Fantasy Location Names by Terrain Type

These contain fairly normal terms for places within specific terrain or climate types.

This page contains the following tables:

• Arctic Regions
• Beaches and Coastal Regions
• Deserts and Desert Regions
• Forests and Woods
• Hill Regions
• Jungles and Jungle regions
• Lakes and Lake Regions
• Mountain Regions
• Ocean Regions
• Plains Regions
• Rivers and River Regions
• Roads
• Swamps

 

Arctic Regions

Terms for Arctic Regions Roll 1d.  (Die roller) 1 Tundra 2 Snows 3 Drifts 4 Frosts 5 Ice 6 White

Terms for Places in Arctic Regions Roll 1d.  (Die roller) 1 Glacier 2 Crevasse 3 Spur 4 Ice field 5 Ice Sheet 6 Snowfield

Beaches and Coastal Regions

Terms for Coasts Roll 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 Coast 4-5 Shore 6 Sands

Terms for Places on Coasts Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) General Settled 1-3 1 Beach Port 1-3 2 Sands Harbor 1-3 3 Cove Cove 1-3 4 Bay Anchorage 1-3 5 Inlet Dock 1-3 6 Headland Pier 4-6 1 Promontory Jetty 4-6 2 Point Wharf 4-6 3 Cape Quay 4-6 4 Peninsula  Bay 4-6 5 Cliff Mooring 4-6 6 Break Landing

Deserts and Desert Regions

Terms for Desert Regions Roll 1d, 1d.   (Die roller) 1-3 1-6 Desert 4-6 1-2 Desert 4-6 3 Dunes 4-6 4 Wastes 4-6 5 Sands 4-6 6 Barrens

Terms for Places in Deserts Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-4 1-2 Oasis 1-4 3 Wadi 1-4 4 Basin 1-4 5 Dune-s 1-4 6 Barchan 5-6 1 Valley 5-6 2 Yardang 5-6 3 Ridge 5-6 4 Cliffs 5-6 5 Gully 5-6 6 Cleft

Forests and Woods

Name-forms for Forests Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1 [Region Type Modifier] [Forest Term] 1-3 2 [Region Type Modifier] [Forest Term] 1-3 3 [Thematic Modifier] [Forest Term] 1-3 4 [Thematic Modifier] [Forest Term] 1-3 5 [Thematic Modifier] [Forest Term] 1-3 6 [Proper Name] [Forest Term] 4-6 1 The [Tree][Forest Term] 4-6 2 The [Color][Trees][Forest Term] 4-6 3 The [Color or Shape]Leaves[Forest Term] 4-6 4 The [Trees]Leaves[Forest Term] 4-6 5 The [Green][Forest Term] 4-6 6 The [Forest Term] of [Thematic Modifier] Leaves

Terms for Forests Roll 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 Forest 4-6 Wood

Terms for Places within Forests Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1 Copse 1-3 2 Grove 1-3 3 Glade 1-3 4 Stand 1-3 5 Thicket 1-3 6 Clearing 4-6 1 Spring 4-6 2 Crag 4-6 3 Stream 4-6 4 Brook 4-6 5 Tor 4-6 6 Knoll

Trees Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-2 1 Alder 1-2 2 Ash 1-2 3 Birch 1-2 4 Beech 1-2 5 Cedar 1-2 6 Elm 3-4 1 Fir 3-4 2 Hawthorn 3-4 3 Larch 3-4 4 Linden 3-4 5 Oak 3-4 6 Pine 5-6 1 Poplar 5-6 2 Rowan 5-6 3 Spruce 5-6 4 Sycamore 5-6 5 Willow 5-6 6 Yew

Hill Regions

Terms for Hill Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1-3 Hills 4 Vales 5 Valleys 6 Mounds 4-6 1 Dells 2 Dales 3 Downs 4 Fell-s 5 Uplands 6 Highlands

Terms for Places within Hill Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-2 1 Hill 1-2 2 Fell 1-2 3 Crag 1-2 4 Knoll 1-2 5 Tor 1-2 6 Bluff 3-4 1 Dale 3-4 2 Vale 3-4 3 Valley 3-4 4 Glen 3-4 5 Dell 3-4 6 Spring 5-6 1 Hollow 5-6 2 Basin 5-6 3 Ravine 5-6 4 Cleft 5-6 5 Gorge 5-6 6 Defile

Jungles and Jungle Regions

Terms for Jungle Regions Roll 1d.  (Die roller) 1-4 Jungle 5 Rainforest 6 Wilds

Terms for Places within Jungle Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1 Clearing 1-3 2 Glade 1-3 3 Dell 1-3 4 Rise 1-3 5 Escarpment 1-3 6 Crevasse 4-6 1 Stream 4-6 2 Pool 4-6 3 River 4-6 4 Falls 4-6 5 Wallow 4-6 6 Tangle

Lakes and Lake Regions

Terms for Lakes Roll 1d.  (Die roller) Greater Smaller 1-2 Lake Lake 3 Lake Pool 4 Mere Pond 5 Mere Mere 6 Water Water

Mountain Regions

Terms for Mountain Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-4 1-6 Mountains 5-6 1-2 Range 3-4 Peaks 5-6 Highlands

Terms for Places within Mountain Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-2 1 Peak 1-2 2 Summit 1-2 3 Cliff 1-2 4 Overhang 1-2 5 Crag 1-2 6 Bluff 3-4 1 Escarpment 3-4 2 Precipice 3-4 3 Dale 3-4 4 Vale 3-4 5 Valley 3-4 6 Glen 5-6 1 Chasm 5-6 2 Crevasse 5-6 3 Ravine 5-6 4 Cleft 5-6 5 Gorge 5-6 6 Defile

Terms for Places within Mountain Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-2 1 Peak 1-2 2 Summit 1-2 3 Cliff 1-2 4 Overhang 1-2 5 Crag 1-2 6 Bluff 3-4 1 Escarpment 3-4 2 Precipice 3-4 3 Dale 3-4 4 Vale 3-4 5 Valley 3-4 6 Glen 5-6 1 Chasm 5-6 2 Crevasse 5-6 3 Ravine 5-6 4 Cleft 5-6 5 Gorge 5-6 6 Defile

Ocean Regions

Terms for Places within Ocean Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-4 1-3 Island 1-4 4-6 Isle 5-6 1-2 Reef 5-6 3-4 Islet 5-6 5 Atoll 5-6 6 Key

Plains Regions

Terms for Places within Plains Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1 Spring 1-3 2 Downs 1-3 3 Heath 1-3 4 Fell 1-3 5 Moor 1-3 6 4-6 1 Flat 4-6 2 Field 4-6 3 Pasture 4-6 4 Meadow 4-6 5 Common 4-6 6 Lea

Terms for Plains Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1-2 Plains 1-3 3 Grasslands 1-3 4 Steppes 1-3 5 Savannah 1-3 6 Flats 4-6 1 Fields 4-6 2 Pastures 4-6 3 Meadows 4-6 4 Heath 4-6 5 Fell 4-6 6 Moor

Rivers and River Regions

Terms for Rivers Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) Major Rivers Minor Streams 1-2 1-6 River Stream 3-4 1 -burn Brook 3-4 2 -chase -chase 3-4 3 -flood -flood 3-4 4 -flow -flow 3-4 5 -light -light 3-4 6 -lode -lode 5-6 1 -run -run 5-6 2 -rush -rush 5-6 3 -rill -rill 5-6 4 -tumble -tumble 5-6 5 -water -water 5-6 6 -wash -wash

Terms for Places within River Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1 Falls 1-3 2 Rapids 1-3 3 Cataract 1-3 4 Weir 1-3 5 Isle 1-3 6 Islet 4-6 1 Bridge 4-6 2 Ford 4-6 3 Crossing 4-6 4 Narrows 4-6 5 Shallows 4-6 6 Confluence On the Coast: Roll 1d (Die roller) 1 Delta 2 Estuary 3 Inlet 4 Sound 5 -mouth 6 Bay

Roads

Name-forms for Roads Roll 1d.  (Die roller) 1 [Ruler’s] [Road Term] 2 [Destination Name] [Road Term] 3 [Specific Condition Mod.] [Road Term] 4 [Thematic Modifier] [Road Term] 5 [Alliterative Modifier] [Road Term] 6 [Proper Name] [Road Term]

Terms for Roads Roll 1d.  (Die roller) Major Roads Minor Roads 1-2 Road Road 3 Highway Way 4 Roadway Path-way 5 Way Trail 6 Trail Track-way

Terms for Streets within Settlements Roll 1d.  (Die roller) 1-2 Street 3 Road 4 Way 5 Lane-way 6 Alley-way

Swamps

Terms for Swamps Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1-3 Swamp 1-3 4-6 Marsh 4-6 1 Morass 4-6 2 Wetland 4-6 3 Quagmire 4-6 4 Bog 4-6 5 Mire 4-6 6 Slough

Terms for Places within Swamp Regions Roll 1d, 1d.  (Die roller) 1-3 1 Wallow 1-3 2 Rise 1-3 3 Bog 1-3 4 Embankment 1-3 5 Hollow 1-3 6 Hole 4-6 1 Weir 4-6 2 Pool 4-6 3 Pond 4-6 4 Mere 4-6 5 Stream 4-6 6 Brook

 

 

 

 

 

 

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