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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 9546666" data-attributes="member: 1125">How would you do Bastions?What are your underlying assumptions of what they should do?PCs get to design the Bastion within the setting framework set by the DM, primarily freeform narrative unless Players want to go big on details. Mapping optional, NPCs should have names and motivationsWould it be an individual or group location and why?I tend to plot things out in square mile areas (using five 120acre hydes within a square mile) so there might be a Village, a Keep, a Temple Area, a 100 acre wood and an Owlbears lair.Bastions will be one of those Hydes&nbsp; with PCs expected to place their personal bits within the same vicinity (not necessarily the same building, but close enough to walk)How do you use it to drive stories?Primarily downtown but also a site for Social encounters especially if the PCs become influential due to their actions. It should get some degree of immunity from GM fiat and destruction, but random events including intrigue, betrayals, attacks and losses are fair game.Naturally random events might spin out into adventures if the PCs choose to respondWhat should it do?Be the homebase and site of NPC relationships and entanglementsoh and the rules need to add an Embassy Structure for diplomatic actionsShould they be portableShip, Wagon and Camp based Bastions ought to be a thing. My character spent years as part of a travelling Circus Troupe, with everything (including my alchemy lab) carried on wagons</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 9546666, member: 1125"] How would you do Bastions? [B]What are your underlying assumptions of what they should do?[/B] PCs get to design the Bastion within the setting framework set by the DM, primarily freeform narrative unless Players want to go big on details. Mapping optional, NPCs should have names and motivations [B]Would it be an individual or group location and why?[/B] I tend to plot things out in square mile areas (using five 120acre hydes within a square mile) so there might be a Village, a Keep, a Temple Area, a 100 acre wood and an Owlbears lair. Bastions will be one of those Hydes with PCs expected to place their personal bits within the same vicinity (not necessarily the same building, but close enough to walk) [B]How do you use it to drive stories?[/B] Primarily downtown but also a site for Social encounters especially if the PCs become influential due to their actions. It should get some degree of immunity from GM fiat and destruction, but random events including intrigue, betrayals, attacks and losses are fair game. Naturally random events might spin out into adventures if the PCs choose to respond [B]What should it do?[/B] Be the homebase and site of NPC relationships and entanglements oh and the rules need to add an Embassy Structure for diplomatic actions [B]Should they be portable[/B] Ship, Wagon and Camp based Bastions ought to be a thing. My character spent years as part of a travelling Circus Troupe, with everything (including my alchemy lab) carried on wagons [/QUOTE]

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