Law Enforcement Brainstorm

[Caddies]

I like it.

The whole concept of an Armsman/Retainer training up a Squire fits the medieval bill really well, and has some good mechanics to it. Sort of a sponsoring program. Made even better if the Armsman is held personally responsible for any Squires they train up! Would be awesome to see some Squire fuck up royally, only to have his Armsman kill him or intimidate him into full confession so as to avoid dirtying his own self.

Basically anything emphasizing the fealty/liege lord aspects as well as the true noble house concept is great.

[Yalta]

What Not.Him.Again outlined sounds excellent. If we want to go for a feudal type system (which perfectly fits FR), ranking and status is everything. In many feudal system Law Enforcement was connected to property and status
 
In our "world" Sharboneth is like the King (maybe challenged to this by the Count?).
 
The  lower ranks of the class system have been outlined, anyone lower than squire is just a commoner:
 
Squire
Armsman
Retainer (patrician?)
 
Above these would be a whole set of ranks:
 
Knight (allowed to call themselves "Sir")
Lord
Baron
Viscount
King
 
No need to use these names but you get the idea. Religion (leaders of many faiths sit in the House of Lords in the UK), law enforcement, the judiciary etc. are all linked and play a role in law enforcement), with the King/Queen at the top.
 
Creating our own class system would be great and as Caddies outlined it would bring loads of intrigue etc.
 
For example: If you are a threat or enemy to those in power under feudal systems it doesn't always end in direct conflict, its very political as well. A powerful well supported PC (like De Olid maybe) could extract concessions from the "King", land, wealth etc.
 
Sycophantic PC's may take an age to climb the "greasy pole" of the class system (think of Meldred in UK Blackadder) only to be usurped by some great hero (like Wellington in UK history) who after leading armies to great victories jumped to a very high position very quickly. or like Francis Drake who went and killed lots of Spanish and brought back tons of their gold, being made very powerful himself (of course some who did this sort of thing often ended up getting themselves killed see Sir Walter Ralyelgh).
 
Anyway thats my 10p.

[Luke Danger]

I support that, we need the house to really be class system, perhaps even make Oaths of Fealty required for patricianship or somesuch, or even to live in the Zig, it would bring a lot of tension up.

[Not.Him.Again]

Exactly, I also thought it would be a nice way to introduce new players to the game. The usual OOC/IC meet and great and then sugest the player either create or have their current character apply to be a squire. That way you have a well established role player who is able to take a new player through the game world and show them the ropes. It all makes sense IG to if the new player makes a few mistakes, hey they are a squire they are suppose to be learning. Of course not only new players would be Squires but you get the idea.

[SkillFocuspwn]

I would not assume Squire would need to be applied for- Simply a time to earn recomendations and an interesting way to introduce the PC to the faction while their application is processed. Similar to CDL except less modern.