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High Fantasy
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[1] In a crypt A necromancer looking for bits
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and pieces to create a flesh golem.
Pillaged tombs, where only dust
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and bones remain. Zombies are feasting on a body
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lying on an altar.
A vampire hunter making sure a
2 recently buried body won’t come A green mist reduces visibility to
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back to life. a minimum.
Cut hands crawling from the A wizard taking care of his
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ground and trying to grab ankles. precious pipe weed plants.
Piles of tombstones waiting to be Lots of cages containing failed or
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put in their final location. way too successful invocations.
An altar dedicated to a forgotten The remains of a wizard who
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14 god, under which its acolytes died doing his experiments.
where buried alive.
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The wizard is absent but his Merchant ships disembarking
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9 clumsy aide tries their best to exotic goods and strange animals.
replace him.
Authorities doing a random
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A wizard tattooing another with check for smuggled goods.
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magical ink to enhance his magic.
The ship of the governor has
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A wizard is hiding behind a been stolen by a band of pirates.
11 wooden screen while his friends
throw polyhedral dies at him. A duel is taking place between a
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guard and a drunk man.
The room is covered in
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fashionable dresses and hats.
7 accomodate airships rather than
A mage is reciting an incantation regular ships.
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in front of a red glowing book.
Sailors must be really careful to
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This place is actually used as a navigate between the reefs.
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wand and staff workshop.
Fishermen recently came back
The room is hardly navigable 9 with a miraculous catch. They
15 because of the white beard filling praise the gods since this day.
it from the ground to the ceiling.
At night, fishmen come out the
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Open books are floating above water to impregnate women.
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the ground, flipping their pages.
This port is partly hidden in a
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Icons of devils and black magic tightly protected cavern.
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tomes are covering the place.
Bones of a giant shark are hanged
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A wizard is applying an ointment in front of the sea, as a reminder.
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on the back of a young lady.
The starting line for a regatta can
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Because of a failed transmutation be seen from the docks.
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a goat wearing a pointy hat. No ships here but only tamed
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giant sea turtles.
A smelly ooze is coming from
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under the bathroom door. 15
been washing up on the shores.
[3] At a port For days, port authorities haven’t
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A pirate ship is escorted by the lighthouse workers.
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marine to be repurposed.
The port is protected by a marine
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A long forgotten city reappears fort armed with cannons.
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just in front of the port.
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To access or leave the port, a A political figure is visiting,
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18 giant door has to be opened by trying to fund their campaign.
the port authorities.
This is actually where the parents
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Ships need to pass under a large of a PC are living.
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bridge with luxurious shops.
Maids are zombies to cut on
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The fish market has been monthly expenses.
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canceled because of a storm.
Some of the rooms are said to be
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haunted by their previous owner.
[4] In a manor
The manor is empty since its
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A masked ball is taking place, owner has gone bankrupt.
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with forest animals as its theme.
The lord is having his portrait
The owner of the place has 17 painted as if he was riding into
2 rented dryads and nymphs from a battle on a mighty steed.
local zoo for his enjoyment.
Thieves are throwing valuable
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There is party going on but one items through a window.
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of the guests is an assassin.
Slaves are kept in a tiny room in
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A tournament of free fighting is really inhuman conditions.
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organized in the basement.
Roots are going to take over the
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The larder is full of skinned place, unless someone cuts them.
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human bodies hung by their feet.
[5] In a hobbit hamlet
A really old butler slowly follows
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any guest with a drinks tray.
A hobbit is running away from a
The owner really likes hunting, 1 swarm of bees he disturbed trying
7 as shown by the many trophies to eat their honey.
hooked on the walls.
The yearly contest of the biggest
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There’s a secret room where crepe is in full swing.
8 someone built a shrine to their
crush with stolen items. Music can always be heard even
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when everyone is asleep.
In the entrance hall, a miniature
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of the manor is displayed. 4
inhabitants to give their crops.
A fabulous collection of art is
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kept safe with cutting edge traps. 5
in underground tunnels.
The place has been trashed and is
11 6 It’s the birthplace of a famous
now a den for thugs and lowlives.
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hero, attracting lots of tourists. [6] In an elven village
Villagers are ready to charge the The village has a big waterfall
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enemy on their combat sheeps. flowing in its center.
No sound can be heard since It is entirely built in the trees and
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everybody is napping. houses are connected by bridges.
A drunk hobbit mumbles about a White ivory towers rise to the
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promised land full of food. sky without visible entrances.
Two friends are having a smoke Elves of this village have never
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rings contest over a beer or two. seen members of other races.
Young hobbits running away Wild animals roam freely in the
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from an elder shouting at them. streets, as if they’re living here.
The local bakery is renowned in People seem to be in a trance of
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the country for its croissants. sorts, after eating a strange plant.
Hobbits pretending to be humans Young elves are being taught
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13 with the help of piggybacking, about the magic origin of life.
long coats and fake mustaches.
This village is strategically
People are enjoying a dog 8 positioned to prevent other races
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mounted race around the hamlet. to declare war to each other.
A couple is ashamed of their It is renowned for being the
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15 human sized baby and hides them birthplace of a famous smith.
in their garden’s hut.
The inhabitants have lived here
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Children and adults alike are for thousands of years.
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mesmerized by a magic show.
As soon as strangers arrive, they
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The hamlet is being decorated for are given colorful flower crowns.
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an upcoming food festival.
The tiara worn by the princess is
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It is attacked by orcs. Thatched worth more than a kingdom.
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roofs are burning everywhere.
A petrified dragon reminds
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People are uncomfortably nice everyone of this tragic past war.
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fattening visitors to eat them. A strong telepathic link binds all
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of these elves to their matriarch.
A really obese hobbit is rolling
20 down the hills, destroying houses This village is built at the roots of
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on their way. the World Tree to protect it.
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A secret word has to be said to dwarves, insultings passerbys.
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find the village, hidden by magic.
A group of archeologists are
A garrison consisting only of the 12 about to reopen the doors of this
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best elven archers is parked here. abandoned city.
A new king has been crowned Guards can be seen on every
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and a feast is going to be held. corner, always looking grumpy.
The forest which was cut down Books are written with invisible
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19 to build the camp was very ink which must be revealed.
precious to elves.
The place has been fully
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20 An oversized orc is kept chained automated by gears and steam.
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The only way out is by finding Gravity is lower here, permitting
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and reading the right book. people to jump higher.
The library has been frozen in This is the place where souls go
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time to avoid its destruction. for eternity after people die.
A noisy party of adventurers is The end of world, consisting of a
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looking after an important tome. 11 gigantic wall. The known world
is actually in a zoo enclosure.
A pale guy asking the librarian to
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borrow the “Necronomicon”. A sea where no wood floats but
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scattered with lots of islands.
A gigantic books stands at the top
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all of the answers. animal live or survive.
A cooking book with addicting Air is hardly breathable so, to live
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recipes using rare ingredients. here, people built a spacesuit.
Mutation rate is really high
[10] In unexplored lands 15
because of radioactive wastes.
Numerous dinosaurs are roaming World is not fully drawn, some
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in lush meadows. places are still in black and white.
A strange metallic ship from A gigantic swarm of devouring
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outer space has crashed here. creatures covers the horizon.
The remains of a whale, which A thick jungle containing giants
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seems to have fallen from the sky. 18 animals like mosquitoes, snakes,
spiders or gorillas.
A pyramid built eons ago,
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sheltering eggs of an alien race. Tripods are roaming the lands,
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shooting rays at moving things.
The last survivor of an advanced
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civilization from a lost continent. Gods live here, the same way as
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Ruins of a marvelous city, almost conscience.
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not altered by time.
Rusty remains of giant fighting
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robots from another time.
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