Using the Advanced Features
HârnManor has a number of optional advanced features that I will address here. If using paper and pencil you'll need the HârnManor rule set, I will
only introduce them here. If you use the spreadsheet there is one with the advanced features and instructions already incorporated.
Military Substitution
On Manor 12 you have a table on Military Substitutions, this allows you to substitute one class of yeoman for others (e.g. If you generated a lone
Longbowman you could have more yeomen by making him a Light Foot and then changing two more freehold Farmers to Light Foot, a 1:3 ratio).
Describing Tenants
On Manor 14 there is the Describing Tenants table that you can roll on for each of your tenant households and get a basic description of the head of
the household.
Loyalty
I included Loyalty in the section on building the manorial household; however, it is an option and you don't have to do it.
What is in my woods?
On Manor 21 is a table for generating possible finds within the manorial woods.
Weather Averaging
On Manor 23 is an option that allows you to roll five times on the weather table and then average the results for a Weather Index. The five rolls
represent the crop growing season.
Tenant Officer Skills
On Manor 23 you also have the option of using the tenant officer's MLs to affect the results of various items during the budget process.
Seed Storage and Loss
On Manor 24 is the option to allow the loss of seed for various reasons.
Timberwright and Assart
On Manor 25 is the option to allow a lord to bond a timberwright to do his assarting and thus eliminate the labor cost.
Lifestyle and Prestige
On Manor 27 is the option covering lifestyle and prestige. A lord makes points not by how much he saves but the appearance of wealth he displays, this
option brings that element into being.
Church Manors
I developed a basic and advanced spreadsheet just because of this section of the rules, found on Manor 28. This is for anyone who has a manor with a
religious house on it; such as an abbey.
Advanced Crops and Livestock Rules
My advanced spreadsheets were specifically designed to take these two option into account.
Crops
On Manor 29 you have the optional rules that allow you to choose the specific crops being planted in your fields. Be careful of the crops you
choose because the climate where you live may cause them to fail.
Livestock
On Manor 30 you have the optional rules that allow you to choose the specific livestock being grazed in your pastures.
Topography
This option is on Manor 31 and another that I incorporated into the basic spreadsheet already. The type of topography your manor sits in does affect
your woods, crops, and pasture acres. By using the Topography Table you get the percentages that your manor will initially start with. In addition,
manors that are established within forests or along a coast gain some additional benefits from trappers or fishermen who are tenants.
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