Mystara of the Five Spheres RPG - Downtime - Stronghold Page

Mystara of the Five Spheres - References

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Mystara of the Five Spheres - Notes

OLD VERSION

Check - A character rolls percentile dice and adds the number of weeks x5 spent on this downtime activity (maximum 4 weeks to +20), then compares the total to the Running a Business table to determine what happens.

If the character is required to pay a cost as a result of rolling on this table but fails to do so, the business begins to fail. For each unpaid debt incurred in this manner, the character takes a – 10 penalty to subsequent rolls made on this table.

The Maintenance Costs table shows the per week upkeep cost for any such property. (The cost of a normal residence isn’t included here because it falls der lifestyle expenses.) Maintenance expenses need to be paid every 4 weeks. Given that adventurers spend much of their time adventuring, staff includes a steward who can – make payments in the party’s absence.

Event breakdown
• Requirements (What you need to make the check in session)
• Note - Can't be done while travelling
• Base Check DC = 14 + modfied by twice the lifestyle bonus.
• Note - The right to build in the location.
• Time (What you need to make the check in session)
• 12 week or more (additional weeks adds +1 to the roll)
• Cost per Week (What you need to make the check in session)
• Per business on the Business page.
• Check (What you need to make the check in session, between sessions the d20 in the check is replaced by 10)
• Charisma (Persuasion) check modified by settlement type and lifestyle with roll vs DC 14
• Critical Failure – Cost of job increased by 25%.
• Critical Success – Cost of Job reduced by 10%
• Between Sessions – 10+stat bonus+Renown+Settlement Mod+lifestyle

Check - At the end of the construction time is a Charisma (Persuasion) check to see how well the work has been completed. If you fail, you can have a complication take place instead of a failure. Settlement modifier might apply.

Skilled and Untrained Hirelings - The Player’s Handbook explains the difference between a skilled hireling and an untrained one.

BUILDING A STRONGHOLD TABLE - Check / Result
• More than 10 less than DC – Terrible structure, it collapses before it is completed wasting 50% of the cost for the week, needing to be redone, but takes a week to clean up the collapse before they can redo the work. (also considered unskilled labour design)
• More than 5 less than DC – Completed with shoddy work, will need to spend 50% of the weekly cost to fix delaying another week or results in finished product having Shoddy construction. (also consisered poor quality design)
• Less than the DC – Completed with poor work, will need to spend 25% of the weekly cost to fix delaying another week or results in finished product having Poor construction. (also considered to be low quality design)
• Equal to the DC – Basic construction, will cost 10% of the cost each year to maintain. (also considered to be average quality design)
• More than 5 over DC – Completed with good work, reduces construction time by 1 day, add 1 month before needing to be maintained and reduce cost by 1% a year. If at least half building completed at good work (and none left at less than basic) then overall Good construction achieved. (Good Quality design)
• More than 10 over DC – Completed with exceptional work, reduces construction time by 3 days, add 2 months before needing to be maintained and reduce cost by 2% for a year. If at least half building completed at exceptional work (and none left at less than basic) then overall Exceptional construction achieved. (Exceptional quality design)
• More than 15 over DC – Completed with masterful work, reduces construction time by 1 week add 3 months before needing to be maintained and reduce cost by 3% for a year. If at least half building completed at masterful work (and none left at less than basic) then overall Masterful construction achieved. (Masterful Quality design)

Complications - Every point you increase your check by, you spend a week including the time and cost of wages.

WORK COMPLICATIONS TABLE d6 / Complications (* Might involve a rival)
1. Works have gone missing. *
2. Work halts until you set in and motivate *
3. Relics from another age are found *
4. Your construction is rumoured to be cursed. *
5. An ancient burial ground is uncovered
6. Tunnels open up under the construction *