Saga of a New Land

Game Master Jovich

And I almost feel like apologizing for that die roll

IIRC correctly, once the underground hexes are claimed, we can build an academy down there at half cost?

IIRC correctly, once the underground hexes are claimed, we can build an academy down there at half cost?

Correct. The Koloran artifacts discovered in the labyrinth beneath Charis provide a 50% discount on either an academy or a museum. Alternatively, as a short term but immediate benefit, you can use them to trigger a Discovery settlement event, granting +1 Fame and +1d4 Lore.

I should point out, though, that even with the discount, building an Academy would cost 26 BP and a Museum would cost 15 BP. Meanwhile, your treasury currently holds only 16 BP. Keep in mind, your kingdom's Consumption will automatically cost 5 BP at the start of the Kingdom Turn.

Thus, as we resolve this next Kingdom Turn, you may want to invest in a more cost-effective building for now.

The decisions you need to make for the Kingdom Turn are: what building (if any) do you want to construct, do you want to construct a house in addition to that building, do you want to claim another hex of territory, so you want to sell any expensive items for BP, and do you want to deposit any money into the treasury?

Well, Bydar is all eager for the Community Shrine which is probably the biggest NON Spoiler I can post :)

I think we should also build another Farm, this time in the hex to our northeast (with the River Crossing). It'll help keep our consumption under control. That and a Shrine will run us 12 BP.

Assuming we roll a 5 or better, we'll come out of the Upkeep phase with 12 BP (since having Unrest at 0 gives us 1 extra BP).

We wouldn't have any BP left to build anything, so unless we're selling stuff to raise money we'd just go straight to taxes.

On average, our Economy check will get us 10 BP (28/3, rounded down to 9, plus 1 for the mine), leaving us in decent shape for the next Upkeep phase.

We didn't have an event last turn so that means we have a 75% chance of one happening this time around.

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Now that we've returned from the Dragons, this is about the point in time where the GM and I thought would be best for Booker to bow out. With his family economically connected with Sapphira's inn and an information gathering task to do, I think he'll be a little too busy to keep going on these adventures! I'm sure you'll see him around :) It has been a pleasure y'all, best of luck in this great game!

Darn! RL comes first, but Booker will definitely be missed. He was a fun character!

Best of luck Booker! it has been real fun :D

Booker: Thank you for adventuring with us. You have been a delightful player.

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Building a farm in a hex counts as a Terrain Improvement rather than a settlement building, so it doesn't count as your one non-house building for the turn.

Goodbye, Booker, for what I think is probably the last time. I'll miss playing with you.

Kingdom Turn 3 - Rova 4718

Upkeep Phase
Determine Kingdom Stability:
Stability Check DC 24: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25 = Success!
Stability Check Effect: +1 BP => treasury at 17 BP
Consumption Cost: 5 BP => treasury at 12 BP
Fill Magic Item Slots: None
Modify Unrest: No change from stats

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For the next step, the Edict Phase, do you guys want to claim another hex of territory? You can also change your Taxation, Festival, and Promotion edict levels.

Sorry to see you go booker. It was a lot of fun with you. Good luck.

I am thinking a farm would be a great idea. You are wanting to claim the hex with nettles crossing and add a farm there?

I do think we can afford building the shrine.

On a side note.
I was looking at the kingdom check modifiers.
Would the feat Dynasty founder count as "leadership" feat

If you have the Leadership feat, the bonus from the feat applies to all kingdom attributes you affect (one, two, or three attributes, depending on the kingdom’s Size).

If so...what is the bonus?
I found this but I do not think it is paizo...

The leadership feat grants a bonus to your ruler bonus for whatever your role as leader is.

Equal to +1 for each 10 points of your Leadership score.

This represents a PC’s followers acting as their agents and loyal and efficient infrastructure throughout the kingdom, spreading good word of mouth, setting a good example for others, relaying rumors of unrest or honest assessments of the needs of the kingdom from the grassroots level back to the leadership, and generally being model citizens.

I do have a +6 to my Charisma Role as a ruler. (+5 Cha. +1 from Nat Ruler feat)
I also give a +2 to Stability from Nat. Ruler

All of our hexes are Hills tiles, so a Farm would cost 4 BP. We don't have enough BP to build a Farm, build a Shrine, and claim a hex. We could claim a hex and build a road, but that will increase our consumption (by a net +3 compared to what it would be if we built a Farm instead).

We could change our Taxes to Normal, which would even out our Economy and Loyalty stats and give us a slightly higher chance of an extra 1 BP.

@Lord Christian: I will rule that your Dynasty Founder feat will provide the same bonus to your rulership modifiers once you eliminate the Whitehollows as rivals to rule or once you've governed Charis for at least a year, whichever comes first. I think these requirements fit the feat's themes nicely.

Meanwhile, I've added the +2 bonus to Stability for your Natural Ruler feat into the spreadsheet's numbers.

All of our hexes are Hills tiles, so a Farm would cost 4 BP. We don't have enough BP to build a Farm, build a Shrine, and claim a hex. We could claim a hex and build a road, but that will increase our consumption (by a net +3 compared to what it would be if we built a Farm instead).

We could change our Taxes to Normal, which would even out our Economy and Loyalty stats and give us a slightly higher chance of an extra 1 BP.

Don't forget the Stone shape discount

That all sounds good to me! I like the idea of the farm and the shrine in line with the roleplay that's been happening.

Also adjusting the tax level to normal would probably be beneficial.

Would the farm count as 4 BP when part of a terrain improvement?

Would the farm count as 4 BP when part of a terrain improvement?

In hilly terrain, yes.

Don't forget the Stone shape discount

I absolutely have, and am drawing a total blank on what that discount amounts to.

2 BP savings for stoneshape (once per turn)

Still looking forward to when we will get the smithy!

That is a good point. It makes it hard for Orlog to get much use out of his feat if we never build him a place to work.

Hmmm....an idea occurs to me.

Since it seems lore-appropriate, I will rule that you could build a Shrine to Torag that also functions as a Smithy.

To effectively combine the two functions, Bydar would need to make a Profession (Architect) check and Orlog would need to make a Knowledge (Engineering) check, with a variable DC. The result of this check will determine how much it costs to construct such a unique building (8-14 BP).

Part of my rationale for allowing this is Orlog's backstory, since this would attract Orlog's kinsmen to settle in Charis, and they could both worship at and work at the forge shrine.

Hmmm....an idea occurs to me.

Since it seems lore-appropriate, I will rule that you could build a Shrine to Torag that also functions as a Smithy.

To effectively combine the two functions, Bydar would need to make a Profession (Architect) check and Orlog would need to make a Knowledge (Engineering) check, with a variable DC. The result of this check will determine how much it costs to construct such a unique building (8-14 BP).

Part of my rationale for allowing this is Orlog's backstory, since this would attract Orlog's kinsmen to settle in Charis, and they could both worship at and work at the forge shrine.

I'm good with that if the other players are. Heck, at one time, Bydar thought the first Shrine would be to Torag and was happy with the idea.

Not every day we get a two for one offer. However ,if the rolls don't go well can we go to the fall back of universal shrine? I like to have a safety net as dice can be tricksy ;)

Yes. If the checks are not successful, you can just construct the building as either a shrine or a smithy.

Yes. If the checks are not successful, you can just construct the building as either a shrine or a smithy.

Thank you! And forgive my paranoia over natural ones :o

What do the rest of you think?

Cool....

Hmmm....an idea occurs to me.

Since it seems lore-appropriate, I will rule that you could build a Shrine to Torag that also functions as a Smithy.

To effectively combine the two functions, Bydar would need to make a Profession (Architect) check and Orlog would need to make a Knowledge (Engineering) check, with a variable DC. The result of this check will determine how much it costs to construct such a unique building (8-14 BP).

Part of my rationale for allowing this is Orlog's backstory, since this would attract Orlog's kinsmen to settle in Charis, and they could both worship at and work at the forge shrine.

I am all for that! Once the smithy is up, I can make magical arms and armors. So there will be no reason for anyone to have non-magical gear, even for the backup weapon.

Sounds good to me!

@Lord Christian: I will rule that your Dynasty Founder feat will provide the same bonus to your rulership modifiers once you eliminate the Whitehollows as rivals to rule or once you've governed Charis for at least a year, whichever comes first. I think these requirements fit the feat's themes nicely.

Meanwhile, I've added the +2 bonus to Stability for your Natural Ruler feat into the spreadsheet's numbers.

Sounds like a plan to me.

That is fine as well. It make sense and I think it will be a good fit right now.

Then I've gone ahead and posted!

Kingdom Turn 3 (Continued) - Rova 4718

Edict Phase
Assign Leadership: No change
Claim or Abandon Hexes: None
Build Terrain Improvements: Farm (4 BP)
Create and Improve Settlements: Shrine to Torag (8 BP)
Create Army Units: None
Issue Edicts: Raise Taxation from Light to Normal

Income Phase
Make Withdrawals from the Treasury: None
Make Deposits to the Treasury: None
Sell Expensive Items for BP: None
Collect Taxes:
Economy Check DC 24: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30
Result: 10+2 = 12 BP

Event Phase
25% base chance of event; 75% base chance if no event last turn.
Event on 1-75: 1d100 ⇒ 17
Type of Event: 1d100 ⇒ 56 = Beneficial Settlement Event!
Beneficial Settlement Event: 1d100 ⇒ 24 = Discovery!
Scholars unearth a bit of ancient lore or devise important new research of their own. Fame increases by 1 and Lore increases by 1d4 ⇒ 3

Hey everyone. This last week I had multiple exposures to covid and, while my rapid test came back negative, I am definitely sick with something and have very little energy. I am waiting on a PCR test to let me know for sure what I do or don't have.

I hope you get well soon

take care of yourself and feel better soon.

Take good care of yourself. Health is so fragile.

Sorry for dropping off the face of the earth. I do indeed have covid, but am slowly getting back to feeling like a human being again. I'll try and get back up to speed again soon.

Take care of yourself!

Yikes.
I wish you a healthy recovery

Note to self: Do not play Poker against Christian :)

I hope all is well with you syretia and that you get a speedy recovery.

This bluff is a long shot at best. lol

I'm trying to get caught up in all my games. My hope is to get a post in tonight.

Good to have you back!

Take your time...we are not going anywhere. It is good to have you back.
We may be in need of a few fireballs soon..

Still here. Just Bydar's own actions may depend if he can see them or not