Villager Ideas

[Strydhaizer]

Can someone help me think of ideas that I can put in a village? What type of villager am I suppose to put in a medieval fantasy village?

Like for example:
• Blacksmith
• Fletcher
--- (New) ---
• Trader
• Mayor
• Patrol
• Herbalist
• Bard
• Bartender
• Innkeeper
--- (New) ---
• Harbormaster / Fisherman / Shipwright
--- (New) ---
• Soothsayer,
• Fortune Teller,
• Shaman,
• Madman,
• Priest,
• Leatherworker,
• Adventurer,
• Clockmaster,
• Shipwright,
• Assassin
• Thief
• Hunter,
• Beastmaster
• Horsemaster
• Banker
...

Or what type of things can I put in a village? Like:
• Clan house
• Barn
• Tavern
--- (New) ---
• Thieves’ Den
• Church
• Lumber Mill/Loghouse
• Hunting Lodge
• Bakery
• Orphanage
• Whorehouse
• Sellswords
• Gambling Den
• Bell Tower
• Stables
• Various Guild Halls (Assassin, Fighter, Thieves)
• Inn
• Leather Shop
• Armory
• Great Hall
• Meat Farm
...

There are alot more that can be added here that I'm missing. If someone can make me fill this I'll really appreciate it.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Trader, mayor, police chief, Herbalist, Bard, Bartender, Innkeeper, and the list goes on

 

[Pyrogasm]

Soothsayer, fortune teller, shaman, madman, village idiot, thieves’ den, priest, church, nunnery, lumber mill, florist, tanner, leatherworker, fisherman, tackle shop, outdoorsman/adventurer, hunting lodge, hunter, monster slayer, dragon tracker, knights-in-training, squires, bakery, orphanage, shipwright, whorehouse, sellswords, unscrupulous merchants, gambling ring, clockmaster, bell tower, spa/bath house (yes Romans had these), vintner/vineyard, stables, houndmaster, mill....

 

[cleavinghammer]

Beekeeper

Ferryman

Harbormaster

Various guild halls

Falconer

 

[noob]

taxation responsible, judge, advocate, teacher.

 

[Strydhaizer]

taxation responsible

Banker idea is good, but I can't think of where or how can I use Judge, Advocate and Teacher in my map lol.

Thanks for the suggestions. I updated my list, I listed all that I used in my map but for other people that will look here to gather information like this the unlisted things should be helpful too.

 

[cleavinghammer]

Judge and Advocate could be for events like decide whether someone is guilty, which then influences the plot (e.g. deciding in favor of one claimant of another changes the units you can hire or enemies you can fight). Teacher could be used to teach skills to units to put them in different roles or change classes.

What kind of map is it for?

 

[Strydhaizer]

It's for a LOAP slash RPG map I'm making but involves more action than actually building a character, but I might consider those too soon, maybe I might improve my map and make it a life simulator (well surely I will need a teacher in a life simulator genre).

 

[cleavinghammer]

In that case, teacher could be an NPC that gives stat boosts or skill points over long periods of time.

 

[Spear]

executioner, bard, mayor, village councilmen

 

[MasterBlaster]

Every good medieval village needs a good ol' nitwit.

Alternatively a drunk. Or an insane person.

Make your choice

 

[noob]

For example the best interactions with npcs in diablo are with a drunk traumatised person.

 

[Lord Esdin]

let's see

cowmaid

fieldworker

clerk

guard

windmillworker

roadworker

gardner