As many of you probably know, I'm a big fan of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. Every April, challengers attempt to submit entries on 26 different days, one for each letter of the alphabet. I've successfully participated for the last two years, and so I'm looking forward to another year of successful posting. I always end up with a great amount of material that I then use in my games afterward. Since the World of Samardan campaign setting is under major development, I will have an interesting challenge of blending these two together. I'm just letting you guys know in advance that I'm doing this, so as to explain the unusual post headings and random order of material development that you'll see next month.
Since Steps Two through Five all involve locations (being cities, resources, ruins and lairs), I believe that I will dedicate the month of April to describing some of the wondrous sites and locales of the World of Samardan. Many of these entries will end up in the Gazetteer, if not all of them. Once the month of April is done, I'll identify the remaining features of those steps that have to be completed, and I'll work through the list to finalize them. By the time it is all said and done, I will have described around ten cities, eight resource sites, ten ruins for exploration, and at least ten lairs. So, 26 out of 38 should be complete by the end of April. I trust that dipping into the fluff of the setting will be enjoyable. I think this is where I can really make or break the setting, and so I highly encourage any feedback you might have.
To help inspire my thoughts, and because I like to give my readers things they can use, I've compiled a list of over two hundred possible types of sites and locations that should prove useful in my quest to have an item for every letter of the alphabet. I'm sharing that list below, as a future reference for anyone who might need such. If you have any suggestions for additional items to include, I'm definitely open to them.
List of Site Types
abbey
abode
academy
acropolis
aegis
aerie
alcazar
altar
anchorage
arboretum
arena
armory
asylum
aviary
backwoods
barbican
barricade
barrier
basilica
bastille
bastion
battlefield
battleground
beacon
blockhouse
borough
bulwark
burial chamber
burial mound
burrow
buttress
cairn
camp
capital
castle
catacomb
cave
cavern
center
chantry
chapel
charnel house
church
citadel
city
city of the dead
coliseum
collegium
column
community
conservatory
convent
coppice
copse
court
cross roads
crypt
demense
den
depository
depot
detention camp
district
docks
dominion
donjon
dungeon
estate
estate house
factory
fasthold
field
forest
fort
fortification
fortress
foundation
foundry
game refuge
gardens
garrison
grange
grassland
graveyard
grotto
grove
guild
habitat
hamlet
hangar
haven
hold
holding
holy site
homestead
hospital
industrial site
institute
island
jail
jailhouse
jungle
keep
laboratory
landing
landmark
lighthouse
locale
mall
manor
mansion
market
mausoleum
metropolis
mine
ministry
mission
monastery
monolith
monument
mortuary
mosque
mound
museum
necropolis
nest
nunnery
obelisk
observatory
oratory
orchard
orphanage
ossuary
oubliette
outpost
pagoda
palace
palisade
park
penitentiary
pillar
pit
plant
plantation
plaza
port
post
precinct
preserve
priory
prison
protectorate
province
pylon
pyramid
quarters
redoubt
reformatory
refuge
region
reliquary
repository
reserve
retreat
roost
ruins
salt mines
sanctorium
sanctuary
sanctum
school
seminary
sepulcher
settlement
shrine
site
stadium
station
statuary
stock
stockade
stronghold
synagogue
tabernacle
temple
terminal
territory
thicket
timberland
tomb
tower
town
township
university
vault
villa
village
vineyard
wall
ward
warehouse
watchtower
waypost
wharf
wildwood
wood
woodland
woods
yard
ziggurat
zone
I'm looking forward to the A to Z Challenge. I hope you guys are, too.
With Regards,
Flynn
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