I made a ship!
Lorelei
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So, my players have paid for passage on a ship heading up river during tumultuous times in their realm and have found themselves in a bit of a trap....the ship's captain had cast Seeming on the crew, disguising them as living humanoids when, in fact, they are a crew of UNDEAD!! So for this encounter i really wanted to do something special.... I made up a basic water map and put together my "ship on a budget" threw in a couple of 3d printed crates and barrels and voila! the perfect water encounter!
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There are quite a few paper dowloadable ship models and deckplan sets (on the OneBookShelf sites such as DriveThruRPG), but I've never seen one using the masts to set up the different levels so nicely before.
Hope your players appreciated all the effort!
The cool thing is that the levels do come apart. I glued the masts to their base floor, but them used sticky tack to attach to the deck above so i could take them apart for easier access during battle if need be. Such fun creating this!!!
I particularly enjoy running encounters aboard the PC's ship (whether that's been a starship or sailing vessel). The whole experience strengthens the bond between them and the environment, and I can only imagine that after defeating the undead, your player's must have wanted to take this beauty for themselves?
Stunning work!
DMG
I got tired of that. So I told them there were construction signs. 'Turn Around Wrong Way. Area Under Construction !' with a small oil lamp lighting the sign.