February 2019 Challenge: Laugdenor's Tower

[Bogie]

Bogie, you are a genius!

Nah, I'm just a pretty face!
And it sounds like you came up with your own ideas, all I did was nudge you.

I didn't make any of the scopes, they were all on Dundjinni, I just found them for you.

Hope you feel better.

[Ramah]

Could I suggest you add a shadow to the outside of the tower similar to how you've done the trees? Maybe not as dark though or it might be overpowering. Maybe even just a hint. Just looks like it would help plant the tower on the ground more.
And for the other levels you could do a longer one?

[ladiestorm]

oh, I am planning to, I just haven't done it, yet.

[Ramah]

Ah, okies. Forget I said anything.

[Domino44]

Great update! I'm so happy you have some colorful trees! I was hopping you would, the garden is looking really nice!

[ladiestorm]

The mapping of the garden continues. I've added some more trees, bushes, flower boxed and the like. I'm still not done, but I like the wild naturalistic feel it's getting. I hope you all agree. I did add the shadow for the tower... I may continue to tweak that a bit.

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Laugdenor leaned against the well as he took a long drink of the crisp, cool water. Water of the gods, they call it down below. He felt his energy and strength returning as he stood there, drinking the water and looking out over his half finished garden. All of the herbs and plants needed for most potions, cultivated carefully to look as a wild, natural garden... no one would be the wiser. There were plants in that garden that would sell for pretty platinum, were anyone to come up here and look for it. Laugdenor cracked a smile. Of course, first, they would have to get here. He hadn't put up the portal, that would have to wait until the rest of the tower was complete. Laugdenor hadn't stepped foot in the realms of Man, but already, people were looking for him. The stirrings and whispers, asking were he had gone, had drifted to him, here. The last of his kind, his Order, and the people were already feeling his absence.


They would have to feel it a while longer. He had barely finished the ground floor of his tower, he needed to complete the rest before he began his studies. The OtherWorld seemed to call him from the lengthening shadows of the afternoon. There was a faint foulness to the air this evening, as if evil was stirring, and waking to what he was trying to accomplish. Would he be prepared when that evil came knocking? He prayed he would as he got back to work...

[bkh1914]

The garden and plantings are shaping up very nicely.
I especially like the wide variety of plants.

[Diamond]

If Laugdenor ever advertises on Airbnb, I want in! It's so pretty!

[Greason Wolfe]

I think this is coming along great Lady S. The colors are working well and everything is easily identifiable for what its meant to be. My only little not pick (and it is little because I've never found a good solution for it) is the tiling of the grass. Mind you, it doesn't really take anything away from the map but if you could find a way to make it less noticeable (and let the rest of us know how you managed it ), that might punch this map up to an even higher level.

[ladiestorm]

@Greason - Unfortunately, I know, it's one of the few downsides of certain bitmap fills for cc3+. Unfortunately, I can't reduce the redundancy much more without it becoming pixilated. However, by the time I'm done, you will only be seeing grass poking through here and there... there won't be enough visible to show the redundancy issue.