haha :D

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Edenia as long as you don't go in to my people, we good

callback to episode one, nice

Add a road leading to a coal mine, and you'd be all set. The mine itself could provide plenty of opportunities for dungeon delving, as well.

Dude, it was a joke, a pun on Matt's last name ;)

Hmm, thanks for the inspiration! I just started a campaign with my niece and nephew (8 and 11 yrs old)... currently characters are done meeting a friendly gnome NPC and are about to meet the Big Bad for the first time (prolly a hag of some type). Going to have the gnome cast gate and tell the players to "run for your lives" as the gnome gets dusted, thru the gate and right to Coalville, an abandoned mining town, then will run a quick Goblin Go Carts adventure from Ab Tab. Annnnnd, were out! At least a night or two of fun there! Thanks for the idea - a perfect fit!!!

SG710 a joke, but an inspired one

You know, I actually live in a town called Coalville, in England. Built around mines that are now pretty much abandoned. That's a plot hook for a good adventure if you ask me.

Dang, that’s brilliant.

@@theendicott2838 It really, really is.

I'm building a town kinda inspired by the concept of the Twins from Game of Thrones but crossing a wide chasm near essentially Niagra Falls I was watching this to get ideas on filling out out and I had a sudden thought about the whole right and left brain so now the Twin Town is separated on those ideas

ExistentialOcto I prefer the P.E.R.M.S. method, personally.

"To give birth to a good setting, you're gonna need some S.P.E.R.M." Silly and memorable, like all good mnemonics should be. I like it.

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Specifically, the tanner would almost certainly live DOWNRIVER on the outskirts of town. Likewise any other tradesperson who needs ready access to running water and who's use of it would contaminate the town's water supply.

And it is madness that the Inn and the Stables are across the RIVER from each other. They should be across the ROAD from each other.

Also, why there isnt an abbatoir? I guess the farmers can butcher their own animals, i know a few who do that still.

Bruh it’s almost 3 here. The sleep hath not cometh

Same for me!!! I couldn't resist a Matt Colville video!

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Another point: Only larger towns are liable to have a dedicated Tailor, since in Medieval society, most families (or rather their women-folk) were expected to do all their clothe making and mending.

Bluecho4 a very good point. In that line of thought it's a good idea to keep in mind which jobs could be done at home and put other jobs higher up on the priority list for actually including dedicated buildings and professionals. Also, if you have a guild system a small town's blacksmith is likely (though not guaranteed) to only be a journeyman, not a master smith, so likely no masterwork anything or possibly even most harder to make items. (Ex: unless the smith is trying to become a sword smith, which is unlikely if they're not near some significant market for such, they probably couldn't make a passable rapier)

Bluecho4 The women were the primary practitioners of dedicated cottage crafts such as lace making, but the hard physical labor that was primarily performed by men did not take up all day every day and basic skills like sewing and spinning are something EVERYONE in the household was doing. Additionally, women in medieval society took on apprenticeships, practiced trade (e.g. nail making in medieval Europe was almost exclusively the work of female smiths), even rose to mastery in their crafts. Female master craftspersons were far more rare than the males (basically any woman who chose to marry was off the job market until she no longer had to care for children regardless of the laws and customs of her society) but there are records of their existence.

Also, a lot of cottage craft work was done by children as part of their chores, not just women. Oh, side note: while grain can be ground by hand, it's one of the most back-breaking and time consuming tasks there is, which is why if I say "mill" you immediately assume I'm talking about one for grinding flour instead of the many other applications of water/wind power (though mills for other things were almost always water-wheel powered, presumably for more consistent power). Btw, here's a documentary on a Tudor farmstead. Very long and way more detailed than needed, but interesting for those very into the subject and not very far off the tech level typical for a d&d setting. kzfaq.info/sun/PLj2leWh0oQfcHuPE5JXpUXkyZh9MtdQu2

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Others things that influence names: -Geography: If you have two Johns in town, you might differentiate them by saying one is "John Forest" (because he lives next to the forest), and the other is "John Fields" (because he lives out in the fields). If you want to disguise this a bit, you might take the equivalent words from other languages; in German, it would be "John Forst" and "John Feld". -Religion: Just examine our Real Life culture, and note how many common names are taken directly from religious traditions. Mathew, Mark, Luke, John. Mary, Eve, Jezebel, Ruth. Millions of people named Muhammad. There may also be specific religious movements that create naming trends. The Puritans liked to give children elaborate names with direct religious meaning, like Nicolas "If-Jesus-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-You-Thy-Soul-Has-Been-Damned" Barebones. Or various references to virtues...or disparaging concepts like "Disappointment". (Where do you think Tieflings got their Virtue names? WotC didn't invent that whole cloth). -History: For many of the same reasons people might be named for religious figures, they might be named for historical figures. Alexander, Ulysses, Martin Luther, etc. In a DnD world, the names people go after might gives clues as to who that society considered important in the past. -Deeds: Speaking of importance, we're all already familiar with the fantasy trend of naming characters after important deeds, because people in ages past tended to do that. Sometimes these names can stick, with family lines, clans, or houses taking the moniker of an important founding member. You see this a lot in depictions of Dwarves, since their cultures are often proud, family/clan oriented, and focused on accomplishment, whether that be in warfare, exploration, mining, or craftwork. -Superstition: Names have great mythic significance. The distinction between a "True Name" and an "Adult Name" arises from superstition that if a supernatural being or hostile magician knows one's True Name, they hold power over one. The name one goes by can not only protect a True Name, but could, in superstitious thought, act as additional protection or utility, depending on the name. People taking on names so as to derive power from it, through the Rule of Similarity. To keep a witch from charming him, a man might call himself "Ironheart", while a warrior looking for success in battle may try to channel a beast's ferocity by calling himself "Wolfclaw". The Fey are said to prey on names, so using a nonsense name may be helpful for confusing their alien mentalities.

Bluecho4 on the location names, another plausible variation of that is picking up a name related to where one lived before they moved to the town. This would likely be rare, as it would only occur in mostly sedentary populations as a more mobile population would likely adopt a true surname system. Would also make sense to use of/O' as appropriate for the culture. John O'NorShire would be a plausible name along these lines (with the prefix being used/dropped depending on cultural norms) Of course, you could also go with the classic [parent's name]daughter/son system for some cultures.

When did you realize Conyberry was supposed to be a bunch of ruins?

I came to the comments looking for this one.

But not as it was - in medieval times. But his world might be different which is fine.

@WalkOnNick weird how you can suspend your disbelief for dragons but not for gay people

@@scritoph3368 We all know dragons are real, gay people are not! /s

​@@scritoph3368 He didn't say he couldn't suspend his disbelief my guy

If you don't yet follow A.J.Pickett's channel too. Great channel for D&D lore.

Roman law prohibited burial inside city/town boundaries, so most Roman settlements had some sort of Necropolis outside of the city. As with most things, cemeteries and the laws around them got re-used by later civilisations (such as the Anglo-Saxons). One interesting practice is the exhumation of older bodies into mass graves (or funeral pyres) which I think is a great way for the undead to rise up and attack the town.

One minor point, I think the homestead acts had a much greater impact on American conceptions of farming than the plantation system ever did. Little House on the Prairie is archetypal.