Library

Source: Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024), page 342. Creator: Wizards of the Coast / D&D Studio.

Quick Reference

Field	Value
Facility type	special
Required level	5
Space	roomy
Hirelings	1
Bastion order	research
Prerequisite	None.

Rules Text

This Library contains a collection of books plus one or more desks and reading chairs.

Research: Topical Lore

When you issue the Research order to this facility, you commission the facility’s hireling to research a topic. The topic can be a legend, a known event or location, a person of significance, a type of creature, or a famous object. The work takes 7 days. When the research concludes, the hireling obtains up to three accurate pieces of information about the topic that were previously unknown to you and shares this knowledge with you the next time you speak with them. The DM determines what information you learn.

Balance Notes

• Compare this facility against other 5-level facilities before allowing homebrew upgrades.
• Keep the listed Bastion order as the primary action loop; additional benefits should usually be narrative, temporary, or gated by downtime.
• If this facility grants creatures, information, resources, crafted items, or empowerment, keep those outputs tied to Bastion turns rather than free adventuring actions.

Links

• Parent index: Bastions Index
• Source index: 00 - Dungeon Masters Guide 2024 Index