Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 2260972" data-attributes="member: 30001">Page 96 says gentry own at least one manor, nobles own at least 10, and &quot;great landowners&quot; at least 40.&nbsp; Number of manors is the population divided by 450.&nbsp; From what I can tell though, there's no direct correlation between a noble title and number of manors.&nbsp; I think it would be possible that a king would require military service at some level in order to hold a title (example - all Barons in the Kingdom must provide 10 fully equipped knights and their followers when called upon.)&nbsp;&quot;Baron&quot; is a title that I see as being at the bottom end of the nobility.&nbsp; I can't think of a noble title that doesn't outrank Baron.&nbsp; Perhaps a &quot;banneret knight&quot; - though I think MMS would class them as gentry.&nbsp;I don't know how far you can really get without the DMs input.&nbsp; It's really a question of how many manors the deposed lord owned - because those are what is distributed to the PCs.&nbsp; It's also usually the DMs call on how many towns are in the area - it's all covered under Chapter 8.&nbsp; You can think of a manor, not as a physical locations, but as a grouping of villages and whatnot that total 450 persons.&nbsp; Think of it as an economic unit that is designed to support a knight and his equipment.&nbsp; It doesn't matter what the population density is, although obvioulsy 450 persons would be scattered over a wider area in borderlands.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gizmo33, post: 2260972, member: 30001"] Page 96 says gentry own at least one manor, nobles own at least 10, and "great landowners" at least 40. Number of manors is the population divided by 450. From what I can tell though, there's no direct correlation between a noble title and number of manors. I think it would be possible that a king would require military service at some level in order to hold a title (example - all Barons in the Kingdom must provide 10 fully equipped knights and their followers when called upon.) "Baron" is a title that I see as being at the bottom end of the nobility. I can't think of a noble title that doesn't outrank Baron. Perhaps a "banneret knight" - though I think MMS would class them as gentry. I don't know how far you can really get without the DMs input. It's really a question of how many manors the deposed lord owned - because those are what is distributed to the PCs. It's also usually the DMs call on how many towns are in the area - it's all covered under Chapter 8. You can think of a manor, not as a physical locations, but as a grouping of villages and whatnot that total 450 persons. Think of it as an economic unit that is designed to support a knight and his equipment. It doesn't matter what the population density is, although obvioulsy 450 persons would be scattered over a wider area in borderlands. [/QUOTE]

Verification