Waterdeep Villa

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Based on tables from "A GHASTLY COMPANION to CASTLES, MANSIONS, & ESTATES (ROUGH-HEWN EDITION)," by Daniel James Hanley

1,[Distinguishing Feature] The Family: [Family] [Family Characteristics Main] Servants and Pets: [Servants Main] [Pets Main] Exterior: [Barrier] [Front Gate] [Front Courtyard Main] [Front Stairs Main] [Main Door Main] Grounds: [Grounds Main]
 * main

1,The villa is best known for its [Known for]
 * Distinguishing Feature

1, architecture. The construction is [Architecture] 2, art collection. Every art connoisseur has heard of the wonderful [Art Collection] 1, attractive residents. People go there just to see the[Attractive Residents] 1, cabinet of curiosities. The collection of curiosities is famous for the quality of its [Cabinet of Curiosities] 1, cursed family. According to legend, [Cursed Family] because an ancestor [Curse Cause] 2, entertainment. Visitors flock here for the [Entertainment] 2, gaming room. The room is well-known as a place to play [Gaming Room] 1, haunting. Spectral activity occurs [Haunting] and is usually seen in [Haunting Location] 1, horrible history. It’s terrible to tell, but the place [Horrible History] 2, library. The library has an especially extensive collection of [Library] 1, literary or philosophical salon. The salon is held [Literary Salon] 1, notable former resident. The house was once inhabited by [Notable Former Resident] 1, secret passages/rooms. The secret spaces were originally intended for [Secret Passages] 1, unsolved mystery. Mysteriously, [Unsolved Mystery]
 * Known for

1,unique. 1,exemplary. 1,dilapidated. 1,unfinished. 1,medieval. 1,exotic.
 * Architecture

1,paintings. 1,outdoor sculptures, most famously [Remarkable Sculptures]. 1,indoor sculptures, notably [Remarkable Sculptures]. 1,automatons.
 * Art Collection

1,a portrait bust rendered in [Sculpture Material] 1,a free standing portrait figure rendered in [Sculpture Material] 1,a mythological figure or scene rendered in [Sculpture Material] 1,an animal rendered in [Sculpture Material] 1,a monster rendered in [Sculpture Material] 1,an erotic or obscene image rendered in [Sculpture Material]
 * Remarkable Sculptures

3,bronze 3,white marble 1,black marble 1,copper 1,chryselephantine (ivory and gold) 1,glass 1,wax (often with actual hair and clothing) 1,wood
 * Sculpture Material

2,beautiful lady of the house. 2,handsome lord. 2,enticing servants. 1,lord's gorgeous mistress. 1,lady's handsome cavalier servente.
 * Attractive Residents

1,animal specimens. 1,vegetable and plant specimens. 1,mineral specimens. 1,strange and exotic artifacts.
 * Cabinet of Curiosities

1,the first born son always dies tragically 1,the family is cursed with lycanthropy 1,the family members become vampires after death 1,the women of the family die in childbirth 1,the True Loves of family members die tragically 1,the family is plagued with madness
 * Cursed Family

1,bargained with the Devil for fame and fortune. 1,harmed a gypsy. 1,mistreated a priest. 1,murdered a person in cold blood. 1,desecrated an ancient religious site. 1,broke a marriage contract to marry their True Love instead.
 * Curse Cause

1,amateur theatrical performances, open to the public. 1,professional theatrical performances, open to the public. 1,dances (unmasked). 1,dinners. 1,musical performances. 1,masquerade balls. 1,debauched parties. 1,pyrotechnics displays.
 * Entertainment

1,games of chance.
 * Gaming Room

1,every night 1,once a week 1,on nights of the new moon 1,on nights of the full moon 1,on the anniversary of family member's death 1,on the anniversary of family member's wedding 1,on the anniversary of family member's disappearance 1,at Midwinter 1,on Greengrass 1,at Midsummer 1,on Highharvestide 12 when a family member is in danger
 * Haunting

1,a bedroom. 1,the main staircase. 1,the servant's quarters. 1,the wine cellar. 1,one of the gardens. 1,a library. 1,the attic. 1,the woods nearby. 1,the chapel. 1,the front gate. 1,the window of a sealed tower. 1,a pool or pond.
 * Haunting Location

1,was the site of a massacre. 1,was used as a prison during the Inquisition or witch hunts. 1,was an ancient place of pagan sacrifice. 1,was a site where witches gathered. 1,was the place where an infamous betrayal occurred. 1,has one or more people supposedly immured in its walls.
 * Horrible History

1,novels. 1,plays. 1,occult books. 1,erotica. 1,poetry. 1,philosophy. 1,histories. 1,scientific treatises. 1,heretical religious texts. 1,supposedly lost books.
 * Library

1,weekly. 1,biweekly. 1,monthly. 1,seasonally.
 * Literary Salon

1,a famous artist. 1,an important writer. 1,a legendary occultist. 1,an infamous traitor. 1,a respected religious figure. 1,a wise philosopher. 1,a brilliant (or woefully incompetent) military commander. 1,royalty. 1,a notorious criminal. 1,the Devil himself, if you believe the stories.
 * Notable Former Resident

1,housing renegade clergy. 1,smuggling contraband. 1,hiding and moving lovers around. 1,spying on guests. 1,hiding the meetings of a secret society. 1,hiding murdered victims. 1,access to a secret laboratory. 1,forbidden religious rites.
 * Secret Passages

1,somewhere in the house there is a lost room that hides a family secret. 1,coffins move inside the family tomb. 1,parts of the house are inexplicably cold (or warm). 1,nothing will grow on one part of the property that should be fertile. 1,visitors often disappear from the property. 1,the family's origin is shrouded in mystery.
 * Unsolved Mystery

1,The mansion's lot is enclosed in a [Barrier Type] with a height of [Barrier Height].
 * Barrier

1,brick wall 1,brick wall topped with iron spikes 1,dressed stone wall 1,dressed stone wall topped with iron spikes 1,rough stone wall 1,wrought-iron fence
 * Barrier Type

1,6 feet 1,7 feet 1,8 feet 1,9 feet 1,10 feet 1,12 feet
 * Barrier Height

1,The front gate in the enclosing wall is a [Gate Type]
 * Front Gate

4,wrought iron double gate. 1,wrought iron double gate, flanked by smaller single gates. 1,large wrought iron single gate, flanked by smaller gates. 1,set of wooden double doors. 1,large wooden door, with smaller wicket door to admit a single person. 1,sculptured bronze door. 1,sculptured bronze double gate.
 * Gate Type

1,The household consists of a [Family Adults] with [Sons] and [Daughters], along with [Additional Household Members]. The family money [Family Wealth].
 * Family

7, husband and wife 2, widowed man and his new wife 1, widowed man 1, widowed woman and her new husband 1, widowed woman 1, husband, wife, and the husband's mistress 1, widowed man, his new wife, and the man's mistress 1, widowed man and his mistress 1, widowed woman, her new husband, and his mistress 1, husband, wife, and the wife's lover 1, widowed woman, her new husband, and the wife's lover 1, husband, wife, the husband's mistress, and the wife's lover 1, widowed woman, her new husband, the wife's lover, and the husband's mistress
 * Family Adults

5, no sons 5, one son 5, two sons 1, three sons 1, four sons 1, five sons 1, six sons 1, seven sons
 * Sons

5, no daughters 5, one daughter 5, two daughters 1, three daughters 1, four daughters 1, five daughters 1, six daughters 1, seven daughters
 * Daughters

1, [Dice.1d4] of the children's grandparents 1, [Dice.1d4] of the parents' siblings 1, [Dice.1d4] cousins 1, an adopted foundling boy or girl 1, [Dice.1d4] of the grandparents, and an adopted foundling boy or girl 1, [Dice.1d4] of the grandparents, and [Dice.1d4] of the parents' siblings 1, [Dice.1d4] of the grandparents, and [Dice.2d4] cousins 1, [Dice.1d4] of the grandparents, [Dice.1d4] of the parents' siblings, and [Dice.2d6] cousins 1, [Dice.1d4] of the grandparents, [Dice.1d4] of the parents' siblings, [Dice.2d6] cousins, and an adopted foundling 1, the wife's female “romantic friend” and [Additional Household Members] 2, no other relations
 * Additional Household Members

1, has been lost, or squandered 1, is not lost, but the house has seen better days 2, is sufficient for them to live in the expected manner of aristocrats 1, is great even for aristocrats, and everything they possesses is the best that can be had 1, seems inexhaustible, allowing them to spend freely on the most outrageously frivolous things
 * Family Wealth

1,A peculiar characteristic of this family is [Family Characteristics]. 1,Some members of this family are known for [Family Characteristics], while others exhibit [Family Characteristics]. 1,The family is best known for [Family Characteristics], not to mention [Family Characteristics] and [Family Characteristics]. 1,Many family members have [Family Characteristics], often accompanied by either [Family Characteristics] or [Family Characteristics], while others have [Family Characteristics] instead.
 * Family Characteristics Main

1,an aged appearance, even when young 1,albinism 1,amber or yellow eyes 1,an androgynous appearance 1,toad-like features 1,lupine features 1,aquiline features 1,leonine features 1,aniridic eyes 1,propensity for baldness 1,bizarre taste in food 1,bulging eyes 1,bushy eyebrows 1,an inability to abide highpitched sounds and voices 1,an inability to abide lowpitched sounds and voices 1,an inability to abide music 1,an inability to abide warm temperatures 1,an inability to abide bright light 1,an inability to abide cold temperatures 1,a club foot 1,a propensity for colorblindness 1,a craving for pain 1,a cruel nature 1,a cylindrical head 1,a deformed hand 1,disproportionately long legs 1,a distinctive voice 1,being double-jointed 1,a dwarfsh stature 1,empathy with animals 1,enlarged canine teeth 1,an extremely long lifespan 1,an extremely pale complexion 1,a tendency to be unusually tall 1,a tendency to be farsighted 1,flaming red hair 1,possessing freakish strength 1,a grotesquely prominent chin 1,a hairless body 1,suffering from hearing problems 1,heightened hearing (and an inability to tolerate loud sounds) 1,a heightened sense of smell (and an inability to tolerate bad odors) 1,a heightened sense of taste (and an inability to tolerate anything but the fnest food) 1,hemophilia 1,horrible body odor 1,a hunchback 1,insensitivity to cold 1,insensitivity to heat 1,insensitivity to pain 1,an intoxicating natural perfume 1,their jade green eyes 1,a large chin 1,unusually long arms 1,a long nose 1,a long tongue 1,a tendency to suffer from mania 1,a melancholy disposition 1,a morbid sensitivity 1,narrow eyes 1,nearsightedness 1,a nervous twitch 1,night-black hair 1,noticeably small hands 1,oddly-shaped ears 1,one eye larger than the other 1,pear-shaped heads (with narrow eyes and a very wide mouth) 1,piercing, dark blue eyes 1,platinum blonde hair. 1,prodigious artistic talent 1,prominent cheekbones 1,being prone to addiction 1,a protruding lower lip 1,protruding teeth 1,a resistance to poison (and intoxication) 1,visions (or hallucinations) 1,sensitivity to touch 1,sexual insatiability 1,sharply arched eyebrows 1,shocking gauntness 1,short life spans 1,six fingers on each hand 1,spheroid heads 1,squarish heads 1,staring eyes that rarely seem to blink 1,sunken cheeks 1,small tails at birth 1,a tendency for their teeth tend to fall out 1,a tendency to be twins 1,two different color eyes 1,an inability to properly pronounce a common phoneme 1,an uncanny beauty 1,a unique birthmark 1,unusually large hands 1,a very high hairline 1,a very weak chin 1,very widely-spaced eyes 1,violet eyes 1,webbed fngers 1,webbed toes 1,a perpetually-youthful appearance, even when old 1,perpetually moist skin 1,scaly and dry skin
 * Family Characteristics

1,Regarding the number of servants, the house and grounds are [Servants]. The most striking thing about the servants in general is [Servant Impressions].
 * Servants Main

1,barely staffed 1,modestly staffed 2,fully staffed 1,well staffed 1,extravagantly staffed
 * Servants

2,they are a motley crew, with almost no shared characteristics 3, they are very unfriendly 3, they are aggressively obsequious 2, how utterly nondescript they are 3, how exceptionally attractive they are 3, their remarkable ugliness 2, they are generally older than expected 2, they are generally younger than expected 3, that are all foreign 2, their loquacious nature 1, they never speak 3, they are able to anticipate your every desire before you have it 2, how bumbling they are 2, that they all speak in a stif, oddly-infected manner 1, that they seem oddly overfed for servants 2, their insolence 2, their faces are all similar looking, as if they were all members of the same family (or even siblings) 2, they all share a peculiar odor 2, that all the male serpents are addressed by a single name; likewise for the female servants 3, how they seem to be able to suddenly appear and disappear 3, they are disturbingly pale 3, they seem to make no sound when they move 2, they seem to be on excessively familiar terms with the family 3, the family seems to hate them, yet still employs them 2, they all seem to be surprisingly well-educated, articulate, and witty 2, the family seems strangely subservient to them 3, they all share a single hair color 8, their disposition is consistently gloomy, regardless of the situation 4, they are always smiling and joking, even in the midst of horriffic tragedies 3, their exceptionally graceful movements, as if their duties were dances 3, their movements are generally stif and mechanical 7, their faintly mocking manner 3, they often appear to be drunk 3, most of them share the same chronic cough 3, they never raise their voices above a whisper 3, they speak in exceptionally loud voices
 * Servant Impressions

4, 3,The family keeps [Pets] as a housepet. 1,The family keeps [Pets] and [Pets] as housepets. 1,The family keeps [Pets], [Pets], and [Pets] as housepets.
 * Pets Main

2,an angora cat 1,a barbet hunting dog 2,a beagle 1,a bichon 1,a bullfinch 1,a canary 1,a small monkey 1,a chihuahua 2,a corgi 1,a crow 1,a fox 2,several goldfish 1,a hedgehog 2,a long-haired cat 1,a pair of lovebirds 1,a semi-domesticated baboon 2,a mastiff 1,a nightingale 1,a parrot 2,a Persian cat 2,a poodle 2,a pug 2,a spaniel 2,a terrier 1,a toy poodle 1,a raven 1,an iguana 1,an oversized frog 1,a large hamster 1,a pair of flop-eared rabbits 1,a tamed watchspider
 * Pets

1,The villa grounds include [Gardens].
 * Grounds Main

1,a landscape garden with [Landscape Garden] and [Landscape Garden] 1,a flower garden with [Flower Garden] and [Flower Garden] 1,a formal garden with [Formal Garden] and [Formal Garden] 1,a Tethyrian garden with [Tethyrian Garden] and [Tethyrian Garden] 1,a walled garden with [Walled Garden]
 * Gardens

3,several benches 3,a large boulder 3,a bridge over a small stream 3,a cascade or waterfall 3,a chapel to the House's patron deity 3,several clumps of bushes 3,ongoing construction 3,a guest cottage 3,[Folly]] 3,a fountain 3,a freestanding archway 3,a grotto 3,a grove of trees 3,a hermit's cave 3,an ice house, appearing as a door sunken into the side of a hill 3,a menagerie with [Menagerie Animals] 2,a patch of wildflowers 3,a pavilion summerhouse 3,a shed 3,a small pool 3,[Remarkable Sculptures] 3,a stream 3,a sundial 3,a swing 3,an unusual tree.
 * Landscape Garden

3,an azalea bed 2,a bed of mixed flowers 1,a bench 3,a chrysanthemum bed 2,a conservatory 3,a daffodil bed 3,a dahlia bed 2,[Folly] 2,a fountain 2,a free-standing tree 2,a grotto 3,a hellebore bed 3,a hibiscus bed 3,a trellis of honeysuckle 3,a hyacinth bed 3,an iris bed 3,a jasmine bed 3,a lavender bed 3,a lilac bed 3,a lily bed 3,a marigold bed 3,a pool 3,a potted ornamental plant 3,a potted tree 3,a primrose bed 6,a rose bed 1,a shed 2,[Remarkable Sculptures] 3,stone balustrades 2,a stream or canal 2,a swing 3,a trellis supporting vines and flowers 3,a tulip bed 2,a large urn 3,a violet bed 3,a wisteria patch
 * Flower Garden

3,a path lined with regularly-spaced, carefully pruned trees 3,a path lined on either side by hornbeam hedges, [Barrier Height] in height 2,a classical archway 1,an aviary 3,a belvedere consisting of a low tower that allows viewers to better appreciate the patterns of the garden from a height 3,several benches 3,a grove of trees planted in a regular pattern, and kept carefully trimmed 3,hedges trimmed into a pattern resembling knot-work 3,a formal bed of plants and flowers in a pattern that resembles embroidery 3,a canal 3,a cascade or waterfall 3,a dovecote 3,[Folly] 4,a fountain 3,a hedge maze 3,an orangery greenhouse 3,a menagerie with [Menagerie Animals] 3,a parterre of perfect geometric shape featuring ornamental plants 3,a parterre of perfect geometric shape featuring grass 3,a parterre of perfect geometric shape featuring flowers 3,a pavilion summerhouse 3,a potted tree 3,a reflecting pool 3,a salon de treillage consisting of a “room” enclosed by high hedge walls 3,[Remarkable Sculpture] 3,a stone balustrade 4,a sunken section 3,a terrace 2,topiary cut into an animal form 2,topiary cut into cones 2,topiary cut into pyramids 2,topiary cut into balls 2,topiary cut into blocks 2,a trellis 3,a large urn
 * Formal Garden

3,a classical archway 2,an aviary 2,a belvedere consisting of a low tower that allows viewers to better appreciate the patterns of the garden from a height 5,several benches in an alcove 3,a cascade or waterfall 4,a column or pillar 4,a compartment of perfect geometric shape, filled with ornamental plants and bordered by hedges 4,a compartment of perfect geometric shape, filled with grass and bordered by hedges 2, construction on [Tethyrian Garden] 2,a dovecote 4,a grotto 5,a fountain 2,a hedge maze 3,an orangery greenhouse 2,a menagerie with [Menagerie Animals] 3,a path lined by topiary hedges 3,a pavilion summerhouse 5,a pergola consisting of four posts (or pillars) supporting a roof of open beams with entwined vines 4,a potted tree 3,a reflecting pool 3,[Remarkable Sculpture] 1,a statue that squirts water at visitors 5,a stone balustrade 3,a sunken section 3,a terrace 2,topiary cut into cones 2,topiary cut into pyramids 2,topiary cut into balls 2,topiary cut into blocks 4,a vine-covered trellis 6,a large urn
 * Tethyrian Garden

1,an archway 1,an aviary 1,several benches within an arbor or alcove 1,a grave 1,a dovecote 1,[Folly] 1,[Flower Garden] 1,a fountain 1,a grotto 1,a menagerie with [Menagerie Animals] 1,a hedge maze 1,a brick maze 1,a pavilion summerhouse 1,a formal bed of plants and flowers in a pattern that resembles embroidery 1,a statue 1,a swing 1,a table 1,a tree 1,a topiary animal 1,a topiary shape
 * Walled Garden

1, [Dice.1d12] “Druidic” megalith(s) 1, a ruined amphitheater 1, an artificial grotto, perhaps with interior pool 1, a small ruined castle 1, a Chinese pagoda. 1, a ruined church 1, a column or obelisk 1, ruined columns and entablature 1, a dry bridge 1, a gateway or arch 1, an oddly-shaped triangular building 1, an oddly-shaped conical building 1, an oddly-shaped pentagonal building 1, a small pavilion 1, a stone pyramid 1, a stone ziggurat 1, a ruined section of aqueduct 1, a rotunda 1, a small ruined temple 1, a false tomb or cemetery 20 a tower
 * Folly

1,[Menagerie Animal] [Menagerie Animal Quality Chance]
 * Menagerie Animals

2,a baboon 2,an eagle 2,a female black bear 2,a male black bear 2,a black panther 2,a female brown bear 2,a male brown bear 2,a camel 2,a cheetah 1,a coati 2,a cougar 2,a crane 1,a displacer beast 2,an elephant 2,an elk 2,a flying squirrel 2,a gazelle 2,a giraffe 2,a group of [Dice.2d4] capuchin monkeys 2,a hyena 2,a jaguar 2,a leopard 2,a lion 2,a lynx 2,a macaw 2,a mandrill 2,an ocelot 2,an orangutan 2,an ostrich 2,a parrot 2,a peacock 2,a polar bear 2,a porcupine 2,a python 2,a raccoon 2,a reindeer 2,a rhinoceros 2,a tiger 2,a tortoise 2,a turkey 2,a vulture 2,a wolf 2,a zebra
 * Menagerie Animal

1, 1,that is [Menagerie Animal Quality]
 * Menagerie Animal Quality Chance

2,dressed in an exotic outfit 2,suffering from a disease 2,a gift from the Open Lord himself 2,especially beloved by a member of the family 2,especially feared by a member of the family 2,considered a good luck charm by the family and servants 2,notably healthy 2,frighteningly overgrown 2,very aggressive 2,noticeably friendly 1,quite spiteful 2,frighteningly intelligent 2,especially stubborn 1,actually stolen (and wanted by the legitimate owner) 1,albino 1,melanistic (black) 2,quite chubby 2,especially stupid 2,still immature 2,trained to do tricks 2,especially lazy 2,quite old 1,blind 1,enraged by people wearing a particular perfume 2,very shy 2,marked in an unusual way 1,the focus of a haunting 1,suffering from an inexplicable anemia 1,Awakened
 * Menagerie Animal Quality

1,The courtyard in front of the house features [Front Courtyard].
 * Front Courtyard Main

3, a fountain 2, low balustrades 2, a patch of lawn 1 low walls 1, statues 1, several decorative urns 1, benches 1, patterned stone pavement 1, colored gravel 1, potted trees 2, Topiaries 1, a reflecting pool 1, parterre flower beds 1, a patch of hedges cut into broderie 1, a monumental obelisk
 * Front Courtyard

1, The front stairs are [Front Stairs].
 * Front Stairs Main

1, a monumentally wide staircase 1, a monumentally wide staircase, parted down the middle by a stone balustrade 1, a monumentally wide staircase consisting of several short flights and platforms 1, horseshoe staircases curving upwards to a second story portico, with a smaller doorway below giving access to the ground floor 1, horseshoe staircases curving around a fountain 1, a flight of conical straits leading to a semi-circular portico. 1, a stepped terrace of pyramidal stairs leading to a rectangular portico 1, a stepped terrace of pyramidal stairs 1, a trapezoidal stepped terrace of pyramidal stairs 1, a pentagonal stepped terrace of pyramidal stairs 1, a flight of conical stairs 1,two sets of returning staircases and platforms running parallel with the facade, and both leading to an elevated portico on the second story, with a smaller door in the middle between the staircases giving access to the ground floor 1, two flights of stairs, running along the facade to either side of an elevated portico
 * Front Stairs

1, The main entrance door is [Main Door] and is [Main Door Frame].
 * Main Door Main

1, a set of wooden double doors 1, a set of wooden double doors, with a fanlight above, 1, a single large wooden wooden door 1, a single large wooden wooden door, with a fanlight above, 1, a set of wooden double doors bound in iron 1, a single wooden door bound in iron 1, a set of sculptured bronze double doors 1, single French door 1, a set of double French doors 1, wood, intricately carved with sculptural reliefs,
 * Main Door

1, flanked by columns supporting a pediment, on which the family's armorial bearings are carved 1, flanked by free standing statues. The family's armorial bearings are carved above the door 1, flanked by statues in niches. The family's armorial bearings are carved above the door 1, flanked by urns on pedestals. The family's armorial bearings are carved above the door 1, shadowed by an overhanging balcony. The family's armorial bearings decorate the balustrade 1, flanked by two potted trees. The family's armorial bearings are carved above the door 1, nestled within an archway. The family's armorial bearings are carved on the keystone 1, surmounted by a stone on which is inscribed the date of the house's construction, and the name of the original owners 1, flanked by Mulhorandi obelisks 1, behind a hedge cut into a green archway
 * Main Door Frame