Merritts Keep - Complete Variant Set
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This is the complete set of variants for this weeks maps. It includes Day, Night, Snow, Snow Night, Clean, Snow Clean and Transparent Background variants.
Background
Partially obscured by the surrounding woodland, the keep was built recently by a party of adventurers, flush with gold and loot from completing quests and clearing dungeons. Surely now, with high walls around them in the middle of nowhere, they could finally relax and have a little down time.
Unfortunately for them, their previous adventures left them with no shortage of enemies. Enemies who have chosen to band together and pool their resources in search of vengeance. Will they be able to hold back the tides long enough for their newly found allies to arrive?
Thanks to Connor Merritt who suggested this map as part of my two year anniversary commission competition!
Grid Information
GRID SIZE – 44x34 (300DPI)
VTT SIZE – 6160x4760 (140DPI)
RECOMMENDED PRINT SIZE – A0/ANSI E
Design Notes
Merritts Keep 01 Dungeon
- 01 – Stairs up to 16
- 02 – Trapped Corridor – Portcullis at either end of the corridor and traps controlled from the guard room 03
- 03 – Guard Room – Stocked with supplies in case the keep occupants need to retreat to safety
- 04 – Treasury – Currently mostly empty, waiting for some adventurers to come and fill it with loot.
- 05 – Dormitory
- 06 – Reserve Armory
- 07 – Workshop
- 08 – Escape Tunnel
- 09 – WC
- 10 – Prison Cells
Merritts Keep 02 Ward
- 11 – Path & Drawbridge
- 12 – Killbox
- 13 – Gatehouse
- 14 – War Room – Stairs lead up to 33
- 15 – Tower – Stairs lead up to 31
- 16 – Stairs down to 01
- 17 – Sally Port
- 18 – Inner Ward
- 19 – Smith
- 20 – Stables
- 21 – WCs
- 22 – Wood Store
- 23 – Well
- 24 – Pantry
- 25 – Kitchen
- 26 – Entry Hall
- 27 – Great Hall – Stairs lead up to 28
Merritts Keep 03 Ramparts
- 28 – Upper Hall – Ladder leads up to 35
- 29 – Bedrooms
- 30 – Library – Stairs lead up to 34
- 31 – Tower
- 32 – Barbican – Hatches allow attacks on the Killbox below
- 33 – Ramparts – Set up to repel a siege. Murder holes allow attacks on those directly below attacking the walls. Stairs Lead down to 14
Merritts Keep 04 Tower
- 34 – Eagle Tower – Messages can be sent out to allies by trained carrier eagle.
- 35 – Rooftops – Hatch leads down to 28
Comments
Beautiful chaos
Tom Cartos
2022-01-11 12:50:03 +0000 UTCOne of my lot got a keep from a deck of many things so this works perfect, its located near ten towns (faerun) so the snow works great and I am putting in hobgoblins and aliies that have a captured good aligned frost giant as part of the storm kings thunder campaign. The original adventurers that owned the keep are all dead after a summoning or something similar went on in the basement. They have become various undead (I wanted to try out some of the more unusual undead they have never seen). As one of the party also drew enmity for a major fiend that could tie in somehow as well, possible even a route to recovering the one that drew Void as well, lol.
Paul Ashby
2022-01-11 12:43:56 +0000 UTCSuch delicious temptation. Yes... I like that plan!
Xandria
2021-08-24 17:56:24 +0000 UTCLet them, then attack!
Tom Cartos
2021-08-24 08:55:22 +0000 UTCI fear showing this to my players. They will want to move in and just do nothing. hahahah
Xandria
2021-08-24 06:45:58 +0000 UTCAbsolutely, we are just finishing up Driftwood (its huge), then this will be next.
Tom Cartos
2021-08-23 16:58:52 +0000 UTCThis is awesome. Definitely going to use this. Is there any plans for a module release?
Chaan
2021-08-23 16:32:56 +0000 UTCThanks!
2021-08-18 08:09:47 +0000 UTCHi, everything is made in photoshop. I use a textured brush with rough edges and apply a soft gradient to the layer.
Tom Cartos
2021-08-18 08:06:33 +0000 UTCLove the build! But may I ask what did you do to make the snow on top of the castle? Thanks
2021-08-18 08:04:39 +0000 UTCThat would be amazing 😊
2021-08-17 14:47:14 +0000 UTCThey would probably vent out the sides or have openings not visible on the map (or not at all, nice smokey atmosphere)
Tom Cartos
2021-08-17 10:45:25 +0000 UTCThese are beautiful as hell. Am I missing something with the fireplaces, I reckon there's a chimney for the big fireplace but it doesn't come out on the roof, and the kitchen fireplace doesn't seem to have a chimney at all? Window in the kitchen for that?
Henri Jankola
2021-08-17 10:33:13 +0000 UTCDefinitely considering it!
Tom Cartos
2021-08-16 13:19:18 +0000 UTC
