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Questions about Your Feudal Society

Source GameMastery Guide pg. 153
When designing a feudal society, consider the following:

Who rules the society? How does the ruler maintain power and control?
What factions plot against the ruler? Why?
How is the ruler selected?
How does the ruler keep order?
How involved is the ruler in the affairs of the realm?
What are the external threats to this society?
What are the internal threats to this society?
How corrupt is the nobility?
How rigid is the social system?
What do the social classes think of each other?
How well does the nobility provide for its serfs?
How does the society feel about traveling adventurers?
What is the role of religion in this society? What deities are prominent?
Do priests wield power? How much?
Is there a hierarchy within the church that mirrors that of the society at large?
What is the role of wizards in this society? Do they work with, against, or alongside the monarch?
How do people of the society feel about magic?
Which are the most prominent cities, and do they have major works like cathedrals, bridges, and fortresses?