But, how exactly do you level up your bastion?
Let your party become less like vagrants and more like…well, vagrants with a sweet pad.
Theres a variety of elements worth considering when it comes to improving your bastion.
These range from the cost to run facilities, materials needed, ongoing player expenses, and more.
It can seem daunting, but weve got you covered.
Heres everything you gotta know to level up your bastion.
What Does Your Player Bastion Start With?
Whatever the description of your bastion,there are a few things bastions start with at level five.
Theserules vary depending on the throw in of featureyoure trying to add.
Bastion Guildhall by Noor Rahman
Refer to the table below to determine the cost and time required for enlarging a preexisting facility.
But that doesn’t mean it can’t add great flavor to your bastion.
Unlike basic facilities,there is no way to purchase special facilities.
Bastion Guildhall by Noor Rahman
Rather,players earn more special facilitiesfor their bastionthrough their normal player progression.
When players hit certain levels, they gain more special facilities,as shown in the table below.
All in all,there are six special facilities that can be enlarged.
Player creating a Bastion by Noor Rahman
See the below table for reference.
Special Facility
Enlarging Benefit
Archive
You gain two additional reference books to add to your archive.
Barrack
A vast barrack can accommodate up to 25 Bastion Defenders.
Garden
You gain one additional hireling and double the amount of garden types included in the space.
Pub
An expanded pub can have two magical beverages from the Pub Special list on tap at a time.
You also gain three additional hirelings.
Late Bastion by Noor Rahman
Stable
Can host up to six large animals instead of three.
Workshop
Gain two additional hirelings and three additional Artisan’s Tools.
Home is where the profit is.
Noble Background Room by Noor Rahman
How To Create A Bastion Map
Whats On Your Starting Bastion Map?
Depending on the size of the bastion facility, map out each space like so.
Fornon-facility features likedefensive walls or turrets, work with your DMto determine cost and time needed to construct these.
Sage’s Room by Lixin Yin
How Do You Add To Your Bastion Map?
Sometimes,theres nowhere to go but up.
Its also a good idea touse multiple sheets of grid paper to represent the different floorsof your bastion.
This will help maintain continuity and also place fewer limitations on you as a player.
You shouldwork with your DM to find ways to roleplay bastion level ups.
This can look like one of two things.
Design Bastion Hirelings
You should also feel free togive personalities and character descriptions for your bastion hirelings.
Dont be afraid tomake the character of your bastion completely your own!
Considersome unconventional bastion typesbelow.
Bastion’s are great places for players to build up during adventures and spend downtime working on.
Sorcerers can benefit from these options in D&D.
