Kuala Morn (Nobles and Army)

[steph]

Hello friends

 

A question for people who are familiar with the world of Tuala Morn. Concerning the rules of nobility, if I understand, the nobles have limits on the size of their armies or men trained for war. Right? As for example a Duke can not have more than one hundred men. What seems to me very little for a title of this magnitude. Are there rules to follow concerning the armies of kings or even that of the High King? Did these rules exist in a certain way in our Middle Ages? The goal I imagine is so that the king does not see his vassals become too powerful? Thank you for your time.

 

Steph

 

[Old Man]

If you're talking about the nobility description towards the beginning of TM, those numbers are low, but they're minimums, not maximums.  Historically a Duke who couldn't muster a thousand men was doing it wrong.  That said, TM does seem to be a bit smaller scale than other campaign settings, so perhaps that is the reason for the smaller numbers.

[bigdamnhero]

Old Man is right those are minimums not maximums. But Tuala Morn is based on Medieval Ireland, not Continental Europe, so the numbers are going to be way smaller than what you'd expect on the mainland. One of my players and I were just doing some background research for his Irish PC, and came across this article on ranks of nobility in early medieval Ireland. It doesn't specifically mention troop size, but the highest level of noble had a whopping 20 vassals and 20 free clients. (And got to live in a house that was 30' long!) So expecting a "Duke" to raise all of 100 soldiers doesn't seem too far out of line.

[Ninja-Bear]

Nice article BDH! I've been poking around for information on Nobilty for my reboot Western Shores game. AND this Is helpful.