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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Schmoe" data-source="post: 7184416" data-attributes="member: 913">When I think of landholds, I think of a fantasy-based SimCity at the scope of a county or territory.  There should be guidelines for improvements over time, population growth, seasonal and climate effects, etc.  It would also be cool to have a diplomatic framework to allow you to get increased influence in a larger system, whether reflected in greater growth for your own hold or access to additional holds.  One thing that I also consider critical is a system of events that affect the holding.  These events can be threats that must be dealt with, new opportunities, burdens based on the status of your holding, etc.  The events offer various adventure hooks either to be dealt with directly by the PCs or delegated to young aspiring adventurers and bureaucrats.  Over time, it should require the direct investment of time and money from the ruler to make a landhold grow.  A senior administrator may be able to take a subset of actions independently to maintain a landhold, but otherwise landhold should deteriorate to a frontier state over time.  That serves to represent the notion of rulership as a responsibility with real consequences.</blockquote>