Best "rats in the tavern cellar" map?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I expect to be running an intro adventure for some first RPGers this spring, and decided that I finally want to do that old chestnut: The tavern owner promises to erase the group's enormous bar tab/repair bill in return for them taking care of a "little rat problem" in the cellar.

Does anyone have any recommendations of a good tavern map that includes a rat warren leading off of the cellar? Ideally I'm just looking for the map by itself, but I'm open to getting an inexpensive PDF adventure if that's the only option.

 

[GMMichael]

"Rats in the tavern cellar map" produced a few good image results on Duckduckgo. It also got me wondering; how do tavern cellars get so big? I guess it takes a village.

 

[aco175]

This one looks like it has some ideas. I do not own it, but looking at the preview it might have some stuff. And it is PWYW on DMsGuild.

 

[Hand of Evil]

You may want to check out the Cartographer Guild Then just a search https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tavern+map&qpvt=tavern+map&form=IQFRML&first=1 and use the one you like

 

[payn]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"Rats in the tavern cellar map" produced a few good image results on Duckduckgo. It also got me wondering; how do tavern cellars get so big? I guess it takes a village.

I think the in-world rationalization is that cellars are cooler than the surface in many settings, meaning you can keep food and drink there longer without spoiling ... until the dire rats come.

 

[Mannahnin]

Here are a bit over two dozen tavern and inn maps from Dyson, some of which have cellars/under-levels.

Inns and Taverns

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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It is wild how few maps out there have taverns with rat warrens. Is this meme of "everyone" starting campaigns this way wildly overblown?

 

[John Dallman]

Is this meme of "everyone" starting campaigns this way wildly overblown?

I suspect so: your post is only the second time I recall encountering it. The first was the introductory adventure in the SJ Games Dungeon Fantasy RPG, where the opposition rapidly gets beyond large rats.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

It is wild how few maps out there have taverns with rat warrens. Is this meme of "everyone" starting campaigns this way wildly overblown?

I've seen it more in CRPG than TTRPG, to be honest.