[ericthered]

You've got something of a point, but you're also conflating the baron with his knights, and in some ways with his staff.



The Baron needs to fight with his knights, but he also needs to be a political leader. Of course, he has his wife and steward to help manage the estate at home, he has a herald for when he really needs heraldry, and he can get someone to write something for him. A really effective Baron will be more of a brainy character.


The unlanded knight can focus more on combat, and that Wealth really helps make him a more effective warrior.