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Author Topic: Where to Discuss Domain Level Play?  (Read 2806 times)

S'mon

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Re: Where to Discuss Domain Level Play?
« Reply #45 on: April 13, 2021, 06:58:17 AM »
Cheers Alex - have purchased & printing now! :)
My setting (FR Damara 1359 DR) is a feudal kingdom with powerful regional nobles and a relatively weak centre. The various PC realms are currently at manorial/sub-Baronial level, but at least two groups are looking to establish Baronies. I hope to run the setting for many years so should be getting into high politics etc over time; relations with the local Ducal Court are already important.

I've gone over it now - I like the revised domain size and morale/loyalty system a lot and will likely be using it, along with a lot of the other stuff, in my 5e game. I think the 75% economic extraction looks too high, so I'm keeping the baseline production numbers based off 1 sp/person/day subsistence (which I already use), but halving income (& required expenditures) so income of 1gp/family/month becomes 1 sp/person/month. My own maps are 2 mile & 10 mile hexes rather than 1.5 and 6 mile, but it looks like 10 2 mile hexes is pretty much equal to 1 6 mile hex so planning to use that for conversion.

Greentongue

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Re: Where to Discuss Domain Level Play?
« Reply #46 on: April 13, 2021, 09:37:14 AM »
ACKS has already been recommended to you but as the game's designer I figured I would chime in. Based on what you've said in this thread, I would recommend to you this product:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/194008/Axioms-Issue-3

Axioms Issue 3 is
For kingdom/realm level play it has these articles:
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If you buy just one product for ACKS, buy this one. It'll be the future basis of ACKS Second Edition if I ever write one.

Yes, can't talk about Domains without mentioning ACKS.  Thanks for that.
Will certainly look at AI3. 
Having a higher level of abstraction that can be drilled down if needed, may be the best of both.