Dungeon 170: Monument of the Ancients

[CapnZapp]

WotC have a long tradition of commissioning beautiful maps, and then offering them in unusably low resolutions only...

That individual designers and artists sometimes makes up for this isn't making this fact go away. WotC really needs to open up to the fact their publications are digital.


Zapp

PS. The map is beautiful, and would make an excellent campaign map. Would it really hurt WotC to offer the map - at this resolution - from their site?

By the way, don't you find it intriguing the way the adventure site is tucked away in a corner of the map...?

 

[vagabundo]

While it's not the Phlan city map, art director Jon Schindehette did post a high res link to the Moonsea North map on his blog. The direct link is Moonsea North (image) by Sean Macdonald

Yum - nice Map. Thanks

 

[Derulbaskul]

It is a great map except for one thing... every time I see a map for FR in Dungeon or Dragon I am reminded at how unbelievably (insert your own non-grandma friendly language that is a synonym for absolute crap) the map was in the FR campaign guide.

 

[Sonny]

You are absolutly right in what you say!
I want to point you attention to a web enhancement that was written by Josh Sawyer for Mysteries of the Moonsea, that deals with Phlan.
This WE still waits for release. If enough people would ask....

I've actually asked Josh about the supplement here. Too bad they never released it. He put in waaay more work than he needed to, and as I recall he exceeded the word limit that he was paid for by quite a bit, which made it not being released only more irritating.

Do you know who it at WoTC it would best to contact regarding the release of the Web Enhancement? Though I doubt they would do it, we'll never really know unless we try.

 

[Matt James]

If anyone has played through the adventure, I am highly interested in your thoughts!

 

[Brix]

I've actually asked Josh about the supplement here. Too bad they never released it. He put in waaay more work than he needed to, and as I recall he exceeded the word limit that he was paid for by quite a bit, which made it not being released only more irritating.

Do you know who it at WoTC it would best to contact regarding the release of the Web Enhancement? Though I doubt they would do it, we'll never really know unless we try.

Actually I tried more than once to contact WotC about this web-enhancement. But I you Phlan fans could do so as well, we may have a chance to see this.

 

[Brix]

By the way, don't you find it intriguing the way the adventure site is tucked away in a corner of the map...?

Yes. I suspect that there is more to come. I asked Matt a couple of questions over at candlekeep.com. At one point he said, that he could not tell more. So keep an eye open.

 

[Matt James]

Sorry for the poor follow-up. The adventure takes place across the entire map. Each encounter will take the PCs to various portions of the presented map.

 

[Rechan]

I'm surprised that the discussion of htis adventure is still going on. Is it that good?

 

[Matt James]

Here is a quick look at how the entire map is used, using very little information as to prevent big spoilers.

Okay looking at the regional map on page 10 of the adventure (page 56 if you are looking at the compiled Dragon #170 issue), things start out in the city of Phlan. We offer several options for the DM to bring PCs in whichever way they please but many go with the introduction of Rolf (for those who remember the original Pool of Radiance, this is Rolf the III, a decendant of that character ). From there Realmslore fans get plenty of juicy, crunchy bits of information on the City of Phlan since the Spellplague and the political nature thereof.

From Phlan your PCs are likely to travel North to Castle Vathar which has some great optional encounters along the way; including Thar. From Castle Vathar the players have several options that will bring them further north (remember, that is LEFT on the map in this adventure). You encounter things such as Frozen Flyndyke; which is a throwback to some OLD Realmslore as well as a new location on the Great Glacier (Monument of the Ancients).

Anyways, the entire map is used up. I hope this helps clear things up. Unless, of course, I misinterpreted the question