Their more studious counterparts at Cerilia’s few arcane universities may even look down on sorcerers for their unorthodox talents. Espionage can: For hostile Espionage actions, the target DC is modified by the level of the province in which Espionage is being performed, as well as the levels of any Law holdings within those provinces. A regent (and their party) gains experience points based on the activities performed during the course of the season, based on deeds performed and challenges overcome. Thus, if Erin Velescarpe (Bloodline score 15) controls four guild holdings of levels 1, 2, 2, and 4, she can convert up to 11 Gold Bars into coins. You may spend your action to end a single enchantment or charm effect of your choice that is currently affecting you. For all of the complexity of politics and management of realms, sooner or later a regent will find themselves embroiled in bitter conflict with rivals, brigands, or swarms of marauding monsters. At 17th, they may affect up to four provinces. Furthermore, a regent can ready a particular action to trigger only after a condition is met. For each season that a Castle is besieged and the besieging force includes at least one unit of engineers, its effective level is reduced by one at the end of the season. The regent must then pay any armies they are currently fielding, based on the units’ cost. It is equal to the total number of levels of all provinces and holdings that the regent currently owns, no matter where they are located or what type by which they are classified. Only blooded spellcasting regents can cast realm magic, and each realm spell has its own entry for success and failure considerations. The agents of a foreign ruler arrive in the regent’s domain and expect hospitality and the attentions of the regent for at least past of the season. They are described in greater detail under the Lieutenant domain action. You cannot be deafened. They are set apart from common minstrels by their unique blend of skills and quasi-mystical secret societies, which they call Colleges. The side that suffers the most results of 1 or lower is considered defeated, and must retreat to a province with no hostile force present on the same turn of its defeat. The requirements for each unit type are listed on the respective table. When a scion absorbs the bloodline essence of a scion with a bloodline score higher than his, then he faces the risk of the victim's bloodline derivation effectively overwhelming his own. It is listed along with the other ability scores and possesses a modifier and saving throw, as though it were any other score. Vorynn, Major: You may use the divination spell beginning at 7th level, once per day as a ritual. Clad in elvish chainmail and carrying lance, longsword, and shield, the mobility these mounted troops is peerless. Azrai's bloodline takes to these tainted spawn all too easily. For example, a 14th level garradalaigh pact warlock and her friends are subjected to the effects of a burning hands spell cast with a 4th level spell slot. Secondly, a regent may elect to rule a province; only one province can be ruled at a time by this action. You may Rule this holding on further domain actions to increase its level as normal. Levies cost nothing to muster, but are dangerous to use for this reason. Spellcasters can also expand on ley lines by creating “networks” stemming from the home Source province. Casting a realm spell does not require that the spell be prepared, and known realm spells do not count against any class’s spells known. Some actions are taken against regents who don’t have your success in their best interests, but they must have a reasonable means of opposing you (usually by being the target of your actions or having a holding in a province you control). They care nothing for the politics of humans, elves, or dwarves and will devour all indiscriminately in their elemental urges. Failing to heed these summons rarely goes well for the vassal. A local festival springs up in one of the regent’s provinces, its exact nature determined by the Game Master. You increase your Dexterity or Charisma score by 1. Regents who devote time to ruling their domain may increase the levels of provinces and holdings. As such, this realm spell is typically invoked while a regent’s armies are laying siege to a province. You know the type of being whose presence you sense, but not its unique identity. Birthright Bloodline using Oriental Adventures Birthright Bloodline Using Oriental Adventures Rules So, I don't particularly like the rules for Bloodlines in the Birthright Campaign setting ; bloodlines are the character-level hook of the setting, and but the default rules don't result in a lot of bloodline powers being acquired. Since the cost to establish trade routes is relatively low and their income is steady, trade routes are a very valuable commodity for regents. If the regent’s bloodline is ever damaged, by magic or some fell curse, it will affect future Regency gains. In this way, the spell can be used on an isolationist domain for protection. Another possibility is they are the reincarnation of some slain dragon from Cerilia's distant past, or a mutant creature twisted by the power of the Shadow World. Note that this long pause requires you to stare intently at the target. At 17th level, the effect lasts for an entire year. Whether this lead to your becoming spoiled or earning an appreciation for your advantages is for you to decide. Paladins may cast realm spells that utilize Temple holdings. With this spell, the adherent can bless one unit and increase its BCR by 1 for the season. Your Decree and Diplomacy actions are made with advantage on the domain action check. Even elven druids, in contrast to human druids who worship Erik, have no ties to divine powers. The effect is immediate, and the holding/asset will no longer generate RP or GB for the regent starting on the next season. Gold bars are acquired via taxation of provinces and holdings, as well as spoils of war when conquering enemy domains. At 11th level, they may affect a third in the same manner, so long as it is in some way connected to one of the first two. Their advantage comes in their quickness to muster when the promise of gold is there to motivate them. The world of the Birthright setting is rife with dangers once one meanders beyond the borders of settled kingdoms. At 17th, they may affect four provinces. Masela's scions have kinship with dolphins and similar creatures. Whenever you take a short rest, you regain an additional number of hit points equal to your Bloodline modifier for each hit die you expend. If left unaddressed, this event has a high chance of turning into a Feud or Matter of Justice on the next season. The events are laid out immediately at the beginning of the season, so that players can begin planning their responses, if any. Easily Overlooked. Not every season will have an associated event, and while the Game Master checks only once for random events, actions performed during the course of previous turns can cause multiple events to occur simultaneously (such as severe taxation on an already rebellious populace forcing an uprising). Those who opt to roll simply roll for an additional ability score assignment. A half-orog is also a possibility, as orogs (typically a stout breed of orc in other settings) completely replace the niche of the orc in Cerilia. Not every project pans out, not every investment bears fruit. The targeted province suffers an intense and immediate misfortune, causing all regents who control a holding within the province to immediately lose 1 GB. For example, if Erin Velescarpe wants to build a level 6 Castle in a level 4 province on the border with Ghoere to deter any of the neighboring Baron’s aggression, she must pay 42 Gold Bars. Note that some abilities have multiple strength categories listed, and grow more powerful as the character's Bloodline score increases. A typical cavalry soldier has a light warhorse, a lance, a longsword and shield, and chainmail. In order to calculate the income from each trade route, take the average level of the two provinces linked by the trade route; this value is the amount of Gold Bars added to the treasury. Bonus actions can be taken in addition to regular domain actions, but the player is limited to a single bonus action per action round, as with bonus actions during combat rounds. At 2nd level, a scion of Reynir can transform into a wolf as a druid of equivalent level. The barbarian class is personified by Vos marauders, but is also represented in Rjurik and orog berserkers. Characters that are not elves or half-elves, or are not blooded scions, cannot belong to the sorcerer or wizard class, nor to magically-inclined fighter and rogue archetypes. Ability Score Increase. If rolling or point-buying your bloodline, rather than having it assigned by the DM, you may wish to double the statistic to have it fit in with the other bloodline scores. These units will rampage across the regent’s domain until quelled by force or negotiation. This represents a certain degree of “throwing money at the problem” to make it easier to resolve, but also presents a great risk, as failure despite investment still loses that investment. I deserve all of the prestige and power that comes to me. At 8th level, the scion can instead transform into a killer whale. Unlike humanity, the "demihuman" races (a moniker which they despise) share no common ancestry and are as different as can be compared to one another. The owning regent succeeds at a Rule action targeting the holding(s) in particular. Demons and devils are relegated to the periphery of Cerilia's supernatural threats, and usually come in some flavor of Shadow World monster. At 8th level, they can instead transform into a giant owl. If you would like to support the GM Binder developers, consider joining our Patreon community. It may also be raised with ability score increases gained by earning levels. They are otherwise identical to standard irregular units. You may elect to purchase them custom equipment from your own purse, but are otherwise assumed to come with the standard kit given to Guards. Typically the heaviest units available to most regents, “knights” can really be any mounted warrior that is superbly armored and equipped. Your kind’s strong connection to the ancient magic of Cerilia manifests as an innate resistance. The decree cannot affect another regent’s holdings or provinces. You may attempt to build sentiment or foster conflict within a targeted province (or multiple provinces). The gods all died, and their power was shared among the survivors, elevating new gods from the champions, and imbuing everyone else with varying levels of … Firstly, mercenaries who are routed in combat or are reduced to below 50% unit strength will immediately disband. At the end of the season, after all three action rounds have been taken and all war moves and battles are resolved, all active regents perform this step. No one musters a dragon. Gossip, rumor-mongering, or even a death by poison may be the impetus for this event, where the regent and their court become embroiled in the affair. Additionally, clerics may cast realm spells that require Temple holdings. By expending 5 RP per grade, the caster can increase or decrease the loyalty of the target province. Herein is presented a method for quickly resolving engagements with hostile units. Critical Success: You recuperate the RP spent on this action. Translators, or court mages with the comprehend languages spell at their disposal, are necessary for communication across national borders. Example: Erin Velescarpe is a young regent with a lot of work to do to carve out her domain. Leadership is a heavy burden, and I will bear the weight as determined by destiny. If, through bloodtheft or a powerful curse, your bloodline drops to a lower category from a higher category, any abilities you possess that require the higher category become dormant and cannot be used until your bloodline strength is restored. It is also used to pay for court expenses when hosting dignitaries and holding tournaments. Taking a brief break from Ghostwalk to churn out some more Birthright content that I've been tinkering with on the side. At 4th level, a scion of Vorynn can transform into an owl as a druid of equivalent level. Without use of Scout-type units or the Espionage action, a regent has no idea of the number or composition of enemy troops without seeing them firsthand. With a holy ceremony, the adherent invokes the blessing of their deity upon a province. Basaia, as a sun goddess, was affiliated with fire. Great: You may also use the animal friendship and animal messenger spells once each, but only towards animals of your bloodline's affiliation. Each lieutenant you have costs 1 Gold Bar to maintain. There is a lucrative trade in cross-cultural literature. Magically-inclined fighter archetypes are uncommon and must be blooded scions, elves, or half-elves, while other archetypes are fairly evenly represented. In Khinasi lands, they command the greatest respect, as practicing magic is seen as the highest calling. Though neither as tough as their infantry or nimble as regular archers, a unit of 200 dwarf crossbows can pull double duty as infantry units in a pinch due to their selection of armaments. Whether this is due to some shared linguistic ancestry or one race borrowing from the other in some distant epoch is unknown. You do not need to make checks to determine if you or your party become lost, unless the setting is unnatural (such as the twisted landscape of the Shadow World). Units that the scion commands in battle are stronger and more likely to achieve victory. Though they could once freely walk between the two worlds unbound, their powers have since withered -- but have not vanished entirely. You can also automatically detect places where there is a strong connection to the Shadow World while standing in them. Represented by Hasbro Europe, 4 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET, UK. When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. While this bloodline usurpation may seem an easy way to increase a scion's blood power, it does come with its risks. The warlock can use this ability a number of times equal to their Charisma modifier, and regain all uses of this ability after completing a long rest. Sidhelien Health: You are immune to aging and disease. Major: You may poison any individual, water source or food that you touch, at will. Each seasonal event can grant a modifier of +1 to +5 depending on its impact. The ultimate goal of this agent is to conquer the regent and usurp their bloodline by force. The regent raises a retainer or henchman NPC to the status of a lieutenant. The spending of a bonus action represents the discharge papers, paying final expenses, and ensuring no soldier makes off with military equipment. Blooded characters using the standard array gain an 11 to place where they wish (making your standard array consist of 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 8). In Birthright, regents are people who’s ancestors were at a battle between the gods a millennium ago. Successfully mediating the dispute causes the regent’s reputation with one or both parties to increase, depending on the ruling. A lieutenant can force an immediate Assassination event upon their controlling regent (provided they are in the same province as the regent at the time the spell is cast). If the dead scion is later returned to life, they will do so without their bloodline! This bidding war between GB and RP takes place openly, and always before the roll is made. Their primary weapons, of course, are their heavy crossbows; a volley of bolts can cut down a charging rank of infantry, after which they switch to swords and finish the job. In a case where a regent opposes you, they can expend Regency Points to increase your target DC for the domain action check on a 1 to 1 basis. Provinces up to level 3 can only be the source of one trade route, provinces between 4 and 6 can be the source of two, and provinces of level 7 or higher can support three. This process can be heavy on the rolls, so for groups who wish to expedite this process, there are flat values that may be used instead. Furthermore, some units have requirements of the regent being a specific race or having certain levels of holdings in the province where the units are mustered. By paying the listed cost, the regent may attempt to destroy any single unit in the target province. If the Castle is ever reduced to zero, it is considered destroyed and any units garrisoned there must come out to fight; they cannot flee to a friendly province on the following season. As most regents are already extremely wealthy compared to most characters from normal campaigns, it is assumed that the regent has access to appropriate laboratories and libraries. The scion has advantage on saving throws against any spell of the Illusion school that allows a save. Wizards are feared and respected across the continent. In this case, the regent may opt to hire mercenaries, who come with their own risks. She has all of the couriers ready to go, conscriptions signed but not posted, and shipments of gold and food catalogued for distribution, but never pulls the trigger unless the condition is met. Sometimes a regent will find themselves in need of trained soldiers, but lack the holdings necessary to muster them. Poorly handled, this event can cause degradations in loyalty and reputation. Masela: Your entry and exit points must be partially immersed (up to at least your waist) in a natural body of water that connects to the sea. Effect: Your Bloodline score increases by 1. No one chooses sorcery; the power chooses the sorcerer. At the end of a long rest, you recover all expended hit dice, rather than the usual half your total. 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