A mobile Bastion composed of various-sized wagons.

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Hey, you. You’re finally awake! Have you heard of D&D’s new Bastion rules? I really like them. In a nutshell, they offer a ruleset for building and running player bases in a way that I think finds a good line between “too much freedom” and “annoyingly restrictive.”

Namely, they break down bastions into a list of Facilities limited by size categories of Cramped, Roomy, and Vast – these are 4, 16, and 36 squares respectively, which can be spread over multiple levels… Ah, just the sort of challenge I relish!

A 4-square “Cramped” carriage.

I have been mulling over the Bastions chapter for weeks, and I am now quite excited to tackle a few different modular Bastions over the coming months – and this caravan is the first.

A 2-storey, 16-square “Roomy” carriage

I began with a caravan because it’s cool… And not only that, but each Facility can be free-standing and doesn’t need any connecting corridors or other complicated elements. I’ll be able to experiment more and more as I go, beginning with this relatively simple concept and working up to “complicated elements” one step at a time.

A 2-storey, 36-square “Vast” carriage

I hope you like this first attempt. I’m itching to keep playing around with Bastions, so please let me know what sorts you’re running in your games!

Big thanks to James for decorating our map variants and filling out a complete Basic Facilities collection – oh, and to Connor for his hard-working draft animals! Among the variants you will find a bedrooms, courtyards, dining rooms, kitchens, parlors, and storage spaces. We got a little imaginative about how these Facilities might work when they’re on wheels. 😉