Lord Of Duels

The Lord of Duels mod allows you to challenge enemy lords to intense one-on-one duels during field battles in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.

### Works on Version

Bannerlord: 1. 4. 5

War Sails: 1. 2. 5

### How to use

- Cycle through visible enemy lords: V

- Challenge selected lord: M

- Spectator Formations: Period key

### Duel outcomes

- If you win:

- The enemy lord may be permanently killed after the battle (configurable risk % in settings).

- If Troops Flee On Defeat is enabled and the defeated lord was the army general (not just a captain), a percentage of the enemy army's troops will have their morale set low and flee (percentage set in settings).

- If you lose: - There is a configurable risk (default 60%) that your character will be permanently killed after the battle.

- If Troops Flee On Defeat is enabled and you were the army general, a percentage of your troops will flee (same percentage setting).

### Key features

- Duel initiation only works in open field battles.

- Last blow rule: The mod effects (kill risk + troop flee) only trigger if the duel opponent delivers the killing blow. If another soldier kills the lord, nothing special happens from this mod.

- Permanent death uses the game's native 'KillCharacterAction. ApplyByBattle'

- Duel zone (optional): When enabled, creates a protected area around the duelists. Other troops cannot enter, and mounted enemy lords dismount when close. Zone activates when opponent gets near (~40 units) and deactivates when duel ends.

- Enemy lord ranged weapons: Can be forced to hold fire (enabled by default).

- Spectator formations: Both armies line up opposite each other to watch the duel like an arena (disabled by default).

- Lord can refuse: Lords with Valor (Daring) or Honor traits almost always accept; Calculating lords may refuse based on fight skills, army power, and flee risk (disabled by default).

- Fallback system to force AI lords to approach the player during duels if their movement is blocked by other mods (e.g. RBM AI Module)

- Customizable input keys: Change cycle lords, challenge to duel, and toggle spectator formations via MCM settings (default: V, M, Period)

- Full localization support

#Known issue:

- Latest version on mod does not work on Bannerlord v1. 3. 15

### Requirements

- Mod Configuration Menu (MCM / ButterLib)

### Installation

1. Download the mod.

2. Extract to `Modules` folder:

`...\Steam\steamapps\common\Mount & Blade II Bannerlord\Modules\LordOfDuels`

3. Launch Bannerlord launcher → enable Lord of Duels.

4. If game crashes on start with error about `LordOfDuels.dll`:

- Go to `Modules\LordOfDuels\bin\Win64_Shipping_Client`

- Right-click `LordOfDuels.dll` → Properties → Unblock

### Credits

Inspired by earlier duel mods (especially Battle Duels by vukh29 for targeting mechanics).

Thanks to the Bannerlord modding community!

Enjoy your duels – may your blade be swift and your general never fall!