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Ptarmigan Bluff: A Mining Village on a Cliffside
🕑 Added 2023-04-14 15:51:18 +0000 UTCFirst of all, this is what a ptarmigan is. They live in the mountains. The "P" is silent, but is included in the spelling because the English language is designed to inhibit the spread of literacy at all costs.
I really like the idea of a village built against a cliff, but drawing one turned out to be a lot harder than I expected. Still, I do like a challenge and I think I'm happy with it. The hard part was putting this all together in a way that makes sense.
You see, drawing a five-story building is one thing. But drawing 10 different buildings with five floors among them, all tied together with stairs, walkways and bridges... well, that's a little more complicated. I numbered the buildings on the sideview to indicate which buildings are on which levels and I hope that'll make it easier to understand. But if you've got any questions, by all means ask.
Next, I'll be drawing another map for Tir Thelandira. Specifically, I'm going to draw the ruins of the burned mining colony. You can see a list of what's left to draw in this post.
Speaking of Tir Thelandira, the poll for the first of three undecided locations is still open for patrons who want to cast a vote. Since there were 21 ideas submitted for the first location, I'm dividing them up into three votes of 7, then holding a runoff for the winners to determine what the location will be. I'll start the vote for the second group of 7 in a day or two.
Well, that's it for now. If you've got any thoughts, let me know!
