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I made excellent use of this map for a hordes of undead siege scenario (what can I say, I loved Night of the Living Dead). Solid set up and plenty of rooms for intrigue and "where's the monster/killer hiding" type plots. Need a place for the party to rest between destinations? Problem solved. I especially liked the bathtubs. Nothing quite like bloody water hiding a ghoul or similar undead.
The downside? The exterior map is underwhelming. I just don't see much use for it as players are going to be spending most of the time in the building or courtyard, not on the roofs (and there are simple ways to represent that, anyway).
Besides, it's unlikely you'd flip the map over in the middle of combat!
Unless this is an evil plot by Paizo to force us to buy two of these to place side by side.
I like this one a lot (4.5 stars, let's give it 5) - the Country Inn is very big but not ridiculous for its stated purpose, and the design is pretty reasonable. It's only seen non-combat use by me so far but it could make a good bar-room brawl type adventure.
But what I really like is that the rooftop side makes a great exterior map for many other uses, in particular the country manor of a minor noble, large semi-fortified farm complex, and others, that make it highly flexible and useful whenever I want bandits, goblins or giants menacing the local gentry!
I'm all for fantasy bit this inn is amazing.
That said, do we need more than the interior?
If someone does roof jumping we have tons of blank maps for that.
Maybe 2 different inns. A rich one (shown) and a simpler one.
Or heck the farmers hut and barn. Typical place to stay when traveling far from civilization.
It hasn't been designed yet! (Note that the current art is a mock-up.)
Maybe the beer garden, inn yard or stable?
Actually a stable would be deserving of its own map. There's always some sort of action taking place in one, and it makes a good place for encounters with all the partial cover.
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Twowlves wrote:
So what's on the back?
It hasn't been designed yet! (Note that the current art is a mock-up.)
recently started a subscription (Necropolis on the way) and VERY excited to see this. I really love inns and taverns and this one looks fantastic. Hope the trend of maps like this continues!!!
I noticed that this map is used in PFS scenario #5-01, but came out about 3 years ago. How often the maps are reused? If I can get more than 1 use out of a map that really helps me with my purchase decision.
I've been looking for an inn map for my D&D game, and this looks pretty good EXCEPT! There doesn't appear to be any sort of bar or other service desk. Where will the characters go to fish for rumors from the innkeeper?
I've been looking for an inn map for my D&D game, and this looks pretty good EXCEPT! There doesn't appear to be any sort of bar or other service desk. Where will the characters go to fish for rumors from the innkeeper?
I'm fairly certain that this inn is modeled on a more traditional interpretation (the idea of a bar that you walk up to and get served at is a fairly "recent" invention). In this layout, I imagine that servers would wait in the kitchen area when not actively bringing out comestibles and libations.
I've been looking for an inn map for my D&D game, and this looks pretty good EXCEPT! There doesn't appear to be any sort of bar or other service desk. Where will the characters go to fish for rumors from the innkeeper?
I'm fairly certain that this inn is modeled on a more traditional interpretation (the idea of a bar that you walk up to and get served at is a fairly "recent" invention). In this layout, I imagine that servers would wait in the kitchen area when not actively bringing out comestibles and libations.
That is all well and good, but it does decrease the value of what would've otherwise been a nearly perfect map. It just lacks a crucial feature. Alas.
