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Japanese Village Foundry & Forge
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A forge battle map inspired by traditional Japanese foundries, set up for a confrontation at the heart of the local industry! Workers slave away on huge bellows that fill a clay foundation with oxygen, boiling ironsand into the raw metals for the kingdom’s industry — who would seek to disrupt this?
It was actually really hard to find clear references for the structure of these forges during my research. The real-world ones were built with clay & broken apart afterwards, but I found imagery suggesting slag channels & other components of different & more elaborate design. In the end, I settled for this hybrid design, since I felt it was most interesting & applicable.
Thoughts
The latest ironsand shipment turned out to be scarlet steel — adamantite. And someone leaked the word to every hostile faction nearby!
Alternatively, the stone spirits were very upset to be melted & staged an uprising as newly-minted magma spirits.
You’ve heard the old foundry still has the thought-lost deed to the town’s current foundries, but the local banker’s sent (hired) goons to recover them first so his family can lay claim to the industry!
Contents
Traditional Japanese Foundry: An iron-smelting plant in autumn for processing ironsand into purified iron!
Downtime: The foundry’s been shut down & operations paused. What’s meeting here while nobody’s looking?
Disrepair: This forge is decrepit by any standard — it’s been years since it operated! Maybe there’s something valuable left in the ruins? Or maybe there’s important clues as to how it was shut down, exactly…
Winter: Only the hottest of forges for the coldest of winters.
Spring: Cherry trees don't make the best fuel, but there's still a couple around. Give the landscape a touch of color.
Summer: Bright greens & verdant hues instead of the soft reds of the twilight season!
Canopy Overlays: Built for VTT canopy usage!
Day/Night Variants: Wherever applicable!
Dimensions
24”×36” wide/tall
Reminder
Books are good for you. Read a book! (I recommend Dune.)
