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Cartophile No. 2 $2.50
Publisher: SkeletonKey Games
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by Mark G. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 02/03/2008 11:08:05

Cartophile No.2 is eight page tile set from Ed Bourelle. This set has six tiles, four of which are link able to other dungeon tiles sets produced by SkeletonKey Games. The “Cartophile” series is different from SkeletonKey Games’s other tile sets like the E-Adventure in that they focus on a single encounter area and are not completely modular.

This Cartophile set is of a dungeon area that bridges into a volcanic cavern. There are rocky outcroppings over the swirling magma. The area would serve well as a sacrificial chamber to some great fire being; there are pillars with which to chain prisoners about the swirling magma. There is no hint to the sort of beast that lies within this lake of magma. The magma chamber actually seems lower than the adjoining rooms as there is a bit of a magma waterfall in the south-west tile. With the whirlpool effect present in the magma pool, the pool is probably quite deep. Deep enough for a 12-headed pyrohydra, a noble salamander priest of Cthugha, or ancient red dragon.

Only 4 of the six tiles are used in this encounter; the additional tiles allow you to remove the swirling magma whirlpool. The tiles are beautifully rendered, with great attention to detail such as including currents in the water and loose stones scattered on the stone floor tiles. My only detail complaint is that it would have been nice to get a tile with some blood splatter on it from previous sacrifices. My home game is currently a PBEM game, so we do not use tiles or miniatures but I still use these tiles to help me plan my games and describe my world. I look forward to future Cartophile releases to provide me with yet more great encounter areas.



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