The level of research gone into this product is incredible. It is a superb treatise on all things medieval. There are comprehensive tables and charts, and exellent systems for Land ownership, castle building, stewardship, and even a full economic simulator, giving costs and difficulties for purchasing goods in settlements of various sizes.
This isnt a "dry" text. A book like this has a real danger of being only of interest to someone playing a RPG with total historical accuracy (I didnt mention mr. Gygax's "World Builder"...). The presentation of this book, while retaining facts of medieval lore, is a pleasure to read.
I would rate the aforemention book "World Builder" (published at ?20) as a 3 star, but have no reservations of giving this superior product (in my opinion) 5 stars.
Go buy it.
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