Kingdoms: Rooks - The Defenders

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The Rook: Advice to the Adjudicator

Though the list is not exhaustive, be aware of game balance and game effects when adding new descriptors. Bear in mind that descriptors with drastic effects should normally be placed in Traits rather than Boons, as Boons are very easy to come by in-game.

Also, note that to encourage forward movement and aggression, the defensive Boons for Rooks tend to be one or two points weaker than the offensive Boons for Bishops and Knights.

Boons for the Rook

Castellan

Whenever the Rook is a Defence Commander in a War Defence against a Summer Campaign with the Pillage objective, temporarily add +4 to his Protection.

Defence Co-ordinator

Whenever the Rook is a Defence Commander in a War Defence against a Summer Campaign, add +1 to the Battle Strength of each Army in the War Defence.

Gaoler

Whenever the Rook is a Defence Commander in a War Defence against a Summer Campaign with the Rescue objective, temporarily add +4 to his Protection. Also, if the Rook is ready in Springtime, all enemy Escape Attempts are at -1 to the roll.

Intelligence Network

At the start of any season, the King can spend 1 Glamour Rook to give this Rook +2 to his Protection attribute for that season.

Lone Guardian

Whenever the Rook is a Defence Commander in a War Defence against a Summer Campaign, you can opt not to include any Armies in that War Defence. The War Defence remains valid despite having no Armies in it.

Keeper

Whenever the Rook is a Defence Commander in a War Defence against a Summer Campaign with the Plunder objective, temporarily add +4 to his Protection.

Kingsguard

Whenever the Rook is a Defence Commander in a War Defence against a Summer Campaign with the Checkmate objective, temporarily add +4 to his Protection.

Seelie Intrigue Defence

Whenever the Rook is contributing to Internal Security against Seelie Winter Intrigues, temporarily add +3 to his Protection attribute.

Soldier

The Rook has +2 to his Protection rating during Summer.

Superior Protection

The Rook has +1 to his Protection rating.

Unseelie Intrigue Defence

Whenever the Rook is contributing to Internal Security against Unseelie Winter Intrigues, temporarily add +2 to his Protection attribute.

Watcher

The Rook has +2 to his Protection rating during Winter.

Drawbacks for the Rook

Delayed Response

This piece cannot join a War Defence against the first enemy Summer Campaign each summer.

Fuelled

This piece needs Glamour to be operational. For this piece to take any action or participate in any defence costs 1 Glamour.

Guileless

During Winter, the Rook has -2 Protection.

Helpless

The Rook cannot make Escape Attempts.

High Maintenance

Reduce the King's Harvest rating by 1.

Inferior Protection

The Rook has -1 to his Protection rating.

Untrained in War

During summer, the Rook has -2 Protection.

Traits for the Rook

Behemoth of War

The Rook is truly massive - for example, a dragon the size of a castle, or an elemental spider whose stride spans the horizon. This trait adds +3 to the Protection of the Rook in Summer, but applies a -5 penalty to Protection of the Rook in Winter.