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<blockquote data-quote="Silveras" data-source="post: 1297349" data-attributes="member: 6271">Birthright Homebrew Conversion, part 6: RegencyRegency--------------------------------------------------------This section is a bit shorter than the others, but it is a very important one. The core Birthright rules are pretty solidly based around single-class characters, as humans could not multi-class under the AD&amp;D 2nd Edition rules (although they could dual-class, which is different). Under the 3rd Edition rules, there is no reason for a Regent NOT to take a level in every class if that will increase his/her ability to gain Regency points from all types of Holdings. Since the assumption in the original rules was single-classed characters, and the desire was that character level should not be a determinant of rulership ability, Regency was tied to and limited by the bloodline score instead. As a result, this section is close to an entire re-write of this part of the rules. To begin with, the Regent PrC presented earlier is intended to be available to any character of any base class (PC or NPC) with equal ease. S/he only needs a bloodline and a domain to be a Regent. This helps to preserve the idea that, regardless of the character's base class, s/he is on an approximately equal footing with other Regents. That is also why the Regent PrC was limited to 5 levels; to help prevent the abuse of 10th level Regents pushing around 1st level Regents. It will still happen with 4th level Regents pushing around 1st, but it will be harder to accomplish. That, too, is why the &quot;campaign scope&quot; was intended to be an additional limiting factor. In a campaign of &quot;local&quot; scope, all Regents should be 1st level and subject to another 2nd level Regent. At the level Birthright depicts, all Regents should be 4th level (and thus on an even footing), and only one who subjugates several of the others should be 5th level. Earning Regency PointsTo replace the class-based Regency earnings, I created the Regency Focus. A Regency Focus is a defined rate of earnings of Regency points from Holding types. A Regent with a Law Regency Focus earns 1 Regency Point per level of Law Holdings. Each Regency Focus defines a way for Regents to earn 1 Regency Point, but it may be split between holding types. A Regency Focus of &quot;Militant Religious&quot;, for example, earns 1/2 point from Law and 1/2 point from Temple. [Code]Regency Focus ListFocus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; L&nbsp;&nbsp; G&nbsp;&nbsp; T&nbsp;&nbsp; S&nbsp;&nbsp; TR&nbsp;&nbsp; P&nbsp;&nbsp; TrUrban&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rural&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1Military&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mercantile&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1Religious&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1Magical&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1Trade&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Militant Religion&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ½&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ½Criminal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ½&nbsp;&nbsp; ½&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Studious Religion&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ½&nbsp;&nbsp; ½Militant Magical&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ½&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ½Mercantile Religious&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ½&nbsp;&nbsp; ½Mercantile Magical&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ½&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ½A little hard to read, but ½ is &quot;1/2&quot;[/Code] L= LawG= GuildT= TempleS= SourceP= ProvinceTR= Trade RouteTr= TribeEach Regent's initial choices are somewhat constrained. One of the first 2 must be Urban or Rural, for example, as all Birthright regents can earn Regency from land. At each of 3rd and 5th levels, a Regent may select an additional Regency Focus. The total Regency earned from a single type of holding may not exceed 1½, however. Regency CapIn the Birthright rules, the bloodline acts as a cap on the Regency earned. To more generalize the rules, I made the caps fixed numbers based on the Bloodline Strength (determined through feats) and modified by the Charisma of the Regent. Characters with tainted bloodlines may keep 5 points per level in the Regent class; characters with Minor bloodlines may keep 8 points per level; those with Major bloodlines are limited to 12 points per level; Great bloodlines keep 15 points per level, and True bloodlines may keep 20 points per Regent level. After multiplying, add the Regent's Charisma modifier to determine the final &quot;Cap&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silveras, post: 1297349, member: 6271"] [b]Birthright Homebrew Conversion, part 6: Regency[/b] [B]Regency[/B] -------------------------------------------------------- This section is a bit shorter than the others, but it is a very important one. The core Birthright rules are pretty solidly based around single-class characters, as humans could not multi-class under the AD&D 2nd Edition rules (although they could dual-class, which is different). Under the 3rd Edition rules, there is no reason for a Regent NOT to take a level in every class if that will increase his/her ability to gain Regency points from all types of Holdings. Since the assumption in the original rules was single-classed characters, and the desire was that character level should not be a determinant of rulership ability, Regency was tied to and limited by the bloodline score instead. As a result, this section is close to an entire re-write of this part of the rules. To begin with, the Regent PrC presented earlier is intended to be available to any character of any base class (PC or NPC) with equal ease. S/he only needs a bloodline and a domain to be a Regent. This helps to preserve the idea that, regardless of the character's base class, s/he is on an approximately equal footing with other Regents. That is also why the Regent PrC was limited to 5 levels; to help prevent the abuse of 10th level Regents pushing around 1st level Regents. It will still happen with 4th level Regents pushing around 1st, but it will be harder to accomplish. That, too, is why the "campaign scope" was intended to be an additional limiting factor. In a campaign of "local" scope, all Regents should be 1st level and subject to another 2nd level Regent. At the level Birthright depicts, all Regents should be 4th level (and thus on an even footing), and only one who subjugates several of the others should be 5th level. [I]Earning Regency Points[/I] To replace the class-based Regency earnings, I created the Regency Focus. A Regency Focus is a defined rate of earnings of Regency points from Holding types. A Regent with a Law Regency Focus earns 1 Regency Point per level of Law Holdings. Each Regency Focus defines a way for Regents to earn 1 Regency Point, but it may be split between holding types. A Regency Focus of "Militant Religious", for example, earns 1/2 point from Law and 1/2 point from Temple. [Code] Regency Focus List Focus L G T S TR P Tr Urban 1 Rural 1 Military 1 Mercantile 1 Religious 1 Magical 1 Trade 1 Militant Religion ½ ½ Criminal ½ ½ Studious Religion ½ ½ Militant Magical ½ ½ Mercantile Religious ½ ½ Mercantile Magical ½ ½ A little hard to read, but ½ is "1/2" [/Code] L= Law G= Guild T= Temple S= Source P= Province TR= Trade Route Tr= Tribe Each Regent's initial choices are somewhat constrained. One of the first 2 must be Urban or Rural, for example, as all Birthright regents can earn Regency from land. At each of 3rd and 5th levels, a Regent may select an additional Regency Focus. The total Regency earned from a single type of holding may not exceed 1½, however. [I]Regency Cap[/I] In the Birthright rules, the bloodline acts as a cap on the Regency earned. To more generalize the rules, I made the caps fixed numbers based on the Bloodline Strength (determined through feats) and modified by the Charisma of the Regent. Characters with tainted bloodlines may keep 5 points per level in the Regent class; characters with Minor bloodlines may keep 8 points per level; those with Major bloodlines are limited to 12 points per level; Great bloodlines keep 15 points per level, and True bloodlines may keep 20 points per Regent level. After multiplying, add the Regent's Charisma modifier to determine the final "Cap". [/QUOTE]

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