Ancient Forest Edge [80x25]

Dear Fellow Darkish, old and new, welcome to this new adventure!

This week we will dive into the darkness of the Ancient Forest Edge, discovering its secrets hidden among the branches, but also the beauties of the surrounding landscapes.

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• 80x25  Map
• Gridded and gridless versions
• Day, Night, Rain, Winter, Autumn, Fey, Day-No Camp, Night-No Camp, Mystical Fog, Massacre versions!
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We access the map through an ancient stone bridge and a comfortable path leads us to the edge of the forest.

The edge of the forest and the fields around are full of life and host all kinds of animals and people, offering a great place to camp before entering the Forest, thanks to the small and peaceful river that provides drinking water and fish.

Entering the Ancient Forest, the silence is supreme, the dense vegetation prevents the sun’s rays from reaching the ground, creating a dim light in the undergrowth.

Legends handed down by the nearby villages, especially by children, tell of mysterious spirits that guard the forest, and clues of magic and strange phenomena are known to those who live nearby. Be kind and respectful, wanderers who venture on these paths, and the forest will reward you.

TWO MAPS IN ONE

We conceived this map as a single entity, but we structured it so that it can be cut into two exact parts in the center, thus obtaining two distinct maps that can also be used separately, to make it even more versatile. We hope you like the idea!

NOTES

• This map is ideal to be played between Bandit’s Pass  and Druidic Circle, acting as a perfect connection between the two settings
• The Bridge: This sturdy bridge may seem too peaceful at first glance, but some evildoer may hide under it, or may try to blatantly block your passage, perhaps in search of some easy money.
• The Camp: The large clearing is the perfect place to pitch tents and rest at night, but always keep someone on guard. The forest is close and the night can hide a thousand dangers.
• The Forest is intricate to explore and presents many paths and pitfalls, between forks and dead ends. The terrain itself requires attention, due to the complex roots of ancient trees that emerge from the ground. Proceed with caution to defend yourself from what can move in the undergrowth much better than you.
• The Statue of Spirits: At the beginning of the forest, following a small hidden path, you arrive in a tiny clearing.
• We thought that the small statue to which to make offerings could be very fun to use and could be relevant for exploration. By making offerings or damaging it you could indeed incur in the favour or wrath of the forest spirits, who will help you, attack you or make simple jokes on you. We leave it to you DMs to define the nature of these spirits, but we thought that, very simply, making offerings could offer bonuses to Luck or rolls.
• The Magic Rock: As for the Statue of Spirits, we added some magic and glitter also to the large rock in the clearing above it. It could be a place where a treasure is hidden, or where to meet the spirits of the Forest, or from which to draw magic. We hope this area stimulates your imagination.
• The Thorn Trap: The Forest can hide precious secrets and treasures, and treasures are always well protected by a menacing Thorn Trap potentially animated. We hope you have a Fireball with which to deal with it at hand … and that this does not attract something worse.

Also this week we have worked hard to create a map that can entertain and inspire you, offering you numerous ideas for your adventures!

We have now created several different settings in these six months together, and we would like to start expanding them and connecting them to each other to improve their playability and allow you to structure your adventures more easily.

We hope you like the synergy that we have tried to create between this map, the Bandit’s Pass and the Druidic Circle, and that you are as curious as we are to see how the various maps will connect to each other and how the settings will expand.

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts as always for all your precious support and we wish you great adventures and natural 20s also this week!

May Drakness Guide You, Fellow Adventurer!

The Team of Darkest Maps 🖤