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    Wip Sept/Oct 2015 Lite Challenge: Zorghul's Tower

    Here is my version of the stereotypical wizard tower. I thought about, what is the "condition of possibility" for a proper wizard tower. Since a nice cozy dungeon to crawl, is one of the (if not THE) defining feature of a wizard tower in rpgs, i wondered what are doing those wizards who's tower is located in a swamp? With such a tower, even the cruelest wizard has to face the scourge of mankind: A damp cellar!
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    For the background, i was inspired by Max's wonderful parchment mini-tut. I made it yesterday and started working on the linework today, after i knew, i could make an own version of a wizard tower for this month's lite challenge.

    I started sketching the mountains and foothills, and came up with a tower i'm quite happy with for now (you know i'm a "flip-flopper", so we'll see if it stays like this ). The rest of the landscape is more of a placeholder and will need some rework.

    In the next update i'll add some lore about Zorghul and his home...

    As always, i welcome every critique, comment, suggestion, etc.

    Cheers,
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    Love the idea, this could be a great and funny map!

    And what you have done so far looks nice, the font fits great. Just add a a hint of some weird creature making its way through the swamp, that would look awesome..at least to me
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    awesome! great start Abu! I like your idea

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    The parchment and the drawing are great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abu Lafia View Post
    I thought about, what is the "condition of possibility" for a proper wizard tower.
    The last time I heard someone talk about conditions of possibility was in a heavy theory grad class. Way to smart it up! This is looking good, I can't wait to see your take on the musty, mildewy, dank pit that lies beneath…

    cheers,
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    Thanks everyone for the feedback, much appreciated! Sorry i didn't reply earlier...
    Quote Originally Posted by Barek333 View Post
    Just add a a hint of some weird creature making its way through the swamp, that would look awesome..at least to me
    Yeah, ofc groups of ambitious adventurers should get some trouble crossing the swamp ... I'll definitely put something evil in there!

    Quote Originally Posted by Meshon View Post
    The last time I heard someone talk about conditions of possibility was in a heavy theory grad class. Way to smart it up! This is looking good, I can't wait to see your take on the musty, mildewy, dank pit that lies beneath…
    Haha, yes i already tuned into some high theory "Wizard-speak". It's fun to think about how the kantian "Analcharakter" Zorghul would handle a profane problem like a damp cellar ... The stacks of old university papers HAVE to be saved from mold infestation!
    At the moment i'm still working on the (relatively) dry floors above water level ... and thanks a lot for sharing some further english adjectives, they'll be helpful!

    So here is the
    ### Latest WIP ###
    Zorghul'sTower_WIPII.jpg

    - I changed the landscape around the tower and added some color

    - Decided to place the entrance on the 1st floor, since Zorghul's tower was not originally build as a bourgeois city-wizard-tower but as a donjon/keep /Bergfried. So i had to add a wooden staircase

    - Started drawing the floors. I already furnished and colored the ground floor (kitchen) as an example for the rest. Here is the trapdoor to the cellar...

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    This is looking better and better. Good work, keep it up.
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    Just a small update. I tweaked some linework, wrote lore and rearranged the overall layout. Also added a border and some watermark like arcane symbols.
    ### Latest WIP ###
    Zorghul'sTower_WIPIII.jpg
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    Coming together nicely!

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    I love that little tower. It's gorgeous! Your story is a lot of fun too, though "rumours of missing cats".... hmmph, it's always the cats who suffer

    But seriously, this is looking great and I'm enjoying watching you bring it all together.
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