Dresden's Tower - Free Day & Snow Version

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Hello Travellers!

Atop a mountain overlooking the nearby town sits the imposing tower of the Wizard Dresden. Although generally cold and unwelcoming, Dresden is well liked by the locals as he has been known to help them out on occasion when other avenues have failed. If the party really needs assistance, he may be open to hearing them out.

Nearing the top of the steep climb, a signpost stands by a bench and brazier. The message reads 'Please do not disturb. I am very busy.' Once the party have disregarded this message they will be greeted at the door by Dresden's assistant, a young female gnome by the name of Folxi. She looks terrified, but is very pleased to see the guests, ushering them in before they have a chance to introduce themselves. The wizard himself is slumped in a nearby armchair, clearly focussing on something intently, and does not immediately notice the newcomers.

It transpires that Dresden has been attempting to open a permanent  gateway between the material realm and the other neighbouring planes, but his attempts have gone awry and he has lost control of the portal. Beasts, creatures and possibly demons have started finding their way in and Folxi pleads with the PCs  to clear them out, floor by floor, and find a way to close the planar doorway. All of Dresden's energy is being spent on keeping the otherworldly beings from escaping the tower's magical barriers, so for the time being they are on their own.

Will the party help the beleaguered pair? Will they discover how Dresden has opened the portal, and more importantly how to close it? And if they are successful, will they wonder exactly why Dresden would court such danger in order to create the gateway? There may be more answers below than above.

Use the link at the top of this post to download the free versions of all five levels of this map set. If you would like access to the high resolution, un-watermarked variants of this and other maps along with extra rewards, and would like to support me, check out my paid Patreon tiers!

Patreons get an additional 5 floors of the wizard's tower, including the Conservatory, the Master Bedroom, the Arcane Gateway/Teleportation Circle, the Altar and the Dungeon.

UPDATE - Due to the popularity of this map set, I have included a free 'Snow' variant of the first five levels. Patrons can get occasional seasonal variants of other maps.