Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 6840819" data-attributes="member: 23">Great work on the Kingdom!A few comments:- Not all nobles of a same rank are equal in actual power.  Baron 1 might be an idiot, baron 2 might be a friend of the king, baron 3 might rule over nearly worthless land and be broke, baron 4 might have a crack team of problem solvers (the PCs...), baron 5 might have elite troops etc etc.- The actual power of a noble is in part based on the power of his vassals and their relationship to him/her.  So Duke 1 might be in theory the most powerful noble of the land, but his counts hate him and constantly plot to undermine him.  Meanwhile Duchess 2 has far less territory and income but her counts are loyal and competent. - I was going to comment on the Marquis but someone already did that.  In theory the Marquis will be skillful commanders and have good military troops.  In theory. - Make sure that each "rank" has their own land on top of the land of the vassals.  The king has several private estates, but so do the dukes (to a lesser extents).  The counts usually has the "best" barony (more income, bigger size etc) when compared to the barons.- Usually, A noble can only go one step directly below him/her for help.  If the queen summons the forces, she asks the dukes, who then ask the counts, who ask the barons; she can't ask the counts directly, (appart from the counts who report directly to her)... in theory.  In practice if a duke gets asked for help by the king, does nothing, but the counts underneath him are loyal to the king they might go over his head and help.</blockquote>

Verification