All of this talk about points of light has put me in the mood to generate towns that might serve as said points of light. Here I've used the rules in the DMG to generate a town (actually a village). At the end of the post, I have stats for how the village might look in 4E (and yes, I know that gnomes will likely not make the cut into the PHB1 for 4E). So, take a read-through, then show me your points of light for 3.5, 4E, or both.
Rocky Hollow (village): Conventional; AL LG; 200 gp limit; Assets 6140 gp; Population 614; Isolated (96% gnomes, 2% dwarves, 1% halflings, 1% other races).
Authority Figures: Sheriff-Commander Ber Ayznbarg, NG male gnomish Ftr 7 (elected sheriff and appointed commander of the militia).
Important Characters: Mayor Zindel Birgermayster, LG male gnomish Ari 3 (elected mayor and wealthiest gnome in the village); Fishke Shnayder, N male gnomish rogue 7 (tailor, master of the thieves’ guild, and secret financial advisor to the mayor); Sef Barfus, CG female gnomish Rgr 1 (beloved member of the watch responsible for protecting the farms outside the village proper).
Rocky Hollow Village Watch- Ftr4, Ftr 2 (x4).
Rocky Hollow Village Militia- Ftr 1 (x8), War 5, War 3 (x2), War 2 (x4),
War 1 (x15).
Others- Brd 4, Brd 2 (x2), Brd 1 (x4), Clr 4, Clr 2 (x2), Clr 1 (x4), Rog 4 (x2), Rog 2 (x4), Rog 1 (x8), Wiz 3, Wiz 2 (x2), Wiz 1 (x4), Ari 2 (x2), Ari 1 (x5), Com 4, Com 2 (x2), Com 1 (x493), Exp 6, Exp 3 (x2), Exp 2 (x4), Exp 1 (x17), War 1 (x12).
Rocky Hollow is a gnomish village built into the rocky hills surrounding xxx Falls (if anyone can suggest a cool name for the falls, I'll take it). Just over one-sixth of the population resides within the village proper, with the majority of the population occupying the fertile farmland that extends roughly three miles in all directions.
The village proper boasts a large number of crafts-gnomes who occupy burrows built into the rocky hills on either side of the falls; in most cases the openings of these burrows serve as workshops and storefronts, while the deeper reaches are given over to living space. The largest burrow in the village, of course, belongs to Mayor Zindel Birgermayster and his family. Community buildings including a barracks, a temple dedicated to Garl Glittergold, and a school administered by bards, clerics, and wizards (predominantly illusionists) are well out of sight behind the falls themselves.
Rocky Hollow (Village): Conventional; AL LG; 200 gp limit; Assets 6140 gp; Population 614;
Isolated (96% gnomes, 2% dwarves, 1% halflings, 1% other races).
Authority Figures: Sheriff-Commander Ber Azynberg, NG male gnomish Ftr 1 (elected sheriff and appointed commander of the militia).
Important Characters: Mayor Zindel Birgermayster, LG male gnomish Ari 1 (elected mayor and wealthiest gnome in the village); Fishke Shnayder, N male gnomish rogue 2 (tailor, master of the thieves' guild, and secret financial advisor to the mayor); Sef Barfus, CG female gnomish Rgr 1 (beloved member of the watch responsible for protecting the farms outside the village proper).
Rocky Hollow Village Watch- War 1 (x5)
Rocky Hollow Village Militia- War 1 (x30)
Others: Brd 1, Clr 1, Rog 1 (x14), Wiz 1, Ari 1 (x7), Com 1 (x508), Expert 1 (x36).
To get here, I basically dropped all levels to 1, unless it was someone who had to be in a supervisory position over other characters (i.e. the master of the thieves' guild). I was able to keep the sheriff-commander's level at 1, because he is a fighter supervising warriors; technically, he supervises the ranger as well, but I see her as a particularly talented and independent subordinate. I kept one of each of the other PC classes that were in the original village, though only at level 1; the others were converted to experts to represent the high number of crafts-gnomes in the village. Warriors who weren't needed to fill the ranks of the watch or militia were converted to commoners.
Chad
Rocky Hollow (village): Conventional; AL LG; 200 gp limit; Assets 6140 gp; Population 614; Isolated (96% gnomes, 2% dwarves, 1% halflings, 1% other races).
Authority Figures: Sheriff-Commander Ber Ayznbarg, NG male gnomish Ftr 7 (elected sheriff and appointed commander of the militia).
Important Characters: Mayor Zindel Birgermayster, LG male gnomish Ari 3 (elected mayor and wealthiest gnome in the village); Fishke Shnayder, N male gnomish rogue 7 (tailor, master of the thieves’ guild, and secret financial advisor to the mayor); Sef Barfus, CG female gnomish Rgr 1 (beloved member of the watch responsible for protecting the farms outside the village proper).
Rocky Hollow Village Watch- Ftr4, Ftr 2 (x4).
Rocky Hollow Village Militia- Ftr 1 (x8), War 5, War 3 (x2), War 2 (x4),
War 1 (x15).
Others- Brd 4, Brd 2 (x2), Brd 1 (x4), Clr 4, Clr 2 (x2), Clr 1 (x4), Rog 4 (x2), Rog 2 (x4), Rog 1 (x8), Wiz 3, Wiz 2 (x2), Wiz 1 (x4), Ari 2 (x2), Ari 1 (x5), Com 4, Com 2 (x2), Com 1 (x493), Exp 6, Exp 3 (x2), Exp 2 (x4), Exp 1 (x17), War 1 (x12).
Rocky Hollow is a gnomish village built into the rocky hills surrounding xxx Falls (if anyone can suggest a cool name for the falls, I'll take it). Just over one-sixth of the population resides within the village proper, with the majority of the population occupying the fertile farmland that extends roughly three miles in all directions.
The village proper boasts a large number of crafts-gnomes who occupy burrows built into the rocky hills on either side of the falls; in most cases the openings of these burrows serve as workshops and storefronts, while the deeper reaches are given over to living space. The largest burrow in the village, of course, belongs to Mayor Zindel Birgermayster and his family. Community buildings including a barracks, a temple dedicated to Garl Glittergold, and a school administered by bards, clerics, and wizards (predominantly illusionists) are well out of sight behind the falls themselves.
Rocky Hollow (Village): Conventional; AL LG; 200 gp limit; Assets 6140 gp; Population 614;
Isolated (96% gnomes, 2% dwarves, 1% halflings, 1% other races).
Authority Figures: Sheriff-Commander Ber Azynberg, NG male gnomish Ftr 1 (elected sheriff and appointed commander of the militia).
Important Characters: Mayor Zindel Birgermayster, LG male gnomish Ari 1 (elected mayor and wealthiest gnome in the village); Fishke Shnayder, N male gnomish rogue 2 (tailor, master of the thieves' guild, and secret financial advisor to the mayor); Sef Barfus, CG female gnomish Rgr 1 (beloved member of the watch responsible for protecting the farms outside the village proper).
Rocky Hollow Village Watch- War 1 (x5)
Rocky Hollow Village Militia- War 1 (x30)
Others: Brd 1, Clr 1, Rog 1 (x14), Wiz 1, Ari 1 (x7), Com 1 (x508), Expert 1 (x36).
To get here, I basically dropped all levels to 1, unless it was someone who had to be in a supervisory position over other characters (i.e. the master of the thieves' guild). I was able to keep the sheriff-commander's level at 1, because he is a fighter supervising warriors; technically, he supervises the ranger as well, but I see her as a particularly talented and independent subordinate. I kept one of each of the other PC classes that were in the original village, though only at level 1; the others were converted to experts to represent the high number of crafts-gnomes in the village. Warriors who weren't needed to fill the ranks of the watch or militia were converted to commoners.
Chad
