Fantasy Town Elements



Element | Description | ||
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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 |