City Street [22x16]

Welcome back Fellow Darkish!

This charming intersection, brimming with life and bustling shops, is the perfect place to relax and stock up before your departure. Or at least, it was, until a scream cut through the cheerful chatter of merchants and pedestrians.

Before you can figure out what happened, you spot a hooded figure slipping away suspiciously, the glint of a blade disappearing beneath their cloak.

How will you act?

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• 22x16 Map

• Gridded and gridless versions

• Day, Night versions!

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• 22x16 Map

• Gridded and gridless versions

• Day, Night, Rain Day, Rain Night, Bloodmoon, Haunted, Massacre Day, Massacre Night versions!

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• 22x16 Map

• Gridded and gridless versions

• Day, Night, Rain Day, Rain Night, Bloodmoon, Haunted, Massacre Day, Massacre Night, Winter Day, Winter Night, No Merchants Day, No Merchant Night, Fire Day, Fire Night, Fog, Cursed

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• Printable PDFs

MAP DESCRIPTION:

City Street is a lively shopping district, full of merchants’ calls and the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

The air is filled with the scent of freshly baked bread and ripe fruit, and the street is surprisingly clean and well-maintained.

Stalls offer a variety of goods—fruit, meat, bread, and everyday items—making this a perfect spot for adventurers looking to gather supplies before heading out.

Blending in with the common folk, you might even catch sight of well-dressed wealthy merchants conducting business near the warehouses and shops.

Beside the bakery stall, there’s a small but thriving shop ready to provide you with goods you won’t find elsewhere in the district.

Right in front of the shop, you’ll find a balcony above a tavern—an ideal spot for enjoying a pint of ale while keeping an eye on the square below.

It’s also quite handy if you’re looking to keep track of any unusual activity.

NOTES

• City Street offers plenty of narrative hooks and combat opportunities thanks to its diverse settings. Choose your positioning wisely!

• The rooftops and balcony allow archers and mages to attack from a safe distance.

• Ambushes from above can be deadly and catch you off guard!

• The wooden balcony and rooftops are highly flammable—consider this when dealing with fire and protecting the citizens.

• A bustling market is a magnet for thieves and con artists. Watch your purses closely.

• Escorting a wealthy merchant might pay well, but it could draw the attention of much more dangerous enemies than you expected. City Street offers opportunities for encounters at any level.

• The numerous doors provide easy access to various interiors, expanding your adventure within this area.

Welcome back, Fellow Darkish!

Here’s the first map of the year: the brand new City Street!

This map joins our Central City Series, offering a smaller, easily set-up map perfect for quick and unexpected combat encounters!

We love large maps that showcase the richness of the setting, like Adventure Alley, but we’ve been really appreciating this more compact format.

It feels incredibly versatile and works well for both online players and those meeting in person, especially when setting up large maps can be tricky—particularly at the lower levels, where battles tend to be shorter and it can be helpful to use multiple maps in a single session.

What do you think?

Do you prefer larger maps, or are you enjoying this format?

Let us know your thoughts and feel free to leave feedback in the comments!

Your opinions are always invaluable to us.

That’s all for this map, Fellow Darkish!

We’ll be back very soon with the second map of January!

As always, we wish you thrilling adventures and NAT20s,

The Darkest Maps Team