Friday, April 19, 2013

The Megadungeon Part 1C: Locations Within the Town

So now we come to locations within the town.  There are three classifications of locations within the town.

1) Frequently visited places

2) Interesting locations, basically places  that aren't going to be commonly visited but could be added for flavor

3) Locations that won't be visited until something happens, essentially Town Adventure Locations

As for 1) Frequently Visited Places, they include places such as:
The Inn
The Tavern
The Blacksmith
The General Store
The Herbalist
The Wizard
The Jeweler's

Basically, my idea is that these places are places that adventurer's will visit because of need to rest, need to heal, need to buy or need to sell.  The Tavern is there because what sort of adventure doesn't include a tavern?

As for 2) Interesting Locations, I include the following:
The Baths
The Butchers
The Restaurant
The Seamstress
The Tattoo Parlor

Basically, the idea here is that these places are optional places that people may wish to go to or optional places to add more interest into the town.  You see a person walking down the street with a tattoo of a dragon that seems to move almost as if it's alive.  Or perhaps in a fight the dragon actually comes alive and breathes on people because it's a Magical tattoo.  Now you're interested in where that came from.  And you learn: the Tattoo Parlor.

If it doesn't add interest or adventure ideas, then it doesn't really need to be used, but in general 2) isn't going to be a primary focus.

And lastly 3) Town Adventure Locations.
Any location where adventurers learn of evil within the city and decide it's save to go in swords in hand and spells on the tongue.  These will not really be detailed right now, but they may come up at later points in time.

Technically, I may decide to expand on any and all of these lists if I think of something later, particularly if it's something I forgot with my list right now.

For all locations, I will try to write up using the following template:

Type of Location
Name
Description of Building
Inhabitants
Owner Info
Owner Secrets

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