I'm finally all caught up on Critical Role's fourth campaign after an extended break—and I've been very much enjoying the "Schemer's Table", one of three central groups (the others being Soldiers and Seekers) that comprise the actual play show's ambitious group of 13 players.
As opposed to the Soldiers, who've been hunting down the bugger that ratted Thjazi Fang out, and the Seekers, who've been trying to find Thaisha Lloy's son, the Schemer's Table has been concerned with political intrigue. As such they've stayed put in Dol-Makjar, the central city of the campaign, to do their underhanded work.
But it's always hard to convey a city to your players, given city maps are some of the hardest to draw and design—personally, I just create landmark nodes and link them like a mindmap. But if you're the kind of production company/media empire that Critical Role's become, you'll be able to handsomely pay some incredibly talented artists to do this.
Behold! Dol-Makjar in all its glory, as posted to the Critical Role Instagram this week. Penned by staff cartographer Andy Law, it's a doozy. You can see the full render o...
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