3.5e Architectures

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Mundane Architectures

Name	Cost	Summary
Commoner's Shack	90 gp	This is the most bare-bones excuse of a house ever, but when you're a commoner that makes next to nothing, it's home.
Farm	1500 gp plus 100 gp per acre	The staple of rural life, the farm consists of both the farmhouse and the surrounding land.
Large Castle	90,000 gp	Where small castles are the homes of barons and dukes, large castles are the homes of kings and the seats of entire nations.
Log Cabin	1000 gp
Mansion	10,000 gp	The home of the rich, mansions belong to members of nobility.
Ranch House	2000 gp	The home of the middle class, it is big enough for comfort while not being a mansion.
Small Castle	30,000 gp	A small castle or fort suitable for nobility and soldiers. They often stand at the center of population center.
Soundproof Foam	300 gp per 100 sq. ft.	Soundproof foam can make a room impossible to hear from the outside and vice versa.
Steam Engine	800 gp (large mundane), 400 gp (small mundane), 1600 gp (large magical), and 800 gp (small magical)	In steampunk societies, the steam engine is the go-to method of power generation in the brave new world.
Townhouse	2000 gp	Townhouses are the homes of urban middle-class dwellers. Housing is smaller and more compact than a ranch house, but has the convenience of living in walking distance to all the delights of the city.

Magical Architectures

Name	Cost	Summary
Absolutely Safe Canopy	7500 gp	An immobile seating area with overhang that protects its occupants by sealing them away. Beware not to become trapped.
Alliance Gong	20,000 gp	A magical gong which lets you share your inspire courage ability out to 1 mile.
Animated Dispenser	4,500 gp	Typically a statue or embossing of a face or bust within a slab of solid rock, the dispenser opens its maw to release its contents once conditions have been met.
Animated Wheels	900 gp	Wheels which move on their own, they are often synchronized with each other and used to provide 4x4 transportation methods.
Arcana Ingenium	8,000 gp	This magical engine produces raw magic energy suitable for powering all sorts of magical architecture.
Blackstone Golem Forge	75,000 GP	A forge which allows for the creation of constructs.
Blessed Baths	1,000 gp	This bath/sauna fills with enhanced water that grants benefits for those bathing in it. With the right components you can achieve even greater effects.
Cephalic Cathedra	70,000 gp	An alien chair of illithid origin that grants one the ability to manipulate and sway the minds of others, but there is a catch...
Communication Grid	3,000 gp	A flat board which can be used to talk to other communication grids in real time, or sending long distance messages.
Dead King's Throne	27000 gp	A frightening bone throne that grants necromantic powers, and extended use will turn you undead.
Elemental Forge	4,000 gp	This forge is useful for crafting elementally tinged weapons, or changing elemental weapons to a different element.
FTL Engine	100,000 gp	Used by various spacefaring creatures in the void of space, the FTL Engine allows travel at speeds exceeding that of c.
Focusing Emitter	16000 gp	An immobile totem and focusing crystal which maintains concentration on an effect to display in an area.
Global Gravity Disc	4,880 gp	This orrey has a flat rune covered disc in the center. Its orientation determines the pull of gravity in a given area.
Jump Drive	5,000 gp (teleport version), 5,000 gp (plane shift version), 8,000 gp (both)	A vehicle equipped with a jump drive can teleport or plane shift via expending specialized fuel.
Lightning Turret	9,000 gp, 50,000 gp, or 75,000 gp, based on the model	A comfy chair that happens to have a massive lightning gun for blasting things with.
Load Bearing Lifestone	1,000 gp	A very sturdy stone, typically used in construction. It breaks upon the death of a creature.
MADAR	5,000 gp	Magical radar, for detecting incoming objects.
Mending Surface	Varies based on the volume of a room or the size of a wall.	A mending surface is shaped when created and regrows to fill in any holes or damage it takes.
Mobile Orbshelter	10,000 gp (normal), 50,000 gp (advanced)	A spherical flying clockwork house, it was created by heretical dwarves who wanted to live in the air. The advanced form can even cross dimensions!
Oculus Dias	70000 gp	A platform used for meditation and divination, this piece of magical architecture makes it easier for diviners to do their job.
Orb of Clear Air	2,800 gp	The orb generates and recycles air, and keeps it from escaping. It's good for traveling through voids, but it can't stop anything of significant mass.
Orb of Environmental Exposure	2,500 gp	The orb causes the interior of the room it is in to be subject to the elements as if it were exposed and on the surface, including rain, wind, and floodwaters.
Pavilion of Dusk and Dawn	3000 gp	A covered throne and platform filled to the brim with creature comforts that are literally too good to be true.
Pavilion of Pathfinding	10000 gp	A platform that contains a throne and enough room for three other people. With a word, it becomes a howdah to transport its passengers to new and exciting places.
Phantom Beacon	4,500 gp	A powerful light beacon suitable for putting on top of light houses, this beacon also happens to reveal ghosts and things which are not what they seem.
Planar Waystone	80,000 gp	This chunk of material came from another plane, and it brought its properties back with it.
Spring Carpet	1,800 gp	It's a springboard by any other name.
Steam Engine	800 gp (large mundane), 400 gp (small mundane), 1600 gp (large magical), and 800 gp (small magical)	In steampunk societies, the steam engine is the go-to method of power generation in the brave new world.
Throne of Judgement	11500 gp	This regal looking throne grants the power to cast bestow curse, remove curse, and zone of truth 1/day, among other things.
Throne of the Sky King	80000 gp	A regal throne decorated with the wings of a roc, it grants its user the power of wind and storm, and protection from those same elements.
Travelling House	9,000 gp	It's a house on legs, for those who want to live on the go.
Videopane	1000 gp	This flat pane of glass can display visuals and audios of events far away.