Bastions Index

This folder is an English rules pack for D&D 2024 Bastions. It indexes the official Bastion rules, all official facilities available in the 5e.tools structured snapshot, and community/third-party design notes.

Folder Structure

• 01 - Official Bastion Rules Summary — core rules summary: gaining a Bastion, turns, facilities, orders, events, and loss.
• 02 - Community and Third-Party Ideas — MCDM, Walrock/WH, D&D Beyond articles, RPGBOT, Roll20, TheGamer, YouTube, and Reddit-derived design ideas.
• 03 - Balance and Homebrew Framework — requirements, balance limits, and templates for new facilities.
• 04 - Thematic Facilities and Community Ideas — custom thematic facilities for Grim Hollow, Drakkenheim, Eberron, Planescape, Feywild, Ravenloft, and design patterns from the Ghostfire Gaming video.
• 05 - Sombras de Merritt — Thematic Bastion Catalog — campaign-specific catalog: Levistus/Stygia, Mammon/Minauros, Nine Hells/Baator, Elemental Plane of Fire/Efreeti, Liches, hybrid facilities, MCDM patterns, salvage system, player presentation guide, and Merritt events.
• 06 - Personalized Character Bastion Options — 4-6 facilities per tier (5/9/13/17) for each character: Harvey, Kai, QuebraNozes, Caltash, Cael, Flenik, built from session notes.
• Facilities/ — one markdown file per Bastion facility, separated by source.

Snapshot

• Total facilities: 61
• By source: Eberron: Forge of the Artificer: 10, Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn: 8, Ravenloft: The Horrors Within: 8, Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024): 35
• By level: 13: 14, 17: 6, 5: 16, 9: 19, basic: 6
• By order: craft: 10, empower: 16, harvest: 3, recruit: 10, research: 10, trade: 6

Core Rules Summary

• Bastions are optional player-owned bases of operation introduced in the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide.
• A character normally gains a Bastion at level 5.
• A Bastion begins with two basic facilities: one Cramped and one Roomy.
• Special facilities are gained by level, not bought directly.
• Standard Bastion turn cadence is every 7 in-game days, but the DM can slow the cadence to fit campaign pacing.
• If the owner is away and cannot communicate with the Bastion, the Bastion effectively uses the Maintain order.
• Maintain can trigger Bastion events such as attacks, visitors, opportunities, refugees, magical discoveries, or requests for aid.

Character Level	Total Special Facilities
5	2
9	4
13	5
17	6

Space	Maximum Area
Cramped	4 five-foot squares
Roomy	16 five-foot squares
Vast	36 five-foot squares

Bastion Orders

Order	Function	Balance Warning
Craft	Hirelings craft items the facility can make.	Gate magic items behind formulas, components, time, and cost.
Empower	The facility grants a temporary empowerment.	Avoid permanent or stacking buffs.
Harvest	Hirelings gather a produced resource.	Limit stockpiles and define expiry/processing.
Maintain	The whole Bastion is maintained; other orders are not issued.	Use events as story hooks, not punishment.
Recruit	Hirelings recruit creatures, defenders, or specialists.	Defenders should protect the Bastion, not become a free mobile army.
Research	Hirelings gather information.	Research should reveal leads, not solve adventures outright.
Trade	Hirelings buy/sell goods or services.	Keep passive income modest and exposed to market risk.

Facility Index by Source

Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

Bedroom, Courtyard, Dining Room, Kitchen, Parlor, Storage, Arcane Study, Armory, Barrack, Garden, Library, Sanctuary, Smithy, Storehouse, Workshop, Gaming Hall, Greenhouse, Laboratory, Sacristy, Scriptorium, Stable, Teleportation Circle, Theater, Training Area, Trophy Room, Archive, Meditation Chamber, Menagerie, Observatory, Pub, Reliquary, Demiplane, Guildhall, Sanctum, War Room

Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Dragonmark Outpost, Kundarak Vault, Navigator’s Helm, Orien Helm, Artificer’s Forge, Inquisitive Agency, Lyrandar Helm, Manifest Zone, Museum, Construct Forge

Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Amethyst Dragon Den, Harper Hideout, Red Wizard Necropolis, Zhentarim Travel Station, Emerald Enclave Grove, Lords’ Alliance Noble Residence, Order of the Gauntlet Tournament Field, Cult of the Dragon Archive

Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Rookery, Séance Parlor, Ancient Altar, Cabinet of Curiosities, Infirmary, Lightning Generator, Spirit Vault, Liminal Space

Source Metadata

Source	Creator	Source Code	Facilities
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)	Wizards of the Coast / D&D Studio	XDMG	35
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer	Wizards of the Coast / D&D Studio	EFA	10
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn	Wizards of the Coast / D&D Studio	FRHoF	8
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within	Wizards of the Coast / D&D Studio	RHW	8