Black Market [47x35]

Welcome back and welcome old and new Fellow Darkish!

Today we bring you a very special content that has made us really excited.

We present to you the Black Market, created in collaboration with James' RPG Art- https://www.patreon.com/jamesrpgart -

James' RPG Art makes animated scenes to help players visualize environments and add immersion and tone to your games.

He has created over 300 scenes from official WotC adventures and many unique locations that are often found in a D&D adventure.

He releases 4 new locations each month for his patrons.

We invite you to take a look at his page and his fantastic works.

This week, in addition to the normal rewards of your tier, you will receive the wonderful illustrations - still and animated - of James' RPG Art!

Are you happy? 😁

Today's map represents a Black Market that has sprung up in an old cargo dump on the edge of the city's port area.

James has created this beautiful illustration of this infamous market and we have freaked out seeing it.

REWARDS

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JAMES’ RPG PACK 

• 47x35 Map
• Gridded and gridless versions
• Day, Night versions
• James’ RPG Art Pack

DOWNLOAD LINK 

JAMES’ RPG PACK 

• 47x35 Map
• Gridded and gridless versions
• Day, Night,Rain, Rain Night,Massacre, Massacre Night, Haunted, Bloodmoon, versions!
• Printable PDFs
• James’ RPG Art Pack
  

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JAMES’ RPG PACK 

• 47x35 Map
• Gridded and gridless versions
• Day, Night,Rain, Rain Night,Massacre, Massacre Night, Haunted, Bloodmoon, No Market, No Market Night, Fog , Fog Night, Toxic, Toxic Night,  versions!
• Printable PDFs
• James’ RPG Art Pack

MAP DESCRIPTION

Let's take a closer look at this old port cargo depot, abandoned for some time due to the progressive degradation of the area.

Here, in this square surrounded by buildings that have arisen over the years and hidden from view, thieves and smugglers have set up the Black Market.

At the entrance of the Market, guards in the pay of the city's underworld bosses check that no overzealous knights stick their noses where they shouldn't.

Only those who have bad intentions are welcome in this maze of shady shops.

Here, anyone from nobles to beggars buy and sell what they wouldn't dare sell or buy elsewhere.

Weapons, poisons, creatures, and services of all kinds can be obtained at the right price at the Black Market.

The small boats of smugglers often unload their varied and suspicious loads, and those who are more accustomed to business know that it is at the boats that dock at the pier to transport the goods that they will find the best stuff.

The atmosphere of the Market is humid and stinky of unwashed bodies and animals, and the strong smell of fish and alcohol typical of the most infamous ports.

Despite the general degradation, the market is always crowded and alive with the screams of merchants and the chatter of customers, curious people, and beggars, as well as the occasional singing of some particularly brave... or foolish bard.

NOTES

• The Black Market is a really interesting area to fight in.
  The different levels and many environmental obstacles, as well as the length of the various possible paths, will allow for truly dynamic fights!
  Pickpockets, thieves, guards, the escape of some rare beast, the Black Market offers many excuses to make a dynamic and unforgettable city brawl happen to your party!
• Access to the market, in the upper left corner, is small and easily monitored.
  Depending on your adventure, the area may be under surveillance by some particular gang, or they may try to extort money from you to enter, as foreigners, or they may be easily corruptible city guards to ask for information.
  We are sure you will make good use of this monitored entrance.
• The map has an absurd amount of detail.
  And what may be missing is definitely hidden under one of the other tents. Whatever you want to find for your party, this Black Market is the right place to look.
• The Cartomancer's at the bottom left could reveal interesting details about the past or future to anyone savvy enough to have their cards or crystal ball read.
• We have scattered a couple of cages for any "interesting" creatures you might want to place.
  In addition, you will also find a large vertical aquarium, at the stall near the leftmost bridge, to house various types of aquatic beings.

What do you think, did you like this collaboration? We hope so!
We loved looking at this setting from a different perspective and we think James has fully captured the atmosphere that we hope you will perceive while playing on this map.

The shady individuals, the humid and stinky air, the fabrics faded by the sun and worn out, the precious objects thrown on the ground almost carelessly, are all details that drive us crazy.

That's all for now and as always we invite you to leave us a like or a comment to tell us what you think of this map, how you will use it in your adventures and what you would like to see in the future!

We'll see you soon with the next map and we wish you great adventures and NAT20!

The Darkest Maps Team