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Thread: March 2020 Mapping Challenge: Xena's Lair

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    Default March 2020 Mapping Challenge: Xena's Lair

    So we've been challenged to map the lair of a superhero (or super villain). It had to be someone well known and established. Well, I chose my 'super hero' from television, Xena, Warrior Princess (I know... but, girl power!)

    So I tried to figure out what kind of lair she would have. What I ended up doing, is going back and watching some of the first episodes. So Xena, and her friend, are more nomadic than anything else... they always seem to be on the road, headed somewhere. I also remember that, because of what she had become, she wasn't really welcome at home. That, and over the coarse of the series, she made quite a few enemies, so her lair wouldn't be easy to find.

    I decided that she probably lived deep in the forest somewhere, either in a cave, or very near one. I have actually started this challenge, but right now, with everything else that's going on, I've only really been able to complete the foundations of this map. Not much to look at yet, but it's coming along...

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    "Not much", but currently you are undisputed leader of the pack in this challenge!

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    Ah, awesome pick for a hero. Cheesy or no, Xena is a legend
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    And we have our first challenger! Nice idea, it will be fun to see it take shape.

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    lol... thanks guys I actually have a really good idea of where I want to go with this... it's just a matter of seeing how well it works out.
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    I've worked on this a little more... just a bit... but it's starting to take shape.

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    You are off to a good start, I like the main features, the river especially. Not crazy about the leaves, they seem to be the wrong scale. Of course the trees around Xena's base could have enormous leaves now. It has been decades since I was there, much has changed.

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    hopefully, by the time I get finished with this, you will barely see the leaves. I know they aren't completely to scale... but I'm trying to use it as background for the underbrush. And since the fallen leaves is a square tile in CC3+ I had to sort of size up and size down to get the coverage I wanted, without the 'straight' lines. I've actually got 3 different scales on the leaves.

    We'll see what happens.
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    So after thinking about it a while... I determined that Xena wouldn't have a lair, per se... she would have a retreat. Some place that she could go where she didn't have to be a Warrior Princess. It wouldn't be opulent... she's a very practical person. It would be where she and Gabrielle could go to get away from the stress of what they do.

    Oh, and Bogie... you were right about the leaves. Hopefully, I've fixed that problem. So here is my finished map (I hope!)

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    Yeah, that really helps the leaves out!

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