so my party has gone to a town which they will be residing at for some time and there is a temple there. I know nothing about temples, please help me. Where can I find some information of them, just a normal temple nothing special like the temple of the demon king or anything. what is a normal temple like in games because i can ONLY find ones that a boos fights, its really annoying .
For a very long time a temple was basically a place for the "celebrant" to stand and lead the group in celebrating some ritual. The group would simply stand where they could see and hear the Celebrant. The Celebrant would need an elevated position to stand to be seen and heard. If there were any devices or fixtures, they would be positioned near the Celebrant. Altars are the most common fixture, and statues are probably the second.
Do a web search on temples, Antioch temples, ancient temples, basilicas, Roman temples and Greek temples. You will get a sense of the floor plan for a typical temple.
I would have the temple built of stone. It would have a dome over the middle area. It would have large columns over a porch at the main entrance. I would most likely have a brazier and a font inside the temple, and there would be a common ritual for entering and leaving that included using one or both of these fixtures. The porch would be the gathering place for chit-chat. Inside there would be a waiting room and then the main room. The inside of an active temple would be impeccably clean. There would be paintings, tapestries, low relief carvings decorating the walls. There might be a few statuettes. On the "far" wall there would be an altar on a raised platform. Candles would be on or around the altar. There would probably be a bowl, a small basket and a holy text on a reading stand at the altar. The Celebrant would be in beautiful robes and other attendants would be in robes of similar colorings but less fancy in their design depending on the station of the attendant.
I would play around with the number of sides the temple had depending on what deities were being honored there. I might use a five sided temple for an evil deity for example. I would use a seven sided temple for a very holy good deity. Doing this will call attention to the connection with deities in your setting; a multi-sided (not only four rectangular sides) domed structure, with columns and a porch. "Hey guys, I think we found the temple."
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Depending on how you want to use the temple, you may want to look at some of the maps or dungeons tiles available on-line. I often find these to be a good resource.
As was said, it depends on who the temple is dedicated to. Temples are going to vary in style and appearance based on the deity they represent. Faiths & Avatars or Demihuman Deities may be a good resource. They're AD&D, but still useful, regardless of the edition you are playing.
I would think about the function of the temple. Different religions have temples for different purposes. Some are for people to have fellowship. Some are for prayer. Some are for sacrifice. Some are for learning. Some are to inspire awe. Some are to show off wealth. Some are for judgment. Some are for forgiveness. The architecture of a temple will reflect its purpose. A temple for fellowship may have an open plan. A temple to inspire awe may soar to towering heights. A temple to maintain a hierarchy may have inner and innermost sancta. A temple honoring nature may lack walls or even a roof.
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so my party has gone to a town which they will be residing at for some time and there is a temple there.
I know nothing about temples, please help me.
Where can I find some information of them, just a normal temple nothing special like the temple of the demon king or anything.
what is a normal temple like in games because i can ONLY find ones that a boos fights, its really annoying .
please help me
For a very long time a temple was basically a place for the "celebrant" to stand and lead the group in celebrating some ritual. The group would simply stand where they could see and hear the Celebrant. The Celebrant would need an elevated position to stand to be seen and heard. If there were any devices or fixtures, they would be positioned near the Celebrant. Altars are the most common fixture, and statues are probably the second.
Do a web search on temples, Antioch temples, ancient temples, basilicas, Roman temples and Greek temples. You will get a sense of the floor plan for a typical temple.
I would have the temple built of stone. It would have a dome over the middle area. It would have large columns over a porch at the main entrance. I would most likely have a brazier and a font inside the temple, and there would be a common ritual for entering and leaving that included using one or both of these fixtures. The porch would be the gathering place for chit-chat. Inside there would be a waiting room and then the main room. The inside of an active temple would be impeccably clean. There would be paintings, tapestries, low relief carvings decorating the walls. There might be a few statuettes. On the "far" wall there would be an altar on a raised platform. Candles would be on or around the altar. There would probably be a bowl, a small basket and a holy text on a reading stand at the altar. The Celebrant would be in beautiful robes and other attendants would be in robes of similar colorings but less fancy in their design depending on the station of the attendant.
I would play around with the number of sides the temple had depending on what deities were being honored there. I might use a five sided temple for an evil deity for example. I would use a seven sided temple for a very holy good deity. Doing this will call attention to the connection with deities in your setting; a multi-sided (not only four rectangular sides) domed structure, with columns and a porch. "Hey guys, I think we found the temple."
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt
Depending on how you want to use the temple, you may want to look at some of the maps or dungeons tiles available on-line. I often find these to be a good resource.
As was said, it depends on who the temple is dedicated to. Temples are going to vary in style and appearance based on the deity they represent. Faiths & Avatars or Demihuman Deities may be a good resource. They're AD&D, but still useful, regardless of the edition you are playing.
I would think about the function of the temple. Different religions have temples for different purposes. Some are for people to have fellowship. Some are for prayer. Some are for sacrifice. Some are for learning. Some are to inspire awe. Some are to show off wealth. Some are for judgment. Some are for forgiveness. The architecture of a temple will reflect its purpose. A temple for fellowship may have an open plan. A temple to inspire awe may soar to towering heights. A temple to maintain a hierarchy may have inner and innermost sancta. A temple honoring nature may lack walls or even a roof.