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Message: <blockquote data-quote="torstan" data-source="post: 5654630" data-attributes="member: 54299">Thanks! I'm glad you like them.This month sees the release of a map from the back pages of this month's <a href="http://www.koboldquarterly.com/kqstore/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=kobold+issue+18" target="_blank">Kobold Quarterly</a>: The Watchfire Keep<a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=93547" target="_blank"><img src="http://fantasticmaps.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/watchtowerkeepweb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a>This accompanies my adventure in the magazine "Who Watches the Watchfires" set in Open Design's world of Midgard - A capture the flag style adventure.My plan was to create a simple, well defended Keep that could be used for a castle assault, or for adventurers to hold against the dark forces. The double gate on the entrance, crenellated walls and single wall over the steep cliff offer a selection of approaches and challenges to an invading force.The map pack of the keep (available here on <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=93547" target="_blank">RPGNow</a> and on <a href="http://paizo.com/store/byCompany/r/ritePublishing/fantasticMaps/v5748btpy8mq0" target="_blank">Paizo</a>) contains versions that allow you to use this in any type of game:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Multipage pdf for printing at home for tabletop use, in both international A4 and US letter format, in colour and printer friendly greyscale</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">High resolution jpgs with and without grid for use in VTTs or for poster printing</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Maptool campaign file with vision and light implemented for quick use in OGL, Pathfinder or 4E games.</li> </ul>This could be a watchfire that provides a critical warning for an unsuspecting city or the starting keep for your players when they get their first castle. At $2.99 it'll be the cheapest first home purchase they'll ever consider.Fold-n-Go Castle Kit #1I can't help but mention a spin off product I worked on that came out today. Inspired by the Watchfire Keep, I teemed up with Brian Bartlow of <a href="http://lonetreegames.com/" target="_blank">Lone Tree Games</a> and I challenged him to create a glueless modular castle kit that would be able to recreate the Watchfire Keep in glorious 3D. I'd say he succeeded!<img src="http://fantasticmaps.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/castle2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The kit is a pdf pack of textured parts that can be cut out and folded together to create modular sections of a castle. With walls, towers, staircases, gate, houses and a working portcullis you have everything you could possibly want for your inaugural fort.The kit is available on <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=93852" target="_blank">RPGNow</a> and <a href="http://paizo.com/store/byCompany/l/loneTreeGames/v5748btpy8mtt" target="_blank">Paizo</a>.You can read more about both of these on my <a href="http://fantasticmaps.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/castles-kobolds-and-3d-terrain/" target="_blank">blog</a>. Enjoy!</blockquote>

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