A Chessex gaming mat has been illustrated with a hand-drawn map of a TTRPG encounter. The fictional location is the Great Temple of Air on Mount Zerzak in the land of Urak. In the foreground, a smaller vestibule room is depicted with round pedestals which will be home to some of the clay statue miniatures in the previous photograph. In the background of the map, an illustration of a much larger room with pedestals for more clay statues, furniture and plants, a floor adorned with decorative symbols created using a stencil, and twin staircases leading to a mezzanine and a pulpit, from which the High Priestess of Air performs her ritual and interacts with the players. The map also shows altitude markings on the side, indicating that the mezzanine is 30 ft above the ground, hinting at the VERY rules-based nature of Pathfinder 1e.
Close-up of some game tokens and figurines on a marble counter. Atop the lid of a plastic carrying case sit three hand-painted miniature figurines used in tabletop role playing games: in the center is a figure in a sparkly blue robe holding an open book with gilt-edged pages and a staff with a gold sun and moon at the end; on the left is a cloaked, hooded figure holding a dagger, and on the right is a figure in knightly armour and a cape, standing at attention. In front of the figures are six round tiles that have been made from FIMO clay. They are painted white and five feature images embossed on them in gold. There is a book, a key, a ginkgo leaf, a ball, a compass and the reverse of the tiles is shown in one that has been flipped over to reveal a plain stone texture.
A small collection of handmade clay objects are shaped to resemble miniature statues, each holding tiny objects. Some of the smaller statues have larger versions, but not all. The statues are painted white and each has a different brightly coloured object in its grasp. A pen is in the background for scale.
After MONTHS of prep, on Fri I guest-GM’d a 1-shot for our grp. Used handpainted minis & made lil statues & tile puzzle tokens out of FIMO & drew a fancy dungeon map. NPCs based on Queenie, Nursie & Melchett from #BlackAdder in a #Taskmaster -esque #Pathfinder1e game. So fun! #Taskfinder #Pathmaster
