Buried Temple ("Master of Desert Nomads" - Old School D&D)
anomiecoalition
Traveler
Hey all; I've been working on mapping some of the stuff from the Master of Desert Nomads Series (X4). This particular map is of a Buried Temple Encounter (i've added the Ifar label to fit my own particular story needs).
I had a really hard time trying to get the map to appear as it did in my head. In particular, I'm still not entirely happy with my attempt to depict rooms 4-8 as underground. I also couldn't find an image of broken pillars that I really liked and my attempts to make one were not entirely successful. In any event...any thoughts on how to improve this map are welcomed.
I had a really hard time trying to get the map to appear as it did in my head. In particular, I'm still not entirely happy with my attempt to depict rooms 4-8 as underground. I also couldn't find an image of broken pillars that I really liked and my attempts to make one were not entirely successful. In any event...any thoughts on how to improve this map are welcomed.
Comments
A larger version would be appriciated.
Just one point: I would have put the underground rooms on a seperate map, to make the distinction clearer. And in case the players do something very stupid and parts of the roof come down, this approach would also give me the opportunity to mark the resulting hole in the ground on the above ground level map.
Any chance of a close up on the ground area? We might be able to suggest a way of making them look better.
Greebo: Normally, I think it makes more sense to depict different levels on different maps...but in this case, I wanted to see if I could successfully depict multiple levels (i.e. ground level, elevated, subterranean.)
Simon: I've attached a zoomed in version. What I did was create the floor and walls of the underground parts and then multipoly'd everything else to serve as a background sheet. I then placed that background sheet above (below on the list) the floor and wall sheets. The background has an edge fade inner effect, and the wall sheet has a slight bevel.
And if I didn't say so already -- great map!
~Dogtag
larger version @ http://drunkennerdery.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/buried-temple-of-ifar-desert-nomads-series/