Tenkar's Tavern: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Cartoon Walkthrough

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Cartoon Walkthrough - WotC

How did I miss this? (probably because it just released today ;)

You can grab the full size maps / strips (there are 2) at the WotC site (linked for your enjoyment)

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PriddayApril 30, 2014 at 5:19 PM
I love these maps! I wish I could get paper miniatures like the characters in the maps. They'd be perfect for "non serious" games.
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goeticgeekApril 30, 2014 at 5:28 PM
Ahhhhh. The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief. The location of my only TPK. You see that big room there with all the giants in it? Don't go in there,or at least don't go in there until you free the orc slaves first and then bring them with you.
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Greyhawk GrognardApril 30, 2014 at 7:11 PM
Gotta say I didn't like this one nearly as much as the others. The art itself was terrific, but having all the characters kill themselves getting in didn't really live up to the spirit of the module like the others did.
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Jason & JayMarch 28, 2017 at 3:49 PM
Hi Erik! Pardon the random comment, I couldn't figure out how else to contact you! This is Jason Thompson! (jason at mockman d com)

I'm chiming in to say, thank you so much for all the coverage of my maps. I'm actually doing a new set of 3 prints based on the Giants series (G1-G3). I'm hoping to get enough preorders to be able to print them in late Spring. Please share the news if you like!

https://store.mockman.com/products/giants-trilogy-walkthrough-map-pre-order

Many thanks for all the good posts,

Jason
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Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Cartoon Walkthrough - WotC

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