March Maps, round eleven and what is in store for April

     Round eleven today and only two more left, another dwarf construct.

      Taking a note from World of Warcraft, this provides a barracks and a meeting area for the dwarf guards/soldiers. The entrance/ground floor has the upper fireplace and a desk where dwarves can check in and warm themselves before heading out on patrol. The lower level has the barracks, supplies, and the main fireplace. Everything is angular, with great stone blocks with the fireplace as the focal point.

     So, what are your opinions on dwarf architecture? Leave it in the comments and I will get back to you. Next month will be April Artifice, where I will post a magic or non magic item with a little story behind it that hopefully someone will find some use for. Catch you all later!

March Maps, round eight. The Eagle's Aerie

     Here we are, Wednesday March 19th and we have our second dwarf construct. The first being the dwarfhold entrance and gatehouse.

     After working on the star from the previous map, I wanted to do something a little more out there. You enter from the tower at the bottom of the page, this is meant to be jutting out from the side of a mountain top. An open air platform, each walkway that comes out from either side ends in a square that is meant to house a nest (giant eagle, griffin, hippogryph, whatever) and each is trained to accept a rider. The columns along the center can be used when on flying maneuvers and, in the case of attack by other flying creatures, can be used to shake persuer's. In addition, in the case of a large enough attacker, they are trained to "encourage" them to become impaled on the angular prongs at the Northern end of the structure.

     There are more dwarf architecture to come, so we will get into the discussion of what feels correct then. As always, feel free to comment, thanks!

March Maps, bonus weekend post

     This is my first stab at designing a dwarfhold, from early last year and unfortunately using a cheap tablet of graph paper. The gatehouse/entrance is a huge open area where visitors can wait until they are granted admittance to rest of the city. Central is an immense statue of the founding dwarven king, of course it is the first thing you see coming in through the main gate. To the left and right of the gates (1a and 1b) are the guardhouses and next (2a and 2b) we have the stables for visitors mounts. Past the statue we have a well and the guard's barracks. The four rectangular buildings past the barracks are the toilets. What I had not got around to was the buildings on either side, which were to be the visitor's bureau (to the left) and an inn (to the right) Massive gates on both sides help to contain an invading force if they happen to get past the main gates.

     I hope to finish this and the rest of the dwarfhold sometime soon, and when I do I will let you guys see it. Tomorrow begins to second week and I am looking forward to what you guys think of the maps I have in store. Hope to hear from you all, take care!