February Entry: WestHeaven

[Gamerprinter]

I'm not sure what you mean by "Wizards map of the Week"? This is your map, right? If so, I really love the Undercrypt - I like the style.

Also your overhead map of the entire site has a nice, almost 3D feel, yet still painterly and artistic.

Anyways you should have plenty of time to focus on the Inn itself, at least and abide by the challenge goals. Good luck - nice goin' so far!

[alucard339]

Nah,
Sorry GP, but the undercrypt his a pic I found on the net while looking for some ideas of mapping style. I wanted to do the whole project in this style, but unless I got the time for all the other buildings around the inn, I'll have to take some of them from somewhere to be able to finish the story in time.

Unless It's illegal to do that.

In that case I will try to redo them all, but for now, I've got the graveyard, the keeper's tower and the barn found on the net.

The rest is all made up from me.
C U,
Alu.

[pyrandon]

Hmm...If I'm understanding you right, Alu, you are using others' maps and the story will be your own, is that correct?

If this is correct, then I believe you are not doing so illegally, for you you are giving credit for your source rather than trying to pass it off as your own, but I do believe this is outside the requirements for the challenge: our mission is to create a new map, not a new story to fit a map you found.

I say dump the maps you found and spend the lion's share of your time making one of your own maps, and let the story be the last day add on.

[The Cartographist]

I'm gonna second Pyrandon on this one.

[alucard339]

Here is the first part of my challenge:

Some entry from the former inn owner : guildan. This will help understand the change Nilebog put into the inn.

I just hope there is not too much spelling error and that the texte

Have fun,
Alu.

[alucard339]

The lasts pages of the first part.

[alucard339]

Here is finaly the second and final part of the challenge: WestHeaven under the watchfull eye of Nilebog the goblin king.

My Idea for this challenge came while I was reading through the other contestant work and listening sideway to a movie : the house of a thousan corpses by rob zombie. So I decide to mixte a lonely inn with Mr. Zombie senario of horror.
In one month from now, I should try to present WestHeaven to my little player group of at least lvl 5 by then.

So take a look and enjoy.

The last part of the second book should follow very soon.

Ciao,
Alu.