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Can someone recommend a product with a good map of a dwarven city? Undergound, obviously. I'm planning a campaign to take place in an abandoned dwarven city, and I'd like to be able to skip the map-drawing stage if possible.
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There is a website that has been ENnie nominated, and maybe even won, that has a nicely detailed Dwarven City, free. Apparently it was somehow deleted from my bookmarks though.
Hopefully someone who remembers the name of what I am talking about will come along.
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If you can get hold of a copy (it might be available as a PDF these days), the old TSR 2E module Axe of the Dwarven Lords has extensive maps of a dwarven city.
MERP (Middle Earth RP) had a Mines of Moria set, and I think possibly also another one for a dwarven city...
WFRP (Warhammer Fantasy RP) has Karak Azgal, which is also very Mines of Moria like.
Finally, one of the original Dragonlance modules (I think the 3rd or 4th) used a fairly unique set of tiles/templates to lay out a truely massive dwarven city.
If you can get hold of a copy (it might be available as a PDF these days), the old TSR 2E module Axe of the Dwarven Lords has extensive maps of a dwarven city.
These maps are also available on the WotC as free maps from about 2002, IIRC.
Another 2E product is Dwarven Kingdoms of Krynn. It was boxed set that contained, inter alia, geomorph maps for a dwarven city. It has proven to be very useful even if the product is otherwise rubbish.
There is also Azadmere, Kingdom of the Dwarves from Harn. You can find it here.
The city is built on the edge of Lake Arain with its courtyards, markets and guild halls open to the Harnic sky. The city then extends beneath Mount Zaduryn, with only a small amount of description of the tunnels and mine shafts provided by the module.
IMO, Azadmere would be a great gateway into the underground, providing access to a place like the Mines of Moria.
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For $1.65, you can't go wrong with the Dwarven Stronghold map from 0One Games. Like all of their products, the PDF is layered for maximum customization before printing, allowing you to create maps for players and the DM from one source. It's an excellent investment.
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