The Places Collection:

Descriptions of civilization and wilderness.

Small Village Outskirts
You smell the place before you see it. The unmistakable odor of civilization: woodsmoke, cow dung, and the stink of pigs. You round the bend and see thatched roofs on low buildings scattered around muddy fields. From somewhere on the other side of the village, you hear dogs barking.
Natural Arch
You wonder what formed this strange, natural bridge. Carved by giants? Raised by wizards? Erected by earth elementals? No, you realize—the wind itself formed this structure, carving it over eons. The arch soars overhead, majestic in its scale.
Chasm
The crevasse drops away into darkness, its bottom out of sight. The cracked and rough sides provide some hope of climbing, but there’s no telling how long it would take to traverse unless you drop a light into the chasm.
Lakeshore
Water laps gently on a pebble-strewn beach. Reeds rustle in the breeze to either side, and from somewhere among them you hear frogs chirruping. The glassy surface of the lake stretches out before you, looking gray and cold.
Flooded Ruins
Broken pillars and crumbling walls project from the water, while stairs climb to open air and descend to the gloomy depths. Whatever calamity claimed these structures, it was followed by a prolonged drowning as the waters rose to flood the ruins.
Clothing Shop
A bell rings above your head as you enter, but the shopkeeper concentrates on cutting a straight line through a ream of bright yellow cloth. About the shop wooden forms display outfits, some still bristling with pins and in the midst of construction.
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Browse our boxed text collection of Places – towns, cities, villages, and more – perfect for your next adventure. We also include descriptions of travel, interior rooms, hidden passages, and much more. A variety of scenes are available for free, but complete access requires either a Hero or Places Collection subscription.

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dScryb provides Boxed Text—descriptive text of places, monsters, spells, and other observations—meant to be read aloud by GMs to players. It is set in the world of epic fantasy, like many of your favorite RPGs. Good boxed text shows its subject by describing the sensory experience. And it often sets the narrative tone, introduces the scene, or spotlights what is important.

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