Sneak Peek - Primewater Mansion: Part I
Added 2025-03-20 17:33:56 +0000 UTC
Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Last month, the town of Vallaki got some love with the Baron's Manor, and now the town of Saltmarsh will get the same treatment with the Primewater Mansion.
The owner of this mansion is an extravagant host who loves to throw dinner parties and entertain guests. Still, underneath his charming smile and demeanor, he runs a large smuggling operation and has access to great wealth, power, and ships!
Like most manor maps, because of the large amount of details and work, this will be released in two parts, with part I releasing on Monday featuring the exterior of the mansion. I've created this mansion near the edge of a sea cliff with stairs that lead down to a private dock below. The grounds will contain a small vineyard and stables, and the mansion is a two-story home with a three-story tower (the top floor will be a rookery where messages can quickly be sent to the ships out in the harbor).
Part II will feature the interior except the cellar below. I'm going to work on that as its own map as I plan to create it more of a dungeon experience, which will have a secret entrance from the ocean sea wall and will lead to a series of smuggler tunnels that will connect with the wine cellar (I also want to build on these tunnels as the Oweland Home also connects to them).
I'll have the full release of Part I ready by Monday!
Cheers,
DM Andy
Comments
Oh nice!! That's a great idea. When I do the tunnels, I will create a few paths that will lead "off" the map so you can have your players enter from a few different locations. I'll probably make 2-3 entrances that will continue off the map and one more entrance from the Primewater private dock. My thoughts are there is a grate in the side of the sea wall that's only accessible via low tide and by a small dingy as to not bring any attention to the manor. I'll have at least 2 tunnel maps eventually but maybe more!
Andy D'Amato
2025-03-21 06:30:09 +0000 UTCThank you so much!! That's the first 18 locations of Saltmarsh done now once this map is fully released. I just wish they didn't put three manor maps right next to each other as they are a best to make haha.
Andy D'Amato
2025-03-21 06:28:15 +0000 UTCAH YES. This is what I've been waiting for!!!!! Thank you sir for your brilliant work. I also love that you've going down the list of locations in the module. Very handy
Benjamin Lee
2025-03-20 22:20:33 +0000 UTCi homebrewed that the tunnels below the haunted house are connectedbto prinewater mansion
Patrick Schreiner
2025-03-20 18:09:48 +0000 UTCreally looking forward to the tunnels
Patrick Schreiner
2025-03-20 18:09:10 +0000 UTCI think you'll really like this one! I went with a more Italian / Mediterranean style for the home as I felt it suited Gellen quite nicely and fit the theme of the other buildings around Saltmarsh I've been doing. Once I've fully mapped out the Oweland House and the tunnels under that, I hope to be able to have a full set of two Mansions and two full sets of underground smuggler tunnels for all sorts of encounter possibilities!
Andy D'Amato
2025-03-20 18:04:30 +0000 UTCcant wait
Patrick Schreiner
2025-03-20 17:36:18 +0000 UTC
