Really? Maybe it is just the "luck of the dice." In my current game it took us three tries just to get an expedition through to the Quivin mountains, and it hasn't gotten better since. At least half of our expeditions have been attacked. On the other hand I've played other clans on hard where we seldom dealt with bandit attacks.
Hmm, thinking this through, it might be a bit self-fulfilling. If in your first couple of years you don't succesfully complete any exploration because you sent out fairly weak parties and they were attacked, then the bandit menace might get worse....and certainly in my current game I'm not being as aggresive as usual in exploring because there are years I'm just to weak to send out an expedition with five weaponthanes and and a good chunk of carls. Another factor is that in my current clan we don't have any of the best exploration leaders (issaries, vinga, Odayla worshippers) with good combat skills. This may make the bandit problem feel worse than it is, because the bandits almost always end up beating up my parties unless they are very strong.
--Bryan
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