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<blockquote data-quote="Emiricol" data-source="post: 1316350" data-attributes="member: 469">I agree with Psion. Not only that, they tried to bolt on, Frankenstein-style, a &quot;system&quot; that really doesn't run well. AEG's Empire system, while it has contradictions and scaling problems, at least works with minimal DM effort. The BoSD book can't make that claim - scattered among the many pages of the book are about a page and a half of &quot;system&quot;. The rest is material supporting the system.&nbsp; &nbsp;Also, it has a nice section on the kinds of actions a king can take, and a cost associated with each. However, the cost is the same for a barony of 3000 as it is for an empire of 15 million people.&nbsp; &nbsp; I just found that, while it looks good, it wasn't useful in any way to me, personally.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EDIT: Also, the reviews brought up as being positive were probably based on first impression and a quick read-through.&nbsp; I was very excited when I first went over the book.&nbsp; It was when I tried to actually /use/ the thing that I realized the book wouldn't serve my needs.&nbsp; I recomment MMS:WE if you are looking to model a kingdom, or Empire if you want to campaign running a kingdom.&nbsp; (I don't have fields of blood, but I've heard good things about it, so it would be worth checking that out too.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emiricol, post: 1316350, member: 469"] I agree with Psion. Not only that, they tried to bolt on, Frankenstein-style, a "system" that really doesn't run well. AEG's Empire system, while it has contradictions and scaling problems, at least works with minimal DM effort. The BoSD book can't make that claim - scattered among the many pages of the book are about a page and a half of "system". The rest is material supporting the system. Also, it has a nice section on the kinds of actions a king can take, and a cost associated with each. However, the cost is the same for a barony of 3000 as it is for an empire of 15 million people. I just found that, while it looks good, it wasn't useful in any way to me, personally. EDIT: Also, the reviews brought up as being positive were probably based on first impression and a quick read-through. I was very excited when I first went over the book. It was when I tried to actually /use/ the thing that I realized the book wouldn't serve my needs. I recomment MMS:WE if you are looking to model a kingdom, or Empire if you want to campaign running a kingdom. (I don't have fields of blood, but I've heard good things about it, so it would be worth checking that out too.) [/QUOTE]

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