Creating a Starting Town for My Homebrew World

In creating a starting town for my new D&D campaign, I accidentally learned one of the most constant pieces of advice in the hobby. I just had to learn it the hard way. Thanks so much to WorldAnvil for sponsoring this video! Visit https://www.worldanvil.com/supergeekmike and use the promo code SUPERGEEK to get 51% off any annual membership! https://www.worldanvil.com/supergeekmike Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - The Inspiration 06:28 - Using Random Charts to Develop My Starting Town 09:16 - Necessity is the Mother of Invention 15:49 - Building Your World 20:42 - Outro Recommended Reading: Why I Never Do Session Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp6t4pxdcMk A Lukewarm Defense of the 2014 Dungeon Master’s Guide (D&D 5e) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8RokmkfFo8 Kobold Press' "Campaign Builder: Cities and Towns" is Full of Amazing Worldbuilding Advice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1GmMeA5g_I Using a Tarot Deck to Create Your Own D&D Pantheon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBHh7VmRcHg The West Marches | Running the Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAC-gBoX9k Is Greyhawk the Perfect Default D&D Campaign Setting? (2024 Dungeon Master Guide Review) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsKpKuZ829g Music from Epidemic Sound #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #rpg #wizardsofthecoast Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMDXcgoyTb1EsvuymqDgRuQ/join PATREON: https://patreon.com/supergeekmike DISCORD: https://discord.gg/adJ3whS3NY TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/supergeekmike NEWSLETTER: https://www.supergeekmike.com/newsletter VIDEO ESSAYS: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSupergeekAcademy ____________________________________ BABY WISHLIST: https://my.babylist.com/lcwishlist WEBSITE/BLOG: https://www.supergeekmike.com/ WISHLIST FOR GAMING PC: https://throne.me/supergeekmike/wishlist KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/supergeekmike Address for Packages: Mike Christensen 100 W. High St., #1326 Moorpark, CA 93021 - PLEASE don't address things to "SupergeekMike"; I need to show I.D. when I pick up packages, and that isn't the name on my driver's license Address for Letters: Mike Christensen P.O. Box 1326 Moorpark, CA 93020 BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/supergeekmike.bsky.social INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/supergeekmike/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@supergeekmike ____________________________________ More Links: https://www.supergeekmike.com/links