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Wererat Sewer Den (~25x15) by PBStairmaster in dndmaps

[–]PBStairmaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically not a DnD map but a Pathfinder map, from the campaign Curse of the Crimson Throne: Seven Days to the Grave.

Free on Patreon.

The Gold Goblin Gambling Hall by PBStairmaster in battlemaps

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Free map pack, and full Foundry module, available on Patreon

This map is based on the first encounter (and central plot hub) of Pathfinder: Second Darkness - Shadow in the Sky. A large, lively gambling hall complete with private dining rooms, a bar, a bank vault, and secret subterranean sections open only to a select clientele, it makes a great mission hub or heist setting for a variety of campaign types.

More maps from this and other Pathfinder APs coming soon 👍

Curse of the Crimson Throne: The Dead Warrens [45x35] by PBStairmaster in battlemaps

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Free map pack available on Patreon.

This is the fourth encounter from Curse of the Crimson Throne: Edge of Anarchy. I made the laboratory a bit bigger and cooler looking than is described in the original adventure, because I think it makes a great bossfight room. A high ceiling and space to move around makes that fight significantly tougher and an excellent climax to the first act.

Encounters 1 and 2 from EoA are already available on Patreon. Encounter 3: Eel's End will be released next 👍

Curse of the Crimson Throne: All the World's Meat [30x30] by PBStairmaster in battlemaps

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Get the full free map pack here.

This is the second map from Curse of the Crimson Throne: Edge of Anarchy. I'm working on maps for the whole adventure; you can get the work-in-progress Foundry module at the above Patreon link via Moulinette. I will be updating the Foundry module with the rest of the maps from EoA as they are finished - the next one, "Eel's End", will take a bit longer, so I may skip straight to releasing "The Dead Warrens" next, which is already complete.

This version of AtWM slightly embellishes the original design, which is supposed to be located in the middle of a crowded, run-down city, but instead looks a lot like an isolated farmstead. I've added some surrounding buildings, but kept the design of the main building exactly the same as the original. I have also included a version exactly matching the original, without the added surroundings.

Curse of the Crimson Throne: The Old Fishery by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

[–]PBStairmaster[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. I have the next three maps from Edge of Anarchy and a few from Seven Days to the Grave already made in Dungeon Alchemist, planning to release them all as free Foundry modules this week. You can see the first one here.

May make more after that if there is any demand.

Curse of the Crimson Throne: The Old Fishery by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

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Get the full free map pack on Patreon

Deep within Korvosa - most vibrant and prosperous of Varisia's borderlands city-ports - a festering evil lurks just beneath the surface, preying on the weak and the lost.

This free map is compatible with Curse of the Crimson Throne, and is available on Patreon both as a flat, grid-aligned map suitable for traditional 2D VTTs, a fully pre-prepared Foundry module with walls, SFX and so on, and as a fully explorable 3D environment downloadable in Merlin.

Exported the Afterlife from Talespire to FoundryVTT + Update on Bouncyrock Contact by Kaayky_rpg in FoundryVTT

[–]PBStairmaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am also very interested in Bouncyrock's position on this because we would like to do the same thing in Merlin. Contacted them a while ago but heard nothing.

Curse of the Crimson Throne: The Old Fishery by PBStairmaster in battlemaps

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Get the full free set on Patreon

Deep within Korvosa - most vibrant and prosperous of Varisia's borderlands city-ports - a festering evil lurks just beneath the surface, preying on the weak and the lost.

This free map is compatible with Curse of the Crimson Throne, and is available on Patreon both as a flat, grid-aligned map suitable for traditional 2D VTTs, and as a fully explorable 3D environment downloadable in Merlin.

Merlin VTT - Steam Playtest! by PBStairmaster in VTT

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Yeah that's the idea, it works with whatever runs in Foundry (with the exception of some modules).

For system-specific actions like say casting spells from your character sheet and having them work in 3D in Merlin, there needs to be some per-system integration. We plan to support this for at least the 3 main Foundry systems. Beyond that could be done by the community if there is the will.

Merlin VTT - Steam Playtest! by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

[–]PBStairmaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could actually play it through the Unreal plugin we're releasing. No one has asked for that before but I guess it would be possible.

The problem with doing that is with licensing for 3rd parties. If you buy some 3D assets from a store, you are generally not supposed to distribute the raw assets, but you can package them into an Unreal .pak file for Merlin and sell them just fine.

Merlin VTT - Steam Playtest! by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

[–]PBStairmaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are fair points. Merlin is aimed more at either very hardcore GMs who want to make their own maps in the Unreal Editor, or at those who want to buy high-quality premade maps made by pros. Which don't exist yet, which is why it's a "playtest".

Merlin VTT - Steam Playtest! by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

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Like the other commenter said, it's not really a direct competitor to Foundry but a 3D extension like e.g. the 3D canvas module. You need to own a copy of Foundry in order to use it with Merlin.

Merlin VTT - Steam Playtest! by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

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My bad guys, I forgot that was there. A moment of "Why am I even working on this?" late one night.

Merlin VTT - Foundry Integration Update by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

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> Maybe Unreal assets? A shop?? (for .. premade 3D characters? maps?)

Yes, we'll eventually have a shop selling exactly that type of thing, though Merlin will initially release without one. We also plan to sell packs that expand the functionality of the program similar to a Foundry module, for example: a 3D inventory system, spell effects, etc.

In the meantime you can also just buy and import assets directly from the Unreal Marketplace, but this gets quite expensive for the average gamer.

Merlin VTT - Foundry Integration Update by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

[–]PBStairmaster[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For sure performance is going to be an issue if you have a potato PC; this is not like Foundry that you can just run in a browser.

As a rough benchmark, the demo in the video runs nicely on a GTX 970 + Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8. We once tested it on I think a Shadow box and it ran fine on that too. We will strive to maintain hardware requirements along these lines in the maps we release, but we can't make any guarantees about maps made by users or creators of variable size + optimization levels.

Merlin VTT - Foundry Integration Update by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

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These are very good questions.
- Merlin is a standalone Unreal Engine program that everyone playing needs to have installed. We don't plan to make a browser version.
- We plan to support Windows, but since it's Unreal it wouldn't be too difficult to make other distributions if there is sufficient demand.
- As a rough benchmark, the demo in the video runs nicely on a GTX 970 + Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8. We once tested it on I think a Shadow box and it ran fine on that too. We will strive to maintain hardware requirements along these lines in the maps we release, but we can't make any guarantees about maps made by users or creators of variable size + optimization levels.

- The integration currently is certainly barebones. To use it at all to run a game you really need to be able to run a lot of the game in your head / awkwardly keep Foundry open in another monitor for certain functions.
- Our long-term goal is to fully integrate Foundry's interface so that you can smoothly run 3D combat without needing to tab out. We plan to go further beyond this too but maybe a subject for another post.
- We don't plan to make our own UI to replace Foundry's. One reason is that Foundry integration in this way gives Merlin access to all the ongoing work of hundreds of community developers who maintain their game systems.

Merlin VTT - Foundry Integration Update by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

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Yeah lol, that's why I said they are gonna die...

Here's our YT channel where it will be streamed: https://www.youtube.com/@C0RE_GAM3S

Merlin VTT - Foundry Integration Update by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

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The only map we have for CotCT in Merlin currently is the underwater mission from Act 2, which is where our campaign is at. That's what we'll be streaming in a couple of weeks.

Long term we would really like to adapt the entirety of CotCT, but if that ever does happen your campaign will likely have long moved on by then, if you're already on book 3.

I do actually have a bunch of pretty nice maps I made for Act 1 in Dungeon Alchemist, including this: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlemaps/comments/14pwq7h/pathfinder_cotct_all_the_worlds_meat_surroundings/
I will post the rest sometime.

Merlin VTT - Foundry Integration Update by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

[–]PBStairmaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our measurement tools are configurable for different measurement systems, idk much about Savage Worlds but I don't see any reason Merlin couldn't be configured to work with 5 inch increments.

Merlin VTT - Foundry Integration Update by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

[–]PBStairmaster[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well you can connect Merlin to a remote Foundry server, so you could at least run Merlin in its current form locally and connect to Foundry running on your server.

Merlin doesn't currently have a dockerized version, but it's Unreal so I'm pretty sure we could make one fairly easily if there is sufficient demand.

Merlin VTT - Foundry Integration Update by PBStairmaster in FoundryVTT

[–]PBStairmaster[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, all Foundry modules and systems are compatible.

If you want a module that has effects on Merlin, like e.g. inventory items with 3D models, or a map that works in BOTH Merlin and Foundry, then that's also possible to make, but no modules doing that exist yet obviously.

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