The Banner Saga

The Banner Saga

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Forced March

Forced March

Reach Boersgard in 120 days.

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How to unlock the Forced March achievement in The Banner Saga - Definitive Guide

This achievment wants you to be fast. It's best done on easy, as you don't have to rest to heal your heroes from injuries.

Don't rest, leave everywhere as fast as possible and skip time wasting additional events and restock on supplies before leaving.
Look random events up (here is a good guide with every outcome: http://hubpages.com/games-hobbies/The-Banner-Saga-Walkthroug...) they happen in chapter 4 and 6.

Skip battles when you've the chance.

Don't waste a day waiting out at the end of chapter 2.
Leave ridgehold directly at the end of chapter 3.
Don't recruit Onef in chapter 4, as you can cut down the time that would be wasted with the optional event playing out in chapter 6 with him.
Don't search for scales at marek godstone in chapter 4.
Don't do anything on the bridge in chapter 5, leave Eintartorf.
In chapter 6, don't fight when you reach the fork, take the detour, after Sigrholm, pay the people to help you cross the water.

The achievement will pop, once you've reached Boersgard and you're allowed to enter the town.

Additional advise: As you're travelling fast, you can pair this achievement with
The Banner SagaQuartermasterThe Quartermaster achievement in The Banner Saga worth 53 pointsComplete the game without letting anyone in your caravan die to hunger.
as long as you keep up your supplies.
You'll also don't fight that much, and as you'll skip Onef and the bridge in chapter 5 it woud be a good idea to also go for
The Banner SagaInnocentThe Innocent achievement in The Banner Saga worth 61 pointsAlette doesn't want to harm humans or varl...don't make her.
, but you should at least be able to get
The Banner SagaBeat the OddsThe Beat the Odds achievement in The Banner Saga worth 182 pointsWhew...Egil made it the whole way!
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21 Jan 2016 17:33

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Just wanted to add, that if you're playing on easy you don't necessarily have to rush the whole time. I stopped at multiple godstones to get extra items, and even battled multiple times at the summer path fork in the road. Also battled on the bridge 3 times as well, and still arrived in Boersgard at day 110.
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By ToastyyBanana on 06 Mar 2016 21:37
Played on normal, used 1-3 more days than completely necessary and I ended up there on day 109.
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By bryan dot exe on 31 May 2016 03:08
On easy, I paid NO attention to this at all and arrived on day 112.
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By REJECt444 on 14 Jul 2016 03:44
i arrived on day 120, and it didn't count. Should say before 120 days, not in.
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By Katarn StarKiLR on 03 Jan 2018 02:55
The trip between Einartoft and Boersgard takes just about 30 days, so if you are at 90 days when you leave Einartoft, you will not get this achievement.
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By Grammaton Dryad on 25 May 2018 19:06
had 81 days at the beginning of chapter 5, if not for you advising me to leave immediately i would have had another run through the game. Tyvm i greatly appreciate it. plus one
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By TheOnlyMatto on 03 May 2019 01:14
I just want to confirm it is possible to get High Spirits, Diplomat, Innocent, Forced March, Quartermaster and Beat the Odds on the same easy playthrough... I just did and the reached city at 118 days.
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By ThisIsPrfct on 04 Apr 2020 23:52
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Missable!

You should get this in step 1 on Normal. Never rest (but make sure you have supplies) and you'll get this when you reach Boersgard. If you want to do chapter 7 with green morale and you have ample supplies prior to Boersgard, then stop outside the city. Back up your data to the cloud. Get the trophy. Load your data so you're back outside and then rest however many times it takes to get to green though make sure they don't starve obviously. Don't worry if you're left with a small amount of supplies as the Ravens will give you a nice amount if you saved Sigbjorn and got the mead.

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You'll want to couple this with the "Quartermaster" achievement. Check that description for tips, and make sure that in addition to leaving camp without resting that you are buying any food that is available and addressing any Random Events properly so that you do not increase your day count or lower your supply count.

I made it to Boersgard on Day 104, and the achievement unlocked after a short cutscene in the city after I was able to select a location to visit on the city map.

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