[Spike88]

Originally Posted by jumpy

Have a look at these:
http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php
http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Mount%2...le_of_Contents

In answer to your question.... probably. I'm a mercenary for a lord; you get to be a vassal by being invited to swear allegiance, say if you've hunted a lot of bandits on his territory or protected caravans or attacked his enemies, I think - you get noticed. After that, you move up the social ladder either by force of arms, or by doing your lords bidding.
I think the only way to get a large army is to have enough experience points in your character sheet to command a larger number of men. Leadership or something it's called iirc.

Thanks for the links.