Dungeon Master's Guide 5e

RANDOM BUILDINGS

Pulse-pounding chases and harrowing escapes within
the confines of a town or city can sometimes force
characters to dash into buildings. When you need to
flesh out a building quickly, roll on the Building Type
table. Then roll on the table corresponding to that
building to add further detail.
If a roll makes no sense considering where the
characters are (such as a lavish mansion in a rundown
part of town), you can always roll again or simply choose
another result. However, s uch unexpected results can
prompt creativity and memorable locations that help
make your urban encounters distinct.

BUILDING TYPE

d20 Type

1-10

11- 12

13-15

16- 17

1 8-20

Residence (roll once on the Residence table)

Religious (roll once on the Religious Buil ding table)

Tavern (roll once on the Tavern table and twice on

the Tavern Name Generator table)

Warehouse (roll once on the Warehouse table)

Shop (roll once on the Shop table)

RESIDENCE

d20 Type

1-2 Abandoned squat

3-8 M iddle-class home

9-10 Upper-class home

11 - 15 Crowded tenement

16-17 Orphanage

18 Hidden slavers' den

19 Front for a secret cult

20 Lavish, guarded mansion

RELIGIOUS BUILDING

d20 Type

1 -10

11 -12

13

14- 15

16-17

18 -20

Temple to a good or neutral deity

Temple to a false deity (run by charlatan priests)

Home of ascetics

Abandoned shrine

Library dedicated to religious study

Hidden shrin e to a fiend or an evil deit y

d20 Type

1-5 Quiet, low-key bar

6-9 Raucous dive

10 Thieves' guild hangout

11 Gathering place for a secret societ y

12-13 Upper-class dining club

14- 15 Gambling den

16-17 Caters to specific race or guild

18 Members-only club

19-20 Brothel

TAVERN NAME GENERATOR

d20 First Part Second Part

The Silver Eel

2 The Golden Dolphin

3 The Staggering Dwarf

4 The Laughing Pegasus

5 The Prancing Pony

6 The Gilded Rose

7 The Running Stag

8 The Howling Wolf

9 The Slaughtered Lamb

10 The Leering Demon

11 The Drunken Goat

12 The Leaping Spirit

13 The Roaring Horde

14 The Frowning jester

15 The Lonely Mountain

16 The Wandering Eagle

17 The Mysterious Satyr

18 The Barking Dog

19 The Black Spider

20 The Gleaming Star

WAREHOUSE

d20 Type

1-4

5-6

7-10

11-14

15

16-17

18-19

Empty or abandoned

Heavil y guarded, expensive goods

Cheap goods

Bulk goods

Live animals

Weaponsf armor

Goods from a distant land

20 Secret smuggler's den

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