Highlight-04 Horror on the Orient Express (Patreon)

Hi everyone,
Here's the Highlight-04 Pack for Horror on the orient Express.
1893, After investigating the case, our investigators take the Orient Express to Istanbul to meet Professor Demir...
This pack contains the second part of chapter 3-The Blood Red Fez

[Spoiler Alert: From now on, certain passages of my explanations or certain visuals may be spoilers!]

Here's the precise list, with the different sizes:
07-Bentley Burnham Apartment-DAY - (2520 x 3150px) - [210x210px]
07b-Bentley Burnham Apartment-NIGHT - (2520 x 3150px) - [210x210px]
08a-Fez Collector Cottage-GF-DAY- (2520 x 7140px) - [210x210px]
08b-Fez Collector Cottage-1F-DAY - (2520 x 7140px) - [210x210px]
08c-Fez Collector Cottage-GF-NIGHT - (2520 x 7140px) - [210x210px]
08d-Fez Collector Cottage-1F-NIGHT - (2520 x 7140px) - [210x210px]
08e-Fez Collector Cottage-GF-1F-DAY - (5040 x 7140px) - [210x210px]
08f-Fez Collector Cottage-GF-1F-NIGHT - (5040 x 7140px) - [210x210px]
09-Station Platform-Sirkeci-DAY - (4200 x 8400px) - [210x210px]
09b-Station Platform-Sirkeci-NIGHT - (4200 x 8400px) - [210x210px]
10-Professor Demir House-DAY - (5040 x 5040px) - [210x210px]
10b-Professor Demir House-NIGHT - (5040 x 5040px) - [210x210px]
11-Balcony of the Frenchman-Neighborhood - (3570 x 4620px) - [210x210px]
11b-Balcony of the Frenchman-Sea - (3570 x 4620px) - [210x210px]

[Update july 12, 2024 : Add map 08e and 08f where GF and 1F are on the same level]

IMPORTANT:
Most of this part of the scenario takes place on the Orient Express.
The train has already been mapped (see Pack 93 and 94), here it is again (day and night version) : Orient Express
(click to download)

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Notes on the contents of this pack:
This Highlight contains the second part of chapter 3-The Blood Red Fez
The third and final part of this chapter (and the FoundryVTT module) will be available in the next Highlight.

1-Nothing special to say about map 07-Bentley Burnham Apartment, it's a classic apartment, just right for a tough interview with that bad guy. Just a reminder that I'll be making a more neutral housing pack (without the bloodstains...) at the very end, as many of these maps can be reused in a wide variety of contexts.

2-The fez collector's cottage, on 2 floors, is very interesting. There are several clues, including the disturbing collection amidst the broken windows. You still need to be able to get in, as there's mention of a policeman keeping watch at the entrance. It should be noted that, by negotiating with a neighbor, it is not impossible to sneak in by climbing over the wooden garden fence.

3-I've already talked about platform maps. They will take the name of the stop that matters to us. Here, Sirkeci, Istanbul's railway station.

4-Demir's house could have been built on 2 floors, as was often the case in my references to this part of Istanbul. But in the end, I think it's more playful for everyone to have this family live on a single floor.
The interior is well inspired by everything I've seen in terms of decoration for a house of this type.

5-The discussion with the Frenchman takes place on the balcony of his mansion, facing the Bosphorus and not far from the Sultan's palace. There are exotic flowers and peacocks.
Note that I put 2 versions. Originally, I'd done the version with the sea below, before realizing that the mansion was further back in the neighborhood than I'd thought. So I did a second version with the roofs below. In the end, it didn't make much difference, so choose the one you prefer.

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The pack can be downloaded as an attachment at the bottom of the post!
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Also:
Read my post explaining the highlights here

Read my post introducing Horror on the Orient Express campaign here

Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any comments or questions about the campaign and these maps.
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Have fun, and thank you for your support!

Damien - Lovemaps