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[Lord_lemonpie]

Medieval, tech comparable to western Europe around the time of the crusades.

[Doubloon-Seven]

Can it be advanced, or is the world in medieval stasis?

[Khan Boyzitbig]

Well the crusades lasted from 11th to 15th centuries IIRC but I would welcome either option.

[Lord_lemonpie]

Can it be advanced, or is the world in medieval stasis?

Well, through research and the likes things might be improved. Faster ships, stronger castles, more fertile farms and more. But don't expect things like gunpowder and planes happening, advancement shouldn't go pas the rennaisance. And it won't be a fast progress most likely.

Well the crusades lasted from 11th to 15th centuries IIRC but I would welcome either option.

You're right, whoops. Referring to the first ones in the eleventh century.

[Doubloon-Seven]

So, no gunpowder even in the renaissance, despite the fact that gunpowder had use in the 12th and 13th centuries?

[Lord_lemonpie]

So, no gunpowder even in the renaissance, despite the fact that gunpowder had use in the 12th and 13th centuries?

I just think guns somewhat ruin any fantasy game.
I'm not copying the exact tech, just making a medieval-esque world. For me guns ruin the medievality.

[Khan Boyzitbig]

We don't need guns, whoever gets them first would be extremely powerful if they were part of this. Cannons especially are OP until someone builds sloped walls for their castles/forts.

[Doubloon-Seven]

Eh, alright. Science will still be useful.

[Roboson]

Edited in my sheet.

[Lord_lemonpie]

Spoiler: Macant (click to show/hide)

Vassal country: Macant
Government form: Bureaucratic Dictatorship
Inheritance/election: Merit based.

State stat points (
Diplomacy:+0
Martial:+2
Stewardship:+3
Intrigue:+2
Learning:+1

Unique trait 1: Totalitarianism - Almost every aspect of Macant is controlled by the government. This doesn't particularly bother the people, as the government protects their freedoms. +3 to stewardship, -1 to diplomacy.
Unique trait 2: Secretive - Macant has a lot of secrets, and has a lot of government resources going to discovering new ones. +4 to intrigue.
Unique trait 3: Large - Macant is the largest vassal state, and it's open plains allow it to support the largest population.

Character
Name: Robodictator Director of Governmental Affairs
Dynasty: (N/a. The replacements for the leader is chosen by the leader)
Age: 42
Description: Few people directly see the Director of Governmental Affairs, as the responsibilities of government are distributed efficiently across its various divisions and institutions. However when he does make public appearances, he is described as tall, with a blond pompadour, and cleanly dressed. He looks like a bureaucrat.
Coat of Arms: Scroll and quill.

Character stat points (5)
Diplomacy:
Martial:
Stewardship: +1
Intrigue: +2
Learning:+2

Unique trait 1: King of Bureaucracy - The Director is quite good at making sure things get done properly. Efficiency and effectiveness are key, and he watches them closely. (+1 to stewardship, +1 to intrigue)
Unique trait 2: Surprisingly Reasonable - Talking to the Director is surprisingly easy. Finding solutions is his job, and he's rather good at it. (+2 to diplomacy)
Unique trait 3: Loved by all - The director is really good at his job. Taxes are low, the military is strong and organized, the arts are flourishing, food production is up, the people have never been happier and its all thanks to the Director.

Accepted, but the same as Doubloon-Seven applies to you. I'll change the bonuses of the unique abilities, but they will be better than yours now so don't worry too much.

Reserved.

Spoiler: Ghazan (click to show/hide)

Vassal country: Ner-Ghazan
Government form: Tribal.
Inheritance/election: Selection by the chiefs at a Moot.

State stat points (
Diplomacy: 2
Martial: 7
Stewardship: 4
Intrigue: -5
Learning: 0

Unique trait 1: Many-Blooded. The clans of Ghazan are divided, and (insert overlord here) has only vassalized the strongest tribe, Ner-Ghazan. They are constantly in conflict with other tribes and clans, raiding and stealing herds, but may be able to call upon them in dire times.
Unique trait 2: Children of the Steppe. The Ghazani have no need for silver or gold. They value cows and horses above all else. This foreign mindset means that employers of Ghazani mercenaries often have trouble paying them.
Unique trait 3: The Thunder God. The Ghazani are fierce warriors, sharpened by constant raiding and infighting, even if they lack the discipline and equipment of other forces. The average clan can muster more than a hundred spearmen, as well as a deadly force of noble horsemen.

Character
Name: Hardukar
Dynasty: Whitehill
Age: 36
Description: A tall, red-haired warrior, with a reddish beard. He is almost never seen without his elaborate hand-crafted armor and sword. He bears the scars of a decade and a half of battles.
Coat of Arms: N/A.

Character stat points (5)
Diplomacy: 2
Martial: 5
Stewardship: 3
Intrigue: -5
Learning: 0

Unique trait 1: Confederator. The Ner-Ghazani were much weaker when Hardukar took the reins. Their allies were abandoning them, their warriors were fleeing the fields of battle, and their herds were thinning rapidly. Thanks to his efforts in all three fields, they have recovered. His tribe, and his people, appreciate his work, but his enemies want him dead.
Unique trait 2: Hero. Hardukar is a renowned warrior, on par with the gods themselves. He claims to have slain hundreds of men singlehandedly, and that his mere appearance on the battlefield is the only discerning factor. He's bragging, but he isn't that far off.
Unique trait 3: Fair. Hardukar would never resort to under-handed skullduggery, and he has trouble believing that anybody else would, leaving him extremely vulnerable.

Accepted too.

Next thing I'm working on will be the mechanics for kingship. The nation will be an elective monarchy, meaning you can be elected king if you're a suitable contestant (noble).

[Lord_lemonpie]

Kingdom Mechanics
The glorious nation of Sylthas obviously does not merely consist of vassals. All vassals have sworn fealty to the Crown. For centuries, house Luhmann-Pye has ruled Sylthas from their own principality. Their demesne is small yet densely populated, and through conquest, diplomacy and intrigue they managed to expand their nation, amassing vassals on the process. For centuries, both titles of house Luhmann-Pye, Prince of Sylthas and King of Sylthas, inherited all the same. The heir of house Luhmann-Pye would inherit both the Principality of Sylthas, a small, directly governed demesne, and the Kingdom of Sylthas, the crown of a large and divided nation. The last King of house Luhmann-Pye, Loraeth Luhmann-Pye, forsaw his childless death. He signed the Golden Pact, dictating that on his death, the vassals would elect the new king.

Whenever the current king dies, vassals, both PC and NPC, will vote on whomever they wish to succeed. Being the king has quite some benefits. A king can practically do anything they want. Reform the nation, declare wars, revoke titles. Their only hindrance is the vassals. Players can of course have any opinion they want on the king, and decide to follow his commands or not, but NPC's will usually have a good opinion on the king. They will be more likely to follow his commands, or aid him in enforcing them on others.

Voting and electors
All direct vassals to the king are electors, and thus able to vote on the King's successor. Electors can only vote on valid succesors, and are not allowed to vote on themselves. Voting can happen whenever one pleases,but is mandatory at the death of the current king. Players can change their vote whenever they so desire. The only non-elector able to vote is the king himself. The successor with most votes ascends to the throne after the current king's death.

Valid succesors
There are limits to whom can be elected king. The following people can be voted on:
The current king's heir(s)
Any feudal elector (counts, dukes, princes, marquises etc.)
Any elector, ruling until death and of noble birth (noble dictators, noble prince-bishops)

Voting amounts
Electors each have a set amount of votes, based on their governmental form, electability and power. An elector can not split these votes amongst multiple contestants. They can only vote on one other elector. Voting bonuses are decided as follows:

Feudal base vote: 2
Electable non-feudal base vote: 1
Unelectable non-feudal base vote: 3

King bonus: +3
Previous king bonus: +1
State religion: +1

Additional province bonus: +1 per additional province
Military bonus: +1 per 10,000 manpower
Wealth bonus: +1 per 5000 wealth

Abiding by these rules
These rules are ingame laws, and thus changeable by the players. Vassals can demand these rules to be changed, or kept the same. A king can decide to turn the kingdom in a primogeniture again, revoke of grant someone the right to vote or be elected, or change the amount of votes one gets to cast. But, if the king upsets too many vassals, they will revolt. If they succeed, they can demand the revertion of these changes, the abdication or death of the king, or even a new set of different laws. Vassals can also declare wars to instate new rules and/or kings themselves, as well as other reasons (religion, independence, personal feuds et cetera. Vassals can also wage war on eachother, but be careful to anger too many others, as you may soon find yourself fighting against the entirity of the nation.


Tl;dr: players can change these rules with enough ingame power to enforce their will.

The first set of rules I created, I'd love some feedback on them!

[Khan Boyzitbig]

Sounds good to me.

[Khan Boyzitbig]

I would also like to point out that a grand duchy is pretty much the same as a principality such as Kiev or Rus. Aquitaine for example was about 1/5 of the size of the Kingdom of France.

[Doubloon-Seven]

All seems good.

[Lord_lemonpie]

I made a pretty shitty map on my Ipad, just to illustrate the basic borders of what we've got right now. Remember, size =/= power.

yellow: Principality of Sylthas. I'll play as king Loraeth Luhmann-Pye until his death from there. Then it'll become just another regular vassal.
White: Bishopric of Burmant
Cyan: Duchy of Elenia
Red: Grand Duchy of Oldetrag
Blue: Dictatorship of Macant
Orange: Ner-Ghazan tribes
Grey: currently undiferentiated other/NPC vassals

Of course, I won't be using this shitty map for the final game. Expect something like this map I once made for one of my worldbuilding projects

E: resized image