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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Bastion Events Immediately after a character issues the Maintain order to their Bastion, the DM rolls once on the Bastion Events table to determine what event, if any, befalls the Bastion before the
next Bastion Turn. If an event occurs, the DM reads the event aloud to the player whose character controls that Bastion. (All the events are described in the sections following the table.) The event
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
.” Then roll for events as described in the “Bastion Events” section in this chapter. The characters spend 7 days or more in their Bastions between adventures. You might say, “You have six weeks to spend
Frequency of Bastion Turns By default, a Bastion turn occurs every 7 days of in-game time. Here are common examples of players taking one or more Bastion turns: The characters are on a long journey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Each time the Maintain order is issued, the DM rolls once on the Bastion Events table at the end of this chapter. Bastion events are resolved before the next Bastion turn. Recruit Hirelings recruit
creatures to the Bastion. These creatures might include one or more Bastion Defenders, whose main purpose is to defend the Bastion if it is attacked (see “Bastion Events” at the end of this chapter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
this facility, the DM rolls on the Bastion Events table as if you had issued the Maintain order to your Bastion.
Navigator’s Helm Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None
Space: Cramped
Hirelings: 1
Order: Empower
A Navigator’s Helm allows a mobile Bastion built within a mundane waterborne vehicle to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
to this facility, the DM rolls on the Bastion Events table as if you had issued the Maintain order to your Bastion.
Lyrandar Helm Level 13 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Renown 25+ with House Lyrandar
Space: Cramped
Hirelings: 1
Order: Empower
A Lyrandar Helm allows a mobile Bastion built within an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, your Bastion Defenders are harder to kill. When any event causes you to roll dice to determine if your Bastion loses one or more of its defenders (see “Bastion Events” at the end of this chapter), roll
Armory Level 5 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None
Space: Roomy
Hirelings: 1
Order: Trade
An Armory contains mannequins for displaying armor, hooks for holding Shields, racks for storing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, not Bastion Defenders; however, if your Bastion is attacked (see “Bastion Events” at the end of this chapter), each lieutenant housed in your Bastion reduces by 1 the number of dice you roll to
War Room Level 17 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Fighting Style feature or Unarmored Defense feature
Space: Vast
Hirelings: 2+ (see below)
Order: Recruit
The War Room is where you plan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
14 days or until they cast a spell for you. The spellcaster won’t defend your Bastion and departs immediately if the Bastion is attacked (see “Bastion Events” at the end of the chapter).
Teleportation Circle Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None
Space: Roomy
Hirelings: 1
Order: Recruit
Inscribed on the floor of this room is a permanent teleportation circle created by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of defensive wall takes 10 days to build and costs 250 GP. If a character’s Bastion is completely enclosed by defensive walls and it comes under attack (see “Bastion Events” at the end of this chapter
Bastion Map Encourage players to create floor plans of their characters’ Bastions, configuring its facilities as they see fit and using the same techniques you use to create dungeon maps (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Event Descriptions The events from the Bastion Events table are detailed here in alphabetical order. All Is Well Nothing significant happens. Roll on the following table, fleshing out the details as
return, your Bastion gains a sudden influx of recognition or attention, prompting the DM to roll again on the Bastion Events table (rerolling this result if it comes up again). If you decline the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Haunted Bastions Haunted Bastions are afflicted by unusual supernatural events. These might be unpredictable annoyances at first, but clever characters might turn hauntings to their advantage. If you
use this system, the first special facility characters create in their Bastion is Haunted. A Haunted special facility has the following rules: Irreplaceable. A Haunted special facility can’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Chapter 3: When a Star Falls For centuries, the Tower of the Heavens has stood silhouetted against the glittering night sky. The tower is a bastion of destiny where gifted sages peer into the future
, doling out prophecies to visitors. When one such sage foresees a falling star, it sets in motion a series of events that threatens to put the power of prophecy into dangerous hands. “When a Star
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the Pub’s bartender to gather information from spies who are aware of all important events happening within 10 miles of your Bastion over the next 7 days. During that time, these spies can divulge the
Pub Level 13 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None
Space: Roomy
Hirelings: 1
Order: Research
Folks come here to consume tasty beverages and socialize. Your Pub might be a bar, coffee shop, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Rifflers. The Solar Bastion knows that Fey called rifflers (see chapter 21) often manipulate events to put Decks of Many Things into the hands of mortals. Thus, one way to monitor the location of the
Goals The Solar Bastion monitors the Deck of Many Things in all its manifestations throughout the multiverse, warns and protects those who find it, and minimizes the damage it causes when found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Archive Level 13 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None
Space: Roomy
Hirelings: 1
Order: Research
An Archive is a repository of valuable books, maps, and scrolls. It is usually attached to a
copy of a rare and valuable reference book, which gives you a benefit while you and the book are in your Bastion. You can choose one of the following options (your DM might make more options available
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, widening cracks in the temple walls allow the characters to quickly leave the bastion and flee to the flying island’s edge (see below). The area outside is depicted on map 7.4 and features the following
areas outside the Bastion of Takhisis: Cataclysmic Smoke. Violet vapor drifts from the temple, leaving the area it fills heavily obscured. Dragon Army Camps. Dozens of Dragon Army troops panic amid rows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and weapons among the Underdark races. Those who do business here refer to Gracklstugh as “the City of Blades.” As merciless as it can be, Gracklstugh is a major bastion of civilization in the
shape events in the city that point toward the danger Gracklstugh faces — and how unprepared the city is for it. But with each moment the characters spend in the City of Blades, they run the risk of having escaped the drow only to be enslaved by the duergar.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
road toward Castle Ravenloft. (See “March of the Dead” in the “Special Events” section at the chapter’s end.) Funeral for the Burgomaster. If the characters bring Kolyan Indirovich’s body to the church
of Saint Markovia in Krezk (chapter 8) or, failing that, the fortified town of Vallaki (chapter 5). Donavich is unaware that the abbey, once a bastion of good, has become a den of evil. E5g
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. A break episode can be an opportunity for the characters to reflect on the events of the ongoing campaign, explore the nuances of the world, and further develop the relationships between them in a
characters take a break from adventuring to tend to their Bastions (see chapter 8), with players taking one or more Bastion turns and describing what happens. Carnival Episode. A carnival tempts the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and the district is home to many of Sharn’s established elf and half-elf families. Upper Northedge Shae Lias This district is a bastion for the culture and traditions of the elves of Aerenal. It
major sporting events. Middle Tavick’s Landing Deathsgate Named for the nearby City of the Dead, this district houses the Deathsgate Guild and businesses that cater to adventurers. House Deneith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
bridge to a formidable castle on the west side of the river. This western bastion enclosed the docks, paddocks, and stock pens, and also gave the townsfolk and the militia a place to fall back to in the
ultimately betrayed by sycophantic nobles and guildmasters in Waterdeep, doesn’t want a repeat of those events in Neverwinter. Thus, he levies heavy taxes against the wealthy, preventing noble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Encounter Claugiyliamatar rarely meddles in the affairs of small folk. Even so, her collection of crystal balls allows her to stay abreast of events happening in the world. She is aware that giants
of centaurs that keep a careful eye on human hunters and woodcutters operating out of Olostin’s Hold. Loudwater With Zelbross, Orlbar, and Llorkh in ruins, Loudwater is the last bastion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
city and a bastion of the empire of Delzoun, this dwarven stronghold stood abandoned for centuries beneath the mountains. Recently, an army of shield dwarves led by Bruenor Battlehammer reclaimed it
events, whereas others have not occurred — at least, not yet. The ghosts speak mostly nonsense, but some of what they say might offer clues to past or future happenings. Dominating the skyline is the