Post by gaston on Dec 11, 2019 10:56:11 GMT
Just a few alterations here to fit the new military rules.
You no longer need to be mentioned in MiDs three times in one season. Title attempts for being mentioned in dispatches require 2 MiDs for each attempt at elevation to a Chevalier, 3 for Baron, 4 for Marquis, 5 for Viscomte, 6 for Comte and 7 for Dûc.
You no longer need to be mentioned in MiDs three times in one season. Title attempts for being mentioned in dispatches require 2 MiDs for each attempt at elevation to a Chevalier, 3 for Baron, 4 for Marquis, 5 for Viscomte, 6 for Comte and 7 for Dûc.
Now it should be only on a result of 1 when commanding a Regiment.
Differences between Granted and Bought Titles/Estates. My two changes are as follows.
I am implementing the rule that bought titles will only raise you to two SLs below the normal rise. As has been said, this is likely to be mostly academic.
I am implementing the rule that bought titles will only raise you to two SLs below the normal rise. As has been said, this is likely to be mostly academic.
Upkeep is paid on bought Estates. (The King isn't going to pay it for you in this case). I think the easiest thing here is to just half the income.
> Estate Residences
> Upkeep is paid on these (as it includes servants etc.)
> Upkeep is paid on these (as it includes servants etc.)
and SP are gained for them normally.
(Where a Duchy in the IdF generates 6 SPs per month while a Duchy in Gascony generates only 2 SPs per month).
Character Generation
Is this being implemented retroactively, because if so it's a lot more complex than just adding birth provinces. I'm not absolutely against doing this if so, but not if there's any real opposition. People can get very irate about having characters tinkered with after generation.
Is this being implemented retroactively, because if so it's a lot more complex than just adding birth provinces. I'm not absolutely against doing this if so, but not if there's any real opposition. People can get very irate about having characters tinkered with after generation.
Another way of handling this would be to say that if noble estates valuing more than 10,000 livres are inherited, then there is an existing mortgage on (total value - 10,000) livres on the estate (which must be paid off before any further titles can be bestowed). The income going to the inheritor from the estate would be reduced accordingly and, if he or she wished to mortgage the rest of it, they could not raise more than 5000 livres (the maximum inheritance re the Core Rules).
How does this affect 2nd-4th sons and female characters, who can also be orphans in the house rules? Standard cash inheritance?
Chamberlain
Can the Chamberlain refuse to ratify a title purchase? (This mostly will come up if we get a PC Chamberlain).
Can the Chamberlain refuse to ratify a title purchase? (This mostly will come up if we get a PC Chamberlain).
Mortgages
These work well at lower noble levels. Not so sure at higher levels; especially Ducs who have no reason not to mortgage everything. As well as no further title attempts, I'm inclined to give insolvent nobility -1 to all appointment rolls. What do people think?
These work well at lower noble levels. Not so sure at higher levels; especially Ducs who have no reason not to mortgage everything. As well as no further title attempts, I'm inclined to give insolvent nobility -1 to all appointment rolls. What do people think?
Male/Female PC Distinction
Just putting this here for completeness. I'm not sure historically how easy it would have been for women to buy titles like this, but for the sake of playability I'm ignoring this issue entirely. (Same as we're not making people get lettres patentes!)
Just putting this here for completeness. I'm not sure historically how easy it would have been for women to buy titles like this, but for the sake of playability I'm ignoring this issue entirely. (Same as we're not making people get lettres patentes!)
Well, the economic starting point of all this was the fact that one of Louis XIV's mistresses purchased the estate and title of the marquisate of Maintenon for 200,000 livres and it generated an income for her of 10,000 or 5% (after estate and house expense had been taken into account ). It appears that there was no barrier to ladies purchasing titles and estates in this fashion.