Town Generation Method 2

I'm not happy with the previous town generation method. I'm not overly happy with this one either, but this one does allow for a slightly better spread. I'll be posting the City generation method later today, and perhaps discuss the mapping of all these settlements tomorrow(with additional notes on economics in the days that follow).

To use this method, you first determine the size of the town's land and Soil Index as normal(roll on the village size chart). Keep the Soil index handy for determining final population. You'll need to pick from the following based on village land size to figure out which multiplyer to use for later.

Size of Town Land	Size Index
Small	0.75
Average	1.00
Large	1.25

You then roll on the following table to determine the Base number of households present in the town.

4d20	Result
04 – 05	200 + 2d20 Households
06 – 08	240 + 2d20 Households
08 – 10	280 + 2d20 Households
11 – 14	320 + 2d20 Households
15 – 19	360 + 2d20 Households
20 – 25	400 + 2d20 Households
26 – 32	440 + 2d20 Households
33 – 50	480 + 2d20 Households
51 – 57	520 + 2d20 Households
58 – 63	560 + 2d20 Households
64 – 68	600 + 2d20 Households
69 – 72	640 + 2d20 Households
73 – 75	680 + 2d20 Households
76 – 77	720 + 2d20 Households
78 – 79	760 + 2d20 Households
80	Roll on Large Towns

Large Towns

1d10	Result
1-4	800 + 2d100 Households
5-7	1,000 + 2d100 Households
8-9	1,200 + 2d100 Households
10	1,400 + 2d100 Households

The next part you do is roll on the following table.

2d6	Trade Index
2	0.75
3	0.80
4	0.85
5	0.90
6	0.95
7	1.00
8	1.05
9	1.10
10	1.15
11	1.20
12	1.25

Modify the Trade Index with the following modifiers:

Infrastructure:
Well Maintained and Patrolled Roads nearby: +0.05
Average Roads nearby: +0.00
No roads nearby: -0.05
Ocean nearby: +0.10
Major River nearby: +0.05
Taxation and Restrictive Laws:
Non-existant: +0.10
Light: +0.05
Average: +0.00
Heavy: -0.05
Severe: -0.10
Society is:
Organized/Lawful/Law abiding: +0.05
Disorganized/Chaotic/Anarchy: -0.10
Local Situation:
For every year of War that the immediate area has endured: -0.10
For every year of heavy to severe brigandage/raiding the area has endured: -0.05

You then determine the population with the following formula:

Base # of Households x Modified Trade Index x Soil index x Size Index = Total # of Households