Time: Once the game starts properly (ie once the first character reach L3) one year will pass every time the highest level character in the game goes up one level. This means that lower level characters should be able to ‘catch up’ levels, while more active, or longer serving, characters still get some extra benefits, because they have been round longer or done more.

Entourage: PCs may take one (NPC Class) secondary character to act as steward for their holdings. However, Players will be encouraged to NPC characters who can act as allies of other PCs. The potential allies will be created in conjunction with the DM. Leadership, and other similar feats, work the same way as normal - but please note that followers with (most likely) consist of the staff that you employ (as per my previous campaign rules).

Fuzzy Threads: Specific threads that represent downtime. Some will give you the opportunity to make background or personal development posts, others will cover specific non-combat scenarios. It gives you a chance to talk with allies, NPCs or members of other groups (if there are any) and makes more roleplaying opportunities for you. You get XP for good roleplaying in Fuzzy threads.

You can build personal holdings using game specific ‘Building packages’, or design your own buildings using the Paizo Rooms List or use buildings from the Paizo Buildings Lists for buildings not covered by Packages. However, you will have to do your own planning and calculations for each of these options.

You will be given the right to hold land when your Influence reaches the right threshold levels. Up until that point, you may develop buildings, but you pay rent on the land. Each venture company, family and individual will have a Development Pot to hold funds that are earmarked for future development. Every building or development must have a nominated owner, although that might be an Individual, Family or Venture Company, and the earnings listed below will accrue to the nominated owner. Developments may be transferred to an individual IF the whole family or venture company agree to the transfer, and the Governor doesn’t raise an objection.

Each room in a building has the potential for earning you either Gold, Goods, or Influence. This is listed against both the rooms and packages offered in game. If you use buildings that don’t come as a package - we will need to calculate the earnings separately.

Gold: Only commercial buildings earn you gold. Even if you build your own development from the Rooms pages, you still can’t earn gold from a something that isn’t a business. The business is assumed to cover the costs of unskilled staff, and pay any rents and taxes before you get your earnings. Gold is earned once a year. It can be used to pay for managers and other senior staff, although it is yours to spend as you see fit.

Influence: Influence come from your residential buildings and holdings. If you own a palace, you have more influence than if you live in a shack. It you control a small army, you have more influence than if you are a loner. Influence is used to earn titles, political positions, and land holdings, as well as to work out how much ‘tax relief’ you get from the Governor. This is a one-off effect - however, if you sell the development, you lose the influence that is associated with it.

Goods: Goods keep your settlements running costs and cover your living expenses and are generated once per year. While I haven’t worked out the values yet - I do know that if you don’t generate enough goods to cover costs, it costs 10gp to buy 1 unit of Goods. Goods are generated once a year and used to run holdings. Goods may be generated from agricultural of craft businesses. The business is assumed to cover the costs of unskilled staff, and pay any rents and taxes before you get your earnings.

Other Benefits

Basic Benefit - If you have been actively helping to defend or extend the colony, the Colonial Board will make an ex-gratia payment into your Development Pot of Levelx500 gp, every time you advance a level. This normally starts at Level 3. This a personal payment and is not available to families or Venture Companies, and is intended as the main driver for campaign systems developments. However, you may transfer funds from your personal Development Pot into the Development Pot of a venture company or family at no cost.

The reliefs, listed below, will add a small bonus to the Development Pot of whoever owns the building in question.

• Tax Relief - If the governor thinks that you are influential enough, she will give you tax relief. The amount of tax relief you can claim depends on your influence and is paid annually, in the same way as gold and goods. However, this money goes straight into your ‘Development Pot’ and can only be spent on new developments.
• Trade Relief - The FFTC is tasked with developing trade across the region and pays a small retainer for the right to use any piers that you build. While the relief is small, it is paid into your Development Pot every year.
• Military Relief- The Golden Billet will help supply you with a unit of Elite Soldiers. You need to build (and gift) a small barracks for them. In return, you get a unit of elite troops (free) to help guard your site, and you get the influence for both the building and the troops. Just as important, The Golden Billet will manage up to twenty ordinary troops on your behalf (Watchmen, Guards, Soldiers or Archers - but not elite troops). This means you do not need to employ an officer to manage your holdings defences. In return, they get the building. The deal in Detail
  [You build a small barracks (Cost 1960gp, space 5×10) and hand ownership over to The Golden Billet. The Golden Billet station 5x 'special troops' at the barracks (You get +10 influence for this), you also get +15 influence for the Small Barracks. These Special Troops can oversee up to 20 troops (used as guards) in your holding, and you do not have to appoint (and pay for) an officer to manage the troops for you. Note The Golden Billet use the extra rooms to train troops (for a fee), or house caravan/marine guards - who generate income.]