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Do you sometimes wish you didn't have to put in so much effort into engaging your players? Wouldn't it be nice if they couldn't wait to play around in your world? If they were pushing you to spend more time in the land you create?

That's why I developed these downtime procedures over decades of play and now I can share it with you!

What's in it? 

  • Systems that motivate players
  • Simple usable procedures that work
  • Creativity and inspiration for adventure

No longer will your players wonder what their characters should do with all their gold. It includes clear, common-sense rules for everything from starting a cult, making sacrifices to gods, to hiring mercenaries and building vehicles and castles.

Going to an arena fight? Take seconds to determine the purse, peruse mechanics to handle the arena crowd, pick some ideas for interesting arenas, and select an opponent like the Necrourge: a master of the dark arts of necrourgy, who raises the bodies of traitors or other criminals after they have been forced to fight in the arena and died. 

What's it for?

The downtime goals give agency to players, and let them build a dynasty. Imagine a group eager to explore your world because they have their own plans! These objective procedures give players tools that fire a desire to dive into your creative world, discover its detailed history, and make their mark on it.

It gives your players the tools to make their wildest ideas come to life, without breaking your campaign or your suspension of disbelief, all the while driving them to adventure in your world. On Downtime and Demesnes is filled with tools that work. Build a flying ship, enchant it; or build a wizards tower and raise fortifications in the surrounding lands. All with simple, scalable, rules. 

This is a book used in every game you run. Your next campaign, the one after that, the one after that. . . Not one wasted word. Every page is crammed with content and creativity. No filler. Tools that let players build castles and control land, without disassociated mechanics. This is the stronghold book you've been looking for. 

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Mason M October 11, 2023 12:37 am UTC
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Got a huge problem, for the Author. I can never use the NPCs included in this. Not one. Might pull things inspired from them, sure, but how can I? All my players will remember them as soon as I start describing them. Also everyone I recommend this book to will as well. We'll be discussing them.

More seriously: very entertaining so far, I'm quite pleased with the product, feels like my money was well spent before I've gotten through 20 pages.
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Noah Z July 20, 2023 1:57 pm UTC
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May the DM bless me… You guys totally screwed up the PDF catalog.:(
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kyle G March 10, 2023 3:28 am UTC
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Just picked this up, stoked to read it. Glancing through I kept seeing references to (q.v.), but I cannot seem to find what this acronym represents. Can someone explain this to me?
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Piotr L March 19, 2023 10:43 pm UTC
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It's an abbreviation for "quod vide" - look it up on the web and all will be clear!
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kyle G April 02, 2023 9:27 pm UTC
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Gotcha, thanks. I see what you did there.
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Mr B July 06, 2022 3:24 pm UTC
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Hi - I ordered the hard cover copies of all 3 books June 21st - is there any ETA on delivery?
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Mr B July 14, 2022 3:54 pm UTC
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How can I get in contact with the seller? I still have not received any communication on when I can expect my hard copies
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Abel A July 23, 2022 3:16 am UTC
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The publisher is not responsible for printing and shipping, it goes through DriveThruRPG / OneBookshelf. Click on "My Account" at the top, then find the order. You can track its status there. Printing and shipping are both kind of dicey right now with things taking longer than usual. But that's how you can track status.
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Shawn F June 15, 2022 6:44 am UTC
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I love this book, but the bookmarks on my file are hopelessly garbled.
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John M October 27, 2020 6:04 am UTC
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The Table of Contents is off in Construction and Appendices sections. Unfortunately I have already ordered my print copy. Hope you can correct at least the pdf.
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John M January 24, 2021 6:24 pm UTC
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my print copy looks correct. just the pdf has a few pages out of order.
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John M October 18, 2020 2:33 pm UTC
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Is the hardcopy 8.5x11 or digest size?
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Courtney C October 23, 2020 2:19 pm UTC
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The book is A5 (Digest-sized) everywhere it is sold.
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Jose P December 21, 2019 5:42 pm UTC
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I want to get this but will there be a Hardcover format + PDF for this in the future? If I get the PDF is there an at cost or discount if the Hardcover is added later on?
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Courtney C December 29, 2019 10:18 am UTC
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Hardcover+PDF is now available.
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Charles S December 17, 2019 6:04 pm UTC
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Page 225: there are no elven reactions
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Courtney C December 20, 2019 6:35 pm UTC
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Good catch. It should be —/1-5/6.
I've updated the files. Thank you.
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Paul B December 15, 2019 2:09 pm UTC
Is there any chance that the preview might be extended to some of the content, rather than the expansive Content table. Even if it were to offer an offsite preview or something? It's interesting, but without understanding the specifics of, maybe, just one section it's hard to commit monies to a purchase.
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Courtney C December 15, 2019 2:33 pm UTC
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The preview has been greatly expanded!
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