Settlement Designer
Ready to make an interesting, captivating settlement for your campaign? Choose its name, play with the settings or keep them random, and click "CREATE SETTLEMENT" to finish your masterpiece!
NAME AND SIZE:
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Thorp
Hamlet
Village
Small town
Large town
Small city
Large city
Metropolis
Specialty
What it's known for.
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Delicious cuisine
Rude people
Friendly people
Greedy merchants
Bargain prices
Artists and writers
Great hero/savior
Flowers/Gardens
Hordes of beggars
Tough warriors
Talented mages
Dark magic
Decadence
Piety
Gambling
Godlessness
Education
High fashion
Political intrigue
Blatant corruption
Powerful guilds
Strong drinks
Technology
Legends and folklore
Rich history
Humble people
Stoic people
Fighting spirit
Patriotism
Government
Choose a government type.
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Autocracy
Bureaucracy
Democracy
Republic
Dictatorship
Feudality
Hierarchy
Monarchy
Militocracy
Plutocracy
Technocracy
Magocracy
Kleptocracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Notable
Choose a notable trait.
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Canals in place of streets
Massive statue or monument
Grand temple
Large fortress
Verdant parks and orchards
River divides settlement
Major trade center
Headquarters of a powerful family or guild
Population mostly wealthy
Destitute, rundown
Awful smell (tanneries, open sewers)
Center of trade for one specific good
Site of many battles
Important library or archive
Worship of all gods banned
Sinister reputation
Notable library or academy
Site of important tomb or graveyard
Built atop ancient ruins
Former colony
Lair of a powerful, sleeping monster
Race relations
Choose race demographics.
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Harmony
Tension or rivalry
Racial minority are conquerors
Racial minority are rulers
Racial minority are refugees
Racial majority oppresses minority
Racial minority oppresses majority
Calamity
Choose a troubling scenario.
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Suspected vampire infestation
New cult seeks converts
Suspected murder of an important figure
War between rival thieves' guilds
Plague (disease)
Plague (insects, vermin, fungi)
Famine
Drought
Flooding
Earthquake
Storms
Riots
Corrupt officials
Marauding monsters
Rampant monster attacks
Undead outbreak
Powerful wizard has moved into the settlement
Economic depression
Disrupted trade
Prophecy of doom
Brink of war
Civil war brewing
Internal strife
Anarchy
Besieged by enemies
Dungeon discovered
Chain of abductions
Religious sects struggle for power
Serial killer on the loose
Monsters fight over territory
Powerful faction/monster demands tributes
Authority
Choose ruler/government status
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Respected, fair, just
Feared, tyrannical
Iron-willed, respected
Weak, unreliable
Illegitimate
Controlled by a powerful monster
Mysterious, anonymous cabal
Power vacuum, open fighting
Cabal seized power openly
Contested leadership, infighting
Claimants/parties compete for power
Stupid ruler/Idiocracy
Heavy religious influence
Heavy guild influence
Heavy mafia influence
Economics
Choose economic policies.
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Regulated
Free market
State-controlled
Autarky
Law
Choose law enforcement types.
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Fining
Reform
Punishment
Harsh punishment
Military
Choose military policies.
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No army
Standing army
Army reserves
Mercenary armies
Citizen militias
National guard
Adventuring heroes
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