I have a nice wife, a nice fief too, a castle on a hill with a magnificent view. I have fertile lands, and villages that thrive, hundreds of troops who somehow stay alive. My coffers are heavy, my warband is fed, my enemies see my banner and occasionally drop dead. I have horses and armor, silver and grain, a hall full of nobles complaining again. By every measure, I’ve won at this game. I’ve conquered, grown wealthy, and built up my name. Yet I stand on my battlements when the campaigning is done, watching the mountains fade with the sun. My wife is beside me. My kingdom is strong. My vaults overflow. But something feels wrong. I’ve everything a lord could possibly acquire… Maybe what’s missing another fief to desire. submitted by /u/t-o-m-u-s-a [link] [comments]
Please consider the pros and cons:
Cons:
- The land is war-torn;
- The setting is 1257 (give or take);
- No guarantees you'll be born into a noble family, or would even survive the winter;
- There's rampant banditry;
- Little-to-no entertainment (less so if you're not a noble);
- Unless you're a more-or-less capable fighter, money is hard to come by;
- Kinda small area, geographically;
- Chummy nobles and even companions;
- Bad food variety;
- No more Zendar.
Pros:
- If you put time and effort into combat training, you can get pretty rich, fairly easily (as either a merc, headhunter, soldier, tourney combatant, or even a merchant);
- You can marry into a noble family and live well among other nobles;
- There' only six nations worth talking about;
- You can have epic sword battles with your nemesis;
- Butter-feasts (obviously);
- Life in your dream-land.
Submitted June 28, 2019 at 06:06AM by DerPontifexDadaismus https://ift.tt/2XbgJSp
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