What rules do you use for castle/temple building?

[Treebore]

I use a little bit of many things, but I find the stuff in the OD&D boxed sets to be best, over all.

What have you found yourself turning to the most when you need to work out such things for your campaigns?
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[DangerDwarf]

Same as you, but Rules Cyclopedia usually. My box sets are getting a bit fragile.

[gideon_thorne]

A pencil and graph paper, or if im in a hurry, photoshop.
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[Traveller]

DangerDwarf, there are simply too many rules in the Rules Cyclopedia. It's a fantastic book, but to me it's perhaps a bit TOO comprehensive. It does have a place on my shelf though, never fear.

OD&D is simple and to the point, but the information given in there doesn't adequately take into account variations in pricing due to the size of the elements that make up a castle. So I have it in my personal D&D ruleset that the cost given in the OD&D books is the base price. Here's the guideline I use:

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Except for doors, stairs, arrow slits, and windows, every 10 increase or decrease in size increases or decreases the cost by 10%. For example, a curtain wall 150 wide and 20 high would cost 8,053 gp while a 50 wide curtain wall would cost 2,952 gp (5,000 gp +/-10% for the first 10, +/-10% for the second 10, +/-10% for the third 10, +/-10% for the fourth 10, and +/-10% for the fifth 10).

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[serleran]

My own rules. I don't find any published product thinks about the vastness of the potentials, though Stronghold Builder's Guidebook tries.

[rabindranath72]

I always used Mentzer Expert and Companions. Never needed anything more detailed.

[Omote]

Mentzer Basic. It's easy, and to the point, and quite fun to build a stronghold with these rules. I have used them in pretty much every fantasy RPG I played.

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[CharlieRock]

serleran wrote:
My own rules. I don't find any published product thinks about the vastness of the potentials, though Stronghold Builder's Guidebook tries.

I actually use this book. I add in the CD&D rules for running the domain. We love rolling up a counties resources here. This makes better towns then the method suggested by the D&D3 DMG.

And that is all fact. We even tested it. In a laboratory. Scientifically.
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[LordSeurek]

Funny I came across this. I just finished developing a temple of Tymora in Dagger Falls in my FR game. I used the Stronghold Bulders Handbook (3 Ed. I think). Works well for all my building needs.

L.S.
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[bighara]

RC can be overwhelming, but it IS thorough. Cook Expert D&D has some simpler stronghold rules if you want less detail.

[Lord Dynel]

I'll throw in another vote for the Stronghold Builder's Guidebooks. I find the modular rules for making castles compounds very user-friendly.

[Galadrin]

Why, Lord Flataroy's Guide, no less!

Lord Flataroy knows!

[Go0gleplex]

I simply use my own knowledge of construction and history. I find the 'books' a bit lacking in several areas. For computing costs...then I'd use the strongholds book or the DMG 1e as a guide and adjust accordingly.
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[DangerDwarf]

Another good way:

1. Find stronghold you like.

2. Raise army.

3. Attack and steal stronghold you like.

4. World domination.

[clavis123]

I use the Rules Cyclopedia.

[Treebore]

clavis123 wrote:
I use the Rules Cyclopedia.

I think I will too, since I have one now. Still, I will likely look all my books over if I have the time at the time I am needing to do such things. Like Lord Flataroy's, Stronghold Builders, 1E DMG, etc...

If I ever get really ambitious I'll just pick and choose what I like and write up my own house rules type document. However, I like searching through all my books.
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