#dnd town

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concept art for a dnd town named Shanti

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DnD/Fantasy lore idea:

A city or country that developed trial by fire (medevil trial system where you grab a red hot iron and were considered guilty if your hand blisters) when they were isolated humans/elves. Then infernals/dragon or some other species that has fire resistance started living there and because they can easily beat the trail by fire they become more respected/higher class in the town.

[skrillexberry]

Here’s a list of over 100 buildings to populate your fantasy town, covering everything from essential structures to more whimsical or thematic additions

Essential Buildings:

Town Hall

Guard Tower

Marketplace

Blacksmith

General Store

Tavern

Inn

Apothecary

Bakery

Butcher Shop

Tailor Shop

Stables

Schoolhouse

Library

Carpenter’s Workshop

Cobbler’s Shop

Farmer's Market

Fishmonger

Mill (Windmill/Watermill)

Well

Church/Temple

Chapel

Watchtower

Post Office

Barracks

Armory

Courthouse

Prison

Cemetery

Mortuary

Alchemist’s Shop

Magic Academy

Smithy

Herbalist

Potion Shop

Farrier (for horse shoes)

Brewery

Distillery

Granary

Butcher’s Block

Tailor’s Guild

Weaver’s Hut

Shipwright

Pottery Shop

Fletcher (Arrow Maker)

Tanner’s Yard

Brewery

Spice Merchant

Jeweler’s Workshop

Scribe’s Office

Civic & Public Spaces:

Fountain

Park

Courtyard

Arena

Theatre

Amphitheater

Bathhouse

Gardens

City Gates

Bell Tower

Archives

Magistrate’s Office

Observatory

Town Square

Auction House

Guildhall

Lighthouse

River Dock

Public Forum

Clock Tower

Residential Buildings:

Farmstead

Manor House

Noble’s Mansion

Townhouses

Cottage

Merchant’s House

Apartment Building

Caravanserai

Worker’s Dormitory

Boarding House

Hunter’s Lodge

Shanty House

Fisherman’s Hut

Vineyard Estate

Barracks

Witch’s Cottage

Trade and Craftsmanship:

Glassblower’s Workshop

Painter’s Studio

Sculptor’s Workshop

Clockmaker’s Shop

Musician’s Hall

Candlemaker’s Workshop

Florist

Basket Weaver

Soapmaker’s Shop

Bookbinder’s Shop

Toymaker’s Workshop

Carriage House

Leatherworker’s Shop

Metalworker’s Foundry

Dye House

Taxidermist’s Workshop

Cartographer’s Shop

Engraver’s Workshop

Mystical/Unique Buildings:

Wizard’s Tower

Enchanter’s Hall

Potion Brewery

Astronomer’s Tower

Fairy Grove

Dragon Stable

Rune Reader’s Tent

Crystal Shop

Elementalist Shrine

Oracle’s Hut

Druid’s Circle

Sorcerer’s Guild

Griffin Aviary

Necromancer’s Lair

Portal Room

Seer’s Observatory

Other:

Windmill

Grain Silo

Wine Cellar

Salt House

Ice House

Brewery

Tinkerer’s Workshop

Puppet Theater

Public Bathhouse

Art Gallery

Falconer’s Lodge

Cheese Monger

Guild of Shadows (Thieves’ Guild)

Adventurer’s Guild

Dungeon Entrance

Gambling Den

Spymaster’s Office

Assassin’s Guild

Beast Trainer’s Arena

Exotic Pet Shop

Stablemaster

Forge Temple

Graveyard Keeper’s Hut

Fishermen’s Wharf

Oracle’s Shrine

These structures can shape the town’s story, culture, and atmosphere. You can adapt or add to the list depending on your town's specific fantasy setting and its unique vibe.

[xiphosuras]

Another map for a city in the D&D campaign I’ve been running for two and a half years. This one is called Walden, it’s the biggest of the three towns in the valley the campaign takes place in.

[xiphosuras]

Map for one of the villages of the D&D campaign I’ve been running for the past two years.

This is a dwarven village named Alpengloed, an old, industrious town that made a lot of money selling weapons to the warring factions down in the valley and has transformed into a more tourist-y place ever since peace was made. To keep the furnaces of their industry going the residents cut down most of the surrounding forest and now the town has to deal with regular landslides and mine cave-ins.

Might do one of these for the other major settlements of the campaign, it’s pretty fun.

[mightymapsco]

The small town of Valleys End, a quiet place; the only way in or out of a valley that stretches a hundred miles or more. Normally only used for farmland, however, the last 3 sheepherders to have gone down into the valley haven't returned. The only thing found were the remnants of a few dismembered sheep bodies. 

Your heroes have been tasked with heading down into the valley to find out where they’ve disappeared to and to hopefully return them home to loved ones.