sort of. depending on what you call a syndicate etc.
I would expect factions aren't quite as important with this few players as they would be if there were a lot of players.
What I envisioned for the game, as it progresses, was that those would become more important. Both your home folder and who you're squiring for/what "house" you belong to.
Besides the little games, I actually would like to try some things like "invasions". Like, not just the monster type combats, but also outside entities attacking "keeps" and like that.
And then beyond that, yeah eventually groups of players could establish their own "shops" or ways to sell items themselves, or attempt to influence outcomes of various things going on as groups.
So, if things progress, that's probably the direction they'll progress in.
The trick is not to overwhelm any regular type discussions with Knights hijinx (IE try to keep the Knights stuff to the Knights threads), and also to keep it autonomous between players (IE - players pretty much have to agree to participate in something for it to happen, like a player will never be able to just attack another player, or steal from another player etc).
I don't want to see it develop into a thing where it becomes a way for players to resent each other or add to board drama.
There can still be competition, and even direct combat under the right circumstances. But want to keep it controlled/voluntary on all players' part. So one player could never just do something to another without their consent or participation or something like that.
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