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Darklake | Underdark Lake Map Pack!
🕑 Added 2025-03-10 04:14:02 +0000 UTCThis is a BIG one.
Similar to the Neverwinter Woods sequence of maps I created a couple of years ago, this is going to be a multi-map endeavor, creating at least [4] maps at this scale (160 x 200) that link to one another to form a massive [320 x 400] area for random encounters in the Underdark.
This is also intended to be used by people running Out of the Abyss, as they traverse what is known as the Darklake, which has a range of potential encounters with Kuo-Toa, Duergar, Aquatic Trolls, Hags, Darkmantles, Grell, Stirges and more.
To download the Map Pack, please click on your Tier link below and the download URL will be listed there in map release order.
Tier 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/tier-1-dungeon-81146477
Tier 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/tier-2-world-map-81312503
Tier 3 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/tier-3-master-87793681
Tier 4 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/tier-4-master-87797001
For this particular section of the Darklake, I've included several entry and exit points with massive stalagmites and stalagtites dominating the horizon.
Here's a watermarked version of the map:
Here's a concept image of the lake:
There are also several points of interest for this map:
Kuo-Toa Camp - In the NW section of this map is a small Kuo-Toa encampment, featuring a small initia beach with a sacrificial bowl to a wooden carved statue of the Sea Father. Passageways lead toward small huts and the broken shell of a gargantuan tortoise that houses the community's shaman. There is also a large statue nearby a massive hole in the stone, where one of the creatures they worship resides (you decide if this should be a massive crab, octopus or other similar creature).
Sea Cave - In the SE section of this map is a cave tile that could house any threat you wish the party to face, based on level and narrative, whether it be a Hag, Troll, Hook Horror or other fearsome foe.
Webbed Rocks - Toward the left side of the map, a series of the rocks have webs crossing overhead, which may just be left over from some natural predator, or may still contain a threat in the form of Giant Spiders, Driders or other foes.
Beached Bones - A massive set of bleached bones lay just above the surface of the lake on the right hand side, the remnants of an ancient dragon's corpse that met its end in these waters. While the bones pose no threat, other predators have learned that they draw attention and lay in wait for prey to draw close.
Whirlpool - A large whirlpool dominates one section of the lake, creating a hazard for traveling too close, though avoiding it may not always be a choice. This could house some large creature with the whirlpool serving as lair actions, or it could simply be an environmental hazard requiring skill checks.
While we will have a Sprite from Katsudon Art for this map, I'm also including this NPC from one of our previous Illustration Support Packs, by HIIDRA Studios, since it is appropriate.
I hope you enjoy this map, and future accompanying maps will be released in future months to provide extensions of this lake in other directions that have a similar myriad of different components, such as Mycanoids, Duergar, Hags and more!
Comments
James P
Looks amazing. Might have a use for it very soon.
