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Mobile Bastions

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Mobile Bastions The Bastion rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide assume that characters establish their Bastions in a fixed location and that their adventures might take them away from their Bastions

this chapter fulfill that requirement.) If multiple characters combine their Bastions into a single vehicle, each Bastion must include the same kind of special facility that allows for propulsion, and

Combining Bastions

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Combining Bastions Two or more players can combine their characters’ Bastions into a single structure. Doing so doesn’t change the number of special facilities each Bastion can have, how those

some event deprives one character’s Bastion of defenders, another character can apply all or some of those losses to their Bastion instead, provided the two Bastions are combined.

Haunted Bastions

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Haunted Bastions The rules for Bastions in the Dungeon Master’s Guide allow characters to establish sanctuaries to rest and accrue resources between adventures, but these redoubts aren’t outside the grasp of the Mists.

Haunted Bastions

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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

Bastions in the Mists

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Bastions in the Mists Bastions in the Domains of Dread work well in campaigns that focus on a single domain or where Darklords aren’t likely to seal their domains’ borders and cut characters off from

their Bastions. Characters can create Bastions in any domain. The domains of Borca, Darkon, Lamordia, Mordent, and the Shadowlands are well suited to hosting Bastions due to their large size or aloof

Chapter 8: Bastions

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Chapter 8: Bastions Noor Rahman A Bastion by the sea is more than just an adventurer’s getaway A lot can happen here to fuel stories in the campaign A Bastion is a location that belongs to a

, and it provides opportunities for a character to craft magic items, conduct research, harvest poisons, build ships, and carry out a range of other activities. As DM, you decide whether Bastions are

Chapter 3: Bastions in Khorvaire

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Chapter 3: Bastions in Khorvaire Chapter 03 Bastions in Khorvaire Chapter 03 Cullen Cole Adventurers bring a mysterious artifact recovered from Xen’drik back to their mobile Bastion aboard

a Lyrandar sailing ship The Dungeon Master’s Guide contains the rules for Bastions, which allow characters to establish a base of operations for their adventures. This chapter adds further options for characters to establish Bastions that use Eberron’s special qualities and resources.

Bastions and Cantrips October 05, 2023

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Bastions and Cantrips October 05, 2023 In this new Unearthed Arcana document for the 2024 Core Rulebooks, we explore material designed for the next version of the Dungeon Master’s Guide and

Player’s Handbook. This playtest document presents a new subsystem called Bastions – which includes everything you need to introduce them into your game. This document also presents several revised cantrips for playtesting.

Frequency of Bastion Turns

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away from their Bastions. After the characters have been away for 7 days, you might say, “Time for a Bastion turn. Since you’re not there, we’ll assume you issue the Maintain order for your Bastions

.” 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

Gaining a Bastion

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Gaining a Bastion If you allow Bastions in your campaign, characters acquire their Bastions when they reach level 5. You and the players can decide together how these Bastions come into being. A

fortified as a Fighter’s stronghold. And multiple characters can combine their Bastions to form a single large structure (see “Bastion Map”). Every Bastion has facilities that serve basic needs as well as

Bastion Turns

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Bastion Turns As time passes in the campaign, players take Bastion turns to reflect the activity occurring in their Bastions, whether or not the characters are present. On a Bastion turn, a character

Bastion Events

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each of them, resolving each event separately even if the Bastions are combined. Bastion events occur only when a Bastion is operating under the Maintain order, which often means that the Bastion’s

Bastion Map

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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

Event Descriptions

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Players can use the Bastion Tracker sheet as a record of the facilities and other characteristics of their Bastions. Encourage your players to list their hirelings on this sheet and develop them more

maps of their Bastions (see “Bastion Map” earlier in this chapter). Attack A hostile force attacks your Bastion but is defeated. Roll 6d6; for each die that rolls a 1, one Bastion Defender dies

Domain Features

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Domain Features The Shadowlands is known for the following features: Bastions on the Borderlands. The Circle seeks to reclaim a foothold in Avonleigh in a region called the Borderlands. They often

reward allies with Bastions here (see chapter 3 and the Dungeon Master’s Guide for details on Bastions). The Circle. The knights of the Circle (described in chapter 3) make their home in this domain

Bastion Options

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Bastion Options Chapter 3 offers new special facilities for characters to improve their Bastions, as well as ways to build a mobile Bastion.

Settlements and Sites

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Settlements and Sites Falkovnia’s settlements lie in ruin, its cities crumbling and unprotected, its villages abandoned and overgrown. Still, bastions of civilization hold out against the undead

Rewards

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adventures on the frontier, perhaps using the rules for Bastions set forth in the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. No one knows why Szass Tam wants the fortress, but he’s certain to test its defenders again!

What If Everyone Dies?

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they can be raised from the dead or given proper burials. If the dead characters have Bastions (see chapter 8), the stand-in party could consist of hirelings from those Bastions.

Fortifications

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fortification. In that respect, the fortification is different from the characters’ Bastions (described in chapter 8). However, you can also use the gift of a fortification as a pretext for the

characters acquiring their Bastions. The individual bequeathing the fortification might offer to pay its maintenance costs for one or more months, after which the characters inherit that responsibility

Space

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Space A special facility occupies a certain amount of space (see “Facility Space”). A player can configure the squares of a special facility as desired on the Bastion’s map. A special facility can be

Armory

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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

Barrack

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Barrack Level 5 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None Space: Roomy Hirelings: 1 Order: Recruit A Bastion can have more than one Barrack, each of which is furnished to serve as sleeping quarters

Demiplane

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Demiplane Level 17 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Ability to use an Arcane Focus or a tool as a Spellcasting Focus Space: Vast Hirelings: 1 Order: Empower A door up to 5 feet wide and 10 feet

Sanctuary

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Sanctuary Level 5 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Ability to use a Holy Symbol or Druidic Focus as a Spellcasting Focus Space: Roomy Hirelings: 1 Order: Craft Icons of your religion are

Facility Space

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Facility Space The amount of space in a basic or special facility determines its maximum area in 5-foot squares, as shown in the Facility Space table. A player can configure the squares of a facility

Adding Basic Facilities

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Adding Basic Facilities A character can add a basic facility to their Bastion by spending money and time. The cost of adding a basic facility and the time required depend on the facility’s space, as

Requirements

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Requirements Each special facility has a level. A character must be that level or higher to gain that facility. A special facility might also have a prerequisite the character must meet to gain that

Gaming Hall

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Gaming Hall Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None Space: Vast Hirelings: 4 Order: Trade A Gaming Hall offers recreational activities like chess and games of darts, cards, or dice. Trade

Guildhall

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Guildhall Level 17 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Expertise in a skill Space: Vast Hirelings: 1 Order: Recruit A Guildhall comes with a guild, for which you are the guild master. Choose the

Library

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Library Level 5 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None Space: Roomy Hirelings: 1 Order: Research This Library contains a collection of books plus one or more desks and reading chairs. Research

Pub

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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

Basic Facilities

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Basic Facilities A character’s Bastion starts with two free basic facilities, which the character’s player chooses from the Basic Facilities list below. One of the chosen facilities is Cramped, and

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