Forbidden Lands Players Handbook

units of MEAT per cow. If you have a bull,
D6 calves are born in the PASTURE each year.
PIGSTY
A pen with pigs is a good source of food for the
inhabitants of the stronghold. Your stronghold
can have several pigsties.
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REQUIREMENT: Up to a dozen pigs,
which must be bought or stolen separately
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RAW MATERIALS: 50 WOOD
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TOOLS: Saw, hammer
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TIME: One day
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EFFECT: You can slaughter the pigs at any
time. This gives six units of MEAT per pig.
2D6 piglets are born in the PIGSTY each year.
PORTCULLIS
A sturdy metal barrier in the gate to your
castle is useful for keeping unwelcome guests
out.
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REQUIREMENT: R AMPARTS, FORGE, the
BUILDER talent
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RAW MATERIALS: 100 IRON
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TOOLS: –
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TIME: One week
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EFFECT: Increases the Defense Rating of
the stronghold by +1 (see page 175).
QUARRY
Stone is needed to build many different functions
in the stronghold. Breaking stone is hard
work, but not very complicated. Your stronghold
can have several quarries.
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REQUIREMENT: –
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RAW MATERIALS: –
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TOOLS: Sledgehammer, pickaxe, shovel
TIME: One day
EFFECT: Up to a dozen people can work in
the QUARRY at the same time. Each worker
produces two units of STONE per Quarter
Day.
R AMPARTS
Solid stone walls with parapets, crenellations,
and arrow slits are very useful to keep enemies
at bay when your stronghold is attacked.
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REQUIREMENT: The BUILDER talent
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RAW MATERIALS: 600 STONE
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TOOLS: –
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TIME: One month
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REPUTATION: +1
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EFFECT: Increases the Defense Rating of
the stronghold by +2.
ROOT CELLAR
A dark and chilly cellar is the best place to store
food to keep it from spoiling.
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REQUIREMENT: The BUILDER talent
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R AW Materials: 200 STONE
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TOOLS: Sledgehammer, pickaxe
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TIME: One week
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EFFECT: In the ROOT CELLAR, GRAIN,
FLOUR, MEAT, VEGETABLES, and FOOD can be
stored ten times longer without spoiling
(see page 192).
SCRIPTORIUM
Sorcerers and other learned adventurers need
a secluded place in the stronghold for contemplation,
study and scribing.
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