I was thinking about the viability (long term) of a demesne strategy different from the classical "stack all the baronies you can in your capital".
The situation (Charlemagne, for example) is this:
- Empire Gavelkind/West France Primo (About 14 demesne limit)
- Flandes and Normandy as your duchies.
You control 14 counties. Is a rich zone and it has something between 4 and 5 holdings/county + 6 in your capital. Some counties has two cities at the start but the majority of them have only one.
With an average of 3-4 baronies/county you can have about 40 barons under your direct control. Late game with 70% minimum levies and well developed castles the question is: Can this strategy give you more levies than stacking baronies in your capital?
And my second question is: Do direct vassals (barons) training grounds count toward your direct retinue limit?
The situation (Charlemagne, for example) is this:
- Empire Gavelkind/West France Primo (About 14 demesne limit)
- Flandes and Normandy as your duchies.
You control 14 counties. Is a rich zone and it has something between 4 and 5 holdings/county + 6 in your capital. Some counties has two cities at the start but the majority of them have only one.
With an average of 3-4 baronies/county you can have about 40 barons under your direct control. Late game with 70% minimum levies and well developed castles the question is: Can this strategy give you more levies than stacking baronies in your capital?
And my second question is: Do direct vassals (barons) training grounds count toward your direct retinue limit?
