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This is the way that actual historical Jarls and powerful landowners used their wealth, and it's something we could be doing more of.
In order,Hey Halla do you know if you can put multiple Experiences into an object?
Hey Halla what stage of Odr cultivation is Jarl Iwan on?
Well that's weird.
With the exception of Kurt (who we'll definitely get to, and soon), all our huscarls are ridiculously decked out in Wondrous level weapons and armor, with runes providing it very cool abilities. I actually think we are doing this pretty well.
Not that I disagree in general that this is a thing, mind you, I'm just saying for the record that it's something we're already doing.
I, uh, I forget sometimes.In the setting of the Quest things may not quite be so strict, but honestly we're lucky we're not getting more consequences for this IMO.
We have not done much gift-giving with our neighbours or allies as yet. The stuff we've given to our huscarls is good, but weapons and armour are a bit utilitarian and do not really reflect generosity between hearth-lord and warrior as it is expressed in heroic literature and poetry. At the present time, as far as I'm aware we have given them no golden or silver rings to our huscarls. Given the sheer quantity of praise poems, stories and kennings that feature the theme of the lord as ring-giver, we can absolutely be doing better here.
To be clear, I'm not saying we shouldn't do that, but we didn't just give them gear, we gave them ridiculously expensive custom made gear of metals that are probably more valuable than silver with expertly crafted runes. Giving them more visible wealth going forward is probably a good call, I won't disagree, but saying the armor and weapons are too utilitarian seems to me to ignore the nature of the armor and weapons in question. To say nothing of the Fylgja unveiling offers and the offer to permanently empower them we made (something, in context, it sounds like only Ironmasks get normally).
Giving them arm and neck rings going forward does seem more or less correct, don't get me wrong, I'm just noting that what we've already given them is kind of ridiculously valuable on the face of it. And self-evidently so to anyone looking at it.
Part of problem is action economy. Unless there is an efficient way to give out rings and armbands to our retainers, doing so will be competing with everything else we need to get done.
A fine sword will also probably be more expensive than a small silver arm ring, so that's another factor to consider. All that being said, I think we do want to get into the ring-giving game as our own retinue expands and we get wealthier, because it's such a strong poetic trope for landowners and other lordly people. Plus practically thinking, we've already got the weapons and armour covered.
Part of problem is action economy. Unless there is an efficient way to give out rings and armbands to our retainers, doing so will be competing with everything else we need to get done.
Part of problem is action economy. Unless there is an efficient way to give out rings and armbands to our retainers, doing so will be competing with everything else we need to get done.