how would you do a Monastary in Kingmaker?

[arch9angel]

one of my players wants to start a monastary for monks and I told him to have a library added if he wants it to hold the lands history but the building itself...how many build points should it be and what should it add to the kingdom?

[G.ame O.perational D.irector]

use the numbers from the Temple building it should give you all the stats you need for the game and just role-play it as it were a monastery.

The building systems are far more flexible than most give them credit for.

[DM_Kumo Gekkou]

Agreed a temple works best.

Its name is a guideline not what it is.

My players have a gambling hall(guildhall) and a very large zoo/fey preserve (entire district of parks built for this purpose).

Find the building that's bonuses and cost match what they players want and build.

[jabberwoky]

G.ame's idea is very correct- there is no reason why you can't rename buildings.

However, if you want a more concrete answer, there are two versions of a Monastery for Kingmaker.

From Book of the River Nations:
Monastery (6 BP): A place for monks to gather and train.
Loyalty +1, Stability +1

From Wayfinder Issue 5:
Monastery (30 BP): A place of quiet meditation and study. Halves cost of Library;
Stability +2. (4 city blocks)

Take your pick.

[Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan]

River Nations is 3P though, so not strictly accepted in all campaigns.

[jabberwoky]

True, Book of the River Nations is third party material and Wayfinder is fan-created, but both work rather well.

[redcelt32]

Have them pay for a fort and library, require it to be an open hex build, and grant the same bonuses as both separate items. They now have a resource of scholars to throw at problems requiring research.

[Icyshadow]

And this one gets a dot.

[Queen Moragan]

We also use the BotRN Monastery for an Aldori school.

[JohnB]

I allow composite buildings -

A small monastery (a priory) would probably be a Shrine and a Barracks a full blown abbey might be a Temple and a garrison. But then I am building a monastery for a priest dedicated to Iomedae.

If you want something more academic - use a Shrine, Barracks (for accommodation) and a Library. Charge them as three separate building - give the advantages of three separate buildings - then put a small wall around then (for free) and call them one big complex ....

[Rickmeister]

JohnB wrote:

I allow composite buildings

Same here.