I blame it on Sue. Her Darklands release, set me to thinking about a world where Druids have gone bad---sucking life for wealth and power. So kind of a drab world until players can break their hold on it.

Finished blocking out everything - now going in and cleaning up, adding LOD and playing with other presentation elements.

Thanks for the help - changed color and reduced impact. Fun to do while watching TV. Getting multiple sheet warning and difficult to center some items.

Thanks! Great opportunity to play with re-scale symbols.

My first battlemap. Explored sheets and effects. Still struggling with scale and symbol placement. Despite trying to calc the size in advance, I messed up and ran out of room - so horses are hobbled in an area off map. Suggestions are always appreciated!

A large room, filled with swirling mists and the faint scent of roses. In the center of the room is a small round table with a vase and single rose. On the floor is a ritual drawing of a rose.

Despite the rest of the teams warnings, Timraos crosses the room to examine the rose. He watches in fascination as the rose begins to move from the vase. Moving in a snake like fashion it quickly strikes, stinging Timraos' hand. The mists tighten and Timraos falls, when he awakes he finds that he is in a maze created out of tall rose bushes.

First draft - focused on drawing the rose pentagram. Looking for a vase and flower to put on the table, add some mist and atmosphere and I'm there. Oh, just noticed I probably should also add a door.

Suggestions and comments are welcome.

Thanks - didnt realize that when I brought in the Spectrum Trees, I didnt resize them. I struggle with scale, how do they look now? Added a couple of hills as suggested. Played with the edge fade inner, but couldnt get a look that I liked. Trying to depict a land that is being drained - except where Druids are be paid to "tend the land". Used the water settings from Darklands-City in an attempt to create a "sickly" coast.

Write up:

The Moontide

Loosely patterned after a Thames Class Barge, The Moontide is an open hold, double masted costal trade vessel. The forward cabin is a combination of galley and guest cabin. The rear cabin is the captain’s quarters. The ship is well kept and seaworthy. 

The lower deck has a brig/secure hold towards the bow, the stern has smugglers compartment on either side of the rudder gear box. These are designed to be sacrificial; a larger smugglers compartment is accessed from a hidden panel in the livestock cage – leading to a large compartment running between the ballast compartments.

Cargo is general trade goods.

Crew:

Captain Jack (Red Eye) Agan (Bard). Think of Errol Flynn with a red eye patch, and a James Earl Jones voice. Wears emerald green leather armor and a scimitar, secretly and agent of Count Fen.

Sassy Agan (Sea Witch), wife of Captain Jack. A brassy, hard drinking red head – think Maureen O’Hara.

Davey Agan (Able Seaman), son of Captain Jack. Good with the long bow.

Gasper Erin (Able Seaman). Good with the long bow.

Noble Amat (Rogue). Quiet, dedicated to Count Fen.

This mornings update - I think just titles and then onto the maze itself.