Engineering Villages – For Castles & Crusades or any Fantasy RPG.

Engineering Villages provides all the information needed to quickly establish small, settled communities, specifically hamlets and villages.

This resource explores:

• Types of Villages: Discover various village layouts like nucleated, linear, serpentine, and circular, along with purpose-driven settlements ranging from proto-agricultural to resource-based hamlets.
• Settlement Patterns: Explore the reasons behind different settlement patterns and who might inhabit these villages.
• Village Life and Economy: Understand what villagers might do for trade. From seasonal workers to self-sufficient communities, every inhabitant has a role and a network for survival.
• Housing: Learn about the architecture of village homes, including longhouses, conical structures, and rooftop designs, constructed from materials like wattle, wattle and daub, or brick.
• Life in Hamlets: Create the daily life and challenges of hamlet dwellers, focusing on how they achieve self-sufficiency or engage in seasonal work.

Creating Your Village is made easy with a host of ready-made tables and charts, enabling you to craft a village quickly for your game, story, or any scenario where you need a small settlement.

You are the engineer!