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Willow Hill
🕑 Added 2023-08-06 11:48:34 +0000 UTCHere is a little hamlet that grew out of almost nothing over the last week.... Though, if we go by the ruins of the old settlement on the other side of the river and the general run down and patched up feel of the current buildings, the area around here has been occupied for a very long time.
Don't let the raggedy appearance of the hamlet fool you. It is all protective colouration as it were. Most of the population have townhouses in the capital and commute daily to Willow Hill via the portal at Six Ways Corner. One of the 3 portals at the corner is permanently linked to the Dyers Guild Hall in the Capital for those that have the correct key-token.
The water-weeds hereabouts are edible. More importantly though, if they are dried and processed in a particular way, vivid blue, green, orange and yellow dyes can be extracted. This secret process may or may not involve various moulds collected from the cave on the other side of the river (A dangerous and mucky job that no one likes doing). Extracts from herbs and nuts both rare and common that are growing in the hilltop gardens and orchards are also used.
Of course, you will create your own stories about Willow Hill
Just remember, whatever you do, don't get stuck in the floating water-weeds, they are not as passive as they appear...
Happy plotting :-)
A free poster map of Willow Hill (1800x1425px) is attached below for all to enjoy
Goodies For Defenders of Chaos can be found HERE:
Poster map size:3600x2850 pixles (12x9.5 inches @300dpi)
Frame-less map size: 3300x2550 pixles (11x8.5 inches @300dpi = about A4)
- Poster version with and without the title & location information
- Frame-less colour version
- Greyscale version optimised for B&W home printing
- A couple of other variations, including night and one where the paint bucket spilled
- A 'sketchy' mudmap version that can be given to players
- Title & Key plate assets with and without text
- Location number buttons with numbers 1-20 + a clean one
PLUS Bonus Location 'playing Cards'
- 12 labeled cards
- 16 Clean cards without text&compass (includes extra locations not on key)
- 1 blank card template with transparent cutout to make your own with
- 1 Compass token asset
PLUS a mega zoomed in vtt-Battlemap-scale version
... For those of you who like to use settlement maps at battlmap scale....
- Map is cut into 2 tiles to keep the file size down
- Total map size when assembled = 170x130 squares @ 72 pixles per square where a square is about 5 feet
- NOTE: Visual image quality is 'not great' as this is 375% upscale, but it is not too bad and will definitely do the job if you don't mind a bit of fudginess
Not a patron yet? .. Just dropping in for the free map?
All good - have fun with it - I would love to hear about how you use them
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Thankyou :-) Your support brightens my life, keeps me sane & helps me to carry on making maps for everyone to enjoy .......
Comments
MisjayMaps
yay... I am excited to know that It has found a home and people to live in it already :-) Have fun planning ... and let me know how you go with using the cards. One Idea I had was that initially, to only show the sketch map to the players; then, as they visit locations, they get the location cards. When they have visited them all, or enough, they get to see the whole pretty version of the map. Kind of a fog of war thing for a city map. to create a sense of curiosity to explore... if that makes sense? Or they could act as 'keys' to an area. with the card, they have permission to go to that area/building or use the portal. Or just be illustrations for your notes on locations, NPC's and plots :-)
Very lived in, yes, so evocative! Our adventuring group takes a break for the summer months, and early August is when I start planning the upcoming campaign. This looks like a very, very nice home base for the year's adventures. Thank you for following that inspiration!๐๐ (PS the cards are a really fun idea! love the look, will have to noodle on using them...)
MisjayMaps
Glad you love them Ella I like to make them feel lived in :-)
Ella Edwards
This is amazing! I love the detail you put into all your maps ๐
