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Bastions are a great set piece for aDungeons & Dragonscampaign.
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How Do Bastions Work?
The main mechanic reward for using bastions are Bastion Points.
You gain a fistful of these every turn.
Special facilities are the other main draw of bastions and are gained automatically while leveling up.
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These are more tailored towards specific playstyles and characters, giving specific passive boosts or extra income and items.
There are some changes we recommend to how the bastion rules are presented by Wizards of the Coast.
Changes
Description
Improve Maintenance
Be more generous withwhen the players can give orders to their bastion.
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Streamline Management
Basic facilities andraw facility space can be handwaved for most groups.
Roleplay Spending Points
Add some interactivity to the spending of bastion points.
This is also important because theBP costs increase far more quickly than the amount players earn from their bastion.
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You want to keep the amount of ceremony proportional to how much the players are investing.
Cheaper Goods
Reduce the cost heavily for any roleplay-focused options.
The barracks is a nice starting facility if you’re worried about that.
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Inviting mages to visit is a nice way for wizards to get access to new spells for scribing.
For intrigue-focused games, the pub also gives you a spy ring.
The reference books allow an intelligent character to reliable pass any lore skill checks.
Some of the facilities can be counter-intuitively better if you go against the class lines they’re written for.
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