Champion Tier - Saltmarsh: Faithful Quartermasters

Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I visited the salt air and warm sun of Saltmarsh to bring you the 7th location in my series of mapping out Saltmarsh: The Faithful Quartermasters. 

This map was inspired by the entry in the Saltmarsh book and ended up being a super fun project to work on. Originally, I was not sure how I would approach this trade delegation / magic item broker, but I think the end result came out great!

This is a three-part map with a 1st floor, 2nd floor, and roof level. Starting with the roof, I wanted to create something unique and a little quirky for this location. Roofs are often hard to make interesting, and I thought, what sort of flourishes would this Tiefling Captain add to her home/base of operations? Seashells! I ended up using over 2,000 sea shell assets to create the roof, and I think this location really stands out from the rest. 

The second was mapping out the interior. My goal was three parts: Create a nautical captain feel, create a magic shop/broker feel, and nod to her ties to her homeland and the demon lord she follows. You'll find the entrance filled with all manner of magical trinkets and oddities for trade or sale. These items are always coveted by adventuring parties and prove a great way for the Captain to spy on the party with her detect thoughts curse she's placed on each item. Through the hookah lounge, you'll find the following rooms:

• Office: here is where she does all her paperwork and trading to buy large quantities of fish for her homeland
• Lounge: A roaring fire and nautical-themed hearth illuminate this room, where the Captain can contemplate while enjoying a fine beverage
• Storage: Various crates and barrels are stored here, which are procured from the main town

On the second level, you'll find the following:

• Kitchen: Basic and simple meals are prepared here
• Worship Room: If it was not clear downstairs, this room is dedicated to the Cambion Demigod that the Captain follows. Here, she communes with her dark lord and occasionally summons portals to procure rare magic items for those who pay enough. 
• Living Necessities: Closet, storage, and bathroom spaces are all required to provide a nice living condition for the Captain during her stay in Saltmarsh. 
• Bedroom: A simple yet unique room displaying the Captain's taste for the odd and fancy. 

Download Link

This launch had many files, and due to the Patreon 200 MB size limit, it was going to be a lot of .zip files and, frankly, just a pain for you to download. Though .zip files are my preferred way of distributing my maps, in this case, I've created a Google Drive link that will give you access to all of the maps in a single link. 

Download Link for Faithful Quartermaster Maps 

For my Champion Tier Patrons, you'll get the following in this release: 

• 4k & 8k Resolution
• Grid & No Grid
• 8 Color Moods: Dark Academy, Ghostly, Gloom, Night, Sunny Day, Verdant, Overcast, & Warm
• 3 map levels: 1st floor, 2nd floor, roof
• Weather Options such as fog, rain & Sun Rays
• A Clean Variant without lights or weather 
• Jpg & Webp files
• VTT Sizing Guide\

The end of the year always has a lot going on, and the gears are churning here in the workshop. Next up, I want to create a fun holiday treat for those friends and family one-shots inspired by the stories of the Brothers Grimm. After this, I plan on creating a dedicated map for the Spider Queen's Lair that Pyram King created as part of his Argynvostholt expansion, and lately, depending on how much time I'll have left this month, I will pivot back to doing some CoS reworks. I would very much like to create some updates to Castle Ravenloft as I did for Argynvostholt (updated color moods, lighting, weather, resized, etc.) and also create a more put-together and tidied-up version of the castle where it looks like Strahd has some pride in his home rather than letting it fall to ruin. I'm not sure yet of the scope of this project, but I'll get some updates going soon! 

For future plans, I will still be re-mapping the Village of Barovia with interior locations for my street map and creating the key locations (Bildrath's, Mad Mary's, etc.). Based on my survey poll, each key location will have its own standalone map; however, a good number of you also wanted a larger map with all the key locations on it, so I plan on doing both. Once I'm done creating each key location as a standalone, I'll be creating another streets map like I did a few years back and will create a variant that includes the tavern, Mad Mary's, and Bildrath's. I'll do the same for the Burgomaster's Mansion as well. This way, you'll have plenty of options to use as stand-alone maps or a much larger map area, depending on your use case. Either way, it's always my goal to make my maps as versatile as possible so you can reuse them in your other campaigns. 

As always, thank you SO much for your continued support of my work! 

Cheers,

DM Andy