Fantasy Town Elements



| Element | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned Building | Has something else taken up residence? | b | s |
| Abattoir | A slaughterhouse for animals | b | |
| Abbey | A center for religious life | b | |
| Alleyway | A narrow space between buildings | b | s |
| Animal Pens | An area where farm animals, dogs, or other beasts are kept | b, s | |
| Apartment Building | Who owns the building? | b | |
| Apothecary | A seller of drugs and other potions | b | s |
| Aqueduct | To bring in water | b | |
| Arboretum | A garden of trees | a, b | |
| Archery Range | For practice | a, b | |
| Armory | A place to store weapons, also known as an arsenal | b | |
| Back Alleys | A labyrinth of interconnected alleyways | a | s |
| Bank | What kind of currency? | b | |
| Barber | Mustache please | b | |
| Barracks | To house soldiers | b | |
| Barrel | Is it full or empty? | s | |
| Bathhouse | A place to wash and maybe watch | b | |
| Bazaar | A marketplace | b, a | |
| Betting House | A place to gamble | b | |
| Bounty Poster | A bandit, a usurper, or a beast? | s | s |
| Boxing Ring | For betting on fights | b | |
| Brewery | To make beer | b | |
| Bridge | What does it span? | b | |
| Bridge System | A series of interconnected bridges linking each building | a, b | |
| Brothel | Open late nights | b | |
| Bucket | Just a bucket | s | |
| Bulletin | A public board on which is placed the latest news, bounties, and business | s | s |
| Burned Out Building | How much is left? | b | |
| Business District | An area for business | a | |
| Canal | A waterway | b, a | |
| Candle Shop | To light up the darkness | b | |
| Caravanserai | A roadside inn for travelers and traders | b | |
| Carriage House | A shelter for storing a carriage | b | |
| Cart | What is in it? | s | s |
| Chapel | A small church | b | |
| Cheese Makers | Gouda their job | b | |
| Chhatri | An elevated, domed, outdoor pavilion | b | |
| Church | A place to gather and pray | b | s |
| Circus | It's come to town | b | |
| Clothing Store | See anything you like? | b | |
| Cobbler | Fixes shoes and boots | b | |
| Collapsed Building | What caused this? | b | |
| Community Center | A central location for gathering | b | |
| Courthouse | To resolve local disputes | b | |
| Covered Walkway System | A series of interconnected walkways to shelter pedestrians from the rain and weather | b, a | |
| Crate | What does it contain? | s | |
| Crossroads | Which way? | b, a | |
| Crypt | Who rests within? | b | |
| Cult Lair | Just folks in robes hanging out. A lot like a spa | b | s |
| Dam | Please don't break | b | |
| Docks | A place to moor boats | b, a | s |
| Drainage Channel | Runs along the side or in the middle of the street to clear water and waste | s | |
| Dry Dock | A place to build and repair boats | b | |
| Dump | For trash and debris | b, a | |
| Enchanting Shop | To enchant items | b | |
| Fair | A celebration of some kind | b | |
| Farmer's Market | A place to buy and sell fruits and vegetables | b, a | |
| Fence | Made of what? | s | |
| Ferry | For traveling the waterways, for a fee | b | |
| Fireworks Shop | No smoking | b | |
| Fish Shambles | A fish market. It probably smells | b, a | s |
| Fletcher | For buying arrows and related goods | b | |
| Forge | To create armor and arms | b | s |
| Fort | A protective enclosure | b, a | |
| Fountain | Fresh water in a simple or elaborate display | s | |
| Gallows | You don't want to hang around here | b, a | |
| Gardens | How well kept? | a, b | |
| Gatehouse | To guard the comings and goings | b | |
| Glass Workshop | A workshop and furnace for blowing glass | b | |
| Grafitti | Harmless, or some kind of secret message? | s | |
| Grain Silo | Anything in it? | b | |
| Graveyard | How large and how old? | b, a | |
| Guardhouse | A garison to protect the town or to watch it? | b | s |
| Guildhall | For what guild? | b | s |
| Gutter | Anyone down there? | s | |
| Haystack | Hay there. | s | |
| Healer | A place to heal the wounds | b | s |
| Hedge | To keep the neighbors out. | s | |
| Hideout | What's the password? | b | |
| Horse Manure | Dropped by a horse | s | s |
| House | Who lives here? | b | s |
| Housing District | An area for homes | a | |
| Inn | A place to sleep for the night | b | s |
| Jail | To hold those that disturb the peace | b | s |
| King's Decree | A poster of some new law perhaps? | s | |
| Laboratory | For science! | b | |
| Lantern | Lit or unlit? | s | s |
| Lighthouse | To guide boats in storm and in night | b | |
| Livery | A place to rent horses and carriages | b | s |
| Magical Book and Scroll Shop | Like a library but you need to pay | b | |
| Magical Item Shop | Rare goods and antiquities, but magical | b | |
| Manor | Who lives here? | b | s |
| Market Building | An enclosed market | b | |
| Market Stall | What does it sell? | b, s | |
| Merchant District | An area for merchants | a | |
| Merchant Fair | A periodic gathering of merchants from surrounding lands to sell their wares | b, a | |
| Mill | For milling grain | b | |
| Noodle Shop | Yum | b | |
| Old Barn | Anything in it? | b | |
| Orphanage | Fun for the whole family | b | |
| Outfitters | A shop for adventuring gear | b | |
| Pet Shop | What kind of animals? | b | |
| Pothole | What do the lord's taxes even pay for? | s | |
| Potion Shop | For all your potion needs | b | s |
| Potter's | A place to obtain pottery goods | b | |
| Privie | For private business | b, s | |
| Race Track | For rats, dogs, horses, or something else? | b | |
| Reflecting Pool | A calm place | b | |
| Restaurant | What kinds of food? | b | |
| Riad | An interior garden or courtyard | b | |
| Road | Leads somewhere | b, s | s |
| Rooftop Roost | A place where birds and other winged animals are kept | b, s | |
| Rooftops | Interconnected and expansive rooftop areas | a | s |
| School | A place of learning | b | |
| Secret Chamber | Shhh. Don't tell anyone | b | |
| Sewer System | How extensive are they? | b, a | s |
| Shambles | A meat market | b | |
| Shipping Yard | Full of trade goods and dock workers | b, a | |
| Shrine | To what god, religion, or creed? | b | |
| Slums | Who lives here? | b, a | s |
| Stables | A place to keep horses. May act as a livery | b | |
| Statue | Of what? | s | |
| Stockade | To lock up ne'er-do-wells | s | |
| Stonemason | A place for stone cutting | b | |
| Street Market | A outside marketplace | b, a | s |
| Tackle Shop | A place to buy fishing gear | b | |
| Tattoo Shop | More memories that last a lifetime | b | |
| Tavern | A place to drink and maybe find work | b | s |
| Temple | A place of contemplation and prayer | b | |
| Thieve's Den | A place of scoundrels | b | s |
| Tinkerer's Shop | Full of odds and ends | b | |
| Town Hall | A central location for gathering | b | s |
| Town Moat | To protect from what? | b, a | |
| Town Square | A central location for gathering | b, a | s |
| Town Wall | How fortified is this place? | b, a | s |
| Trapper's | A shop for buying traps and other hunting gear | b | |
| Tree | What type of tree? | s | |
| Underground Avenues | A series of interconnected tunnels linking each building | a | |
| Undertaker | Coffins for sale | b | |
| Warehouse | What does it store? | b | |
| Watchtower | What do they watch? | b | |
| Water Tower | How full is it? | b | s |
| Weaponsmith | To buy weapons | b | s |
| Well | How deep and how full? | b | s |
| Wheelbarrow | What is it carrying? | s |
















