Raising money isnt an issuse as long as Im left alone to do it! I imagine the lords to concentrate my early efforts on honourable lords with little land? Is there a good reason to grant lands to companions? If you do does it effect your relationship with them? Do they remain in your party? I've adopted the policy now of always releasing honourable captured lords and ransoming all others. My faction with honourable lords is 65-80ish. Thats still going to leave me a way short of 50. Sending all companions out will give me 24, (3x8). Seen no evidence to back this, I've taken countless castles as marshall ans solo to no effect. I read somwhere else capturing castles/towns increrses right to rule. My right to rule has gone up slowly 3,6,9 no single event I can think of has triggered it. I read in one user guide that 50 was a good marker. Im a little confused in what raises right to rule and just how much I need. Losing a castle or town attackable by ladder would be very annoying!ДЄnyway firmly back OT. And tho I dont mind settlements looted so much. The problem being is the King is often miles away when war breaks out. If I just request on capture I usually get 900 dinar and one of his cronies gets the fief. With him in tow I can usually get what lands I want. While its useful for controlling the areas you concentrate your factions troops, it can be restrictive. Too many of my border castles and Sargoth are attackable with laders, making me reluctunt to go too far from them.Д«eing Marshall seems very much a double edged sword. Slightly OT but my biggest concern is a big chunk of my terriory borders with the Veigirs, who smelt blood and declared on the nords after we broke their main army as it seiged Praven. Their lords are either imprisoned or reduced to roaming in bands of 30-50 low tier troops. They have 1 castle left which is of no tactical importance. Since my OP I've taken up Sargoth and Hurth Castle in addition to my other holdings. I checked my right to rule before coming into work today and its only 9. I guess I'd need a large pot of money, and a large garrisoned army too?ДЄny helpful advice would be welcome I want to minimise nastly surprises when the time comes! I'd really like to get the more honourable lords on side but I guess these are going to be the hardest to get onside. Would I be right in avoiding lords who have high controversy and skip around alot.

Im guessing I should sound out some lords on their feelings about coming over to me if I go rebel. I think I read somewhere that a good marker for right to rule is about 50? Should I look to further expand on what I have? Im highish faction with my king 75ish, and 55-75 with the honourable lords in game. Current renown 1.5kish, honour about 180, right to rule is only about 12, but not done any feasting yet or sent out companions. I was about to have my first when Nords declared War. I've only recently married and not had the chance to start feasting yet. Khergits and Veigirs are fairly equally matched. Who sneakily got 3 of our lords to defect, all who whom held cities, Yalen, Suno and Veluca. Rhodoks are the most powerful faction closely followed by Sultinate. Im Vassal to Rhodoks and their current marshall. Infact my own lands account for almost as much as the current weakest factions kingdom (Nords). To sumarise my position I hold a chunk of holdings all resonably close to eachother.

This is one aspect of the game I know very little about so far.

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