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The Great Pyramid of Khufu, depicted before it was looted.
🕑 Added 2021-03-26 08:00:26 +0000 UTCI didn't draw this because it's the most famous pyramid in the world, I drew it because I genuinely think it's fascinating. But exactly what is fascinating about it is hard to convey in a map alone, which is why I made the version above to explain it. There's a mysterious tunnel that leads nowhere. There's a set of three granite slabs that were dropped down to seal the burial chamber. There's a narrow, vertical passage with a hidden entrance. And it runs through a cave.
I think this would be a great place for an adventure. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, just have somebody tell the party it's there and it's full of treasure, then have them figure out how to get inside. Personally, I think it'd be fun to let the players think it's just a fantasy map. Then, after the session is over, tell them they just looted the Great Pyramid. Yeah, in Giza, the big one. Yep, that's what that was.
Well, I'm not drawing another pyramid next. Instead, I'm going to draw the regional map of the Black Loch. I expect this to change over time as I come up with new ideas and develop the lore of the place, so think of it as the Black Loch v1.0. It'll have a bunch of locations marked on it, which should give you an idea of what it's going to look like as it comes together. Any changes I end up making will probably add things rather than subtract them, so I'd say you can probably expect to see maps of whatever is there.
Anyway, I hope you like the map! This concludes our Egyptian tetrahedral mausoleum double feature.
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Comments
Milby's Maps
That's what I love about it. There are a lot of things here that must've required enormous amounts of work, but no one has any idea what their purpose was. And the fact that it's 4500 years old is just mind-blowing. Like, imagine traveling back in time to when Julius Caesar was alive. Then think about the fact that that's not even halfway. It's just nuts.
Pope Dezzicus
Very mysterious!
