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I know the idea of PCs with strongholds wasn't really the focus of 3rd edition... Anyone think there'll be some rules for how to build and run keeps, thieves guilds, wizard's towers, etc in 4th?
On another note, what system do you handled this aspect of the game the best?
I know the idea of PCs with strongholds wasn't really the focus of 3rd edition... Anyone think there'll be some rules for how to build and run keeps, thieves guilds, wizard's towers, etc in 4th?
On another note, what system do you handled this aspect of the game the best?
I think we can eventually expect to see some things along these lines, especially in supplements geared towards the paragon and epic tiers.
I know the idea of PCs with strongholds wasn't really the focus of 3rd edition... Anyone think there'll be some rules for how to build and run keeps, thieves guilds, wizard's towers, etc in 4th?
On another note, what system do you handled this aspect of the game the best?
I hope we don't see it in 4th edition, although I always liked that aspect of the game.
The BECMI rules did it best, specifically the Companion set, although they rapidly broke down for large populations. Bruce Heard's dominion economics articles really took the idea to a new level of complexity (ie, you basically needed Excel to keep track of your dominion).
There's no chance this thread is going to survive long without a Yellodingo appearance.
I doubt that "Castle running" will be featured greatly.
Although one should expect some high-level characters to be lords and rulers... the game system so far has made it very clear, that we are not gonna be doing anything in the area of game-economics.
So if you are thinking about running a castle/realm, taxing people, paying for troops etc. etc. I do not think we will see any of this (thank god).
Strongholds? I don't know. I doubt it, unless they [Wizards of the Coast] trial the idea out for popularity in an adventure path first, and find it to sell.
I loved those old 2nd edition source books, but I agree that this doesn't seem to be the edition for this kind of mechanics. Any other good places for me to look?
Bluenose(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber)
It depends how complex you want to get. Expeditious Retreat Press had a wonderful book, "A Magical Medieval Society 1: Western Europe" that approaches D&D economics in more depth than most people will need. It's not particularly specific to 3rd Edition.
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