zachmoeller

Warlord's Castle

Added 2022-03-16 20:49:03 +0000 UTC

Water cascades down from the castle on the knoll, its moat fed by a spring within the mountain. Smoke rises from within its walls, the scent of roasting meat mingling with that of burning coal. A cacophony of boisterous squabbling and drunken laughter are punctuated by the ringing of an anvil and the occasional bleating of livestock. The silhouettes of archers can be seen walking the ramparts from below, adding to the menace of the hold’s imposing walls. The spikes that adorn its battlements and towers serve little purpose, save to intimidate the enemies of the orcs who now hold it. It would be a mistake however to assume the same of the ten ballistae mounted from its heights, for it’s well-known that the warlord residing within has taken up wyvern hunting as a hobby, and is supplying the keep’s guards with venom to coat their blades and arrows.

This might be my most ambitious map to date, and creating it took a lot more time and energy than I had anticipated, so I really hope you all enjoy it and get sessions upon sessions of use out of it. This map consists of 11 levels in total (5 castle levels and an overhead map for all patrons, 2 subterranean levels for CR3+ patrons, including a castle dungeon, treasure vault and wine cellar, and courtyard basements with a hidden escape tunnel, and a final 3 levels of buildings inside the courtyard for CR5+ patrons). Additionally I’ve drawn 3 orcish warlord tokens for my CR5+ patrons, and a included a track by the incomparable McRoMusic for all patrons!

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