RPG Toolset: The Manse, from Polycosm Publishing

The Manse is a very compact tool for developing a wide variety of mansions, villas and related structures, for use in writing fiction or as part of the ongoing adventures table-top RPG group. It is simply incredible how much good stuff is packed onto just one of the two pages. In addition to the 36 map elements, there are five suggested connecting elements; four tables for determining orientation, doors, landscapes beyond, and stairs; more than a dozen proposals to help you sort out what the overall purpose or use of the structure is/was; and a host of suggestions to help flesh out the various elements and features of the location(s) being developed. There is also a dice-less random number generating system included, so you don't even need your dice to use this tool-set. And you get all this for under a buck.

Whether you prefer the Vornheim approach or the Judges' Guild/City-State method for mapping/developing cities and the locations to be found within them, this tool will come in handy for fleshing out abandoned mansions, old halls, ancestral estates and all sorts of huge ruined piles. We're using it to help flesh out some of the Abandoned Properties within the Burned Over Districts of Wermspittle.

All in all, this is a wonderful tool and a great addition to any DM's arsenal of tricks. Highly recommended!

Polycosm Publishing's The Manse is available for the low price of just 79 cents at RPGnow: http://www.rpgnow.com/product/113444/Landscape-The-Manse