Ruler Advice

Ruler Advice

1. Keep the realm safe. You have to have the military capability to deter aggressors. you can do this by armies, militia or alliances. Make sure that your alliances are in place.

2. Be wary. Some players play aggressive and untrustworthy characters. You're responsible for anticipating trouble. Paranoia is an occupational necessity.

3. Watch out for troublemakers in your realm. You have to learn to handle them without either giving in to their demands or alienating them completely. A sure sign of a troublemaker is someone who keeps demanding benefits rather than support the realm. That flags "Potential Traitor" to me.

4. Find the people who are loyal and put them in positions of power whenever you have the chance. you can recognise them because they're always the first to contribute with good ideas or good actions. Make a Royal Council of those people that you trust absolutely, so that you can get advice from them that will remain confidential.

5. You MUST keep your knights interested and active. Give them things to do that will excite them and keep them busy, even if its just recovering lands from rogue. This builds pride and interest in the realm.

6. You must develop a consistent identity for the realm so that everyone within the realm and outside the realm knows what you are and what you stand for. For example Arnor has a very carefully crafted identity as a semi-barbaric, warlike, but honourable northern realm. A place of warriors standing against the rogue hordes of the north and Daimons. This will give pride to your knights and a cue to your neighbours as to what they can expect if they mess with you. Dhara is a very old realm, find out about the history and identity.

Enjoy. Its a lot of fun.