Desert Street Alley
Added 2020-06-18 21:03:32 +0000 UTCRemember our "Arabian Castle" map? You liked it very much and we decided to create a follow-up. Bazaar. A street in an exotic location, somewhere in the desert. Thousands of buyers, lots of sellers praising their goods. It's the perfect place to meet strangers or fight. Or drinking tea.
"Desert Street Alley" [30x38] has 22 map variants (plus grid, no-grid, JPG, PNG and PDF versions) and 83 assets (ready for Roll20, Foundry or your favourite VTT platform).
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Air is filled with the smells of the various foods, fruits, spices, and the sound of the crowd. Merchants are trying to sell their goods by the occasional prize - in this area of the city you can buy anything your soul desires, and if you cannot spot the thing you are looking for, there’s a guy who knows a guy who has it for sure.
And if you find yourself in trouble... Well, there’s a guy who knows a guy who will gladly help! It will be expensive, so it’s up to you to decide how much your life is worth.
The ruler of this land, Maharaja Chithira, knows that the streets have their own rules, so the royal guards and palace service are often seen with the shady sellers - even kings have their weaknesses. It might be opium, slaves, very expensive food from the other side of the world during the time of famine.
The gem is very heavy in your bag, and the necrotic energy flowing from it drains your strength for far too long, but throwing it away is not possible - this artifact is too powerful to be left unprotected. The gates of the city are opened, a pair of guards seeing your worn-out face let you pass without a single question.
The first thing you see is a colorful market, maybe in other circumstances the smell of the food and music would be comforting, but now your stomach is twisted by fear and anger.
The Hagdaal must be in this city, she’s the only one who can help.
But as you pass next stands something changes in the air. Cheerful conversations are changing into aggressive screaming and people admiring the displays are throwing hands. You move faster, just to escape the crowd, but it's surrounding you from every direction. Bodies wet from the sweat are hitting yours when you squeeze through, but the sound of the fights is not getting any quieter.
Before you reached the end of the market the smell of the flower perfumes and sweet fruits change into the smell of smoke - somewhere behind one of the carts caught fire and it started spreading very quickly to the surrounding wooden constructions.
You cannot be sure that no one is going to die here, but their sacrifice is needed to save others from the devastating influence of the artifact.
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