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A long climb up the mountain reveals the entrance to the lost dwarven kingdom [35x80] and a map for large lake encounters [80x80] (free version)
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Encounter ideas for the path high into the mountains
- Our heroes are looking for a powerful magician in the dungeon behind the entrance. The magician has created an ice golem to guard the entrance. When our heroes come up the path below, he shouts questions or riddles down the slope to distinguish between friend and foe. For each correct answer they can go one step higher. But if they answer incorrectly, he can create large ice balls that he sends down the mountain. Later he can also control them magically and adjust their direction. Players should feel a little like they are playing Donkey Kong.
- Use the map by setting this as the starting point of a dungeon from which our heroes should escape as rising lava begins to rise in the mountain. When they run out of here, the lava follows and larger and larger sections of the map become inaccessible. The heroes should be forced to jump down the mountain in a breakneck parkour. Alternatively, this could also be achieved with a powerful, unstoppable opponent. Here you can make the escape from such an enemy an intense reality.
- Use it for a stealth mission where the heroes have to sneak up this guarded slope. They can climb and sneak along the path and have to watch out for enemies who are looking for them. Give them time pressure and a goal at the top. If they have successfully made it to the top undetected, you can also turn the encounter around and let the heroes use the height they have achieved to attack the enemies on the lower path. Here they have great advantages.
Encounter ideas for the big lake
- Use it for a relaxed picnic and perhaps a romantic pedal boat ride.
- There is supposedly a powerful sea serpent in this lake, which is said to grant a wish to anyone who catches it. Accordingly, there are always adventurers in retirement age hanging around here and looking for the monster. And people keep disappearing on the lake. You could now design a quest to find Nessie. A possible solution is that a lich has awakened a sea soul serpent and is using it to capture particularly powerful souls. Although he has been defeated several times, the Lich always bribed the heroes with a Minor Wish Spell, which is how the rumor started.
- Make a fishing competition! Here the greatest fishermen and heroes gather and fish once every 5 years. Whoever catches the biggest fish wins a big prize. The hook: The organizer had the most powerful sea monsters caught and released here in the lake. It will be a heroic fish hunt!
As always, have a lot of fun with my maps and thanks a lot for all your support! :)
-Your AtaraxianBear
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