Keeps & Armies

At certain times, characters gain enough power to take command of Keeps and Armies. This chapter provides general instructions on managing such assets and the mechanics for large-scale combats.

Strongholds

A stronghold is a fortified structure serving as a residence for a lord. It provides protection and symbolizes political and military power. Strongholds serve as centers of authority, where titles are bestowed, alliances are formed, and armies are commanded.

Rooms

Strongholds contain various rooms to support commanders, armies, and residents. Each room has specific functions and costs to maintain.

Type	Bonus	Cost
Alchemy Room	Produces alchemical essences at 50% discount	14,000
Barracks	Stations 10 Units	2,500
Blacksmith	Produces weapons at 50% discount, +1 Army Defense	12,000
Enchanter Room	Provides Runecraft services at 50% discount	20,000
Farm	Provides provisions for 100 People	1,000
Granary	Stores provisions for 500 People	1,000
Great Hall	Hosts gatherings and visitors	8,000
Healer Room	Provides free healing services	5,000
Library	Provides Skillbooks & Spellbooks	20,000
Prison Room	Hosts prisoners	10,000
Siege Room	Produces Siege Weapons	5,000
Stables	Provides mounts and sustains horses	15,000
Storage	Stores Items (500 slots)	500
Tavern	Provides entertainment, rumors, and attracts people	6,000
Temple	Increases morale, generates 1D10x100 gold weekly	10,000
Torture Room	Extracts information from captives	10,000
Tower	Provides fortification, +5 Defense to units	5,000
Training Room	Increases Grit of units by +20	8,000
Wall	Provides fortification, +5 Defense to units	30,000
Arena	Increases population by 50%, generates revenue	50,000
Armory	Grants +2 Defense to units	5,000
Cemetery	Prevents diseases	500
Chambers	Provides Well-Rested Condition	500
Greenhouse	Provides herbs & herbalism	2,000
Guild Hall	Allows recruitment of mercenaries	7,000
Market	Provides adventuring items, +50% population	5,000
Museum	Increases local reputation by 1, generates revenue	8,000
Spire	Tall tower offers view of surrounding hexes	4,000
Treasury	Stores wealth	2,000
Trophy	Increases national reputation by 1, generates revenue	10,000
Wine Cellar	Generates revenue	3,000
Workshop	Access to special constructions, produces revenue	3,000

Stronghold Capacity

Keep Type	Rooms	Population	Cost
Small	10	100	50,000
Medium	20	200	75,000
Large	30	300	100,000
Huge	40	400	150,000
Grandeur	50	500	200,000

Provisions

Each Provision sustains 100 people for 1 week.
Military units do not consume provisions (their wages cover costs).

Units & Officers

Units

Units are groups of 10 troops with distinct combat stats.
Units vary by culture and can be equipped differently.

Officers

Units can be led by Officers who grant War Traits.
Each Adventurer can lead a Unit, becoming an Officer.
Multiple Adventurers in a single Unit combine their War Traits.

War Traits

Name	Effect
Luck	+1 Reroll per round
Might	+1D10 Attack
Reach	+1 Melee Range
Recovery	1D10 Healing per round
Resolve	+10 Grit
Roots	+3 Defense
Sight	+3 Missile Range
Swiftness	+2 Speed

War Experience

Battles	Traits earned
1	1
5	2
10	3

Siege Engines

Type	Properties	Speed	Range	Cost
Battering Ram	1D20 Damage vs Gates	2	1	2,500
Ballista	3D20 Damage vs ground/flying units	1	10	3,000
Catapult	4D20 Damage vs Fortifications/Units	1	20	7,000
Ladder	Allows 1 Unit to approach a wall	3	1	500
Siege Tower	Allows 5 Units to approach walls	1	1	20,000
Trebuchet	4D20 Damage vs Fortifications/Units	1	30	15,000

Fortifications

Type	Properties	Durability	Cost
Gate	Can sustain 100 Siege Damage Points	100	1,000
Moat	Prevents units from approaching (5 tiles wide)		5,000
Palisade	Can sustain 50 Siege Damage Points	50	500
Tower	Sustains damage, allows placement of 5 units	1,000	5,000
Wall	Can sustain 1,000 Siege Damage Points	1,000	30,000

War Mechanics

Grid

Each unit is represented by a miniature and placed on a grid.
Damage depletes Grit, 0 Grit = unit destroyed.
Defense absorbs damage.
Units can recover in 1 week (if stronghold allows) or 1 month otherwise.

Turns & Actions

Roll to determine faction acting first.
Each faction moves one unit per turn.
Unit actions:
- Simple: Move
- Combo: Move + signature action
Rounds continue until all units have acted.

Hero Actions

Occur once per combat, before a unit’s action.
Based on skills of the commanding character.

Spellbooks

Spellbook	Action
Wind	Action that pushes another Unit within 10 Tiles 1D10 Tiles away towards any direction (must overcome Defense).
Death	Action that drains 1D20 Grit for a Unit and adds it to the Unit led by said Character (must overcome Defense).
Fire	Deal 1D20 damage to unit within 10 tiles
Ice	Trap a unit for 2 rounds within 10 tiles
Thunder	Deal 1D20 damage to Unit within 10 tiles, armored units take x2
Core	Control 1 action of enemy unit (within 10 tiles, overcome Defense)
Blood	Grant bonus action to a unit within 10 tiles
Theurgy	Restore 1D20 Grit to unit within 10 tiles
Time	Teleport officer’s unit within 10 tiles
Nature	Summon animal unit (battle must be in forest)
Illusion	Create Phantom Unit, redirects attacks for 1 round
Water	Unit within 10 tiles can walk on water for the battle
Earth	Raise stone wall within 10 tiles, blocking 2 spaces; disperses units
Arcane	Create magical horses within 10 tiles, Speed = 10 for battle

Domains

Domain	Action
Bardic Combat	Perform Action or Reaction once per battle; Action allows unit to roll Strong Dice
Necromancy	Curse enemy unit within 4 tiles, -2 Grit this round
Tactics	Grant unit 1 extra movement or 1 extra action this round

Warrior Actions

Action	Effect
Offense	Action that Deals x2 Melee Damage
Defense	Reaction that negates 1 Attack
Mobility	Charging Action that allows 1 Attack with movement. Combo Units get x2 Movement for that Action.
Range	Action that deals x2 Ranged Damage to a unit.
Technique	Action that deals Melee Damage and allows full Movement afterwards.
Stealth	Action that allows any type of attack (Melee or Ranged) to forfeit the Defense of a Unit. Attacking an already occupied Unit inflicts x2 Damage.

Morale

Units with ≤20 Grit suffer Low Morale.
Low Morale units act at the end of each round.

Terrain & Weather Effects

Type	Effect
Darkness	2 Grit to Ranged Attacks
Forest	Protects units from Ranged & Mounted attacks
High Ground	+1D10 Ranged Attack, x2 Range
Loot	Defeated armies generate 1D10/12/20 thousand gold
Mud	1 Grit to Mounted units
Storm	1 Grit to all units
Wind	1 Grit to Ranged attacks
Cover	+5 Defense
Flank	+1D10 Attack
Rain	Melee units 1-3 Risk
Snow	Melee units 1-5 Risk
Swamp	50% Speed penalty
Fog	Ranged units cannot attack

Army Mobilization & Travel Time

Map Type	Travel Time
Region Hex	1/6 hour per hex
World Hex	1/36 hour per hex

Taxes & Riots

Taxation

Taxes	Income	Riot Roll (d20)
Low	1 gold/person/week	1
Medium	2 gold/person/week	1-3
High	3 gold/person/week	1-5

Riots

Deplete 10% treasury
Destroy 1D10 units
Reduce population by 10%

Assets & Income

Mines

Type	Income/Week	Duration
Copper	10,000 gold	1D20 weeks
Silver	25,000 gold	1D20 weeks
Gold	50,000 gold	1D20 weeks

Alliances

Target	Difficulty
Hostile	17
Neutral	12
Friendly	8

Agents

Type	Function	Cost/Week
Diplomat	Negotiate alliances, trade routes, social bonuses (+1D10)	200
Spy	Gather info on enemy units, wealth, buildings	1,000
Assassin	Attempt to kill enemy Officer	2,000
Mercenary	Hire military units at double cost	Variable

Trade

Provides passive income based on room establishments.
Requires safe Trade Routes, secured by 1 unit each.

Room	Income/Week
Alchemy	500
Arena	5,000
Armory	100
Blacksmith	300
Enchanter	500
Farm	50
Greenhouse	100
Healer	100
Library	400
Market	500
Museum	500
Siege	100
Stables	100
Tavern	50
Temple	200
Trophy	1,000
Wine Cellar	200
Workshop	200

Workshop Items

Item	Cost/Unit	Effect
Flame Arrows	100	+1D10 Fire Damage for Archers for 1 battle
Smoke Bombs	150	Create smoke, disables enemy ranged attacks for 1 round
Healing Salves	200	Restore 1D20 Grit once per battle
Rallying Horn	50	Restore lost morale once per combat
Poisoned Blades	300	Adds poison to melee attacks, 1D10 Grit loss over 3 rounds

Merging Units

Attack: +1 die per Unit merged
Defense: Unchanged
Grit: Doubles per Unit merged
Speed: Unchanged
Range: Unchanged
Mobility: Unchanged
Type: Unchanged
Flank: Applies only once
Auto-Guard: +1 die per Unit merged
Units cannot split during combat, and all merges must be declared before deployment.