The original black-and-white map it came with was fine when I first bought it in 1983 -- and it's worth noting that this set included one of the first official 25mm maps from TSR -- but I wanted to bring it back to life with Dungeondraft. I tried to include as many mentioned details as possible: white-washed walls, dark wood floors, benches in the rooms, table by the door for staff... Both the original booklet and Issue 16 of Polyhedron provided few visual descriptions, but between the two, I felt like I represented it accurately. After getting the basics, I stocked the pantry and storage room, dressed the kitchen area as ready for the work day, added candles and lanterns, a small table on the balcony (since the owner lives up there, I thought he would have a place to hang out outside his tiny room), a rug for the owner's room, a little decor with the antlers and called it "good". I decided to leave the tavern area empty of plates and cups -- the inn is as it would be at the start of the work day: the kitchen is getting rolling, the staff is awake, but whatever guests may be upstairs have yet to rise, and the tavern has no patrons yet. I hope you enjoy watching the timelapse -- links to all the files, including the Dungeondraft file, are listed below the video, and will also always be available on the Download Maps page.
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