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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6815829" data-attributes="member: 6669384">Okay, did the research.Stronghold Builder's Guide section on mobile strongholds starts on Page 47.Stronghold costs are based on &quot;spaces&quot;, which describe how bit the place is.A flying stronghold costs 15,000 gp per space.&nbsp; That allows floating only.&nbsp; Speed costs more.&nbsp; How much more?&nbsp; Well if you want &quot;incredible&quot; speed of 10 mph it costs an extra 25,000 per space.&nbsp; That, by the way, is the top speed listed in the table.&nbsp; That translates to 14.666666666 feet per second, or 88 feet per round.&nbsp; Suddenly not looking so shabby.Now you can modify this price based on the proximity of the nearest town or city.&nbsp; That's where workers come from.&nbsp; It's also who you have to get land from.Best deal is to be about 20 miles from a small city.&nbsp; That saves you 2%.&nbsp; Might not seem like much, but if you're talking 40k per space, it adds up.You can drop it by 10% if the site is in a &quot;lawless area&quot;, meaning you may have to contest with monsters for the land, but not with any noble who wants his cut.So how big is a &quot;space&quot;?&nbsp; By the book it's not a rigidly defined unit of measure, but generally every 20x20 of room with 10 feet of ceiling is a &quot;space&quot;.Table 1–4: Stronghold SizesStronghold Type Size in Stronghold SpacesCottage 1Simple house 4Grand house 7Mansion 15Border tower 4Keep 12Castle 20Huge castle 80Small dungeon* 30–60Medium dungeon** 60–120Large dungeon† 120 and upSo your &quot;Huge castle&quot; is 80 spaces, times 40k, so the base price of the flying &quot;huge castle&quot; is 3,200,000 gp.&nbsp; That's the cost of making it fly with &quot;incredible speed&quot;, not the cost of the castle itself.&nbsp; That part gets expensive, depending on what you want it to have,it terms of features, magical add ons and customizations, etc.Build it on a hill, in lawless territory 20 miles from a small city, and you get a total 17% discount.&nbsp; That will let you shave off over half a million.So, to answer the original question, yes you can do it.&nbsp; The stronghold is &quot;epic&quot; in the amount of money it costs, but not in terms of spells and/or caster-levels needed to buld it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6815829, member: 6669384"] Okay, did the research. Stronghold Builder's Guide section on mobile strongholds starts on Page 47. Stronghold costs are based on "spaces", which describe how bit the place is. A flying stronghold costs 15,000 gp per space. That allows floating only. Speed costs more. How much more? Well if you want "incredible" speed of 10 mph it costs an extra 25,000 per space. That, by the way, is the top speed listed in the table. That translates to 14.666666666 feet per second, or 88 feet per round. Suddenly not looking so shabby. Now you can modify this price based on the proximity of the nearest town or city. That's where workers come from. It's also who you have to get land from. Best deal is to be about 20 miles from a small city. That saves you 2%. Might not seem like much, but if you're talking 40k per space, it adds up. You can drop it by 10% if the site is in a "lawless area", meaning you may have to contest with monsters for the land, but not with any noble who wants his cut. So how big is a "space"? By the book it's not a rigidly defined unit of measure, but generally every 20x20 of room with 10 feet of ceiling is a "space". Table 1–4: Stronghold Sizes Stronghold Type Size in Stronghold Spaces Cottage 1 Simple house 4 Grand house 7 Mansion 15 Border tower 4 Keep 12 Castle 20 Huge castle 80 Small dungeon* 30–60 Medium dungeon** 60–120 Large dungeon† 120 and up So your "Huge castle" is 80 spaces, times 40k, so the base price of the flying "huge castle" is 3,200,000 gp. That's the cost of making it fly with "incredible speed", not the cost of the castle itself. That part gets expensive, depending on what you want it to have,it terms of features, magical add ons and customizations, etc. Build it on a hill, in lawless territory 20 miles from a small city, and you get a total 17% discount. That will let you shave off over half a million. So, to answer the original question, yes you can do it. The stronghold is "epic" in the amount of money it costs, but not in terms of spells and/or caster-levels needed to buld it. [/QUOTE]

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