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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Block" data-source="post: 1476702" data-attributes="member: 2478">I would make the shipyard as part of a great harbor. Part of the harbor is dedicated to shipbuilding. At these dry and wet docks, there will be piles of lumber, crates of rigging and sailcloth, large coils of rope, and all kinds of handheld woodworking tools. There will also be work crews who may or may not like a character wandering around the area. The work crews should include some wizards as well as the craftsmen building the ships.Another part of the harbor would be for merchant ships. This are of the harbor would have boxes and crates of all different sizes. There would be teamsters loading and unloading the holds of ships using platforms and cranes. There would also be taverns, brothels, inns, and all kinds of merchant stalls near the harbor. These are wonderful places for thieves, beggars, and street urchins to hassle a character. A third part of the harbor would be for the fishing boats. Here we would have the fish market and even perhaps some of the homes of the fishermen. And finally, part of the harbor could be for the local navy ships. The war ships could be guarding the entrance to the harbor. And trying to keep order in all of the chaos would be the harbormaster and his guards and dock masters. The harbor should be full of activity during the day, and any character walking around the harbor could have encounters with many different NPCs.</blockquote>