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Dark Dwarf Tower - Dungeon Map - Ultimate Underdark
🕑 Added 2021-08-23 14:40:48 +0000 UTCOf all the cruel and twisted peoples that dwell beneath our feet, few have fallen further than those commonly known as the Dark Dwarves.
Their morose history and splintering from their more pallettable kin however, is not for me to describe in these pages. Rather it is the purpose of this text to account for the scattered reports, recently uncovered within the Archive, that detail one of the few confirmed structures of this vile race.
Standing at the confluence of several subterranean paths, within the endless labyrinth of tunnels and caves beneath us, is a Dark Tower of some note. Seemingly constructed to project power upon an important highway, several of the reports have also speculated that it sits atop an even deeper tunnel system leading yet further into their foul domain.
Though unquestionably cruel their ingenuity is somewhat to be admired, a seamless bending of magic and science had led them to all manner of technological innovations. None more so than the so-called 'Fire Crystals'. With the ability to seemingly harness the power of the absent sun, the Dark Dwarfs have weaponized a quirk of many of the subterranean dwellers and turned a mere weakness into a fatal flaw. From its commanding heights their great weapon shines out in the darkness, promising to burn any enemies who venture near.
What other monstrous devices would await any who sort to enter?.....
Extract from 'The Tower of Dehir Angar' written by Tyrellius Ursa - Initiate Mapmaker, Royal Cartographical Archives
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Hi all!
I am very pleased to present to you, The Dark Dwarf Tower. Created in the style of the Duergar this multi level dungeon was a suggestion of my awesome patrons and is a perfect addition to this month's theme of Ultimate Underdark.
Isometric Drawing
Back by popular demand, this map includes an isometric drawing of the whole structure itself as a separate handout for you to tease your players with!
I do actually really enjoy doing these and will endeavour to include them in more maps going forward.
Foundry VTT Module
I have done a few things different with this module to hopefully make this map easier to navigate.
The aim is for this map to contains a lift (elevator) that can only be controlled by the Duergar (DM) so Multi Level Token has been set to only work if the DM clicks either up or down.
Additionally I have included journal entries that show both the DM version of the map and the various versions of the handout.
Unfortunatly Foundry does a rather bad job for pairing placed journal entries with those from compendiums. However the Module Community has come to the rescue with Scene Packer.
As this is new to me however I have as yet been unable to intregrate it into this map. However I am on the case and will update it ASAP. I didn't, however, want to delay the release of this map so I will release the module as is for now. Find that here:
Variations
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