And somewhere in all of this care has to be taken to avoid turning nobles into travelbots, with no real input or purpose in battle.
I'll second that as one of the most important, and indeed enjoyable, roles of a Marshal is actually communicating with this/her troop leaders on a personal basis, be it either while campaigning and attempting keep them becoming a bunch of merry tourists abroad, a rousing speech and explanation of your chosen settings etc before a battle, or else simply keeping them sharp during those damn times when nothing to do but sit around camps all day.
