*'''Free players cannot plant a deed, even though they may own one (via [[Account_Types#Premium|premium]] expiration).'''
*You need the writs for all buildings that fall within your new settlement area in your inventory to be able to place a deed.
**''The initial deed when founding cannot have non-writ houses in the perimeter.'' '''Note : This may have changed, as we have seen deeds placed with houses in the initial perimeter'''
**''However, that does not apply when expanding your perimeter. You can expand a perimeter over houses you do not own.
*Settlements can only be founded within your [[kingdom]]. On Chaos or the Epic servers, this might require building [[guard tower]]s.