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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 2984212" data-attributes="member: 9254">My players have no singular home base.  They own as a group:A fortified gatehouse/townhouse under construction in the town of Blevin's GapA large-ish house in the elven enclave of MyrethA townhouse in Kristophan that was formerly a brothelA brothel & tavern in ElenaIndividually they own a small farm (~250 acres each) and houses in Elena.  My players like the notion of being landed; it gives them a feeling of importance and ties to the setting.  This keys in well with my tendency to give out land as a reward from the nobility, particularly land that tends to be threatened by monstrous neighbors.  Heroes consider dealing with recalcitrant tribes of orcs & goblins to be a "nice bit of work before lunch."  And if they die, well, the lord gets to keep hold of his land and doesn't have to deal with any politically motivated heroes.  of course, I also give out land and military titles to legitimize their actions within a region and as a kind of reminder as to who they should be reporting to when outside that region.  Plus, land, titles, and military rank give ways for nobles to control heroes other than violence.  Being given a rank is a great perk but having your rank stripped away, lands confiscated, and title rescinded tends to hurt in a way that an arrow can't.</blockquote>