Greg Stafford
02-09-2013, 01:42 AM
My friends,
With weary triumph I am glad to announce that the Book of the ESTATE has been turned over to production for layout. It ought to be available this spring.
To whet your appetite and provide some concrete information, here is the table of contents for the manuscript, The final book will undoubtedly be longer with the addition of illustrations, glossary and index.
Introduction 4
This book is for the Lesser Nobility 4
Economics 4
Integrating Other Pendragon Supplements 5
Places 6
Spiritual and Pious 6
Territorial Administration 8
Honour 8
Estate 9
County, Shire 9
Hundred 10
Vill 10
Manor 11
Forests 11
Settlement Distribution 12
The Domesday Book 13
Settlement Sizes 14
Estate 15
Size 15
Glory 16
Responsibilities 16
What about Younger Sons? 17
A Historical Note 17
Obtaining an Estate 18
The Social Ladder 18
From the King 19
Loyalty Passions 19
All Barons have Estates 20
Generating Homage (King Uther) 20
You Refused the King!? 21
Family Survival Rolls 23
Nonplayer Character Survival Table 23
Survival Table, both genders 24
Cause of Death, female 24
Cause of Death, male 25
Your Household 26
Army 26
Family 27
Organization 27
Room and Board 29
Council 33
Constabulary Herd 35
Economics 36
Income 36
Budget 38
Sample Households 40
Personnel 40
Basic Cost in £ 40
Notes 40
£10 Estate 40
£50 Estate 41
£100 Estate 43
Analysis 46
Damage and Reconstruction 48
Lots 48
Temporary and Permanent Damage 48
War 48
Weather, Curses 50
Abandonment 50
Recovery, Short-term 50
Recovery, Long Term 50
Shortage Results 51
Discretionary Spending 52
Desperation Income 54
Table X: Impost 54
Squeeze (Impost) 54
Borrowing Money 55
Raid, Pillage or Plunder Self 56
Creating Your Estate 57
Estate Document 57
1. Obtain a Charter 57
2. Determine the Estate 57
Special: Vagon Estate £47.9 62
Other Sample Estates 63
3. Discover Bonuses 69
4. Staff 72
Estate Document 73
Improvements 74
Building an Improvement 74
Included Improvements 75
Maintenance 75
Common Structures 75
Developments 75
Manorial Buildings 76
Fortifications 77
Enhancements 81
Religious Enhancements 83
Investments 86
Proximity Bonuses 89
Patronage 89
Enhancements and Investments Table 91
Treasury Page 92
Treasury Record 93
Appendix A: Full Winter Phase Options 94
Appendix B: New Skills 94
Appendix C: Places in This Book 95
Named Places 95
Places 96
Appendix D: Math for Walls 98
Calculating Wall Area and Costs 98
A Round Area 98
A Square Area 98
Glossary 99
Bibliography 102
Arthurian Literature 102
Commoners 102
Places and Names 102
Medieval Life 103
Index 105
Fin 105
With weary triumph I am glad to announce that the Book of the ESTATE has been turned over to production for layout. It ought to be available this spring.
To whet your appetite and provide some concrete information, here is the table of contents for the manuscript, The final book will undoubtedly be longer with the addition of illustrations, glossary and index.
Introduction 4
This book is for the Lesser Nobility 4
Economics 4
Integrating Other Pendragon Supplements 5
Places 6
Spiritual and Pious 6
Territorial Administration 8
Honour 8
Estate 9
County, Shire 9
Hundred 10
Vill 10
Manor 11
Forests 11
Settlement Distribution 12
The Domesday Book 13
Settlement Sizes 14
Estate 15
Size 15
Glory 16
Responsibilities 16
What about Younger Sons? 17
A Historical Note 17
Obtaining an Estate 18
The Social Ladder 18
From the King 19
Loyalty Passions 19
All Barons have Estates 20
Generating Homage (King Uther) 20
You Refused the King!? 21
Family Survival Rolls 23
Nonplayer Character Survival Table 23
Survival Table, both genders 24
Cause of Death, female 24
Cause of Death, male 25
Your Household 26
Army 26
Family 27
Organization 27
Room and Board 29
Council 33
Constabulary Herd 35
Economics 36
Income 36
Budget 38
Sample Households 40
Personnel 40
Basic Cost in £ 40
Notes 40
£10 Estate 40
£50 Estate 41
£100 Estate 43
Analysis 46
Damage and Reconstruction 48
Lots 48
Temporary and Permanent Damage 48
War 48
Weather, Curses 50
Abandonment 50
Recovery, Short-term 50
Recovery, Long Term 50
Shortage Results 51
Discretionary Spending 52
Desperation Income 54
Table X: Impost 54
Squeeze (Impost) 54
Borrowing Money 55
Raid, Pillage or Plunder Self 56
Creating Your Estate 57
Estate Document 57
1. Obtain a Charter 57
2. Determine the Estate 57
Special: Vagon Estate £47.9 62
Other Sample Estates 63
3. Discover Bonuses 69
4. Staff 72
Estate Document 73
Improvements 74
Building an Improvement 74
Included Improvements 75
Maintenance 75
Common Structures 75
Developments 75
Manorial Buildings 76
Fortifications 77
Enhancements 81
Religious Enhancements 83
Investments 86
Proximity Bonuses 89
Patronage 89
Enhancements and Investments Table 91
Treasury Page 92
Treasury Record 93
Appendix A: Full Winter Phase Options 94
Appendix B: New Skills 94
Appendix C: Places in This Book 95
Named Places 95
Places 96
Appendix D: Math for Walls 98
Calculating Wall Area and Costs 98
A Round Area 98
A Square Area 98
Glossary 99
Bibliography 102
Arthurian Literature 102
Commoners 102
Places and Names 102
Medieval Life 103
Index 105
Fin 105