Tuesday, May 13, 2014

A border campaign

Adventure on the borderlands has many opportunities as I mentioned last post. The following is  skeleton for a borderers campaign in a land not dissimilar from the border marches between England and Scottland in the real world.

Both sides of the border are claimed by kingdoms, neither of which can beat the other or launch a campaign to pacify and claim more land on the border between the two. The border marches as they are known are a compromise of sorts and due to the nature of the fuedal realms lords and families own holdings on each side of the border. The six border marches are a place of ruffians, border reivers, and bandits; the border marches are fertile soil for adventurers.

Forty Great Families
There are forty great families among the border marches and among these families comes most of the action in the region.
The following table provides a simpel score for the presence of each family/clan within each march:



March

N. West
S. West
N.Midlnd
S.Midlnd
N. East
S. East
Aenslie
3
2
1
1


Arbold


2
1
3
1
Bale

1
2
3

1
Bromwyde


1
1
3
1
Burnes
3
1

1


Carnoff
3
2
1
1


Cassford

1
1
1
3

Dixson


1
3
1
2
Dunnold


1
1
3
1
Eckerson
1
1



3
Fosterwick
1

1
1
3

Gillhamond
3

1
1


Greyham


1
3
1
1
Hartson
1
1


3

Irvington


1
1
3
1
Jardinson

1
1

2
3
Karr
3
2
1
1


Kilsimon


1
3


Kinbarrow
1
3
1



Lairdlaw

2
1
2
1
1
Lutherson


1
3

1
Medwell
1

3
2
1
1
Milharrow

3
1
1


Morris
3
1
1
1


Murrow


3
2
1
1
Norton


1
1
3
1
Odane


1
1
1
3
Parker
1
1
2
3


Pearce
3
2
1
1

1
Praenard
1
3

1


Redburn


2

1
3
Rood

1
3
2
1

Rutterkin

1
1
3

1
Sarker
2

3



Scutter
1

1

1
3
Sofferton


2
3


Tate


1
1
3

Tammerson
1
1
3
2


Whyte


1
1
3
1
Yardington
1
1
2
3




PC could be drawn from membership in these clans or among those that may serve them.



Relations between clan/families-
The relations between families will have a strong influence on how encounters may unfold. It is recommended that the relations between clans be determined ahead of time (maybe inside each march).
Relations Between Families:
11-12
Goodwill
9-10
Respect
8
Indifference
6-7
Antagonism
5
Enmity
2-4
Hostility

Goodwill- allies by marriage, politics, and trade. Can expect sanctuary and assistance. +2 reaction rolls.
Respect- personal grudges may exist between family members but overt widespread hostility would be unusual. Can expect sanctuary and assistance. +1 reaction rolls.
Indifference- on the main there is no good-will or hatred of note in recent decades between families. Sanctuary and assistance possible.
Antagonistic- rancor and bitterness is common. Sanctuary and assistance unlikely. -1 reaction rolls.
Enmity- hatred and ill will. Sanctuary and assistance very unlikely. -2 reaction rolls.
Hostility- open violence between families. There may be truces restraining open violence but they can not be depended on for much. -4 reaction rolls.


There is no set map at this point (may never be) and due to the lawless and wild nature of border marches and the relations between the various families it's crucuial to know who owns the land one would travel through. Knowing who holds claim to a given area will shape how encounters with members of the various families and others will unfold.



Who Owns this Land in the North West March

Grange
Waste
Wild
Wyrd
Aenslie
1-6
1-6
1-3
1
Burnes
7-12
7-11
4-6
-
Carnoff
13-18
12-16
7-9
2-3
Eckerson
19-20
17-18
10
4
Fosterwick
21-22
19-20
11
5
Gillhamond
23-28
21-25
12
6
Hartson
29-30
26-27
13
-
Karr
31-36
28-30
14-16
7
Kinbarrow
37-38
31-32
17
8-9
Medwell
29-40
33-34
18
-
Morris
41-46
35-37
19-20
10
Parker
47-48
38
21
-
Pearce
49-54
39-42
22-23
11
Praenard
55-56
43
24
12
Sarker
57-60
44-45
25-26
13-14
Scutter
61
46
27
-
Tammerson
62-63
47
28
-
Yardington
64-65
48
29-30
15
Minor Family
66-69
49-53
31-35
16-30
Petty Noble
70-73
54-57
36-37
31-32
Franklin Holding
74-78
58-61
38-44
33-37
Northern Noble
79-83
62-66
45-49
50-54
Southern Noble
84
67-69
50-51
55
Royalty
85-88
70-76
52-60
56-60
Foreign Noble
89
77-79
61-63
61-63
Dwarfin Claim
90-91
80-85
64-69
64-68
Elfin Realm
92
86
70-71
69-70
Giantish Hold
93
87
72
71-72
Bwg Sweep
94
88
73-85
73-85
Independent Domain
95
89
86-89
86-87
Dragonwrack
-
90
90-91
88-90
Unclaimed
-
91
92-95
91-95
Disputed
96-100
92-100
96-100
96-100




Who Owns this Land in the South West March

Grange
Waste
Wild
Wyrd
Aenslie
1-4
1-3
1-2
1
Bale
6-7
4
4
2
Burnes
8-9
5
5
-
Carnoff
10-13
6-7
6-7
3
Cassford
14-15
8
8
4
Eckerson
16-17
9
9
5
Hartson
18-19
10
10
-
Jardinson
20-21
11
11
6
Karr
22-25
12-13
12
7
Kinbarrow
26-31
14-15
13
8
Lairdlaw
32-35
16-17
14-15
9
Milharrow
36-41
18-20
16-17
10
Morris
42-43
21-22
18
11
Parker
44-45
22
19
-
Pearce
46-49
23-24
-
12
Praenard
50-56
25-27
21-30
13
Rood
57-58
28
32
14
Rutterkin
59-60
29
32
15
Tammerson
60-61
30
33
-
Minor Family
62-68
31-35
34-38
16-18
Petty Noble
71-73
36-40
39-43
19-21
Franklin Holding
74-78
41-45
44-50
51-53
Northern Noble
79
46-47
51
54
Southern Noble
80-84
48-52
53-60
55-59
Royalty
85-88
53-60
61-70
60-65
Foreign Noble
89
61
71-75
66-68
Dwarfin Claim
90-91
62-70
76-80
69-75
Elfin Realm
92
71-74
81-82
76-78
Giantish Hold
93
75
83
79
Bwg Sweep
94
76-85
84-86
80-90
Independent Domain
95
86-88
87
91
Dragonwrack
-
89
88-89
92-94
Unclaimed
-
90
90
95
Disputed
96-100
91-100
91-100
96-100


Who Owns this Land in the North Midlands

Grange
Waste
Wild
Wyrd
Aenslie
1-2
1-2
1
1
Arbold
3-6
3-6
2-3
-
Bale
7-10
7-10
4-5
2
Bromwyde
11-12
11-12
6
3
Carnoff
13-14
13-14
7
4
Cassford
15-16
15
8
5
Dixson
17-18
16
9
6
Dunnold
19-20
17
10
7
Fosterwick
21-22
18
11
8
Gillhamond
23-24
19
12
9
Greyham
25-26
20
13
10
Irvington
27-28
21
14
11
Jardinson
29-30
22
15
12
Karr
31-32
23
16
13
Kilsimon
33-34
24
17
14
Kinbarrow
35-36
25
18
15
Lairdlaw
37-38
26
19
16
Lutherson
39-40
27
20
17
Medwell
41-47
28-30
21-22
-
Milharrow
48-49
31
23
18
Morris
50-51
32
24
19
Murrow
52-57
33
25-27
20
Norton
58-59
34
28
21
Odane
60-61
35
29
22
Parker
62-64
36-37
30
-
Pearce
65-66
38
31
23
Redburn
67-70
39-40
32-33
24
Rood
71-76
41-43
34-35
25
Rutterkin
77
44
36
26
Sarker
78-82
45-47
37-40
27
Scutter
83
48
41
28
Sofferton
84-85
49-52
42-43
29
Tate
86
53
44
30
Tammerson
87-91
54-57
45-47
-
Whyte
92
58
48
31
Minor Family
93
59-60
49-50
32-33
Petty Noble
94
61-63
51-52
34-35
Franklin Holding
95
64-65
53-59
36-40
Northern Noble
96
66-75
60-70
41-42
Southern Noble
97
76-80
71-73
43
Royalty
98
81-85
74-76
44-45
Foreign Noble
99
86
77
46-50
Dwarfin Claim
-
-
78
51-55
Elfin Realm
-
87
79-80
56-65
Giantish Hold
-
88
81
66
Bwg Sweep
-
89
82
67-80
Independent Domain
-
-
-
81
Dragonwrack
-
90-91
83-84
82-84
Unclaimed
-
-
-
-
Disputed
100
92-100
85-100
85-100



Who Owns this Land in the South Midlands

Grange
Waste
Wild
Wyrd
Aenslie
1-2
1
1
1
Arbold
3-4
2
2
-
Bale
5-9
3-5
3-4
2-3
Bromwyde
10-11
6
5
4
Burnes
12-13
7
6
5
Carnoff
14-15
8
7
6
Cassford
16-17
9
8
7
Dixson
18-22
10-12
9-10
8
Dunnold
23-24
13
11
9
Fosterwick
25-26
14
12
10
Gillhamond
27-28
15
13
11
Greyham
29-34
16-18
14-15
12
Irvington
35-36
19
16
13
Karr
37-38
20
17
14
Kilsimon
39-43
21-23
18-19
15
Lairdlaw
44-46
24-25
20-21
16
Lutherson
47-50
26-28
22-25
-
Medwell
51-54
29-30
26-27
17-18
Milharrow
55-56
31
28
19
Morris
57-58
32
29
20
Murrow
59-61
33-34
30-31
21
Norton
62-63
35
32
22
Odane
64-65
36
33
23
Parker
66-70
37-39
34-35
-
Pearce
71-72
40
36
24
Praenard
73-74
41
37
25
Rood
75-77
42-43
38
26
Rutterkin
79-82
44-47
39-40
27
Sofferton
83-86
48-50
41-43
28
Tate
87-88
51-52
44
29
Tammerson
89-90
53-54
45
-
Whyte
91-92
55-56
46
30
Minor Family
93
57-60
47-48
31-35
Petty Noble
94
61-65
49-50
36-40
Franklin Holding
95
66-70
51-55
41-50
Northern Noble
96
71-72
56-57
51-55
Southern Noble
97
73-77
58-65
56-62
Royalty
98
78-80
66-68
63-70
Foreign Noble
-
-
-
71-75
Dwarfin Claim
-
-
-
-
Elfin Realm
99
81-83
69-75
76-85
Giantish Hold
-
-
-
-
Bwg Sweep
-
-
76
86-88
Independent Domain
-
-
-

Dragonwrack
-
-
-
-
Unclaimed
-
-
-
-
Disputed
100
84-100
77-100
89-100



Who Owns this Land in the North East March

Grange
Waste
Wild
Wyrd
Arbold
1-6
1-4
1-2
-
Bromwyde
7-12
5-8
3-5
1
Cassford
13-18
9-12
6-8
2
Dixson
19-20
13-14
9
3
Dunnold
21-26
15-18
10-12
4
Fosterwick
27-32
19-21
13-15
5-6
Greyham
33-34
22-23
16
7
Hartson
35-40
24-28
17-19
8-9
Irvington
41-46
29-32
20-22
10
Jardinson
47-50
33-35
23-24
11
Lairdlaw
51-52
36-37
25
12
Medwell
53-54
38-39
26
13
Murrow
55-56
40-41
27
14
Norton
57-62
42-47
28-30
15-16
Odane
63-64
48-49
31
17
Redburn
65-66
50
32
18
Rood
67-68
51-52
33
19
Scutter
69-70
53
34
20
Tate
71-77
54-56
35-36
21-23
Minor Family
76-80
57-60
37-40
24-26
Petty Noble
81-82
61-65
41-45
27-30
Franklin Holding
83
66-70
46-55
31-32
Northern Noble
84-86
71-75
56-65
33-36
Southern Noble
87
76-77
66-68
37-38
Royalty
88-90
78-80
69-75
39-40
Foreign Noble
91-93
81-85
76-80
41-50
Dwarfin Claim
-
-
81
51-52
Elfin Realm
-
-
82
53-60
Giantish Hold
94
86-87
83-86
61-75
Bwg Sweep
-
88
87-88
76-88
Independent Domain
95-96
89-90
89-90
89-90
Dragonwrack
-
94-95
91-95
91-95
Unclaimed
-
-


Disputed
97-100
96-100
96-100
96-100



Who Owns this Land in the South East March

Grange
Waste
Wild
Wyrd
Arbold
1-2
1-2
1
-
Bale
3-4
3-4
2
1
Bromwyde
5-6
5-6
3
2
Dixson
7-10
7-9
4-5
3
Dunnold
11-12
10-11
6
4
Eckerson
13-18
12-16
7-8
5-6
Greyham
19-20
17-18
9
7-8
Irvington
21-22
19-20
10
9
Jardinson
23-28
21-25
11-12
10-11
Lairdlaw
29-30
26-27
13
12
Lutherson
31-32
28-29
14
13
Medwell
33-34
30-31
15
14
Murrow
35-36
32-33
16
15
Norton
37-38
34-35
17
16
Odane
39-44
36-41
18-20
17-18
Pearce
45-46
42-43
21
19
Redburn
47-52
44-48
22-23
20-21
Rutterkin
53-54
49-50
24
22
Scutter
55-60
51-55
25-27
23-24
Minor Family
61-65
56-60
28-30
31-33
Petty Noble
66-70
61-65
31-34
34-37
Franklin Holding
71-72
76-70
35-40
38-40
Northern Noble
73
71-73
41-45
41-42
Southern Noble
74-80
76-80
46-55
43-44
Royalty
81-85
81-85
56-65
45-46
Foreign Noble
86-90
86-90
66-75
47-50
Dwarfin Claim
-
-
76-77
51-55
Elfin Realm
91-95
91-95
78-84
56-65
Giantish Hold
-
-
-
-
Bwg Sweep
-
-
-
-
Independent Domain
96
96
85-87
66-75
Dragonwrack
-
97
88-90
76-80
Unclaimed
-
-
91-95
81-95
Disputed
97-100
98-100
96-100
96-100


The size of each piece of land in question will vary from but an acre or so of land to sweeping tracts of many square miles.

A minor family will be foudn in just one of the marches.

A petty noble lays claim to  a noble title but is not related to any of the great families of the border or elsewhere in the kingdom.

A franklin holding is a farmstead owned by a free man with no noble blood and no strong connection to the other families of the border marches.

Northern and Southern Nobles are lords outside of the border region that still lay claim to parcels within the border marches. They will depend on hired agents to maintain their lands and will only occasionally visit.

Royalty are the ruling family of the kingdoms, each has a seat of power far from the border marches.

Foreign Nobles claim estates throughout the border marches due to the nature of feudalism. soem may be absentee landlords others wil take as acrtive a hand as they can manage sometimes spending years on an estate far from their true home.

Dwarves make claim to stetches of land here and there and may permit men to work the surface foir a portion of their produce in other places they jealously keep men away.

Elfin Realms are where the magics of elves and faeries impinge upon the mortal realm.

Giantish holds are possesions of families of giants and ogres some who lord over men others are rampaging monsters.

Bwg Sweeps are stretches of land picked clean and held by bwgish creatures (goblin, hobgoblins, bugbears and such) men who live there are either daring squatters, serville peasants, or slaves held in magical bondage.

Dragonwrack is those pieces of land ravaged by dragons. the lairs of some great dragons are well known to men and it is possible for some to be bargained with; many dragons are unholy horrors best avoided. A dragon would not knowingly permit use of it's land.

Disputed lands are domains where the claim is not settled between 2 or more parties.

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