Can you fail an economy check to earn BP?


Rules Questions


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

In the Kingdom Building rules, when it comes to making Economy checks to earn income (BP), the rules don't seem to state that anything happens for failure, just that you divide the result (any result) by 3 to get your earnings.

Can you still collect BP if your result is less than your control DC, or do you still divide the sum by 3?


Pathfinder Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Yes, you can fail the check. It's annoying that it's not explicitly noted that you are making an Economy check against your kingdom control DC, but...

Quote:
Control DC: Some kingdom actions require a check (1d20 + modifiers) to succeed—this is known as a control check. The base DC for a control check is equal to 20 + the kingdom's Size in hexes + the total number of districts in all your settlements + any other modifiers from special circumstances or effects. Unless otherwise stated, the DC of a kingdom check is the Control DC.
Quote:
Looking ahead to the Income phase, Jessica realizes that an average roll for her Economy check would be a failure (10 on the 1d20 + 52 Economy — 4 Unrest = 58, less than the Control DC of 60), which means there's a good chance the kingdom won't generate any BP this turn.


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Thanks. Must have missed that.

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