E7 — The Keep Fortress
24 — The Keep Fortress
This place has many tiers and is solidly built to withstand attack. The lowest level consists of a 15’ high front section. The round flanking towers are 60’ high, while the main building is 30’ high. All sections have battlements. The door is solid iron, Inside are a great hall, an armory for the cavalry, and several side chambers for small dinners or meetings. The cellars below have vast stores of provisions, quarters for a score of servants, a cistern, and a dungeon area with four stout cells. The Castellan lives in area 27. (see below), but he and his assistants will be in the lower part of the building during the day, tending to business and holding audience. There will always be eight guardsmen in plate (AC 3) with crossbows and swords on duty on the wall, and the same number with plate & shield (AC 2) and swords stationed inside. [statistics 1] The whole place is well decorated, and the furniture is heavy and upholstered.
Original B2 statistics 1
AC 2, F 1, hp 5 each, #AT 1 or 1/2 with crossbows, D 1-6, ML 8.
Second Floor: There are rooms here for up to 36 cavalrymen, plus two chambers for special guests. There are 12 heavy cavalrymen with plate &shield and sword and dagger [statistics 2]. There are also 18 medium cavalrymen in chain, each with crossbow and axe, quartered here. [statistics 3] Their rooms are sparsely furnished with only a cot, chair, and armoire for each. Two couriers, men-at-arms with leather armor and swords, are currently quartered in one side chamber. [statistics 4]
Original B2 statistics 2
AC 2, F 1, hp 8 each, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 10
Original B2 statistics 3
AC 5, F 1, hp 6 each, #AT 1 or 1/2 for crossbows, D 1-6, ML 10.
Original B2 statistics 4
AC 7, F 1, hp 3, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 8.
Source: B2, PDF pages 12, 13. Original mechanics retained.
Fortress Guardsman
Original Basic D&D statistics — B2
| Armor Class (descending) | 2 inside or 3 on the wall |
|---|---|
| Class / Level | F 1 |
| Hit Points | 5 each |
| Attacks | 1 or 1/2 with crossbows |
| Damage | 1-6 |
| Morale | 8 |
Source notes
Eight wall crossbowmen have AC 3; eight guards inside have plate and shield, AC 2.
Source stat line
AC 2 inside or 3 on the wall, F 1, hp 5 each, #AT 1 or 1/2 with crossbows, D 1-6, ML 8.
Source: 24 — The Keep Fortress; Original B2 statistics 1. Unlisted statistics have not been invented.
Heavy Cavalryman
Original Basic D&D statistics — B2
| Armor Class (descending) | 2 |
|---|---|
| Class / Level | F 1 |
| Hit Points | 8 each |
| Attacks | 1 |
| Damage | 1-6 |
| Morale | 10 |
Source stat line
AC 2, F 1, hp 8 each, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 10
Source: 24 — The Keep Fortress; Original B2 statistics 2. Unlisted statistics have not been invented.
Medium Cavalryman
Original Basic D&D statistics — B2
| Armor Class (descending) | 5 |
|---|---|
| Class / Level | F 1 |
| Hit Points | 6 each |
| Attacks | 1 or 1/2 for crossbows |
| Damage | 1-6 |
| Morale | 10 |
Source stat line
AC 5, F 1, hp 6 each, #AT 1 or 1/2 for crossbows, D 1-6, ML 10.
Source: 24 — The Keep Fortress; Original B2 statistics 3. Unlisted statistics have not been invented.
Courier
Original Basic D&D statistics — B2
| Armor Class (descending) | 7 |
|---|---|
| Class / Level | F 1 |
| Hit Points | 3 |
| Attacks | 1 |
| Damage | 1-6 |
| Morale | 8 |
Source stat line
AC 7, F 1, hp 3, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 8.
Source: 24 — The Keep Fortress; Original B2 statistics 4. Unlisted statistics have not been invented.