Hello everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I am sharing my next creation in the Saltmarsh series, inspired by location #29 of the book "Sea Grove of Obad-Hai".
Welcome to the Druid Grove! This 30x40 map features a ritual druid grove nestled within a forest clearing. The grove includes a small pond in the center, surrounded by megaliths and other druidic iconography. A carved wooden statue of their druidic deity sits in the center of the stones, basking in both moonlight and sunlight and being surrounded by the strength of nature.
I should start off by mentioning that the other inspiration for this map was the incredibly immersive Druid Grove from Act I of BG3. The design team did such an incredible job bringing the grove to life, even beyond a handful of standing stones and druidic icons. I wanted to capture a sense of verticality with this map while making the grove feel like it is a beacon of natural beauty and safety for those who seek it while being nestled deep in the woods.
You'll find that the nature here is not disturbed and is allowed to grow free and wild. Large roots erupt from the ground, grass and wildflowers grow unimpeded, moss and ivy cling to the various surfaces of the rockface and rotted tree stumps.
I added multiple paths of entry / exit to allow you some flexibility with how your players approach and leave this place. You'll find paths that vanish off-map to the south, east, and north portions of the map, and all converge into the central pond.
The central pond is the focal point of this map, with crumbling stone that has been reclaimed by nature, creating a circle to harness the leyline natural energy that flows through this place. A natural spring, a moonwell, or a convergence of nature magic are all themes you can employ here on this map. Surrounded by standing stones and other geometric shapes, torches, and ceramic jugs to carry sacred water, you'll be sure to find the druidic leaders here communing with all things nature.
You'll find bedrolls and various resting places surrounding the central pond to indicate that various travelers have come here to commune with nature and seek safety and shelter from the dangers of the wilds. This map serves as a great hub for quests, NPCs, and shelter for your players before they venture out into the wilds.
Whether you're featuring druids in your game, adding a corrupt cabal of evil shadow-druids to be dealt with, or just need a peaceful scene to give your players some respite, I hope my Druid Grove map will help create the mood you're looking for!
Click the download link below for your tier to download all the map files.
Public Download
Contains:
4k resolution
Grid / No Grid
One color mood
Tree / No Tree Versions
The Foundry / Champion Tier Download
The Foundry / Champion Tier Printable PDFs Download
Contains:
4k / 8k Jpg / Webp
Grid / No Grid
Six Color Moods
Lights / No Lights
Weather Overlay Tiles
Tree Overlay Tiles
Printable PDFs
Access to the Foundry VTT Module once released
The Grand Library Tier Download
The Grand Library Tier Printable PDFs Download
Contains:
4k / 8k Jpg / Webp
Grid / No Grid
Six Color Moods
Lights / No Lights
Weather Overlay Tiles
Tree Overlay Tiles
Printable PDFs
The Great Hall Tier Download
Contains:
4k / 8k Jpg / Webp
Grid / No Grid
Two Color Moods
Tree / No Tree Versions
Lights / No Lights
Weather Overlay Tiles
I can't believe we're already approaching the end of June with only one more release to go! Next up, I'll be working on the next map in my updated Swamp series. I plan on creating many maps in this series as I have found many DMs (myself included) love running hex crawls over swamp terrain, and I love creating different map locations for my swamp encounters. I'm also working on getting custom assets to support swamp ruins and, eventually, an updated Baba's Hut map!
As I head into July I already have some plans in the works to expand on my Temple of Moon map, and create the next map for CoS Reloaded as well as other maps to support my various projects. I can't wait to share them all with you! And as always (and I'll keep saying it!) THANK YOU to you all for your continued support of my work. I could not do any of this without your help and support.
Cheers friends,
DM Andy