Speed up your world building!
Heartwizard Games is an indie gaming studio that makes tools designed by GMs for GMs. Our tools work with any gaming system, are easy to use and well-organized. We’re fans of John Carpenter movies, 1E’s Appendix N, Jack Vance, 1990s comics and cartoons – and we’re proud when those influences shine through.
The City Handbook
The City Handbook is our ultimate city-building collection, a 300+ page PDF with 54 city locations organized into nine different city districts.
You also get 60 NPCs, 9 random tables, 54 one-page dungeons and 60+ maps so you can quickly add locations to your city.
The City Handbook is a treasure trove of world-creation ideas to inspire you and save you time when prepping your next session. It contains all the neighborhood books below.
Individual Neighborhoods
Rough Part
of Town
Includes: Thieves’ Den, Butchers’ Guild, Abandoned Arena, City Hospital, Occult Bookstore, Warehouse
Theater
District
Includes: Theater, Bards’ Flophouse, Gamblers’ Palace, Village Green, Bathhouse, Wizard’s Manse
Docks
District
Includes: Sailors’ Tavern, Smugglers’ Den, Nautical Guild, Lighthouse, Warehouse Row, Sea Temple
Market
District
Includes: Market Square, Jeweler Shop, Clothiers’ Guild, Department Store, Merchant House, Planar Hotel
Abandoned
District
Includes: Isolated Fort, Abandoned Square, Occult Park, Rioting Prison, Soldier Camp, Rotten Church
Wealthy
District
Includes: Parliament, Magic Gardens, Antique Store, Infested Greenhouse, Witch Manor, Accursed Library
University
District
Includes: Magical University, Wizards’ Tavern, Cemetery Crypt, Home for Rent, Museum, Engineer’s Warehouse
Outside the
City Walls
Includes: Druid Village, Sewer Exit, Fighting Ring, Abandoned Ruin, Country Manor, Besieged Farm
Castle
District
Includes: Castle, Soldiers’ Barracks, Constabulary, Arcane Guild, Royal Bank, Cathedral
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Why
- Includes a variety of city locations your players are likely to visit.
- Saves time so you can focus on world building.
- Works with any game system.
People Are Saying…
This is the easiest way to make interesting cities I’ve ever used.
PK, Game Master
Ongoing Resource
Use these reference books as a continuous resource for generating adventure ideas and populating entire cities quickly.
Short Stories by Heartwizard Games
Each of these short, 1500-word short stories is based on a location in the City Handbook. Enjoy!
“Water Problems”
The morning sun cast long shadows through the Theater District’s cobblestone streets as Mira adjusted her leather satchel and glanced at her companions. Jorik, their dwarven cleric, muttered prayers to his deity while checking his warhammer, while Thane, their halfling rogue, seemed unusually nervous about getting his boots wet. “Remind me why we’re taking a…
“The Sports Murders”
The roar of the crowd at Village Green carried on the evening breeze, but tonight it held an edge that made Captain Vera Blackstone pause at the edge of the district. She’d been summoned by a message that spoke of death among the spectators—three so far, all found collapsed during different sporting events over the…
“Bard’s Lament”
The discordant jangle of Clement Fossy’s instruments announced his approach long before his reed-thin frame appeared in the doorway of the Rusty Anchor tavern. Three lutes, two flutes, and a small drum bounced against the bard’s bony frame with each agitated step, creating a percussion that caused the tavern’s patrons to roll their eyes and…
About
Based out of Chicago, Heartwizard Games is a small indie press. We create quality books designed to make your gaming easier.
Free Stuff
Why not try it out first? Get these free locations before you buy to learn how the City Handbook’s locations will fit into your campaign world.
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