The Bookbinder
Bookbinding is the process of building a book, usually in codex format, from an ordered stack of paper sheets with one's hands and tools, or in modern publishing, by automated processes. Firstly, one binds the sheets of papers along an edge with a thick needle and strong thread. One can also use loose-leaf rings, binding posts, twin-loop spine coils, plastic spiral coils, and plastic spine combs, but they last for a shorter time. Next, one encloses the bound stack of paper in a cover. Finally, one places an attractive cover onto the boards, and features the publisher's information and artistic decorations.
The trade of binding books is in two parts: The first is stationery binding (vellum) for books planned to be written in. These include: accounting ledgers, business journals, blank-page books, guest logbooks, notebooks, manifold books, day books, diaries, and portfolios. The second is letterpress printing and binding deals with books planned to be read. This comprises: the library binding fine binding, edition binding and publisher's bindings.
Balduran's
Bookbinder's Workshop
"Giant paper sheaves hot from the printing press are brought to this small adjoining building."
Books can be mass produced now, making them common enough for almost anyone to afford.
Prerequisites. In order to build a bookbinder's workshop, this settlement must have a printing press, which the bookbinder's workshop replaces, and a Lore score of 5 or higher.
Industry Score Increase. This settlement's Lore score increases by 1.
Books for Everyone. Your sphere of influence expands. At the beginning of every season, foreign settlements within 12 miles of this town suffer 1 lore damage. The range increases to 18 miles for a city and 24 miles for a metropolis.
Argol's
| Type | GP Cost | Maint | Units P/Week | Tot. Employment | Influence | Repair Cost | Construction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookbinder | 3,000 GP/3BP Wd. Bldg. Small |
75 GP | 1 Units | 2 Jobs | +5 Intelligence | 300 GP | 4 Weeks (4 men) |
| Plot Name | Size of Plot | Cost for Plot | Maintenance | Units P/Week | Tot Employment | Influence | Time to Clear the Land |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Plot | 1 SS | 1,000 GP | - | - | - | +4 Health | 4 Weeks |
Clearing the land assumes a group of 10 men working on the site.
Construction time is found by multiplying the production time by a PM (Production Modifier) that takes into account workforce and location. This gives you a figure that is in man/weeks. This figure can be divided by 7 to get the total weeks and the number is also used to reveal the men needed to do the job.
For an example we use a small wood building with the time of 8. If the modifier is 1 which is a prime site then no change in time and we divide 8 by 7 for 1 weeks. This assumes our workforce is 8 men involved in the wood building.
Use the Castle on the Moors example for a breakdown of the math.
Stronghold Space: An abstract measure of volume within a building. While stronghold spaces don’t have a fixed size, an average stronghold space is equivalent to a 20-foot-by-20-foot room with a 10-foot-hugh ceiling.
GREYHAWK PLOTS
Although there is no standard definition, the typical plot of land in Greyhawk stands at around 100 ft x 100 ft = 30 m x 30 m = 10,000 square feet = 900 square meters. In this case, a half plot can be considered to be 50 ft x 100 ft = 15 m x 30 m = 5000 square feet = 450 square meters.
Depending on the states in question, there can be variations to the sizes of a plot: 18 m x 30 m (540 sqm) and 18 m x 36 m (648 sqm; Lagos) are also common plot sizes. This is why it is essential that you always request sizes in square meters, for such things as ease of comparison.
So a Stronghold Space at 20ft x 20 ft = 400 sq feet or 25 SS per plot of land.
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