Kind of a random fact, but some places use much steeper roofs because if the snow was allowed to accumulate too much on top it might get too heavy for the structure.

It's really good! I like the layout.

The path near the top-left is the wonkiest, I think it comes from the smooth precise edge lines. If you can fade it a bit more without making it too blurry that might work, otherwise you might have to go in close and break up the line with some wavy-ness or something. Sometimes I like to google one of Mike Schley's D&D maps to see how it actually ended up looking and I tend to notice his paths have clusters/banks of grass that seem to try and spill out onto the road, overlapping it a little but then receding.

I am pretty happy with them as well.

My first attempts were using the drop shadow effect and the lighted-bevel effects, but it seemed like the drop shadow was bleeding into weird places between layers and creating random darker spots when I did the final render, though it did not do this while working with it.

So I took out the drop shadow and reworked it using a combination of things. There is a lighted bevel, a dark outer glow effect to create the feeling of depth around the base of the hills, a short inner glow effect to create the sense of gradually darkening hill sides, and a couple well placed smooth polygons with a low opacity to manually add some slight shadowing in specific areas.

I had a couple "seams" that were then hidden with varying up the textures a bit on top of them ? It seemed like the inner fade effect wasn't interacting well in some circumstances with all the glows and opacity effects.

Just don't forget that content created with CC3+ can be used commercially, but that is not the case with Forgotten Adventures. It's definitely a great asset pack for home use though!

I just started a discord server for anyone interested. I did find the CC3 Public server, but after looking around I realized the owner is inactive and so there isn't much room to develop a community there.

Feel free to join, https://discord.gg/tVvZqemKUf

Server is still under construction, but it has a lot of base functionality.

One thing I liked from their black and white map was that they had rotten/ruined wooden doors since they were submerged in water.

I would argue that all the physical/visual flair is part of what has made D&D larger than ever. I do agree that it is still flair, and not necessary to run a game. That being said, I think there are individuals who do need the concrete "things" in front of them to immerse in the game, and a more visual map helps engage them. So, while I think it is not necessary for the game, I do think it can be necessary for some players to have a good time, and having a good time is what it's all about.

My name is Cole Hinkel (DoubleDouble). I have a bachelor's in Game Design and am familiar with a wide variety of the tools involved for graphics and programming in general.

My portfolio is currently empty, that will be remedied soon.

You can contact me by PM here or email me at colerhinkel@gmail.com

Be sure to include some details about what you are looking for and maybe even some examples in the style you are looking for. I look forward to bringing your world, city, or encounter to life.

Example after getting it all worked out in FT3 instead of FT3+

I like the gallows, sewer access, and the funerary item suggestions

I would also suggest stables, wooden palisades (the sort that stab outward) and maybe additional punitive items like stock(ade)s or gibbets.