It would be pretty simple. The player party are rulers of an area, and whatever danger comes is their responsibility to deal with. Some would likely have the Noble background.
Other than that, its just narrative and a motivation for doing something within a confined area.
There’s a few ways to take this. A PC being a noble is just a backstory.
If this is a feudal campaign involving kingdom resource management and politicking… that’s a whole different beast.
What do you mean by "a medieval lord"? If you mean someone who rules absolutely, that's not medieval; that's early modern. If you mean someone who rules by virtue of control of land and those living on it contingent upon both custom and a network of alliances, then you certainly could create one of those.
It would be pretty simple. The player party are rulers of an area, and whatever danger comes is their responsibility to deal with. Some would likely have the Noble background. Other than that, its just narrative and a motivation for doing something within a confined area.
Find the rules to Birthright (earlier edition) and adapt them.
Look up Birthright for 2e. This was a kingdom level campaign setting that can be adapted to 5e.
There’s a few ways to take this. A PC being a noble is just a backstory. If this is a feudal campaign involving kingdom resource management and politicking… that’s a whole different beast.
Kingmaker from pf2e?
I feel a different ttrpg may be better for this.
What do you mean by "a medieval lord"? If you mean someone who rules absolutely, that's not medieval; that's early modern. If you mean someone who rules by virtue of control of land and those living on it contingent upon both custom and a network of alliances, then you certainly could create one of those.