Facility

Facilities are fixed locations within the game world where characters can access specialised services, resources or opportunities that are not available in the general environment. They represent developed, intentional structures tied to infrastructure, often requiring some measure of population, industry or governance to maintain. Their number and diversification relies upon a level of social or logistical support, depending on the relative civilisation encountered.

Facilities in the game world offer a wide range of essential and specialised services to characters, depending on their type, location and level of development. At the most basic, they provide access to necessities such as clean water, safe edibles and shelter — relieving characters of the need to forage, hunt or purify resources themselves. More advanced facilities support recovery, whether through rest, healing or spiritual aid, enabling characters to regain lost hit points, prepare spells or cleanse harmful conditions. Facilities may also support trade and commerce, allowing the buying, selling or commissioning of goods, often with access to materials or wares not found in the wild. Some support crafting, repair or enchantment, offering spaces where tools and weapons can be made or improved, often with the benefit of skilled labour or magical augmentation.

In more developed regions, facilities offer guidance, training or instruction, giving characters opportunities to learn skills, advance their studies or gain access to restricted knowledge. Legal and political services may also be present, offering redress, arbitration, contracts, oaths or appeals to authority. Facilities may store or provide information, such as maps, records, historical accounts or divine revelations, depending on the purpose and origin of the structure. Others exist to connect parts of the world, facilitating movement or communication across distances, granting logistical advantages to those who use them. Some facilities mark religious, cultural or ancestral significance, conferring blessings, observances or rites of passage.

In all cases, facilities are grounded in physical reality: they are buildings, complexes or developed sites, not abstract functions. They operate within the logic of the world, requiring support, materials, staff or magical upkeep to remain functional. While some offer their services freely, many are regulated, protected or restricted, requiring social standing, payment or reputation to access. Ultimately, facilities serve as tangible intersections between the character’s needs and the world’s response—places where the structure of civilisation makes itself visible and actionable.

Hammers

The hammer symbol's page defines how the presence and type of facilities in a hex are determined by its level of infrastructure. Infrastructure is measured at the 20-mile hex level and then distributed across the seven 6-mile hexes that make up a Hex Group. Each of these smaller hexes is given a classification—such as cultivated, mined, cleared, or wilderness—depending on how much infrastructure it receives, which is directly tied to how civilised or developed that section of land is.