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Random Encounter Map Pack | Swamp Trail [45 x 60]

Added 2021-08-31 13:52:48 +0000 UTC

"Tiny lights clung to rotting wood of the bridges, their light casting warily over the still waters of the neighboring swamp. Gangly trees with skeletal arms and wispy moss loomed in the distance, swaying gently as a foul breeze drifted through their tattered canopy. Something loud echoed from the nearby shore, followed immediately by a splash.

Darka, the cheerful halfling warrior, lifted his eyebrows and shrugged.

"It really doesn't look that bad."

Darka shifted his backpack and pushed onto the bridge, an inquisitive expression upon his face as his diminutive figure disappeared into the murky shadows. The rest of the party stood watching, transfixed for a moment until a shrill voice called from somewhere deeper in the swamp.

"Come on! It's really quite lovely once you get used to the sme...oh, hello, now what may you be?"

This is a Random Encounter Map following a twisting path of old, worn bridges that navigate a murky swamp. There are a variety of points of interest, including interesting vegetation, flowers, an old ruined hut, monstrous nests, trees strung with skulls, stumps leading deep below ground and holes descending beneath the roots of large trees.

It could be used for many different types of encounters, as your party travels through the swamp, as well as for seeking out specific ingredients, creatures or items.

I hope to expand upon it over the months, adding other swamp-based locations to which the party could be traveling, such as a monstrous cave mouth, an old keep, a witch's hut and similar maps that could be linked together.

I hope you enjoy it and would love to hear about your adventures!