
100 Parks for a Fantasy City
On Quisicosas since 24 May 2026
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What it is about
Cities, and smaller settlements, may have areas that can be classed as parks, or gardens in some cases, places where the primary feature is growing things, though not always. This supplement has 100 parks that could be placed in, or perhaps near, a fantasy city, ranging from the very small to the large, and from the well-kept and maintained through the neglected to areas of remaining wildlands. They may have been constructed for a variety of reasons, from memorials to recreation. Some may be inhabited by those who like such surroundings. They can be places to visit or sites of potential adventure hooks.
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Series of caverns with a single main entrance, though there are various smaller entrances and light shafts. Inside the caverns can be found many examples of living rock, which have been carefully designed and altered for maximum beauty, and light from the light shafts has been directed down via mirrors to illuminate the caverns and the most beautiful features of them.
Small area of common land that's used exclusively for the growing and harvesting of herbs. Herbs of many different kinds are grown on the land, maintained by a small number of gardeners who work out of a stone shed in one corner of the park. Everyone can take herbs from the common, but not to excess.
Small area that is home only to sand and rocks. The rocks look to have been selected for having interesting shapes and have been carefully positioned, with the sand in swirls around it. Several benches sit around the garden to allow contemplation of it. Those who disturb the sand or the rocks find that they are slowly moved back into position by invisible forces.
Small garden full of wooden trellises, some of which have benches built into their base. On the trellises grow many different types of suitable plants, such as honeysuckle, jasmine and climbing roses. In season, when the flowers are in bloom, the air is filled with the scent of the roses and many bees can be found flying around the flowers.
Small garden surrounded by a high stone wall that's tucked away between buildings. The garden itself lacks and grass, consisting of just gravel paths and flower beds. In the centre of the garden is a fountain carved to look like a rose, and the flowerbeds, trellises over the paths and on the walls are all home to different kinds of roses.
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