The Game of Thrones Rules Thread (Northern Setting)

**Pontifex Maximus** · August 21, 2016, 02:45 PM

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Playable Houses

Winterfell - House Stark of Winterfell, Lord of Winterfell, the King in the North. (Main Stark Branch, the King in the North)
- Castle Cerwyn - House Cerwyn of Castle Cerwyn.
- King's Course - House Cassel of King's Course.
- Torrhen's Square - House Tallhart, Master's of Torrhen's Square.
- Dawnforest - Special non-hereditary title bestowed by House Stark. Bearer titled "Lord Warden of The Wolfswood".

Dreadfort - House Bolton of The Dreadfort. High Lords of The Weeping Water. (Former Kings)
- Overton - House Overton of Overton.
- Ethering - House Wells of Ethering.
- Highpoint - House ???? of Highpoint. (available for a player to make up a house)

Wolf's Den - House Greystark of Wolf's Den. High Lords of The White Knife. (Stark Cadet Branch)
- Whitford - House Waterman of Whitford.
- Oldcastle - House Locke of Oldcastle. (Former Kings)
- White Knife - Special non-hereditary title bestowed by House Stark. Bearer titled "Lord Warden of The White Knife". Fealty owed directly to Winterfell.

Moat Cailin - (Not Ruined) - No House. Controlled by House Reed, the Marsh Kings

Karhold - House Karstark of Karhold. High Lords of The Grey Cliffs. (Stark Cadet Branch)
- Weeping Bay - House Lightfoot of Weeping Bay.
- Eastmelt - House Mollet of Eastmelt.

Last Hearth - House Umber of Last Hearth. High Lords of The Last River. (Former Kings)
- Seal Shore - House Holt of Seal Shore.
- Last River - House Long of Last River.
- Lonely Hills - House Lake of Lonely Hills

Greywater Watch - House Reed of Greywater Watch. High Lords of The Neck, Marsh Kings of the Crannogmen (Independent)
- Silvereed - House Fenn of Silvereed.
- Churwell - House Marsh of Churwell
- Greycronn - House Blackmyre of Greycronn

Bear Island - House ????? of Bear Island. High Lords of The Bay of Ice. (Controlled by Ironborn)

Barrowton (Barrowlands) - House Dustin of Barrowton. High Lords of The Barrowlands. (Former Kings)
- Fever - House Marsh of The Fever River.
- Goldgrass - House Stout of Goldgrass.

The Broken Branch - No High Lord
- Hornwood - House Hornwood of Hornwood
- Ramsgate - House Woolfield of Ramsgate Sworn to White Harbor/Wolf's Den
- Widow's Watch - House Flint of Widow's Watch
- Sheepshead Hills- House Ashwood of Sheepshed Hills Sworn to White Harbor/Wolf's Den

The Rills - House Ryswell of The Rills. High Lords of The Rills and The Stoney Shore.
- Blackpool – House Slate of Blackpool Keep. (Former Kings)
- Stony Shore - House Fisher of Stony Shore. (Former Kings)
- Sea Dragon Point - House Condon of The Point.
- Withered Heath - House Ironsmith of Withered Heath.
- Rillwater Crossing- House Glenmore of Rillwater Crossing

Flint's Finger - House Flint of Flint's Finger. High Lords of The Saltspear.
- Cape Kraken - House ???? of Cape Kraken. (Controlled by Ironborn)
- Flint Cliffs - House Flint of Flint Cliffs.

Deepwood (Wolfswood) - House Glover of Deepwood Motte. Masters of The Wolfswood. (Former Kings)
- Wolfswood - Clan Woods of The Wolfswood.
- Ironrath - Clan Forrester of Blackgrove.
- King's Grove - Clan Branch of King's Grove.
- Acorn Grove - Clan Bole of Acorn Grove.

The Mountains of The North - No High Chief
- Flint Keep (Breakstone Hill) - Clan Flint of Flint Keep. (Former Kings)
- Pinesend- Clan Liddle of Pinesend.
- Crow's Edge - Clan Wull of Crow's Edge.
- Arrendell - Clan Knott of Arrendell.
- Shadowmoor - Clan Norrey of Shadowmoor.

Skagosi Islands - No High Chief - All Independent Kings
- Kingshouse (Skagos) - Clan Magnar of Kingshouse.
- Deepdown - Clan Crowl of Deepdown.
- Driftwood Hall - Clan Stane of Driftwood Hall.

The Night's Watch*
Castle Black: Seat of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch
Eastwatch by the Sea: Seat of the Commander of Eastwatch
The Shadow Tower: Seat of the Commander of the Shadow Tower

1. Night's Watch characters gain a +1 charisma bonus with landed NPC lords or knights and a -10 modifier against any NPC beyond the wall.

*These seats are necessarily the mechanical limits of castles able to be garrisoned by the Night's Watch at game start but are by no means the limit of expansion
Any of the following castles may be built or rebuilt as may be the case:

Freefolk

1. Register a tribe as a sellsword company
2. Select a tribe/culture: Cave People, Ice River Clan, Thenns, Hornfoots, Frozen Shore Clans
3. Free folk characters gain a +3 charisma bonus with other Wildling NPCs, Children of the Forest, or giants. They gain a -5 modifier to diplomacy with the Night's Watch

Available titles:
King Beyond the Wall
Chieftain
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Land Incomes

Northern Levy

*Followers of the Seven Houses replaced with random extinct northern houses

Naval Levy

Night's Watch and Free Folk Rules

The Night's Watch or Free Folk can establish new settlements or castles meeting the following requirements:

The Night's Watch

Income for the Night's Watch

Items

Night's Watch - Total Levy = 17,500 points

Night's Watch Levy Composition

Building new castles

Minimum castle garrisons

Castles manned at game start (Changes per setting)

Replacing dead Brothers

Free Folk:

Free Folk can establish Villages (the equivalent of a minor castle) for 40,000 dragons. All Free Folk characters that do not have a "home village" will be considered as sellswords until they become village/tribal chieftains by establishing a village. Establishing these villages is completely an RP element. Individual chieftains must find a location for a village and RP its founding. This will determine its income. Once a village is founded, it may be upgraded as with any castle. The previous sellsword company will become a standing army for the chief and considered militia for the purpose of upkeep. It may then be treated as any militia would.

Trade

Trade
All noble Houses start with two trade routes at the beginning of the game and can gain one more trade route through building upgrades and one more by employing a player controlled merchant.

Each region carries a specific trade good which carries a bonus. Each designated High Lordship and its sworn houses may trade in the enumerated resource.

Stone. +2 Siege Defence, -10% Building Cost
Bronze. +1 to land battles, +250 Land Levy points
Grains. +1,200 Militia Points
Furs. +5% Income, +1 to any rolls to convince an AI character to do something (Includes calling your vassals to war)
Amber. +2 to any rolls to convince an AI character to do something (Includes calling your vassals to war)
Superior Steeds. -15% Professional Cavalry Hire Cost, -10% Professional Cavalry Upkeep Cost
Gold. +10% Income
Salted fish. +600 Militia Points, +1 to any rolls to convince an AI character to do something (Includes calling your vassals to war)
Leather. -15% Professional Infantry Hire Cost, -10% Professional Infantry Upkeep Cost, -10% to purchasing weapons and armor

Furs/skins: Wolf's Den, Greywater Watch
Stone: Last Hearth, Northern Mountain Clans
Grains: Dreadfort
Bronze: Karhold
Amber: Winterfell
Salted fish: Rills, Bear Island
Gold: Flint's Fingers, Barrowtown
Leather: Deepwood
Superior Steeds: Broken Branch

Trade income is now worth a standard rate of 10,000 per trade route.

Merchant Trade: Merchants will still function as the outlined in the rules but they will also now have a new role to fulfill. That of freelance contractors who can add additional routes to a lord's trade for a set amount of time. To do this a merchant must be willing to use their caravans or ships or warehouse for a Lord's benefit.

E.g. I have three ships. I use two for my own private ventures (usual income generation) and I hire one out to Lord Serry for trade. This mean the ship will not generate usual profit but 10,000 dragons for the Lord less whatever fees the Merchants charges. This will benefits both parties, but beware, a greedy Lord may try to seize your assets!

Note, in order to prevent abuse, if a merchant character is created solely for the reason to add an additional trade route for a lord or a group of lords and he or she is not consistently played, then the mod team reserve the right to terminate the merchant and his contracts.

Trade Contract Lengths:All NPC trade routes will only last for three years before they must be renegotiated. This includes trade routes for Essos. Trade routes between two players will never expire unless one side wants to intentionally break the agreement.

Trade Difficulty for NPC Trade Routes:
Easy: Base 10/20 chance
Medium: Base 5/20 chance
Hard: Base 1/20 chance

Trade Modifiers: In order to represent their positions as a major port, trade center, or influence (like Lord Paramounts or the King), certain cities/provinces will gain a modifier to increase the chance of gaining a trade deal. Any two bonuses can stack.

House of Influence: +1
-- Defined as an LP House or any House that holds a powerful position (Small Council, non-hereditary title held by family member, Marshal of your region, etc) – Can only be considered
once so multiple positions do not stack.
Renewal Bonus: +1 from attempting to renew a trade agreement
Center of Trade: +2
Major Port City: +3
-- Defined as being any city/province with a +1 trade lane
Merchant Bonus: +5

In addition, any bonuses from charisma related things like the actual trait or trade resources only grant half of their value rounded down with a minimum of 1. So a +7 combined charisma bonus becomes a +3 modifier while a +1 charisma is still +1 for that minimum.

Regional Bonuses

Winterfell

Bastion of Strength: Though those in the North will fight on even if Winterfell is taken, it represents the strength of the North, and whoever holds it gains a huge morale boost and the loyalty of many in the North, allowing its owner to recruit troops at 75% of the normal cost, though upkeep remains the same. In addition, Lord Stark receives an additional +2 to his AI reaction rolls when dealing with Northern Lords.

Wolf's Den

As descendants of House Stark they are of the royal blood, and therefore gain an advantage in their interactions with other Houses. +1 AI Interactions with Northern Lords.

Dreadfort

Ruling Through Intimidation: +2 to AI reaction rolls for its vassals.

Greywater Watch

Wandering Castle: Greywater Watch is built on one of the strange floating islands found in the swamps of the Neck, and is notoriously difficult to find. Any wishing to siege the castle must roll to see if they can find it (20% chance). If they do not, they may try again in a year.
Dangerous Swamps: Greywater Watch is surrounded by bogs and marshlands, almost impossible to navigate without a local guide. Any army wishing to pass through the neck must either have the permission of whoever holds Greywater Watch or lose a % of their men dependent on a d15 (so up to 15%)

Bear Island

Targeted by Raiders: Despite its lack of wealth, Bear Island is often attacked by raiders from the Frozen Shore or the Iron Islands. As such, all characters have some naval prowess, and get +1 to sea captain near the island.
Warrior Women: When the men of Bear Island are away, the women are left to defend their homes, and this has created a warrior culture among the women. Bear Island gains an additional 750 defenders when besieged (1d10).

Moat Cailin

The Causeway: Moat Cailin controls the only safe land route out of the Neck from the South, and into it from the North. Those who wish to travel through have three options - besiege the fortress, pass through with the permission of the Lord who holds it, or risk the dangerous swamps, losing a % of their men dependent on a d10 (so up to 10%)

Skagos

Perilous Waters: The mountainous island of Skagos is surrounded by rough waters, so that any attacking the island by sea get -2 to their rolls.

Deepwood Motte

The Wolfswood: This sprawling, dense forest can prove a dangerous maze for those unfamiliar with it, and provides excellent opportunities for ambush. The houses that live around Deepwood Motte are excellent woodsmen, so the controller of the castle gains +3 to battle rolls in the woods, including at Deepwood Motte itself.

Barrowton

Prosperity of the Barrowlands: Barrowton sits upon one of the most fertile areas of the North on a great plain near one of the tributaries of the Fever River. This makes it an idea location for commerce and trade. +10% to land income.

Karhold

The Karstarks are the principal bannermen of House Stark, and fearsome warriors. The lords of Karhold pass down an ancestral weapon from one father to the son, and have for decades. (Karstark character may select one free weapon that is the ancestral weapon of their house)

Castle Black
The Wall provides a huge defensive bonus, and secret stores may hold the key to banishing an ancient evil. +8 siege rolls, Obsidian weapon stores.

Shadow Tower
The fortifications of Shadow Tower provide strong defenses. +4 to Siege rolls. Obsidian stores.

Eastwatch
Hidden obsidian stores

Additional bonuses may be added based upon RP in the founding of new castles, villages, etc.

Additional Military Rules for Northern Setting

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