Hidden Spirit Tree Library

A local bookshop proves to be more than it appears on the surface — a space-warping eldritch library that sprawls inward towards a misty other-world! Is the proprietor missing or complicit?

This is a map I sort of conceptualized as several distinct spaces that chain together. I feel that the massive vine portal demands future elaboration. Maybe I'll draw some sort of spirit-world hanging vines scene. Mmm delicious swamps.

Thoughts

• The proprietor forgot to pay his debts to the owl-panda god. Explosive plant growth (& occupiers) took over his business.
• They say there’s an archivist who went deep into the swamp to find the root (ha ha) of the problem, but nobody’s heard of him in years…
• I’ve designed the map to be separated into 3-4 separate areas — the dusty bookshop, the expanded archive, the overgrown library, & the spirit world vine portal — so you could use them individually for separate scenarios! In fact, that’s what the “individual” variants are for.
• Two hidden spiral staircases have been included to serve as alternative points for attaching other dungeon structures.
• All city variants are compatible with the Modular Japanese City Collection — specifically possessing 8×8 street connectors!

Contents

• Hidden Spirit Tree Library: An innocent shop in town that turns out to be bigger on the inside. Oh dear! How deep does it go?
• Overgrown: The entire store’s been overrun with plant life from deeper inside!
• Swamp: The exterior’s been swapped for a jungle or swampland!
• Spirit World: The exterior now matches the ghostly, misty interior of the portal. For when your players are really lost.
• Standalone Areas: The three major areas — the book store, the overgrown library, & the vine-world portal — cut up into separate image files, so you can more easily use them as standalone scenes!
• Day/Night Variants: Wherever applicable!