These are new and improved town rules for DnD and the Ringheim setting.
Random Generating Towns
Step by step:
1. Roll for Town Size 1a. Calculate rural population 2. Roll for town modifiers 3. Roll for Wealth 4. Roll for power centers 4a. Roll for Power Alignment 4b. Roll for Power type 5. Roll for shops
Town Size
Modifiers for town size
Along trade route +5 On a coast +5 Has a portal +10
Town Size
d% Town Size Urban pop GP limit Shops Shop level 01-10 Thorp 20-80 40 gp 0 +0 11-30 Hamlet 81-400 100 gp 1d4-3 +0 31-50 Village 401-900 200 gp 1d6-3 +2 51-70 S. Town 901-2k 800 gp 1d6-2 +2 71-85 L. Town 2k-5k 3.000 gp 1d6-1 +4 86-95 S. City 5k-15k 15.000 gp 1d6+1 +4 96-99 L. City 15k-25k 40.000 gp 1d6+2 +6 100-102 S. Metropolis 25k-50k 100.000 gp 1d6+3 +6 103-104 Metropolis 50k-100k 150.000 gp 1d10+4 +8 105 L. Metropolis 100k-250k 250.000 gp 1d10+5 +8 ---- Planar City 250k-500k 500.000 gp 1d10+10 +10 ---- Planar Metro 500k+ 1.000.000 gp 1d20+10 +12
Rural Population
To determine the rural population of a city, roll (1d100+55)%. That's the percentage of the city population that can be found in the rural community connected to the city. I.e. a city with 100 inhabitants, rolls 25. this makes it that 80% of the population of the city lives outside, for a total of 180 people in the community.
Wealth
Modify by 50%+1d100%.
Magical Shops
Shops are level 1d10+modifier
Power Center for the Community
Thorp -1 Hamlet +0 Village +1 S. Town +2 L. Town +3 S. city +4 (roll twice) L. City +5 (roll twice) S. Metropolis +5 (roll thrice) Metropolis +6 (roll thrice) L. Metropolis +6 (roll four times) Planar City +7 (roll four times) Planar Metro +7 (roll five times)