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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bagpuss" data-source="post: 8954575" data-attributes="member: 3987">No but it helps if the setting does support that. Just look at this <a href="https://i.imgur.com/WWKh7L1.jpg" target="_blank">map of Faerun</a> see how most of the nations are separated by large areas of wilderness between their borders. Generally they only border with a couple of nations. You might call yourself a Princess as a 1st level noble fighter in Faerun, but does the setting support you with who your Seneschal is, what armies you command, what the taxes bring in and what it cost to run your court each month? Does it give you reasons to seek alliances, or other nobles approaching your court for aid? (Seems like the DM has a lot of work to support all that in other settings)Compare that with the <a href="http://cerilia.wdfiles.com/local--files/maps/anuire.jpg" target="_blank">region of Anuire</a> (a small part of Cerilia). Many of the nations there were all part of the Anuirian Empire, but now are all rival duchies wanting to be the next emperor. Here most nations have at least four or more neighbours all right on their border.Take Roesone (a suggested player kingdom), for example, it is bordered by the hostile expansionist duchy of Ghoere to the north, but has The Spiderfell to the west, ruled by monstrous "Spider", two possible allies in Ilien and Medoere, and the elven nation of Aerenwe to the east. They are forced by location to make friends and deal with enemies. Then the barony has its own internal issues, while the state religion of Roesone is the worship of Haelyn, Impregnable Heart of Haelyn and the Orthodox Imperial Temple both look to become the dominant church. The setting tells you what troops you can field, what allies might be able to help you, what enemies might throw at your little barony.By hate I mean they occasionally form Wild Hunts to seek out and kill every human they come across (non-combatants women and children alike), level of hate. Slightly different.Some sort of feat system would probably be a good way to mimic a lot of the bloodline abilities. Think that was how a 3rd Ed fan edition was done.But they don't generally.</blockquote>

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