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Message: <blockquote data-quote="randomling" data-source="post: 754002" data-attributes="member: 8432">OK, here's the setup in my world (actually, just this one nation that I'm building right now) as I see it:The nation of Cellsor is a kingdom, but it is made up of a number of semi-independent baronies which answer to the King. There is a Cellsori standing army, based at the royal seat, which is basically raised and maintained out of the King's coffers. The baronies also supply the King with a small number of soldiers as a kind of tax, but these are conscripts, only called to service in times of war.However, the baronies also have the capability (and the right, by law) to raise armies, and the richer ones keep standing armies, though they are of small size and not terribly effective. (We'd be talking about 500 1st-level warriors, here.) The number of baronies is not fixed, and especially in the south (far from the royal seat and the quick action of the king) baronies frequently war for territory. However, these contests are as often political as violent.As for ranks, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. The King's military is highly structured, and baronies model their armies on the King's, though they tend to be less organized and disciplined.Where are the holes in that?</blockquote>