Domain Rules Streamlined

1. The Core Attributes

Instead of a character’s Strength or Dexterity, your Domain uses three core statistics. These are used for "Kingdom Checks" (d20 + Modifier).

• Economy (Econ): Your domain’s ability to generate wealth and trade. Used for tax collection and trade negotiations.

• Loyalty (Loy): The citizens' devotion to you. Used to resist internal strife, riots, or subversion.

• Stability (Stab): The physical and social infrastructure. Used to maintain order and resist natural disasters or plagues.

Determining Modifiers:

At the start, these modifiers are equal to +0. As you build structures and assign leaders, these numbers will grow.

2. Leadership Roles

Your party members (and key NPCs) must fill these roles. Each role adds a specific ability modifier to one of the Domain Attributes.

3. The Resource: Build Points (BP)

Gold is too granular for kingdom building. We use Build Points (BP).

• 1 BP ≈ 1,000 gp.

• BP represents not just gold, but labor, raw materials (stone, timber), and political capital.

4. The Kingdom Turn

A Kingdom Turn represents one month of in-game time. The party must either be in their capital or have given orders to those in the capital for these phases. It consists of four phases:

Phase 1: Upkeep Phase

Pay Overhead:

• Pay 1 BP for every 10 "Hexes" and Improvements and 1 BP for every "District" you own.

Stability Check:

• Roll a Stability Check (DC = Control DC).

• Control DC = 10 + Number of Hexes + Number of Districts.

  • Success: Reduce Unrest by 1.

  • Failure: Increase Unrest by 1. If Unrest is 10+, you lose control of a hex.

Add Hexes from Last Turn

• Any hexes that were being incorporated last turn are now part of the domain.

Phase 2: Edict Phase

This is where the players make choices.

Gain control of an explored hex.

• The players pay 1bp per hex to incorporate it into their domain over the next month.

Terrain Improvement:

• Spend BP to clear a hex, build a road, or start a farm.
• Terrain Improvements.

Settlement Building:

• Spend BP to add a building to a settlement.
• Buildings.

Change Edicts:

• Holiday Edict: Increase Cost of Government to increase stability or loyalty.

Phase 3: Income Phase

Taxation:

• Make an Economy Check (D20 + Exco Modifier)
• For every 5 points on the total, generate 1 BP for the Treasury.

Selling Magic Items:

• Players can "sell" items found on adventures into the kingdom's markets to generate a one-time BP boost.

Phase 4: Event Phase

Random Event

• The DM rolls for a random event.
• Domain Events

Story Event

• The DM informs the party that an event has happened. He can pretend to roll to make it look like a random event.

5. Expanding the Map (Hex Crawl)

Since "Strike the Earth" implies exploration and resource extraction, hexes are vital.

• Claiming a Hex: Costs 1 BP. Requires the area to be explored.

6. Managing Unrest

Unrest is a negative tracker (starting at 0).

• If Unrest is 1–5: No penalty.

• If Unrest is 6–10: -1 to all Kingdom Checks.

• In Unrest 11-15: -2 to all Kingdom Checks.

• In Unrest is 16-19: -4 to all Kingdom Checks.

• If Unrest is 20+: The kingdom falls into anarchy; leadership is deposed by narrative event.