wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, KYER, JEFFREY wrote:
>
> > Jarec Basham wrote:
> > >
> > > What am I doing wrong.
> > >
> > > Most of my Weaponthanes are either dead or wounded and when I
try to
> > > recruite more I can't. What are the criteria for being able to
> > > recruit new ones.
> > >
> > > It's not my fault honest, I keep getting attacked.
>
> > You do not have enough horses. You have to have 1 horse per
noble and
> > after that, 1 horse per weaponthane... Or all the available
young men
> > are dead.
> >
> > Check with your 'advisors' and they will often give you useful
> > information.
>
> At the risk of being belaboring the obvious, you also need to have
enough
> goods to pay the recruitment costs.
There's also a treasure around in the game which makes recruitment of
thanes "easier." I don't know what it changes in the equation, but
it does appear to let you recruit a higher percentage of thanes than
is normally the case.