Hexplorations: City/Town Attractions
Building on yesterday’s Hexploration (charts for details of things you may encounter in a hex crawl or simply developing your world) which gave general information about cities & towns, Here are a couple of charts for major attractions in a city or town.
Roll a d6 for the column and row to determine a location of interest. A small town might have just one or two, while a city may have many. If a location doesn’t make sense for the city (a harbor for a city without a coast), reroll. If the you get the same result multiple times, it may be particularly noteworthy or opulent–perhaps it is even a Wonder of the World!
Of course, you may also choose from the charts based on any pre-determined role of the city. For example, if it is a capital, it should have several government buildings.
For several location types (marked with an asterisk), you may wish to know more about that location. Use the second chart to determine specific details such as a University’s specialty or a Museum’s focus.
Possible attractions:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Entertainment | Arena* | Circus | Light Show | Menagerie | Theater | Zoo |
| 2 Crafting/Shopping | Carnival | Casino | Guild HQ* | Magic/Curiosities Shop | Master Craftsmen* | Massive Store/Mall |
| 3 Scenic | Gardens | Great Bridge | Point/Tower w/Overlook | Scenic Neighborhood* | Harbor | “Old City” |
| 4 Education | Museum* | Observatory | Oracle | Library | University* | Wizard Tower |
| 5 Government | Barracks/Training | Nation’s Legislature | Courthouse | Mint | Palace | Prison |
| 6 Other | Beaches | Haunted Location (roll again for what is haunted) | Historic Site* | Portal | Statue* | Temple |
Details:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena | Gladiators vs. Gladiators | Gladiators vs. Monsters | Monsters vs. Monsters | Naval Battles | Olympics | Team Sports |
| Guild HQ | Bankers/Money Changers | Judges/Lawyers | Merchants | Physicians/ Pharmacists | Thieves | Wool Makers & Merchants |
| Historic Site | Signing of an important document | Where a great speech was given | Martyr’s execution site | Where a miracle occurred | Battle site | Tomb/Graveyard |
| Master Craftsmen | Carpenters | Coopers & Turners (woodworkers) | Glassblowers | Goldsmiths | Masons | Shoemaker |
| Museum | Art | Historical Artifacts | Natural History | Recent History | Sculpture | Religious |
| Scenic Neighborhood | Business Type: stores, restaurants, sculptors, etc. | Residents’ Ethnicity | Magical Effect | Unusual Material | Unique Architecture | Wealthy |
| University | Agriculture | Arcana (or Science) | Engineering | Literature | History | Theology |
| Statue | City/Nation’s Founder | God/Goddess | Great Leader | Great Mage or Priest or Warrior | Creature | War Memorial |
