September/October Challenge Lite: Swamp Submerged and Exposed Ruins

[Savage Baron]

Well, guess I can get involved in this challenge as I missed the previous one by a day.

I am transforming the map from CM 9 Legacy of Blood into a battlemap. The first thing to do was to create quick land mask based on the original map.



That is on its way to being so unexciting that I had to go a bit further and create a basic heightmap. I used Wilbur to toss together some quick mounds and reverse mound for the main depths of the swamp.

The depths:


And the heightmap:
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[Savage Baron]

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I started creating the swamp textures for the submerged areas.

[Bogie]

Welcome to the Challenge Savage Baron!
And Kudos for doing so with your second post AND being the first participant!!

Looks like you are off to a good start with your map.

[Savage Baron]

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I added the submerged walls and texture to the land above the water level.

[Savage Baron]

Welcome to the Challenge Savage Baron!
And Kudos for doing so with your second post AND being the first participant!!

Looks like you are off to a good start with your map.

Thanks, figured I'd jump in. I'm pretty experienced with Photoshop and have done a few maps in the past for D&D.

[Savage Baron]

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A biut further along. I've added froggy pads, grasas, and ground clutter. I mocked in the small tower in the center of the map as well.

[Shamension]

This is coming together nicely. I really like the effect you've used on the islands, gives the water a terrific sense of depth. Can't wait to see the end result.

[Savage Baron]

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Alright, there is the tower, levels, and labeling. I wanted to preserve the feel of a classic D&D module, so I incorporated some plain old fonts and coloring for the borders.

Thoughts?

[Bogie]

Nice work, I like how you used the border to show the tower levels.

[ChickPea]

I'd second Bogie's comment about the tower levels. Nice way to incorporate more detail without distracting from the main map.

I would not like to cross that swamp...!