VC Max amount of fiefs + other random questions

[Regent]

Hi all! And especially Tuidjy for help with previous questions. My fledgling kingdom has survived and expanded considerably, I now find myself dealing with typical kingdom based problems of budgeting and handling vassal relations.
I have several questions with which I would appreciate any feedback and/or advice:
1. What is the maximum amount of fiefs that I can hold as a king?
2. Does this amount depend on renown, charisma or something else?
3. It is obviously more profitable to hold cities. Does it actually matter what fiefs I hold? Do if max amount of fiefs is 6 it doesn't matter whether it's 6 cities or 6 villages?
4. I read up on some vassal advice but I don't seem to get any "quality" vassals. All lords that come to me are either debauched or quarrelsome. And in the beginning (when I was just a city state) and in despirate need of lords I wasn't really in a position to choose. So what is the correct answer? Establishing good relations with "good lords" and getting them to join your faction?
5. Getting the good armour in the game... As far as I understand, it's up to a random chance of recieving it in a tournament. The problem is, it appears that my current game is somehow broken because all I recieved was horses... A lot of horses ) I managed to outfit my entire party with horses but still I'd like a cow and the armour )) Is there any way to reset this?

[KalkiKrosah]

One thing you should have set up prior to starting your kingdom is having a farmstead in all cities. This helps budgeting immensely.

1. Max fiefs? Idk. Never knew there was a max. I had always thought there was no maximum.
2. I am not sure what it is based on. Right to rule may also influence this.
3. Yes. Fiefs in better condition generate more income. I like to lump all my fiefs together and assign a vassal to defend that area. Villages net more gold than castles but castles allow you to store men inside of their walls allowing you to have "hidden armies." You can upgrade villages to have a Manor so you can rest inside your villages but still you cannot garrison forces there. A city is the best of both worlds and gives the most income.l
4. Quality vassals are very loyal to their original liege. Often times the only way to get them is to have maxed relations with them then beat their faction off the face of the map. They rarely defect unless they have no other options.
5. Armor shops do sell the exact armor you get from a tourney but it takes a while to find it. Once you get it you can stroll around town and get the armorer to improve its condition. Or you can progress in the story some and kill Orm for the best armor in the game. Other sandbox areas give out scales lorica. I forget where though.

[Tuidjy]

1 & 2. I do not think there is a maximum. Before Warband came around, you could own the whole map in Classic, because you could not get vassals without mods. I do not think they changed that. I have certainly held more than 30 fiefs, immediately after a rebellion, as in 8 cities and the controlled villages.
3. The only problem with holding too many fiefs is that your tax inefficiency goes through the roof. Exactly how much, and whether it is capped, and how much do cities, castles and villages count is mod dependent... but in most mods, keeping only cities for yourself seems to be the best way to do things. Even when cities count for more than villages in tax inefficiency, they still bring disproportionately more cash.
4. It is very important to prepare your ascendancy. The аssноlеs are not worth bothering with, and the saints will love you if you are honorable, but will almost always remain loyal to their king. Thus, you must concentrate on the wise аssеs, namely cunning and martial lords. Quest for them, help them in battle, marry in their family with their consent, and rescue them from captivity. If you feel up to it, ruin their relationship with their liege. Then, when you declare yourself Emperor, convince them to switch to you. Do it right and you will flip more than half of some sides in a week. If you have not prepared, you can still use аssноlеs, just be aware that it is a lot of work to keep them happy for any period of time, and that once you start getting better lords, you probably want to let the аssноlеs bugger off.
5. It is random, but tournaments are far from the only way to get good armor. There is always shopping, if you have a manufacturing empire, or looting, if you have a high looting skill. In some mods, there are ways of getting tons of good to great gear. For example, in Viking Conquest, a successful raid on a Danish Loingphort can net you a number of heavy armors. Check this video. At the end, I got to loot four heavy and a dozen medium armors. Do not forget to upgrade them when you can afford it. It is best to do so in your hideout, because then you can siphon the fee back by taking advantage of the good prices.