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    Map Lair of Tohmet, the Lich Queen

    I intend to try to finish this project before the end of the year.
    This was the February challenge that I never completed.
    The summary of the challenge from the original thread:



    For this edition of the challenge, I'm teaming up with Greason Wolfe.
    His idea seems a bit daunting to me but I will do my best not to disappoint.

    The challenge:

    Lair of Tohmet, the Lich Queen (Dungeon)


    In life, Tohmet was a Priestess of Death. In Undeath, she has become a Queen of Liches with the goal of becoming a Goddess.
    She’s had 1700 years to work towards her goal and created an underground temple-like complex that includes a number of winding passages and chambers populated by various Undead.

    Requirements (Mandatory)


    1. 15 to 25 chambers connected by twisting passages in an maze-like fashion.
      They should be spread across at least 2 “levels,” but these levels do NOT have to be directly above or below each other.
    2. Main Temple/Worship chamber. No specific shape or location requirements, but should have a sacrificial altar that vaguely resembles the shape of a 7 pointed star.
      This shape can be stretched to suit your creative tastes.
    3. A private chamber/library for Tohmet. May be connected (secretly or not so secretly) to the main temple and/or secondary temple. This chamber is guarded by a Mummy.
    4. Some walls of the chambers and passages should show signs of having been worked by hand.



    Requirements (Optional)



    1. A secondary “Temple” connected by a secret passage to the main temple. Does not have any shape or altar requirements.
    2. Indicate areas where large numbers of Undead might be encountered.
    3. Traps and concealed/secret areas at your discretion.



    Style/Perspective - Whatever you are comfortable with
    Dungeon “Dressing” - Your discretion
    Coloring - Your Discretion
    Additional Lore - Your Discretion




    Ideas, references


    • Egyptian temple underground
    • Hieroglyph
    • Luxurious but old (1700 years), washed out colors, madness
    • Ancient Egypt with fantasy/sci-fi influences (Vodyani from Endless space) Golden light veins
    • Osiris – god of death and resurrection who rules the underworld and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls
    • Anubis/Anput – The god/goddess of embalming and protector of the dead
    • Probably done in an isometric perspective




    Plan of the temple

    Sans titre-1.png

    Latest version of the map.
    Lich tomb 4.jpg

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    i love the twisting passages. i enjoy what you have so far!

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    Cool!!! I really liked where you were going with this back during the challenge, and definitely looking forward to where you will go with this now. I should try to go back and finish my map of your challenge. Maybe when I get out of these 65+ hour weeks, I'll give it a shot.
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    Got some progress done today.
    Isometric is hard.

    Lich tomb 5.jpg

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    Here's another update.


    Lich tomb 6.jpg

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    I agree Isometric is a huge pain but it's coming along nicely.
    My new Deviant-thing. I finally caved.

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    Thanks Larb!

    Lich tomb 7.jpg

    I still have to add some colours and many elements are missing. What should I put on the tables and furniture for example.
    What to put in Tohmet chamber?

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    I hope this is still in the works, it is awesome. Also, I am terrified of isometric but you are crushing it.

    For the tables, you already have some papyrus/scrolls so I was thinking possibly an embalming chamber with tools for the embalmers and canopic jars for the various organs to go into when they are placed in the chamber/sarcophagus with the deceased (see these if you want a reference for the process of embalming and for the jars: https://science.howstuffworks.com/mummy2.htm -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopi...74_-_Group.jpg)

    In the Tohmet chamber, since she was a priestess of death and is now a lich, did she get this power from Anput/Anubis? If so, while it is not super common, you could have a statue of a feminine figure with a jackal head. Also, was she ever embalmed like a mummy or did she just become a lich? If she was embalmed, I would assume her sarcophagus is around somewhere.

    And not to give you too much to look at, but I used this wiki for a project I did on Egyptian wood inlay and reliefs, there are a bunch of examples of furniture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/C..._Museum_of_Art

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    Thanks, the finished version can be found here : https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ad.php?t=45529

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    Ah, I should have checked your finished maps. My bad. It looks amazing!!!

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