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Champion Tier - Corrupted Druid Tree - [60x60]

Hi everyone and happy Release Monday!

The original Gulthias Tree map was amongst some of the first maps I did for CoS and I feel my skills have improved since then. I wanted to create a new map as I covered the Gulthias Tree in the Interactive Tome of Strahd Chapter 8 post and wanted to leverage this new style of tree. I kept the IToS version and this version pretty similar so your players can view both the "normal" version and the corrupted version. My goal here was to emphasis on the oozing blood from the tree and give it that full corrupted feel. There was not much description in the CoS book to go by, which is great for me as I get to exercise some creative license :) 

This release brings all the Yester Hill maps more aligned with my current style of map making for better consistency. 

You'll find plenty of room for a fight on this map as it comes in on a 60x60 grid size. Your players will see the oozing, looming tree rising high above the rest of the equally corrupted foliage as they are beset upon by the various blights that protect the tree. If you are using some of the alternate supplements like DragnaCarta's Strahd Reloaded, this tree will be perfect to siphon blood from the druid leader while putting up quite the fight on its own. 

I know a lot of DMs enjoy adding a dungeon under the tree, so I wanted the entrance to this dungeon to look dark and imposing. If you are not using a dungeon, the "mouth" of the tree will still look imposing to any player who dare venture near the skeleton and battle axe wedged into it's bleeding bark.   

For my Champion Tier patrons, this map release comes with the following:

August has been a busy month so far! What I have cooking up in my workshop is a forest road party camp, which is a pretty generic map but something DMs can never have enough of! For the Ravenloft series of maps, I'll be working on the "Road to Ravenloft" which will feature treacherous cliffs as Strahd's black wagon makes it way up the winding mountainous road to his castle. Of course I'll have chapter 9 of the Interactive Tome of Strahd in scope along with the next Lunch Break Heroes adventure! (Includes some neat locations such as a school of anatomy, along with a graveyard / crypt). Stay tuned! 

Cheers,

DM Andy 

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Comments

Hey there Lee, and thanks so much for signing up! I really appreciate your support SO much. You can find the uncorrupted version I made of the tree here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67737510

Andy D'Amato

Wow! New patreon here - do you have an uncorrupted version of this tree?

Lee Deline

Ahhh no! Sorry you didn't get a chance to use the updated version but I'm very honored you showed it to your players anyway :)

Andy D'Amato

Haha this finished up right after my players finished with Yester Hill, too! I had to show them the new version anyway. It's quite a great update!

Lucerine

Thank you!! We need a band of intrepid heroes to root out the corruption of this foul land :P

Andy D'Amato

I love the atmosphere ! May its roots never taste blood again ! ;)

Eledryll

Awesome!!! You are all set!! I'm starting work on the road to Ravenloft tonight so hopefully by the time your players make it to the castle I'll be finished there :) How exciting and I look forward to hearing about your campaign!

Andy D'Amato

This awesome Andy - Thank you! My players are about to step from the House of Lament into Curse of Strahd - between your maps, James' animated artwork and the LBH guides I have never felt more prepared for a campaign in my life!

Clint Carlson

Thank you! I really appreciate all your support Vincent!

Andy D'Amato

This is pretty damn great, Andy - excellent work!

Vincent - Aonbarr Cartography


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