37: Labour Dispute-A workers uprising or strike has stopped all construction or trade in a province for this turn. No building is done on any castles or other structures in the province or all trade routes have been closed down until the dispute is solved. If the PC ignores the problem it will continue with similar effects and may spread. This can be dealt with using Decrees, Grants, Agitate, Diplomacy or any other action that might be appropriate (approved by the GM)

3. Pay Domain Maintainence- the strength of a domain is measured not only by the power of its ruler and armies, but also by its economic health. Many regents have ruined their lands through careless fiscal policies. Each domain turn, the regent must cover the expenses of his government.

Adventure Sucess: Special

Base Cost: 1 gold for outfitting the character

This action allows the character assigned to possibly gain money or a relic for the regent's domain. If the regent is assigned to this action, his domain is inactive during his absence. The command line would read "I command Prince John to Adventure for money or specific artifact". You must choose one or the other. The length of the adventure will be determined randomly and may be anywhere from a month(1turn) to no more than 6 full months (6turns) (1d6). If searching for a relic you must state the specific relic you seek. The results possible are below:

Roll Result Seeking Gold Seeking Relic 0-5% Death Finds Cursed Version 6-10% nothing Finds Cursed Version 11-50% Nothing Nothing 51-85% Gains 2 gold Gains 2 gold + Clue 86-90% Gains 4 gold Gains 4 gold + Clue 91-100% Gains 6 gold Gains Relic

Agitate Success: 50%+

Build Success: 75%+

Base Cost: 1gold+

First of all it can be assumed that the common buildings are already built except bridges. If you need a common building built for some reason it will be made known to you as a random event. This is a catch all for the construction of buildings, palaces, halls, bridges, roads, lighthouses, and so on. This action cannot be used for a castle or fortification. Construction proceeds at the rate of 1d6 gold per domain turn. In other words, if the DM decides that a lighthouse will cost (13 gold), the regent spends 1d6 gold each domain turn until the project is completed. The regent needn't have 13 gold on hand to simply to start the project, since he will earn gold as time passes. Examples of such projects follow.

Wood or Stone Building: This may be a village council hall, customs house, warehouse, silo, chapel, or great ministry building or seat of government. Costs range from 1 to 30 gold depending on the size and grandeur of the building.

Bridge: A wooden bridge over a moderate river costs 1d4 gold; a stone bridge costs 1d4+1 gold. Bridging a large river costs two to three times as much. An especially strong or ornate bridge costs even more. Bridges are handy for ensuring rapid movement of troops. The bridge builder does not need permission of the province owners to build the bridge, however, the bridge may be opposed by anyone in the two provinces the bridge is connecting.

Palace: A regent who desires luxurious residence may choose to build a palace. Palaces cost 5d6 gold, depending on size and extravagance. A palace costs an additional 1 gold per turn to maintain, but it serves to add 1 gold to each trade route owned by that ruler in that province. The other player that entered the trade route agreement does not benefit from the palace.

Road: Roads are required for overland trade routes. Regardless of the length of the road, the full cost must be paid, even if the road only cuts across the corner of a province. A road can follow any reasonable path through the province, however, so two towns on opposite ends of their respective provinces can be linked as easily as two towns across the border from each other. Roads will cost 1 gold for every province they cross. There is no cost to maintain a road but they can be destroyed by natural disasters etc.. Once a road is built anyone may use it as needed.

Contest Succcess: 50%+

Base Cost: 1 gold/ level of holding being contested (If the holding level is unknown a minimum of 10 gold must be spent to cover the holding)

A regent can neutralize another regent's holding by contesting his influence. If the attempt is successful, the contested holding does not generate gold for its owner. A level 1 holding without troops is destroyed by being contested successfully. The success number is modified by the difference between the attacker's holding and the contested holding. The holding remains contested until the attacker relents, loses all of his own holdings, or the defender succeeds in a rule action. The success may also be modified by 5% for every one gold.

If a contested holding is contested a second time, its owner loses the holding and its slots become uncontrolled.(In other words the holding is destroyed.)

Ex. Two thieves are rivals in a province, Wirt controls a guild (3), Bensien controls a guild(2). If Wirt contests his rival's holding, his success number becomes a 55%. If Bensien contests Wirt's guild his success number would be 45%.

Rulership of a province may be contested as well. A province is automatically contested if it is conquered during a war. See occupation.

Provinces can be contested peacefully under certain conditions. if a ruler's holding is at 1 and that is the only holding he controls in that province then the province can be contested by another player with a holding in that province. Two successful contests results in a change of ownership of the province. The province must remain empty of any troops to be contested peacefully. If troops are moved in on the turn a peaceful contest is being conducted the contest fails.

Create Holding Success; 50%+

Base Cost: 1 gold

A regent wishing to establish a holding in a province where he has no holdings may create holding. This gives the regent a holding(1). He is then free to rule or contest in order to increase the influence of his holding. Other players with holdings in the province or the province owner may try to prevent or assist in the creation of a holding. The interfering ruler's holding is added to or subtracted from the success number without spending gold. Any player in the province can spend gold to affect the outcome one way or the other at a cost of 1 gold =5%

Declare War 

Base Cost: None

Any regent can declare war. A regent must declare war before he can move military units into provinces, except scouts (Scouts are special troops, see War), into provinces that do not belong to him; if he doesn't declare war, he can make troop movements only within his own realm. Other regents that are affected by this action will be informed of the regent's intent to Declare War. Other regents will be able to declare war on their next turn and declare an intent to invade on the same turn. This may only be done by the domain(s) that have had war declared against them and they may only invade the kingdom that declared war. For example: Landkercheif declares war on Spirit's Hope in Turn 1. In turn two Spirit's Hope receives a message saying Landkercheif has Declared War. Spirit's Hope may then Declare War on Landkercheif and invade in the same turn (turn 2). Spirit's Hope may only invade Landkercheif this turn unless Spirit's Hope is already at war with another kingdom. Landkercheif may also declare its invasion this turn (turn 2). See War for more details. Regent's may defend without declaring war but cannot move troops into hostile territory unless they declare war. Example: I command Prince John to Declare War at Spirit's Hope.; This means Prince John has declared war on Spirit's Hope.

Decree Sucess: Special

Base Cost: 1 gold (You must have a Law holding to make a decree)

This action is a catch-all for special missions the regent wants his subordinates to undertake. A decree cannot affect another regent's domain in any way except through taxes. Beyond these guidlines, a decree can have any effect the DM deems appropriate. Some possible effects include:

*Generate gold for the domain's treasury by seizing assets, passing a tariff,etc. on a trade route. For example there is a trade route that runs through a province owned by a player not involved in the trade route. That province owner could tax the trade route thus increasing his own treasury and decreasing the gold from the trade route. The price may be set by the province owner up to 10 gold(5 gold/domain involved). Only those with Law holdings may declare a decree.

Diplomacy Success: Player Determined

Base Cost: 1 gold

Negotiations with other domains fall under the diplomacy action. Regents are assumed to maintain basic contact with their neighbors and pass routine messages. However, diplomacy as a domain action is a full-court affair designed to achieve a specific goal. Diplomacy may have the following effects:

*Create or break an alliance

*Create an agreement to allow a trade route to exist between two kingdoms.

*Force concessions such as tribute or territory from another regent.

*Respond to a random event such as a feud, unrest, or brigandage.

*Anything the DM doesn't disallow.

Diplomacy should not take the place of a more appropriate character action-if the regent wants to start a war, he should declare war.

Disband Success: Automatic (unless forced via magic then 50%)

Base Cost: None

A regent is always free to dismiss army units from his service. Regular army units simply break up and go home. A regent may also choose to disband any holding, although his gold production may suffer. The only advantage to this is saving the maintainence cost involved. Example: I command unit 4 to disband at Province Peril Trees.; This would disband unit 4 located in Province Peril Trees.

Espionage/Counterespionage Success:50%

Espionage includes any kind of spying or covert actions. Espionage can:

*Reveal the nature of diplomatic agreements between two domains.

*Catalog troop movements and strengths in a foreign province.

*Create an event such as an assassination, intrigue, corruption, or heresy in another domain.

*Trace the responsibility for another espionage operation.

*Rescue prisoners, secretly move important people or messages, or conceal who is behind certain other actions.

*Sabotage a holding or asset (road, special project, etc). Success reduces the holding’s level by one, destroys the road or Special Project, etc. Fortified holdings are immune to sabotage. Only scouts can sabotage a holding or asset.

The success rate for this action is 50% regardless of the number of provinces you are spying on. So if you spy on 4 provinces (non-capitals) the cost would be 4 gold with a success of 50%. Failure means you learn nothing in any of the provinces. Counterspying would cost the same at the same success chance.

Scout raids fall under this action

Finances Success: Special

Base Cost:None

A regent can obtain loans from anyone with money to lend. The terms of interest and payment are left to the regents involved; An interest rate of 10% for one year is normal. If a regent defaults, the character holding the debt has little recourse but it is doubtful that anyone else will lend the regent money again.

Fortify Success: 90%+

Base Cost: Special

Building strongholds in a domain is a good way to deter attack and tie up enemy forces in a war. A regent can fortify a single holding or castle; the latter affects the entire province. When builging a foritification or holding on the first turn you must spend at least the minimum amount of gold needed to reach the 1st level. (Fortifictions= 4gold, Castles = 8 gold at normal rates)

Holdings: any type of holding can be fortified. A fortified holding remains under the regent's control even if the province in which it lies is occupied by hostile forces. Fortifying a holding costs 4 gold per holding level. Work proceeds at a rate of 1d6 gold per domain turn; Fortification of a great cathedral may take years. A regent may pay 5 gold per level of fortification to make the work progress at 2d6 gold per domain turn.

Grant Success: 50%+ (see below)

Base Cost: Varies

A regent may bestow promotions, gifts, or titles any time he chooses. He can sponsor the arts or sciences, fund an expedition, elevate a commoner to a noble rank, or give another regent money. A grant can:

*Respond to a random event

*Bring in 1d3 gold for the treasury on a successful Expedition.

The success number for this action indicates whether someone is angered by the regent's use of power. The success number worsens by 5% for each gold the regent spends in grants and for each noble title the regent bestows. If the regent fails the roll, an appropriate random event occurs only if the regent is obviously not acting in the best interest of the domain. Donating 5 gold to an orphanage isn't likely to anger anyone, but giving that amount to a personal friend might encourage corruption, intrigue, or unrest. The expedtition requires 1 gold to outfit.

Example: I command Prince John to Grant Title at Noble of Province Peril Trees.

Example: I command Prince John to loan 3gold at Microsoft.

Lieutenant Success: 50%+

Base Cost: 5gold/underling

A regent may attempt to recruit a new noble, peasant or anyone in between to serve him at court. This involves many interviews, massive paperwork, and background checks on the individual trying to land the position at court. Other domains may support or oppose this action accordingly. A domain may try to plant a member of its own court in the new court as a spy. This requires two successful espionage actions at normal costs. One to disguise the spy and a second against the target domains capital the same turn the target domain is attempting to hire a new underling. Keep in mind a successful counterspy by the target domain may uncover your mole. A domain may never have more than 10 Lieutenants at one time.

Example: I command Lord William to hire a new lieutenant named Dan at a cost of 5 gold base + 9 gold to raise the success chance to 95%.

Move Troops Success: Auto

Base Cost: 1 gold

At the regent's command, any troops loyal to him march to any site in his domain. Moving troops costs 1 gold per 10 units/provinces; i.e. 1 gold can move 1 unit across 10 provinces, 10 units across one province, five units across two provinces, and so on. Troops require one full action round to relocate when moving by land; when they move they are not available for use until the next action round. A regent must declare war or ask permission to move troops through provinces he does not rule.

Example: I command unit 3 to move at Province Peril Trees.

Muster Troops Success: Auto

Base Cost: Special

A regent can create new armies by mustering troops, or raising a levy in a province he rules, is unowned or in which he has holdings. A holding can raise military units equal to its level (never higher) in a single domain turn. The province ruler can bar other regents from raising armies in his province if he wishes. A unit may not be used in the same turn it is created except as defense. One underling can muster/disband troops all over the domain with a single muster action. 

Militia: Mustering a militia unit carries a special condition. Since militia units or levies are composed of people who have other jobs, raising militia temporarily reduces a holding’s level by 1. The holding's level is restored when the militia is disbanded. If the unit is destroyed in a foreign war, the holding's rating is permanently lowered.

Realm Spells Success: 50%+ for all spells (unless otherwise stated)

Base Cost: See Spells (You must have a source/temple holding to cast realm spells)

A priest or wizard regent can spend a domain action to cast a realm spell that affects the entire province. Realm spells are a special type of magic available only to regent spellcasters. A wizard/priest regent may only cast three spells per domain turn.

Research Success: 80%

Type: Character Base Cost: See spell

Wizards and priests can perform spell research. The cost is the base cost of casting the spell. 

Rule Success: 50% +

Base Cost; 1 gold

With this action, a regent spends time and energy advancing the causes of his domain. By ruling, he can increase a holding's level by 1 per turn. A holding can be ruled only once per domain turn. Note that for a regent to increase a holding, a level must be vacant. Ruling a holding costs 1 gold base plus gold equal to the target level; for example, improving a guild (3) to a guild (4) costs 1 gold base plus 4 gold. Rulers of other holdings in the province may oppose a rule by adding or subtracting the levels of their holdings at 5% per level.

Senate Formation/Dissolution Success: auto/25%

Formation Cost: 3gold

Maintenance: 1 gold/turn/blood challenge or failed dissolution

Normally when a Domain is hit with the Random Event "Blood Challenge" they lose all actions except the one needed to resolve the Blood Challenge, and they must pay 3 gold.
However with the Senate Formation Action when a Domain is hit with a "Blood Challenge" they have another option. The ruler may pay the normal 3 gold as required by the current rules, lose all actions except the one needed to resolve the Blood Challenge, and call for the formation of a Senate made up of those who might challenge his or her right to rule. The ruler must then pay another gold to keep the Senate content. So the turn that you form the Senate it will cost you a total of 4 gold. The Senate would then cost 1 gold per turn to maintain, until you were the target of another Blood Challenge, at which point the Challenge would have no effect, but your maintenance on the Senate would increase by another gold. In essence the Senate is allowing these challengers to your throne a place to voice their opinions, and in return you are paying for it with gold instead of lost actions.
Senate Dissolution
If the Maintenance Cost of the Senate becomes too expensive then you may call for Senate Dissolution. On the turn you call for Dissolution you must pay the current Maintenance Cost of the Senate to have a 25% chance of successfully dissolving the Senate. You may pay additional gold (%5 per additional 1 gold) to gain a better chance of dissolution. You may not use Holding Levels to influence the outcome of this action. If a Senate Dissolution attempt fails, then the Maintenance Cost goes up an additional gold. The Maintenance Cost of the Senate can never be reduced. .

Trade Route

Base Cost: 2 gold (1gold/domain)

A regent who controls a guild holding can attempt to open a trade route, thereby increasing the money-making power of his domain. Both parties involved in the Trade Route must agree to the Trade Route. Overland trade routes can't be created unless a road links the largest towns or centerpoints of the two provinces involved.. Each domain turn, a trade route generates gold equal to the average of the two holdings it links.
Trade routes are neutralized if the regent's guild holding in either province is contested, if one of the host provinces is conquered in war, the host guild is besieged, a connecting road/bridge is lost, or if the ruler of a province the TR passes through chooses to suppress it by decree. (The province ruler's law holding must be equal to or greater than the regent's guild holding to do this.) If a trade route passes through a province, anyone with a law holding in that province may tax that trade route. (for this only a level 1 law is req’d) Trade Routes can also be neutralized if the regent ignores certain random events such as feud, natural event, corruption/crime, monsters/brigandage, or trade matter. When the suppressing condition ends, the trade route resumes operation. Creation of a trade route costs 1 gold. A guild holding may have a number of trade routes equal to its level. Therefore, a level 2 guild could have 2 trade routes, while a level 10 guild could have 10 trade routes.A regent may avoid paying taxes by discontinuing the Trade Route, re-routing it around the province that taxes are being collected in or by contesting the Law holdings that are taxing the route. If a route is stopped due to war or some other event, the TR owners have one turn to re-route for no addt'l cost. If they do not re-route within this time limit a new Trade Route must be setup with normal costs and actions