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The Hearth of the Marsh - Revamp
🕑 Added 2020-04-30 21:13:48 +0000 UTCUPDATE
So I heard that this map would be of more use rotated slightly. If you hit the download links below you can get the reorientated map. Now with an extra frost version for everyone to enjoy. Don't forget this map also comes with an arcane basement pictured below.
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Map Dimensions: 7200 x 5100px - Grid: 24 x 17
“As you approach the sprawling hut, the planks to the ramshackle bridge creak underfoot. The mix of materials the huts made of give away the new additions that have been made to it over the years, as it's slowly but surely taken over the small cramped island it’s built on.
At the front of the building a rickety porch has a lone empty rocking chair gently swaying in the wind. As you approach you notice that the front door to the hut is ajar.
Curiosity takes over, you peer in and notice a warm and homely interior. Old weathered furniture, rugs, large plants and a gently crackling fireplace reveal a well-loved home. After days of travelling through the marshy bog land you can't resist the urge to enter, it's just so inviting. The desire to bathe in the cosy atmosphere is overpowering.
A stew bubbling away by the fireplace smells delicious and before you realise it you're confidently walking across the room to help yourself to a bowl. As you do a haze seems to overcome your vision that a quick shake of your head doesn't seem to shift....
It's suddenly hard to focus now, inside some part of you screaming and banging at the walls. Something is deeply wrong. But the hair standing up on your neck, blood pounding in your ears and a soft cackle from somewhere behind all means nothing, as you wolf down the rest of the bowl of stew and feel oddly content...before all in an instant darkness envelopes you.”
Hey all,
This hut is for you to put your witches in if you fancy it but it's equally as good for your eccentric hunter, crazy shut in or the man that tells the adventurers to "Not go any further in to that there dangerous swamp!"
I kept the more magical elements to a secret basement for just this reason, so the map can be used with or without the witches twist. I also gave the basement a secret escape hatch out in to the water for fun. I thought this could be used as an encounter or trap room, if your baddie is cornered down here they might pull the bookcase aside to flood the lower level with water and drown or slow the players whilst they try to make good their escape.
Or perhaps it's a bluff as they flood the room to destroy their research whilst they jump on the teleportation circle out of there. Who knows - lots of options for you to play with.
State of the Maps - I have collated your votes in the previous post about what you'd like to see more of and I'll be releasing some updated tiers over this weekend :)
As always, thanks for your awesome support,
-Matt
Comments
Fantasy Atlas
Thanks! I was really happy with how this one came out :) Thanks for your input, I’ve just checked the Roll20 requirements and I’ll update these maps with a straight grid and smaller file size on Monday. I’ll ping you when I’ve done it.
Magnar Sveen
This is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you. One thing tho: the angled grid makes it hard to use in roll20. The same goes for some other pieces here with isometric grids. Just a heads up for future maps. :) It looks stunning, so a shame not being able to use it properly.
