Blackstone Keep Map Pack! (Patreon)

The download URL for the map files can be found in a following "Tier Rewards" post specific to your tier, or on the Pinned post on the front page of the Patreon.

Blackstone Keep & Surrounding Swamp [130 x 100]

"The wagon rolled to a stop. Its wheels were caked in grime and grit from the road winding through the swamp like a mud snake.

"We're  here -- the Black Keep.", an old man shouted from atop the wagon,  gesturing casually northward with a wave of his bony finger.

A  pair of riders made their way to the front of the column, which  consisted of three wagons and a handful of horses ridden by armed men  and women flying a colorful gold and black banner bearing the crest of a  white hawk.

One  of the riders, a female officer clad in dented plate regarded the walls  of the muddy keep with an expression of disdain. "Are you quite sure  this is the only way?" she asked, glancing sidelong toward her  companion.

The  other rider, an aging knight with an elegant cloak, its fringe covered  in wet chunks of mud, nodded in response. "Yes, this is the fastest way  through the wetlands, lest we turn back and lose near 10 days coming  south and east toward the mountain pass...", he said, then met his  companion's gaze, "...which still does not offer safe passage."

The officer sucked in a deep breath and lifted her mailed hand, closing it into a fist.

The  wagons lurched forward as the column continued, trundling toward the  long stone bridge fording the murky swamp waters as it made its way  toward the castle's gatehouse.

"Let's  hope our stay is short, and our hosts...disinterested in what we  carry.", the officer uttered under her breath, glancing idly over her  shoulder toward the middle wagon."

--

Blackstone Keep is a large castle built in a swamp (yes, yes...the first one sank, etc...), and is patterned after real life Bodium Castle (used in Monty Python) with a few changes, mostly to the layout and contents of the interior.

This map pack includes [2] floors:

The 1st Floor includes a Barbican, West Gatehouse, Visitor's Quarters, Baths & Privies,  Library, Priest's Chambers, Shrine, Dining Hall, Servant's Quarters,  Buttery, Granary, Guard's Barracks, Guard's Tower, Officer's Quarters,  Kitchen, Storage, and a Courtyard containing a Blacksmith, Stables and  Kennel and/or Jail.

The 2nd Floor includes a VIP Guest Suite, Royal Family Quarters, Royal Quarters, Hidden Vault, War Room, Hidden Teleportation Circle, Throne/Receiving Room, Upper Kitchen, Advisor Quarters, Royal Ballroom, Guard Captain Quarters and Small Guard Barracks.

I've included legends, as well as a key in the ZIP file along with the rooftop PNG objects and concept art from Midjourney.

The map can be used for several purposes, social or combat:

1. The party is traveling to another destination, and moving through the swamp  saves them several days of travel. However, that requires passing  through Blackstone Keep and negotiating that right of passage from the  owner.
2. The party has been sent to the Keep by an ally, who was called upon for aid  by the owners of the keep, saying strange things are afoot in the  swamp.
3. Someone has been kidnapped and brought to the castle, and the party must find a  way to infiltrate the grounds and escape with them.
4. The castle is part of a party member's background or narrative.

I hope you guys can make all kinds of great adventures!