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Sacred Ballcourt [19x22]
Added 2026-02-20 19:05:05 +0000 UTC
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π¦ππ¦ has now moved to Mesoamerica as well
Warlock
2026-02-25 18:09:19 +0000 UTCWell, archaeological evidence indicates that the "losers got sacrificed" thing was not the standard, but rather a specific scenario that was blown out of proportion by Christian writers who were motivated to paint the native peoples as barbaric. In short, if they had some prisoners of war who were definitely going to get sacrificed one way or another, having them play ball was just a method of selection, akin to Rome putting prisoners in the gladiatorial arena.
The Lonely Sand Person
2026-02-24 19:00:27 +0000 UTCMeso-American figurines of ball players have some kind of padding or armor wrapped around their middle as well as their elbows and knees (and in fact the padding is kind of diagnostic for "this statue is a ball player") so one presumes they would always be striking it with a protected joint.
The Lonely Sand Person
2026-02-24 18:51:12 +0000 UTCOne day maybe! Everyone's quite busy these days. The Pandemic, unsurprisingly, gave us all a bit of spare time!
Cze and Peku
2026-02-21 04:50:59 +0000 UTCIf I was still running my campaign in Hearth this would've been right at home (along with the Couatl Interior and Exterior maps). (Y'all need to get Team Superhydra back together.)
Mark Adams
2026-02-21 01:31:20 +0000 UTCThank you so much for this! Mesoamerican-inspired maps are so rare and they're always bangers
COOL BREASE
2026-02-21 00:18:02 +0000 UTCMan I could have used this about a year ago when I had my superhero game traveling through time!
R0GUE
2026-02-20 20:03:05 +0000 UTCBecause Ball is Life! But also? Ball is *death*.
Ramses the Fool
2026-02-20 19:19:27 +0000 UTCRunning a campaign based on the Ixalan setting in MTG so I'll definitely be getting some use out of this!
Alan C
2026-02-20 19:17:56 +0000 UTCThis map reminds me that the Road to El Dorado would make for a fun DND campaign
gridlock489
2026-02-20 19:16:59 +0000 UTC
