Castles & Crusades: Engineering Villages has Landed in Print and PDF from Troll Lord Games

Apr 9, 2025

Troll Lord Games has released a new supplement for the Castles & Crusades roleplaying game. Bring fantasy villages and hamlets to life at your game table with Engineering Villages. The 50 page softcover (with PDF) carries an MSRP of $13.99 or grab just the PDF at DriveThruRPG for $6.99.

About the supplement:

Engineering Villages provides all the information needed to quickly establish small, settled communities, specifically hamlets and villages. In this resource, we delve into:

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: The daily life and challenges of hamlet dwellers are not overlooked, 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!

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