Monastery

Overview

The Monastery is a building in Foundation. It is unlocked in tier 1 on the Clergy path of the Progression tree for the cost of 25 Gold Coins. It is a modular building, meaning that it can contain a number of sub-buildings, which allow different sections of the same building to perform different functions. These sub-buildings are unlocked in various tiers of the Clergy path.

The Monastery is unique in that the player cannot assign workers to individual jobs within the Monastery. Instead, assuming that there is space available in the Monk Dorms or Nun Dorms, the player can click the "Devote a male villager to the Monastery" or "Devote a female villager to the Monastery" in the building's menu to devote unemployed Villagers to the Monastery. The game algorithm then automatically assigns the newly-created Monastics to jobs within the Monastery. Monastics can only do live in Dorms and do jobs in sub-buildings within the same Monastery to which they were devoted.

This system reflects the true fact that secular lords and rulers (such as the player) had relatively little influence over the internal workings of monasteries in Medieval times.

Sub-buildings

Tier	Sub-building	Description
1	Monk Dorms Nun Dorms Chapel Monastic Scriptorium Herb Garden Berry Garden Vegetable Garden Monastic Grange Refectory Great Hall Free Build	Provides accommodation for Monks. Provides accommodation for Nuns. Acts as a Church. Produces Manuscripts. Produces Herbs. Produces Berries. Produces Vegetables. Acts as storage for various resources. Allows Monastics and other Villagers to fill Monastic Food and Food Needs. Unlocks Mandates. Allows construction of parts with no function for aesthetics.
2	Hospitium Cloister Apiary Monastic Kitchen Emissary Office Treasury	Provides accommodation for Visitors to the Monastery. Allows Monastics to fill their Cloister Need. Produces Honey and Wax. Cooks Monastic Meal. Allows the player to select a Monastic Emissary. Increases the player's treasury capacity.
3	None
4	Vineyard Winery	Produces Grapes. Produces Wine.
5	Monastic Abbatial Church	Acts as a Church.

Construction

Basic Parts

Rooms house functions for your monument.

Rooms

Name	Effect	Construction Costs
Rustic Hall	3 Maintenance	35 Stone 15 Planks 4 Tools
Rustic Hut, Wooden	1 Maintenance	5 Stone 10 Planks 2 Tools
Rustic Hut, Stone	1 Maintenance	15 Stone 8 Planks 2 Tools
Rustic Passageway	2 Maintenance	35 Stone 25 Planks 3 Tools
Rustic Quarters, Minor	1 Maintenance	25 Stone 5 Planks 3 Tools
Rustic Quarters, Major	2 Maintenance	30 Stone 10 Planks 3 Tools
Rustic Gallery	1 Maintenance	35 Stone 5 Planks 2 Tools
Rustic Tower	2 Maintenance	35 Stone 5 Planks 2 Tools

Bell towers are a required part of some Monastery sub-buildings, and will ring bells periodically once they are constructed. The player can configure the pitch and frequency of bell-ringing.

Bell Towers

Name	Effect	Construction Costs
Rustic Bell Tower, Wooden Belfry	2 Maintenance	25 Stone 11 Planks 2 Tools
Rustic Bell Tower, Open Belfry	2 Maintenance	30 Stone 5 Planks 2 Tools
Rustic Bell Tower, Enclosed Belfry	2 Maintenance	30 Stone 5 Planks 2 Tools
Rustic Facade	2 Maintenance 2 Clergy Splendour	25 Stone 15 Polished Stone 3 Tools

Doors provide access to the building, and at least one access door is required for all modular buildings. Chimneys are a required part for some Monastery sub-buildings.

Doors and Chimneys

Name	Effect	Construction Costs
Rustic Gate, Humbled	None	5 Stone 5 Planks 1 Tools
Rustic Gate, Elevated	None	15 Stone 5 Polished Stone 1 Tools
Rustic Gate, Minor	None	5 Stone 5 Polished Stone 5 Planks 1 Tools
Rustic Gate, Major	1 Clergy Splendour	15 Stone 5 Polished Stone 5 Planks 2 Tools
Heavy Chimney	None	20 Stone 2 Tools
Reinforced Chimney	None	10 Polished Stone 5 Stone 3 Tools
Encased Chimney	None	20 Stone 2 Tools

Unlockable Parts

These parts are unlocked by Monastery Modest Architecture for 20 Clergy Influence, in tier 3 of the Clergy path of the Progression tree.

Rooms

Name	Effect	Construction Costs
Modest Hall, Major	6 Maintenance 2 Clergy Splendour	50 Stone 50 Polished Stone 30 Planks 15 Tools
Modest Hall, Minor	5 Maintenance 1 Clergy Splendour	30 Stone 30 Polished Stone 20 Planks 10 Tools
Modest Passageway	4 Maintenance 1 Clergy Splendour	30 Stone 20 Polished Stone 20 Planks 10 Tools
Modest Gallery	2 Maintenance 1 Clergy Splendour	25 Stone 10 Polished Stone 5 Planks 5 Tools

Bell Towers

Name	Effect	Construction Costs
Modest Bell Tower, Enclosed Belfry	3 Maintenance 1 Clergy Splendour	15 Stone 10 Polished Stone 5 Planks 5 Tools
Modest Bell Tower, Open Belfry	3 Maintenance 1 Clergy Splendour	15 Stone 10 Polished Stone 5 Planks 5 Tools
Modest Bell Tower, Major	3 Maintenance 2 Clergy Splendour	30 Stone 25 Polished Stone 15 Planks 10 Tools

Doors, Chimneys and Other

Name	Effect	Construction Costs
Modest Gate, Minor	1 Clergy Splendour	5 Stone 10 Polished Stone 2 Tools
Modest Gate, Major	1 Clergy Splendour	10 Stone 15 Polished Stone 4 Tools
Modest Facade	4 Clergy Splendour	10 Stone 30 Polished Stone 5 Tools
Modest Buttress, Tiled	3 Clergy Splendour	5 Stone 5 Polished Stone 3 Tools
Modest Buttress, Standing	3 Clergy Splendour	5 Stone 5 Polished Stone 3 Tools

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