Stone Circle, Expert (Patreon)

Hello everyone! This week's map is the Stone Circle (30x40), a dramatic scene with some crumbling Stonehenge-type ruins near a cliff jutting out over the water. It sorta reminds me of a quest in the Witcher 3 where you need to protect a druid (the goat guy(?)) while he performs a ritual in some ruins on a shorefront, which honestly feels like a pretty solid setup for a combat using this map. Maybe give your party a little time to setup a few defenses against enemies emerging from the water, then after a couple rounds of combat be sure to introduce 1 or 2 giant enemies that smash through them, or flying enemies which approach from an unexpected direction. 

Your alternate versions of this map are Shadowed and Foggy. I made the Shadowed one with a few ideas in mind, specifically so that it could be used as a Shadowfell location, but otherwise it still feels kinda eldritch and spooky, so maybe splash in some cultists with an unusually high ratio of tentacles to regular limbs and an excess of eyeballs in locations that eyes typically aren't. 

I had a little fun with the Foggy version, tweaking the colors and effects a little in an attempt to chase a vibe I had in my mind, like a lighthouse on a foggy cliffside sort of vibe. Did it succeed? Maybe, and either way I think it feels different and interesting, so I hope you find a chance to use it!