newbDM
2009-04-23, 09:04 PM
Earlier today I got the idea of an adventure/campaign centered around using the Stronghold Builder's Guidebook. I was hoping the pros here can give me their thoughts and ideas surrounding this.
Perhaps it would start where the PCs are in charge of a small fort on the fringe of a kingdom. Perhaps originally the PCs are simply low-level guards there, until after the first battle when they are promoted. Perhaps the adventure/campaign progresses from a rack-shack fort with an attack here and there from their kingdom's enemy (orks I am thinking), but as the PCs increase in level the attack gets more frequent and the PCs need to improve the defenses?
I imagine the kingdom's ruler(s) could bestow as a bonus feat the feat from the SBG which grants a certain amount of cash for a PC to increase their fortress. Or for the Wealth By Level balance would it be better for improvements to the defenses to come from the PCs?
Would this potentially turn the game into more of a building and strategy game? Would it be a fun concept to play in? Has anyone done something similar?
As for the soldier, I imagine the Leadership feat would be a must for PCs. Or if they chose, could they manage and defend an entire fortress (and by extension an entire kingdom) by themselves?
Also, how would the DMs extend this to be somewhat beyond just fortress battle, yet still keep it centered around the fortress and such encounters/a need to defend the fortress and the kingdom?
Perhaps it would start where the PCs are in charge of a small fort on the fringe of a kingdom. Perhaps originally the PCs are simply low-level guards there, until after the first battle when they are promoted. Perhaps the adventure/campaign progresses from a rack-shack fort with an attack here and there from their kingdom's enemy (orks I am thinking), but as the PCs increase in level the attack gets more frequent and the PCs need to improve the defenses?
I imagine the kingdom's ruler(s) could bestow as a bonus feat the feat from the SBG which grants a certain amount of cash for a PC to increase their fortress. Or for the Wealth By Level balance would it be better for improvements to the defenses to come from the PCs?
Would this potentially turn the game into more of a building and strategy game? Would it be a fun concept to play in? Has anyone done something similar?
As for the soldier, I imagine the Leadership feat would be a must for PCs. Or if they chose, could they manage and defend an entire fortress (and by extension an entire kingdom) by themselves?
Also, how would the DMs extend this to be somewhat beyond just fortress battle, yet still keep it centered around the fortress and such encounters/a need to defend the fortress and the kingdom?