Basic map in
Dunjinni, extensive touch-up
work in Photoshop
This map was not in
the original module - at least not in any real way (see the
original, right). The Waterside Hostel is given all of 3/4
of a page in the module, and no official floor map, so I had to
make up most of it. The module description is short but
colorful:
This place is one of the more
substantial buildings in Nulb. It has a foundation of field
stone and walls of sawn timber, but is nonetheless a scurvy
place. Its main trade is in its tavern room, though
occasional travelers stop to spend the night. Rich guests
have been known to disappear mysteriously.
The hostler is a burly fellow with
a scarred, pockmarked visage, one eye covered by a patch.
The barkeep is lanky and of greasy appearance, but quite
tall. Two slovenly wenches and two manservants of surly mein
hover about the place.
Sounds like a
wonderful place to map! So far, I have only completed the
ground level, and I may never attempt the 2nd floor, because
frankly, it would just be a few rooms, and I don't suspect
combat will occur there - most of the action will definitely
take place in the main room. So if you need the second
floor, buy Dundjinni and map it yerself. :-P
I spent a bit less
time on this map than the other two, party due it being smaller,
but also because I think I am starting to get the hang of both
software titles. I am starting to develop my own shortcuts
in Photoshop for lighting and I have a good, organized
collection of base images in Dundjinni to play with. I
tried a few new things on this one: window frame shadows,
drop-shadow effects on interior and exterior walls, text,
compass and scale, and some use of Photoshop's healing brush to
soften edges. I even tried a .5 pixel Gaussian blur on the
outside, to give a bit more attention to the interior of the
place.
Detail Examples:
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Kitchen (ew!)
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Hostler's Room
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"Grand" Entrance
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A Meal With a View
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2400 x 3000
(100 dpi version - 2.4 MB jpg)
Alternate Versions
WITH
GRID (1.9 MB)
[Smaller
(25 dpi) version]
The original "map." The Waterside Hostel
is the yellow highlighted building.
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