Chinatown Alley (Patreon)

Battle map dimensions - [15 x 25] squares, 140 DPI

This month, we’re going dark cyberpunk, with a scene highly inspired by the original Blade Runner movie. Welcome to Chinatown Alley, people.

This Chinatown battle map was a blast to paint. So much so that I really got into it and lost track of time but I feel the extra love given was worth it. This one taking a full 12 days to complete (inclusive of all the variants).

Connections

This battle map chains with two of my previous maps:

Street: Combat Zone

Yakuza HQ - (the middle building with the “Pachinko” sign - the Yakuza’s operate that parlour and their headquarters lie in the basement)

Map Variants

Canopies

These canopy assets are provided as .PNG files with transparency. There are 3 of them, each covering the top, middle and bottom parts of the map. 

The canopies don’t just provide extra visual excitement, they also work as a concealment (soft cover) from eyes up on the rooftops. The steel cross beams also act as narrow walkways for players to cross from one rooftop to another. Be sure to require Athletics checks from players attempting to cross this way as the beams are really narrow.

Food Truck

The food truck comes as a tile you can overlay in your favorite VTT (virtual tabletop software). The main reason I added this food truck as a variant was so you guys have the option of tightening an already narrow alley. With the food truck in play, a bottleneck is formed with only a 1.5 square gap.

Dragon Dance Token

Tell your players that it’s the lunar new year and there’s a dragon dance festival going on. The dragon dance can be a nuisance in many ways:

It’s loud, messy, chaotic and this should affect any perception roll attempts.

The dragon itself is a massive blocker, use it to obstruct the entire width of the alley or for cover. Perfect forslowing down pursuers. 

The dragon dancers are all dressed identically. Did I hear you say, “hidden assassins”?

Let me know how you like this map guys. And more importantly, have fun with it!

Variants

Patreon supporter downloads

Bronze

Base Chinatown Alley map (full resolution, grid + no-grid, no watermark)

Go to Bronze download section 

Silver

All above +

Food Truck tile

Go to Silver download section 

Gold

All above +

Dragon Dance token

Canopy .PNG assets

Go to Gold download section 

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