March Newsletter + Package for free members (Patreon)

1 - MARCH ACTIVITY SUMMARY

a - Map packs 

FIVE map packs were released this month, focused on a variety of themes :

[CAVE] Emberlight Forge. Free members get the STAGNANT variation.

[FORESTS] Carmine Copse. Free members get the MUNDANE variation.

[BUILDINGS] Shletered Shrine. Free members get the RADIANT variation.

[BUILDINGS] Byroad Bastion. Free members get the MOUNTAIN - RUINED variation.

[DUNGEON] Argynvostholt Castle - Floor 1. Free for everyone. Next floors coming next month!

b - FoundryVTT

- NEW FVTT Modules - FOUR packs were released to OVERSEERS and above this month :

As is now customary, one FVTT pack for each of the four complete packs published this month (see above).

- FVTT - Official integration

FIVE new bundles were added to the built-in FVTT modules library and official FVTT Marketplace. Each one features four map packs (or five in the case of "Lairs & Dens"), with walls, lights and everything ready for your next battle! With these, I have finally finished porting my backlog to the official FVTT Premium modules integration and marketplace. Creepy Caverns Bundle #4, Oceanic Bundle #1, Gloomy Graves Bundle #1, Lairs & Dens Bundle #1 and Rotting Venues Bundle #1 were the last ones missing.

I will now keep porting the new maps as I bundle them. For Overseers and above, their download is free withing Foundry if you have linked your Patreon account to your FVTT account. Marine Maps Bundle #1 and Creepy Caves #4 are next in line for March!

The next batch coming to the official FVTT marketplace will be City Buildings bundle #5, including Opulence Street, Dregmoor Docks, Dwarven Distillery and City Embassy. It will be followed later this month by my first Underdark focused bundle : Emberlight Forge, Byroad Bastion, Zarakhas Lost Sanctum and Underdark Passage.

2 - WHAT'S TO COME IN MARCH?

[MAP] Zarakhas Lost Sanctum [60x45]: How the glory of the Sanctum has fallen with the ages. In olden days, its pavement was packed with the crowd of the faithful who came to pay homage to the soothsayer who dwelt here. Zealots made the journey from distant countries for a chance to speak with the augur, perhaps even receive a blessing for their next pilgrimage. Now, silence plagues these crumbling halls. Mushrooms, black and brittle, sprout between the cracks of the stones. The sanctuary has been lost, but not forgotten. From time to time these weary stones bear witness to strange rituals dedicated to the gods of old, or other unsavory transactions. Mad prophets, gang leaders and fallen angels of all kinds know the Lost Sanctum all too well. .(+FVTT module)

[MAP] Sandswept Quarry [40x30]: In the dimly lit tunnels, the web stands heavy with dust and sand. When this rocky outcrop in the middle of the desert was discovered to have plentiful gold veins, miners converged from across the country to set up camp. The dunes buried their dreams as swiftly as they were born. The shoddy tunnels, the broken bodies and the almost untouched gold are all that remains from this era. It's enough to tempt more fools to try their luck in the Sandswept Quarry. (+FVTT module)

[MAP] : Urban Embassy [40x71]: How many pleas? How many missives? How many insufferable nobles and pompous citizens did she endure within the four walls of her office…the ambassador wondered while writing the final lines of a long letter destined to reach the dwarven kingdom in a few weeks. Outside, the usual hubbub of the town could be heard. How happy they must be, she thought, blissfully unaware that war is brewing in the West; unaware that the lizardfolk embassy burned two weeks ago under strange circumstances; unaware that a group of would-be adventurers mixed-up “offer peace to the goblins’ guild” and “brutally slaughter their bodyguard service” two days ago. As she finished her day’s work and left her office, wandering the magnificent corridors lit by the afternoon’s glow, she continued to wonder. Will this weight on her shoulder ever feel lighter? Or is it doomed to get ever heavier the older she gets? (+FVTT module) Collab with Ana from "A day at"!

 [MAP] Underworld Passage [45x60]: You were tasked to enter a fortress and open the gates for the armies of a very generous duke waging war against his rivals in the region. The castle was rumored to be impregnable. However, by pulling a few strings and jumping through a few hoops, you learned of a secret passage, deep underground, leading to the bastion’s cellar. Of course, the route is not ideal and implies a walk of a few miles in a damp and dark cave, breathing who knows what kind of spores, alongside treacherous crevasses and, of course, dealing with the local wildlife. As dangerous as it might be, you may not have the luxury of a choice this time. (+FVTT module)

[Update on my v2 of the curse of Strahd module maps] Argynvostholt floor 2 is coming in April, free for everyone. If my planning allows it, I'd aim to be done with floor 3 as well!

Keep in mind that this list is provisory and things may be altered if needed! Have a wonderful day! 

As a little teaser, let us end on this image for next month :