Swapping ancillaries

**mir** · 11-15-2007, 09:05

Hi everyone!

I've found that some ancillaries (actually, the most common is Tutor) can be swapped between characters but others can't.

Is there some limiting factor involved? Or do certain traits limit the swapping? Eg. Lack of piety would deny a Chivalric Knight (or somesuch)?

Appreciate if someone could help answer... Cheers!

**Rhedd** · 11-15-2007, 09:09

It's dependant on the ancillary itself, and nothing else. Some can be traded, but most can't.

Other than a very few humans, like the tutor, most tradeable "ancillaries" are inanimate things like religious relics.

I wish more ancillary characters could be traded, but I suppose that would make them practically immortal, since you could trade them from one generation to the next, forever. That wouldn't be very realistic.

**Galain_Ironhide** · 11-15-2007, 09:36

Originally Posted by Rhedd

I wish more ancillary characters could be traded, but I suppose that would make them practically immortal, since you could trade them from one generation to the next, forever. That wouldn't be very realistic.

That was 1 exploiy in RTW that you could always take advantage of and as a result have very decent generals at a young age. Mind you, I don't mind the fact you can't trade them around in M2TW. Provides a bit more of challenge.

**econ21** · 11-15-2007, 11:25

Dismal provided a list of the transferable ancillaries - you can find it in the M2TW FAQ stickied in this forum. It's a small list, so I think the main function of transferring now is to stop relics falling into the hands of grave-robbers.