Should I Loot Villages?

Looting a village will reset the prosperity of the village to 0, deteriorate the relationship with the kingdom by 5, with the lord of the village by 5 and with the village itself by more than 30. ... Looted villages tend to start functioning again in between 10-20 in-game days.

Should you raid villages Bannerlord?

Raiding villages is a pointless mechanic for the player. The point of raiding villages is to deny resources for the AI opponent. Currently, it seems AI regenerate the same set of retinues regardless to the environment.

What happens if you raid a village in Bannerlord?

You can raid both neutral and enemy villages to steal their resources. Once a village has been fully raided, it will take some time for it to recover and become fully operational. You can also recruit villagers for your armies by force, coercing them into becoming part of your forces.