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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 6308292" data-attributes="member: 6685730">What most people expect of a medieval setting is castles and simple technology.&nbsp; The other elements are not wanted because while a feudal system setting could be awesome, it requires a focus on government, politics, and economics.&nbsp; Two terms of which will lose a player's interest faster than you can say &quot;homebrewed roleplaying game.&quot;That said, my idea of feudalism is a state-style government, highly dependent on written agreements, trust, and taxes (or tribute).&nbsp; Or the catchphrase: 'tracts, tax, and trust.The contracts were little more than a tangible form of trust, or one's way of saying &quot;this guy has my back.&quot;The trust was the belief that everyone would fill their appropriate roles, i.e. vassals would follow the rules of their lords.&nbsp; If the neighboring lord, sworn to your liege as well, decides to turn his allegiance to the other nearby lord instead, well, you're either in for some big disagreements, or war.Tax: well, it's one of the certain things in life.Disclaimer: I did not get an A in my European history course.&nbsp; That I took almost 20 years ago.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/glasses.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="B-)" title="Glasses&nbsp; &nbsp; B-)" data-shortname="B-)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 6308292, member: 6685730"] What most people expect of a medieval setting is castles and simple technology. The other elements are not wanted because while a feudal system setting could be awesome, it requires a focus on government, politics, and economics. Two terms of which will lose a player's interest faster than you can say "homebrewed roleplaying game." That said, my idea of feudalism is a state-style government, highly dependent on written agreements, trust, and taxes (or tribute). Or the catchphrase: 'tracts, tax, and trust. The contracts were little more than a tangible form of trust, or one's way of saying "this guy has my back." The trust was the belief that everyone would fill their appropriate roles, i.e. vassals would follow the rules of their lords. If the neighboring lord, sworn to your liege as well, decides to turn his allegiance to the other nearby lord instead, well, you're either in for some big disagreements, or war. Tax: well, it's one of the certain things in life. Disclaimer: I did not get an A in my European history course. That I took almost 20 years ago. B-) [/QUOTE]

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