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Beneath the Watchtower: One-Shot Adventure
🕑 Added 2025-04-24 09:12:16 +0000 UTCTo spot the enemy, you climb atop the highest point for the best view. An unexpected light source at night, figures moving in the distance, smoke of campfires rising above the canopy — those are the signs that alert you. Sometimes, however, threat comes not from afar, but from below your feet. 
The guards heard a loud rumble under the floor, went downstairs to investigate, and found that the wall of the basement had crumbled. It could not have been a rat — not even a giant one could have caused this. Beyond the broken wall, they discovered a tunnel. They took their weapons and torches before they descended into the depths that would soon become their grave.
They were not killed immediately; instead, they were distributed among the monsters by their master, the Depthdweller. One was left with the gricks, and they hung him on the spikes of the craggy cave. Another was given to the ochre jellies and promptly eaten. The last guard was experimented on, afflicted with a deadly disease and taken by the chuuls, who kept him paralyzed for days.
What will happen next? Check out the rest of the adventure book as an Emerald Tier member!
There are five battlemaps that accompany this 6-page book.
Watchtower (23x16)
Watchtower Interior (23x16)
Chuul Pond (20x15)
Watchtower Basement (8x8)
Watchtower Tunnels (31x31)
Depthdweller's Domicile (19x19)
Ruby Tier
Gridded and gridless variants of the Watchtower and Watchtower Tunnels maps in high resolution can be found here, in the Ruby Stash, together with all other maps available to you upon subscribing!
Emerald Tier
Emerald Tier patrons gain access to all five maps in high resolution, multiple file sizes for printing or free Roll20 (<5MB), as well as a full-length PDF.
You can find them here, in the Emerald Stash, together with all other maps available to you upon subscribing!
Comments
Map Mine
I am glad to hear that! I tried my best, I know for a fact that I am not the best narrator when DMing, but I hope my descriptions will be helpful and clear both for you and your players! Have fun!
Jazzy
Absolutely stoked to use the watch tower maps tonight for my group! Love the quality of maps and descriptions of events! First time subscribing to a patreon and it did not disappoint!
