Tourist Attraction Settlement

A tourist-attraction settlement has a landmark, festival, ruin, market, natural wonder or other draw that brings visitors from far beyond the local region.

Legacy Settlement Rules

Under the legacy Pathfinder settlement rules, Tourist Attraction increases Economy by 1 and increases Base Value by 20%.

What Visitors Change

  • Inns, guides, transport and entertainment become important local businesses.
  • Merchants stock goods for outsiders as well as residents.
  • Pickpockets, swindlers and opportunists follow the crowds.
  • Local customs can become performances for visitors, creating tension with residents.

Using It in Play

The attraction should matter to the settlement’s daily rhythm. A seasonal festival can swell the population for a week, while a permanent wonder may support generations of guides and merchants.

Adventure hooks include a stolen ceremonial object, sabotage before a festival, a dangerous truth hidden beneath a famous landmark or a visitor whose disappearance threatens the settlement’s reputation.

Sources & Licensing

Section 15: Copyright Notice — Pathfinder RPG GameMastery Guide. Pathfinder RPG GameMastery Guide © 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC.

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