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Gamemastery map pack Countryside is another terrific product from the crew at Paizo. Fantastic artwork adorns every tile. There are several outstanding encounter locations in this set. I have already used the Coaching Inn for a scenario and am planning more adventures using the Campsite and the Ropebridge. The artwork for Ropebridge is particularly inspiring with its depiction of a rickety rope and plank bridge over a ravine through which flows a rushing river.
The only drawbacks to this pack were the Roadshrine and the Ruins. The shrine is only a single card site which isn’t adequate by my standards for encounter maps. The Ruins are not clear on height definitions. I can’t decide if the floor has stairs to higher levels or not. I also feel that having an L shaped encounter map doesn’t work for tactical miniature movement when it appears that characters should be able to cross the gap across the end sections. If the Roadshrine had instead been incorporated into the missing corner of the Ruins I would have given this product a five star rating. As it is I still think it is worth the price paid and I give it four stars and recommend it to any game master who uses miniatures for running encounters.