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A Silent, Snowy Cemetery

Added 2019-10-10 09:29:10 +0000 UTC

In a crowded wood bleached by white snow stands a grove of headstones with names erased and corners rounded. A persistent breeze blows, and the surrounding trees resembling stony lightning bolts with withered limbs whistle a dissonant lullaby for no one to hear.

This crowded cemetery battle map offers an atmospheric encounter perfect for a Halloween game or a campaign set in the winter. Failing that, perhaps there is a supernatural reason for the snow cover here, such as a forlorn ghost who knows of no way to communicate except by conjuring it and drawing in the snow?

Perhaps there's an anti-magic enchantment placed here to keep the residents resting? This would make it a suitable place for secretive meetings, aided by the isolation and quiet. One can imagine thieves and ruffians wary of magical spying meeting here.

As always, I'd love to hear what your imagination conjures up, so please leave a comment and tell us about your ideas!

I'll be back in about a week with something else eerie, spooky, or otherwise Halloween-friendly. Till then, please enjoy this silent, snowy cemetery.

Bonus Music Track by Will Savino of Music d20

Please check out the wonderfully atmospheric Vonnedale Dawn MP3 file (attached), and send your players into a state of sombre calm before you inevitably roll for initiative.

Will Savino has his own Patreon, Music d20, where he creates music tracks just like these. As someone who uses music in every game I run to elevate my player's levels of immersion and excitement, I highly recommend checking it out!

And don't forget to tell him you came from 2-Minute Tabletop so we can do more collaborations like this. ;)

Will Savino's "Music d20" Patreon page

Thanks to you, this map is released under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, beginning the 18th of October, 2019.