Has anyone else looked at the maps for the first and second floors of Sombrefell Hall and noticed that they don't match? When I took them into Photoshop to create layered regions (which I could show/reveal on my TV monitor to the players) this became really obvious.
Basically, just count the depth of squares on the 2nd Floor and notice where the upper part of the stairs match the stairs on the 1st Floor map.
From the edge of the railing (overlooking D2) to the back wall (with the balconies) it's 8 squares. At 5-feet each that's 40 feet from the front of the railing to the rear wall of Sombrefell Hall.
But on the 1st floor map, if you line up the top of the staircase in D2 with the top of the staircase in the 2nd floor map, you find between 4 and 6 squares (20 to 30 feet) between D2 and the back of the house. It depends on how you line up the upper landing, to be sure, but those diagonal walls at the rear of the house only allow for lining up the two floors in a few, limited ways.
I know there are trellises on the back leading up to the balconies, but the balconies are an additional 5 to 10 feet jutting out towards the lake.
Basically, the 2nd floor looks as if it has a 20-foot-deep alcove beneath it.
So, uh, as I prepped for this game: that area became a sun-sheltered deck, the trellises protected from sunlight off the lake.
Anyone else notice this? Or interpret the maps differently?
Yours,
Sylvan
Yeah, noticed that too. The upper floor extends beyond the ground floor's walls.
Also those arching staircases? They are more like ramps. They cover 15ft. of elevation in a distance of about 60ft.. That's either really long or very small stair treads.
Yeah, noticed that too. The upper floor extends beyond the ground floor's walls.
Also those arching staircases? They are more like ramps. They cover 15ft. of elevation in a distance of about 60ft.. That's either really long or very small stair treads.
Maybe, long-past, the ancestors who had the manor built were half-giants? :)