From John Campbell:
>What determines the maximum number of holdings that one character can
>control?
Nothing in the rules prevents a character to have all the holdings on the
map if possible.
>If it is only a matter of how many one person wants to bother with then
>what is the general impression?
>
>Are there specifics to consider in deciding how large to make one’s total
>holdings?
One thing you have to consider is the cost/benifits ratio. Domain
maintenance costs (RB, p. 45) go up with the number of holdings one has.
Another is competition. The more holdings you have, especially if they are
of different types, the more other regents will contest them, knowing you
can’t defend them all effectively. This is especially true when the
character’s total holding levels reaches his bloodline score; additionnal
holdings don’t give him additionnal RPs each turn. He has a largest domain
to control, but the same number of RPs per turn to defend it.
Eventually, one must stop expansion when further growth would mean a
weakening of the whole structure. It’s then time to fortify, make trade
route and ley lines (as appropriate to holding types).
Robin
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