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There are 14 offices that can be maned by either PCs or NPCs. If left empty they incur a penalty instead of a bonus. The bonus is derived from a normal stat mod. Those that are labeled as optional (also 4 normal optional posts) simply don’t have a penalty if empty. So without further ado I will now add them to my kingdom;

Presidential cabinet
Ruler: me (Chandra) +1 loyalty (+1 mod for cha)
Consort: -none (optional)
Councilor: -none (Loyalty -2. The kingdom gains no benefits from the Holiday edict. During the Upkeep phase, Unrest increases by 1)
General: -none (Loyalty -4)
Grand Diplomat: -none (Stability -2. The kingdom cannot issue Diplomatic or Exploration edicts)
Heir: -none (optional)
High Priest: -none (Stability -2 Loyalty -2. During the Upkeep phase, Unrest increases by 1)
Magister: none (-4 to economy)
Marshal: -none (Economy -4)
Royal Enforcer: none (optional)
Spymaster: -none (Economy -4. During the Upkeep phase, Unrest increases by 1)
Treasurer: none (-4 to economy, The kingdom cannot collect taxes—during the Edict phase, when you would normally collect taxes, the kingdom does not collect taxes at all and the taxation level is considered "none.")
Viceroy: none (If you have no Viceroy for your vassal state, treat it as if it had the Ruler vacancy penalty.)
Warden: none (-2 to both loyalty and stability)

Since I am the ruler I get to pick what my cha mod increases and I picked loyalty. So now to see the damage only having me, the dragon, ruling......

kingdom stats
Economy +6 now -10
Loyalty +4 now -5
Stability +4 now -6
Unrest -2 now -5 (unless mistaken this is per turn)
Consumption 2
Treasury 5 BP (20,000 GP)


So then I need to fill spaces. To simply run the kingdom I will need a few people; treasurer, grand diplomat, and, due to mass combat rules, a general. these will make life much easier. Also since it is unlikely I will trouble myself with day to day running of the kingdom I will need a viceroy too.

Well then the general is easy. You are allowed to promote 1 soldier in your army to the rank, he doesn’t give bonuses yet but no penalties either. So ‘Bob’ is now my general. The former leader and chieftain ‘frank’ is now my viceroy. With carl and joe being the last two absolutely nessisary. The Kobal monster section gives these guys the default abilities of; Str 9, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 10,Wis 9, Cha 8

General: -1 stablity (str or cha) remove -4 loyalty
Viceroy: -1 loyalty (cha) if I am not ruling. Remove by bonus of +1
Treasurer: +0 to economy (int) remove the -4 economy
Grand diplomat: +0 to stability (int) remove the -2 stability
So while not vary good in terms of being helpful it is better than empty seats.....

My cabinet at present (minus optional posts):


Current
kingdom stats
Economy -6
Loyalty -3
Stability -5
Unrest -2 (i was mistaken) +3 per turn
Consumption 2
Treasury 5 BP (20,000 GP)

So now with the preface done, I’ll try and talk us though the turn system. i can fill my seats as i go with the villages people and turn this into something more positive.

turn 1..... also known as month 1

in a post before this one i rolled a d20, i'll be using it now.

upkeep phase

first my stability check. my 1 hex gives me a control DC of 2. my check must get above that amount. so it's 6(my dice)-5(stability)= -11 failing the check.

failed check by 5 or more is 1d4 (we'll say 2) more unrest + 3 for vacant spots and another -1 for each mod in the negatives (economy loyalty and stability)

unrest -2+8 = 6 unrest



second is consumption.

5-2 leaves 3 BP left to build or buy kingdom items/buildings.

lastly fill any magic item slots that are empty and after that if i had a royal enforcer he could try and influence my unrest.


next phase is Edict

Step 1—Assign Leadership

so i add/find Sally (a cleric/High Priest), Matt (Councilor) and Karla (Spymaster) to the roster and they will be vary helpful in the next turn (which i won't do unless asked).

Step 2—Claim and Abandon Hexes
i skip this part, i am too poor to claim and i can't abandon my only hex while keeping the kingdom.

i may then build on my hex -which i do making the farm and -2 BP and also build or upgrade settlements.

i can also issue edicts as well

i set Promotion to none (-1 stability and +0 consumption) as well as a Normal tax level (+2 economy, -2 loyalty)


Income Phase

i can take money out first (i won't) for 2,000gp per BP, also unrest increases per BP.

i can put money in (i will), 12,000gp of my horde goes in for 3 BP. items can be done as well but if they are worth more than 4,000 it gets complicated.

then i collect taxes, roll 1d20+economy score+unrest. say i roll 15. it's 15-6-6= 3 which is 3 more BP for the treasury.

next is events phase

as you can tell form the rest the kingdoms rules are mechanic heavy. this is the part your most likely to RP in.

finishing up. the current stats for my kingdom starting on turn 2 will look like this:
kingdom stats
Economy -2
Loyalty 0
Stability -3
Unrest 6
Consumption 0
Treasury 7 BP (28,000 GP worth)

much healthier.

Ok, i tried to like...
Do something.
And god damn my head exploded.
Im reading through this, and its pretty complicated.
I tried building a settlement with 50 BP
Ended up with unrest of like 10, so i would lose my hex.
awesome...

Also, where are you getting your citizens modifiers?
I was going to try and make a society of Druids, cause thats always ******** chaotic and fun.

So was going to be populated with Fae folk, elves, and the such.
In a forest.
But idk where I get the modifiers for their population.

I am still interested in playing.

no idea. all the games i'm in have completely stalled and many others during creation like this one. i wish i could play this one but that isn't going to happen.

Well if we can find the people and get all the posts together into one big rulebook for it, we might be able to get it running