Oooh, I love a "rings of security" model of adventure design for heists; reversing it for something like a prison break is really interesting, where you start with an encounter too hard for you to deal with, then need to run through more manageable ones with the threat of the one(s) you avoided looming behind you in pursuit.
Some castles could be simply abandoned, without ruin. Perhaps the water ran out, or some sort of disease killed everyone, but the walls stayed. Now a haunted fort where the guards still stand watch.
15x15 foot squares is an interesting idea, definitely helps with encounters that need more distance (especially with noise travel) but might be tricker during combat. Could be combined with theatre of the mind I think to get the benefits of both
Your group is really lucky to have a DM like you! Again a beautiful and useful map that every DnD group would be happy to have at their table. Just out of curiosity: What do you do with all those maps after you used them in your campaign? Do you hang them on a wall like the piece of art they are or do they disappear in a folder?
They're great players - they deserve a great DM! Some of them are handouts, which I give to them; some of them are core maps, which I hang up somewhere; a lot are one-offs, which I scan and upload to their Dropbox and otherwise just store.
This video's audiobalancing is off. Most of the audio is coming out of the right side instead of both. I'd love to see the video, but this made it unwatchable for me :(
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Oooh, I love a "rings of security" model of adventure design for heists; reversing it for something like a prison break is really interesting, where you start with an encounter too hard for you to deal with, then need to run through more manageable ones with the threat of the one(s) you avoided looming behind you in pursuit.
Glad you liked it!
This is a great video man! I think what you have here is really creative, original and genuine. Keep doing what you love good sir
Thank you! It means a lot to hear that people enjoy what I make.
Very cool! And very useful, as I will probably need to design a fortress (albeit a ruined one) very soon for my campaign!
I've spent a lot of time outlining castles for my own campaign, trying to make them realistic in layout. Hopefully this helps!
Some castles could be simply abandoned, without ruin. Perhaps the water ran out, or some sort of disease killed everyone, but the walls stayed. Now a haunted fort where the guards still stand watch.
15x15 foot squares is an interesting idea, definitely helps with encounters that need more distance (especially with noise travel) but might be tricker during combat. Could be combined with theatre of the mind I think to get the benefits of both
It's a less direct method of gridmapping, could be used either for pure-description DM-ing or for terrain blueprints.
Renaissance castles were just decorations for rich nobles to show off, so it is okay that some things are just for show.
That is also very true!
Your group is really lucky to have a DM like you! Again a beautiful and useful map that every DnD group would be happy to have at their table. Just out of curiosity: What do you do with all those maps after you used them in your campaign? Do you hang them on a wall like the piece of art they are or do they disappear in a folder?
They're great players - they deserve a great DM! Some of them are handouts, which I give to them; some of them are core maps, which I hang up somewhere; a lot are one-offs, which I scan and upload to their Dropbox and otherwise just store.
Reverse Heist = Prison Break ?
YES
Hey, the link in the descritiption isn't working. But great vídeo as always, some good inspiratio on the vampire castle I intend to map.
Thanks for letting me know - I've updated it now!
Your audio isn't in mono :o
If you watch all my videos in order, you can see me learning how to edit!
This video's audiobalancing is off. Most of the audio is coming out of the right side instead of both. I'd love to see the video, but this made it unwatchable for me :(