Flinthollow Vale is a gloomy village, where the folk talk of a monster that ran off with a cow the week before.
Simple encounter tables for farmlands in any fantasy setting. Tables for Village Names, plus Descriptor & Local Talk.
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Fantasy Villages
The core of a random village could be enough for a break in the journey, a home base or part of a PC or NPC background.
Villages need a name, here based on some simple naming patterns. Plus a descriptor to give some flavour and something going on to add life and maybe a hook to adventure.
There is a quick fantasy village generator at ChaosGen. There is also a pdf of these and more tables at the DriveThruRPG as Quick Fantasy Villages.
Village Names
10 Quick Villages | Names, Descs, Talk | Features
Roll twice and combine parts 1 and 2. Optionally roll and add a suffix. Or use quick name. English-sounding names.
| 1d10 | Part 1 | Part 2 | Suffix | Quick Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrow (or Ravens) | -wood | Springs | Casterdall |
| 2 | Apple (or Kins) | -well | Haven | Harlusk |
| 3 | Little (or Flint) | -watch | Heath | Murholt Grave |
| 4 | East (or West) | -falls | Down | Pintyde |
| 5 | Pine (or Willow) | -hollow | Vale | Shepburgh |
| 6 | Bright (or Flame) | -hill | Cross | Badger's Creek |
| 7 | Wolf (or Bear) | -mark | Beacon | Brockwold |
| 8 | Dun (or Long) | -mill | Rush | Sharpwick Heath |
| 9 | Red (or Rose) | -field | Bridge | Karbury Rock |
| 10 | Drakes (or Ogres) | -meet | Scar | Penham |
Descriptor and Local Talk
| 1d10 | Village Descriptor | The village is talking about... |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | neat or charming | preparation for a unique local festival |
| 2 | welcoming or wretched | a cow (or goat) stolen by a giant (or monster) |
| 3 | cheerful or tiny | outlying farms being burnt down (or bought) |
| 4 | sleepy or joyless | a merchant (or mage) building a mansion |
| 5 | hostile or odd | lovers who ran off to a nearby town (or ruin) |
| 6 | dusty or hidden | an unusual lack (or amount) or rain (or wind) |
| 7 | ramshackle or gloomy | a murder that happened a year (or week) ago |
| 8 | prosperous or cursed | lights (or apparitions) seen at a nearby ruin |
| 9 | rough or colourful | marvelous bread (or mead) made by a local |
| 10 | lovely or ancient | a group of young locals conscripted (or killed) |
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There is a quick fantasy village generator at ChaosGen. There is also a pdf of these and more tables at the DriveThruRPG as Quick Fantasy Villages.
If you liked these there are Fantasy Generators at Chaos Gen, a monthly random tools Newsletter and an instagram of Random Tables.
