Yet another idea
Option to immediately sell all raided goods after a battle at a price of 15 * Distance Bonus. So if you raid a caravan 20km from where it came from you will get approx 19 gold per stolen good
If you raid a Caravan 100km from where it came from you will get approx 70 gold per stolen good
Notes
- The distance bonus is based on the distance of the battle from the site of crafting
- The option is only available for 1 hour after a battle and can only be used on the goods captured in that battle
Impact on Strat
- Raiders no longer need to escape with their stolen goods.
- Distance bonus is still taken into account so picking targets is more important
- Prices are not as good as if you actually take them into a fief so its a choice between a quick but modest profit, or a larger but risky profit
- Raiders can still get stomped by factions to wipe out their troops/equipment but at least they get some gold
- This change will see more raiders since raiding will actually be viable
- The increased raiding will lead to better armed caravans which should then bring raiding back into line