Dungeon Alchemist – Castle Fortress- TTRPG Battle Map – Time-lapse

Foreign in this video we create The Inferno Fortress or castle entrance if you would prefer we start with a picturesque day-to-day Castle later in the video we will then transform it into the foreboding Inferno Fortress where lava flows freely and the once friendly keep takes on a more Sinister appearance if

You have watched our other map videos you will know that at the end we show multiple lighting settings these different variations of the map will allow you to use it at any time of the day and in various scenarios our mission is to create maps and content to help save time for Dungeon

Masters or games Masters like you we want to ease your worries so you can focus on running your games and having fun with your players to assist you further we have created a ready to roll campaign called The Inferno Fortress if you’re interested you can find the link

In the top right corner to watch it later its map complements the campaign providing a crucial exterior view of the Fortress as the players arrive foreign with this map is to challenge your players as they attempt to breach the castle whether they negotiate technique or face a full-on battle

Gaining entrance won’t be easy we’ve thickened the walls to make the defenses appear more imposing and that wool is thick speaking of defenses we’ve added crenellations to the tops of the walls so that we can strategically add in cannons and mortars behind them we place the Cannons on the first floor

As they have a straight shot this is perfect for firing across the moat at anyone on the other side mortars are placed on the higher levels this allows for targeted attacks such as hitting the bridge or the entrance where the players will be condensed sometimes we like to place a model down

And look through its eyes we can then see how the map looks from the player’s perspective we take great care in ensuring our Maps make sense rather than placing elements randomly for Aesthetics we integrate them into the story this decision can help impact the type of monsters used on the map

And the tactics they might employ against your players this adds to the challenge they will face we place a stack of cannonballs between two cannons and add a barrel of gunpowder close by to each one too we always try to make the encounter as interesting as possible for the players

Including giving them advantages and disadvantages when the Cannons fire they roll back and hit the wall they can then be reloaded with powder and a ball for the next shot with the Canon you might want to give the players a tactical advantage players with military knowledge might

Exploit that reload delay to plan their own strategic attack point out that economic changes the size of the ball to make sure that it would actually fit in the hole because like I said we like the map to be believable you’d go back a night if you’re liking this video please do

Hit that like button we appreciate all the support and it really helps the algorithm after leaving the other side empty for so long we decide to give it some love and attention foreign we avoided placing numerous trees as the castle would have cut these down to ensure they had clear visibility for defense

We stick to short foliage and add two trees that have long thin trunks which wouldn’t be of any use to hide behind we even include a trunk in the moat because who doesn’t appreciate a floater no this would be a disadvantage not the floating trunk but the lack of

Cover to hide behind this will mean the players would need to plan carefully how they approach for some reason the drawbridge won’t close fully here dungeon Alchemist if you can add this to your awesome collection so we can close it we knew demand the defenses we add a third tier to the castle

You could have waves where people are summoned from within the castle and run up the stairs to get in position to help defend we add in lighting to the bridge instead of wooden sconces which could easily be burnt down we decide to go with stone

This will also work for any time of the year or even if let’s say more demonic creatures had taken over we finish off the walls so the crenellations fully cover the front face of the castle foreign we then changed the positions of the guns so they can easily see and aim at those

Players approaching we obviously test the shot to ensure that it could get those close to the bridge pew pew pew we take another look through the player’s eyes to see how the castle would look to them we then go back over the map look at

Items that we still want to be added or amended we put in a conceivable way for the monsters to get to the top of the drawbridge we place Ledges that can be warped or jumped over this position might be good for those Nimble arches few last items are added

Before we have the finished daytime Castle but have no fear we are not finished here now it’s time to create The Inferno Fortress one that has succumbed to Darkness lava now flows through the moat the stone sconces have been replaced with intense torches hinting at the presence of a dark force

Maybe these are magical or simply burn with the hate of the monsters either way the added fire gives the map a more formidable look we can’t have pretty green plants and trees out front with lava so close for the land outside what comes barren living trees are replaced with dead ones

Along with the foliage Remnants of past adventurers or night who dared to face the Fortress lay scattered around on the floor let us know which map you like best in the comments below the daytime Castle the winter Ice Palace or The Inferno Fortress if you would like access to these Maps

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