TMC - Pick'n'Mix 8 01 | VH - Tsolenka Ascent

Hey all!

August means Pick'n'Mix 8, as well as some fresh Vampire Hunter content. Let's get started!

The MAD Cartographer | Pick'n'Mix 8

Volcano Chains

This is a large, vertical map featuring large pillars standing in a lava-filled cavern. Massive chains link these towering islands, allowing characters to (carefully!) navigate them heading towards the largest platform at the north.

We've created a variety of different versions of this map, where the final island contains either a treasure chest, an activate portal, or a dragon egg. There's also a blank variant with no focal point at the northmost island.

Additionally, we've also provided a few different variants for all of the above; red lava, blue lava, acid (green), and a single crystal astral variant; for a total of 13 maps for this scene alone!

Foundry users will find that the chains serve as canopy elements, allowing characters who fall or climb down to pass beneath them. The background is also animated, slowly flowing thanks to the tile-scroll module. This Foundry scene is also our first time adding a mild overhead parrallax effect to a map, with overhead chains that shift and move with your camera panning. We're really keen to hear your feedback on this new feature so we can fine-tune it for future maps.

For the Volcano Chains map, we collaborated with JamesRPGArt, whose Volcano Shrine scene art inspired us to create this map!

We've included this scene within the Foundry module. Members of our All the Things tier can find the Still and Animated (.GIF and .MP4 versions) in the Collaborations folder on pCloud!

Astral Altar

A mysterious altar located in the depths of interstellar space, this crystal-filled shrine serves some unknown purpose. A beautiful crystalline bridge allows characters to cross from the shrine proper to the entrance/exit portal.

Foundry users are also able to pass beneath a number of overhead canopies on this map. For the area with the black hole, we've also made use of Foundry's new Darkness Source feature to add an animated black hole that prevents vision. Like the parrallax effect on volcano chains, we're really keen to hear your feedback on this new feature so we can fine-tune it for future maps.

 Frozen Dungeon

A long-forgotten prison complex that stands abandoned and forgotten slowly succumbs to the elements, with ice and snow beginning to creep in and permeate the stones.

This large prison wing contains a wide central courtyard, cells dotted off to the sides, and an old torture/interrogation area to the South.

Foundry users are able to pass beneath the torch scones and dragon busts, which are overhead canopy elements.

 The gallery has been updated with this content, as well as pCloud, which you can access through your Theme Master List and the Foundry VTT module is updated and ready to be downloaded.

Vampire Hunters

This month we're focusing on the Tsolenka Pass. We'll be bringing you encounters set on the slopes of Mt Ghakis for the first two releases of this month, and August will complete with our version of the Tsolenka Gatehouse & Bridge map!

Tsolenka Ascent

One of the most noticeable jarring changes in the module for me has been how players suddenly go from the spooky forest of the Svalich Woods, to the snow and ice of being 1000ft up Mount Ghakis.

With our Tsolenka Ascent map we've tried to create something that works for the thinning trees of the Svalich wood as players begin to climb the lower slopes of the mountain. Slightly patchy snow, thinning undergrowth, and a sense of starting to gain height in what's still considered a forested region.

A Day/Night variant of this map is included.

The gallery has been updated with this content, as well as pCloud, which you can access through your Theme Master List and the Foundry VTT module is updated and ready to be downloaded.

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That's all for today. We'll be back next week with another drop of Pick'n'Mix 8 content, some more Vampire Hunters, and a collaboration with an entirely new creator!

Until then...

Keep Rollin' those 20's, folks!
Harrison, Alex, & Team MAD

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