The Winchester Mystery House |
So I’ve been working diligently on Azurholm, the haunted house of the Indigo Lady , and I began to strongly consider the idea of making it something of a labyrinthine Winchester House styled sprawl that seemed to never be in the same configuration. Leave this up to actually being a architectural horror-show or ghost physics or whatever. Of course this means I need rooms to full Azurholm with. While I will, of course, be doing my own takes on these for the eventual module, I figured this list could be useful for the rest of you.
I plan on having the mansion accessed via a set of ornate stairs leading to a Foyer from which everything else branches off from, you can of course handle this however you please. Every time the players open a room, I will roll a d6, indicating the number of doors in this room including the one they came from. A 1 indicates a dead end, 5 indicates stairs, 6 indicates a hidden door.
Roll
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Room
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1
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Porch
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2
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Foyer
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3
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Cloak room
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4
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Gallery
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5
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Great hall
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6
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Dining hall
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7
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Ballroom
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8
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Piano room
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9
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Billiard room
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10
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Drawing room
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11
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Study
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12
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Library
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13
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Conservatory
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14
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Trophy room
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15
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Armory
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16
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Shooting range
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17
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Indoor Pool
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18
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Stables
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19
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Tack Room
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20
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Groom’s room
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21
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Coach House
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22
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Servant’s Quarters
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23
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Silver polishing room
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24
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Gift wrapping room
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25
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Canning room
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26
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Wine cellar
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27
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Root cellar
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28
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Larder
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29
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Pantry
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30
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Butler’s pantry
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31
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Family kitchen
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32
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Personal Dining Room
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33
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Parlor
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34
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Master Bedroom
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35
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Guest Bedroom
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36
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Dressing Room
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37
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Powder Room
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38
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Master Bathroom
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39
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Guest Bathroom
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40
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Garret
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41
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Attic
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42
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Belvedere
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43
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Theater
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44
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Topiary Maze
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45
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Panic Room
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46
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Sub-Basement
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47
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Atrium
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48
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Boudoir
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49
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Chapel
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50
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Fainting Room
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51
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Furnace Room
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52
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Sauna
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53
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Smoking Room
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54
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Dark Room
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55
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Lumber Room
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56
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Nursery
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57
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Play Room
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58
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Tennis Court
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59
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Saucery
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60
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Scullery
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61
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Spicery
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62
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Sun Room
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63
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Seance Room
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64
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Reception Hall
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65
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Storage Closet
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66
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Hallway
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67
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Mirror Room
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68
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Torture Chamber
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69
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Veranda
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70
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Weaving/Needlepoint Room
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71
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Balcony
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72
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Pigeonnier
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73
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Humidor
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74
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Exercise Room
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75
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Walk-in Icebox
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76
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Apothecary
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77
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Observatory
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78
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Apiary
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79
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Coal Room
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80
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Telegraph Room
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81
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Guest House
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82
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Surgery
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83
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Still Room
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84
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Antechamber
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85
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Laundry Room
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86
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Courtyard
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87
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Oubliette
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88
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Roof
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89
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Crawl Space
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90
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Kennel
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91
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Elevator
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92
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Harem Room
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93
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Crypt
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94
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Museum
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95
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Menagerie
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96
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Chamber
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97
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Art Studio
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98
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Butchering Room
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99
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Aquarium
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100
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Display Room
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Hill House |
1. Porch- A covered patio that is attached to the front of the house, may or may not be screened in.
2. Foyer- A larger entrance hall or open space, usually acting as a central space, lobby, or waiting area.
3. Cloak room- A place to store guest’s cloaks.
4. Gallery- A long hallway primarily for the purpose of displaying art.
5. Great hall- A massive multi-purpose room, often used as a feasting hall, receiving area, meeting space, courtroom etc.
6. Dining hall- For when you are feeding 6 guests, not 600.
7. Personal Dining Room- For that quiet night in with the family.
8. Ballroom- Opulent space for dancing, mingling, and partying in general.
9. Piano room- Piano recitals and being dramatic. May or may not have a dust sheet over the piano.
10. Billiard room- Several billiards tables, cabinets of scotch, and plenty of ashtrays.
11. Drawing room- A space to entertain a few guests and show off your wealth. Coffee and biscotti are to be served.
12. Study/Cabinet- A private room meant for providing comfort and focus for an individual. Usually associated with the masculine.
13. Library- A possibly multi-story room for storing books and hidden passages.
14. Conservatory- A cross between green house and sitting room, mostly to show off rare and exotic plants.
15. Trophy room- A place to store and admire all those taxidermied kills, gold medals, and other trophies
16. Armory- A place to store and refurbish weaponry and other similar gear.
17. Shooting range- A place for practicing shooting with bow or gun.
18. Indoor Pool- An indoor pool heated by carefully tended fires underneath or pumping in water from the boiler.
19. Stables- Where the horses live, neigh.
20. Tack Room- Storage room for bridles, saddles, and those sorts of things.
21. Groom’s room- Living space for the dedicated groom
22. Coach House- Garage for carriages, coaches, chariots, and vehicles that don’t start with C
23. Servant’s Quarters- Living space for the “help.”
- Butler’s Room- Living space for the head of household staff.
- Lady’s Maid’s chambers- Living space for the head of female staff.
- Female Quarters- Living space of all other female staff.
- Male Quarters- Living space of all other male staff.
- Youth Quarters- Living space for all young staff.
- Coachman Accommodations- Space for guest’s coachmen.
25. Gift wrapping room- A room just for wrapping gifts, always have to one up your guests.
26. Canning room- A room just for canning.
27. Wine cellar- An underground room for storing/aging wine.
28. Root cellar- A cool underground room for storing vegetables.
29. Larder- A cool room for storing other perishable foods.
30. Pantry- A room for storing non-perishable food.
31. Butler’s pantry- A small room for storing all of the polished silver, dinnerware, and similar items.
32. Kitchen- A large space for preparing meals.
33. Family kitchen- A smaller kitchen used for preparing smaller or individual meals for the family.
34. Parlor- Something like a large drawing room, good for entertaining multiple guests and showing off opulence.
35. Master Bedroom- Bedroom for the head(s) of the family
36. Guest Bedroom- Bedrooms for guests.
37. Dressing Room- A room to store clothes and for the heads of the house to be dressed in.
38. Powder Room- A room full of toiletries and makeup for grooming
39. Master Bathroom- A large bathroom with indoor pluming (or at least a fancy commode), a claw foot tub, the works
40. Guest Bathroom- A smaller, less fancy bathroom but still comfortable for guests.
41.Garret- A small attic apartment, last resting place of starving artists and mother-in-laws.
42. Attic- A top floor storage space.
43. Belvedere- Also called a Widow’s Walk, an upper story open air porch, cupola, or turret made to take advantage of a good outside view.
44. Theater- A space for plays, operas, etc. to be preformed in. Could be a massive, full theater or something smaller for private viewing.
45. Topiary Maze- A maze made out of well tended hedges, full of art made from bushes.
46. Panic Room- Hidden room with supplies, locks from the inside. For emergencies.
47. Sub-Basement- A basement under the basement. For storage or perhaps more insidious purposes.
48. Atrium- A large multi-story room often with a glass ceiling.
49. Boudoir- A private room for the Lady of the household.
50. Chapel- A small family place of worship.
51. Fainting Room- A comfortable room with a number of “fainting couches,” mostly used by women suffering from “female hysteria.” Staff usually on hand for massages
52. Furnace Room- Central heating for the mansion, may also have the boiler.
53. Sauna- Lounging space for steam spas.
54. Smoking Room- Room for smoking. 50% for smoking cigars 50% chance for smoking meats.
55. Dark Room- Room for developing daguerreotypes or photographs
56. Lumber Room- Room for storage and refurbishment of spare furniture.
57. Nursery- Bedroom for babies and children.
58. Play Room- Play space for children, often doubles as classroom.
59. Tennis Court- An indoor tennis court, why not?
60. Saucery- A place just for the preparation of sauces.
61. Scullery- An overflow kitchen, often used more to clean dishes, utensils, etc.
62. Spicery- Storage room for spices.
63. Sun Room- A comfortable lounging room with large windows to let in plenty of sun.
64. Seance Room- A specially prepared room for holding seances. Expect a large table, lots of candles, occult symbols, and maybe a crystal ball or Ouija board.
65.Reception Hall- A large space for welcoming visitors/guests.
66. Storage Closet- A closet for the storage of linens and supplies of various sorts. Still probably big enough for a family of four to live in.
67. Hallway- Just a long hallway, has 1d20 doors, probably a bunch of tapestries and art.
68. Mirror Room- A room with four mirrored walls. Maybe a dance studio? Maybe an exceptionally vain owner.
69. Veranda- A covered walkway between buildings.
70. Weaving/Needlepoint Room- A room for weaving, sewing, and other similar crafts.
71. Balcony- A second story or above outdoor patio.
72. Pigeonnier- A space for the keeping and tending of pigeons. Maybe for squab, maybe for messages.
73. Humidor- A climate controlled space for the storage of cigars.
74. Exercise Room- A general purpose exercise room.
75. Walk-in Icebox- Essentially a large refrigerator that you can walk into. Big blocks of ice or magic or something keeps it cold.
76. Apothecary- A room where the alchemist or wizard or doctor prepares and keeps their drugs.
77. Observatory- A room designed to aid in the viewing of stars, or neighbors.
78. Apiary- A room designed to give servants access to honey gathered by bees. The hives are in the walls.
79. Coal Room- Storage room for all the coal used by the mansion. Will have chutes to the outside for getting more coal.
80. Telegraph Room- A room for the telegraph, telephone, or whatever sort of long distance communication device is appropriate.
81 Guest House- A separate self-contained house for long term guests, attached to the main house via a veranda.
82. Surgery- A space for the family doctor to practice medicine.
83. Still Room- A room for the production and storage of non-wine fermented drinks.
84. Antechamber- A room that is just a prelude to another room.
85. Laundry Room- A room for the cleaning of all of the fabric in the mansion.
86. Courtyard- An enclosed outdoor area.
87. Oubliette- A deep pit for prisoners, might also double as a priest hole.
88. Roof – ….The Roof.
89. Crawl Space- A very small space usually meant for maintenance access.
90. Kennel- A space for all the dogs.
91. Elevator- A mobile room for going between floors. Might be automatic, might be hand cranked.
92. Harem Room- A room for…well a harem. Expect lots of pillows and silk. Roll a d4 for occupants.
- Women
- Men
- Mixed
- Pillows
94. Museum- A room or series of connected rooms for the display of art, artifacts, and other priceless things.
95. Menagerie- A small personal zoo, usually of especially exotic animals.
96. Chamber- Just an empty spare room.
97.Art Studio- A room for painting, sculpting, or other artistic crafts.
98. Butchering Room- A room for the butchering and preparing of animals.
99. Aquarium- A room for appreciating fish. Might have many small tanks or one massive tank.
100.Display Room- A room for displaying singular pieces.
- Fountain
- Massive Statue
- Single Chair
- Taxidermied Dragon/Elephant/Whale etc.
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