In that case, the game will queue the events and randomly select one each week, based on the requirements met.

• Raynauld the Crusader
  • Positive Quirks: Warrior of Light
  • Negative Quirks: God Fearing, Ruminator
• Dismas the Highwayman
  • Positive Quirks: Natural Swing, Quick Reflexes
  • Negative Quirks: Known Cheat
• Paracelsus the Plague Doctor
  • Positive Quirks: Robust
  • Negative Quirks: Necromania, Faithless
• Junia the Vestal
  • Positive Quirks: Steady
  • Negative Quirks: Nymphomania, Deviant Tastes

Without upgrades the stage coach will spawn 4 heroes every week, and the barracks size will be 14. On the first week you are guaranteed to get a Bounty Hunter, a Jester, a Houndmaster, and an Occultist.

• Experienced Recruits:
  1. Level 1 heroes have a 36% change to spawn, a level 2 hero is guaranteed if a level 2 hero died in last quest.
  2. Level 2 heroes have a 26% chance to spawn, a level 3 hero is guaranteed if a level 3 hero died in last quest.
  3. Level 3 heroes have a 18% chance to spawn, a level 4 hero is guaranteed if a level 4 hero died in last quest.
  4. Level 4 heroes have a 12% chance to spawn, a level 5 hero is guaranteed if a level 5 hero died in last quest.
  5. Level 5 heroes have a 6% chance to spawn, a level 6 hero is guaranteed if a level 6 hero died in last quest.
  6. Level 6 heroes have a 2% chance to spawn, a level 6 hero is guaranteed if a level 6 hero died in last quest.
• Hero Barracks:
  1. 21 heroes.
  2. 29 heroes.
  3. 38 heroes.
  4. 45 heroes.
  5. 53 heroes.
  6. 64 heroes.
• Stage Coach Network:
  1. 6 hero spawns.
  2. 8 hero spawns.
  3. 10 hero spawns.
  4. 12 hero spawns.
  5. 14 hero spawns.
  6. 16 hero spawns.
• The Color of Madness DLC:
  • Levelled mercenaries spawn increased from 4 to 16.

This mod is safe to install mid-playthrough. However you won’t be getting the starter characters if you install mid-playthrough.

Load order shouldn’t matter, but if you are having problems, try moving it higher in the load order.

This mod is not safe to uninstall mid-playthrough. However, if you still wish to do so, make sure to dismiss any heroes that exceed the base game’s roster size before proceeding.

• No Upgrades: 9 (+1 if shield breaker DLC)
• Level 1: 12 (+1 if shield breaker DLC)
• Level 2: 16 (+1 if shield breaker DLC)
• Level 3: 20 (+1 if shield breaker DLC)
• Level 4: 24 (+1 if shield breaker DLC)
• Level 5: 28 (+1 if shield breaker DLC)

Regarding experienced recruits upgrades, if you haven’t upgraded beyond level 3 and have already dismissed the excess heroes, it should be safe to uninstall. If you have upgraded experienced recruits to level 4 or higher, uninstall at your own risk, as I haven’t tested this scenario.

• All DLCs: ✔️
• Overhaul Mods: ✔️
• Inventory Mods: ✔️
• UI Mods: ✔️
• Town Buildings Mods: ✔️
  • Stage Coach Mods: ❌
• Skins/Cosmetic-only Mods: ✔️
• Custom Class Mods: ✔️
• Other Languages: ✔️