Step 3: Build Terrain Improvements

Major Terrain Improvements

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Improvement	Cost	Bonus
Apiary * Not Available	Forest 4 BP	-1 Consumption; Economy +1
Botanical Reserve	Forest 4 BP	-1 Consumption; +1 (stackable) bonus resolving outbreak kingdom roll events
Farm	Plains 2 BP; Hills 4 BP; Desert 8 BP	-2 Consumption;1/2 benefity during Winter Months (Granaries help offset this)
Fishery	Coastline; Water; River; Marsh 4 BP	-1 Consumption; +1/2 BP per turn when collecting taxes (equivalent of +1.5 economy based on tax rate)
Hunting Lodge	Forest 4 BP	-1 Consumption; +1 (stackable) bonus resolving Beast kingdom event rolls
Mine	Cavern; Desert; Hill; Mountain 6 BP	Economy +1; +1 BP per turn when collecting taxes (equivalent of +3 economy based on tax rate)
Quarry	Cavern; Hill; Mountain 6 BP	Stability +1; +1 BP per turn when collecting taxes (equivalent of +3 economy based on tax rate)
Sawmill	Forest 3 BP	Stability +1; +1 BP per turn when collecting taxes (equivalent to +3 Economy based on tax rate)
Advanced Sawmill	Forest 6 BP	Build Advanced Sawmill (Forest - 6 BP) - Stability +1; +2 BP per turn when collecting taxes (equivalent of +6 Economy)

Minor Terrain Improvements

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Improvement	Cost	Bonus	Note
Aquaduct	Same as road - not doubled for rivers	Loyalty +1; Stability +1; allows settlements to build water-dependent buildings	One end must be hill or mountain hex; can pass through any type of hex.
Bridge	River Road includes cost		When you build a Road in a hex that contains a river the doubled cost of the Road includes the cost of bridges needed to cross the river. You don’t need to build a Bridge as a separate unit; it’s listed here for reference only.
Canal	Desert;Hill; Plain - 2 x Road	Settlements in a hex with a Canal treat the hex as if it had a river.
Road	Plains 1 BP; Forrest 2 BP; Hills 3 BP; Others 4 BP	Economy +1 per 4 hexes of road; Stability +1 per 8 hexes of road; improves overland travel speed.	Road cost is doubled when in River Hex
Highway	2 x Road	Economy +1 per 4 hexes of road; Stability +1 per 8 hexes of road; improves overland travel speed.	Bonuses stack with road; requires Kingdom Size 26+
Watchtower	All 12 BP	Stability +1; Defense +2; Unrest -1 when completed	If hex becomes settlement this improvement counts as as Watchtower building
Fort	All 24 BP	Stability +2; Defense +4; Unrest -1 when completed
Keep	All 36 BP	Stability +3; Defense +6; Unrest -1 when completed
Fortress	All 48 BP	Stability +4; Defense +8; Fame +1; Unrest -1 when completed

Special Terrain

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Special Terrain	Benefit
Bridge	The hex contains an existing Bridge over a waterway. If you build a Road in this hex/ you do not have to double the cost of the Road.
Building	The hex contains an abandoned building in good repair (type determined by the GM). If you establish a settlement at the building’s location in the hex/ you can incorporate the building into the settlement at no cost (this does not count toward your building limit for that turn).
Free City	A Free City is a settlement that is not part of any established kingdom. Claiming a hex with a Free City is an excellent way to add a fully functional settlement to your kingdom. In order to claim a Free City hex peacefully/ you must succeed at a Stability check. Failure indicates radicals and upstarts in the settlement and Unrest increases by 1d4.
Landmark	A Landmark is a site of great pride/ mystery/ and wonder/ such as an outcropping in the shape of a human face/ a smoking volcano or a lake with an unusual color or unique properties. The Landmark bolsters your kingdom’s morale. If you claim a hex with a Landmark/ Loyalty increases by 1.
Resource	A Resource is a ready supply of some kind of valuable commodity that offers a great economic boon to your kingdom such as exotic lumber/ precious metal/ gems/ rare herbs/ incense/ silk/ ivory/ furs/ salt/ dyes/ and the like. If you claim a hex with a Resource/ it generates 1 BP extra.
River	A River allows water travel through your kingdom (Core Rulebook 172)/ facilitating trade and allowing irrigation. Economy increases by 1 for every 4 River hexes claimed/ and Stability increases by 1 for every 8 such hexes claimed.
Ruin	A Ruin is a partially destroyed building. If you claim a hex containing a Ruin and build a settlement at the Ruin’s location/ you can use the Ruin as the basis of an appropriate type of building (as determined by the GM)/ reducing the cost of that building by half. Alternatively/ you can salvage building materials from the Ruin/ reducing the cost of 1 building in that hex by 1d4 BP.

Kingdom Size

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Kingdom Size	New Settlements(1)	New Buildings(2)	Terrain Improvements	Hex Claims
01—10	NS 1	NB 1	TI 2	HC 1
11—25	NS 1	NB 2	TI 3	HC 2
26—50	NS 1	NB 5	TI 5	HC 3
51—100	NS 2	NB 10	TI 7	HC 4
101—200	NS 3	NB 20	TI 9	HC 8
201+	NS 4	NB No limit	TI 12	HC 12

_{(1) Instead of creating a new settlement, your kingdom may create a new army unit (see Mass Combat), expand or equip an existing army unit, or bring an existing army unit back to full strength.
(2) Upgrading a building (for example, from a Shrine to a Temple) or destroying a building counts toward this limit. The first House, Mansion, Noble Villa, or Tenement your kingdom builds each turn does not count against this number.}