A Review of the Role Playing Game Supplement Fantasy Towns and Cities II

Fantasy Towns and Cities II by Matt Parmer is a generic role playing game supplement published by Art of War Games.

The supplement is available as a three-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $0.50. One page is the front cover.

The rest of the supplement is taken up by brief descriptions of 33 towns and cities suitable for a fantasy setting. Each settlement is given a name, total population and the general makeup of that population by species. It also has a brief description of the settlement; the precise details covered vary from settlement to settlement, but are essentially what makes that settlement different, whether it be how it is governed, where it is or sites of interest, or something else entirely. Some settlements have a single noteworthy fact, whilst others have a couple of them.

Fantasy Towns and Cities II in Review

The PDF lacks bookmarks and with only two pages of content doesn’t need them. Navigation is fine. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are no illustrations. Presentation is adequate.

The settlements in the supplement cover a range of sizes, from a population of a few dozen to a significant number of thousands. The smaller settlements are the most use; a village with only 60 inhabitants that is given a one-paragraph overview is easier to use than a city of 24,000 given the same treatment, as so much of the latter is missing. The small settlements are useful for places that the characters might be passing through without much incentive to stay, though generic businesses could be dropped in and be used. Some of the settlements have potential adventure hooks built into their descriptions, should a GM want to expand things. Even though how useful the individual settlements are does vary, given the price, this is worth it for some light worldbuilding of places that don’t need much development. Fantasy Towns and Cities II can be found by clicking here.