After nearly eight hours of trudging through the mud, the party finally had enough. They set up a quick roadside camp and settled down for the evening. There was no hope of getting dry, but at least they’d be out of the rain for the night. After a long day on the road, they needed a good, long rest.
Episode 4: The Road to Whitestone
Only the bandits had other ideas.
There is no shortage of campsite battle maps available on the Internet. I know, I looked at quite a few of them. I scanned through hundreds of images, but couldn’t find one I liked for this encounter. The main criteria being:
- Heavy Rain
- Night
- Dense Forest
- Rest Stop
The first and last requirements were the most important. I wanted the map to reinforce the dreadful weather. It needed to be dark and wet. The last one was based on the fact that the party would be using a site used regularly by the road patrols.
In the end, I came up with the Roadside Camp battle maps below. It comes in Stormy Night and Rainy Day versions. Enjoy.
Roadside Camp (Stormy Night)
![](https://donfarland.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RoadsideCamp_StormyNight-1024x745.jpg)
Roadside Camp (Rainy Day)
![](https://donfarland.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RoadsideCamp_RainyDay-1024x745.jpg)
Both maps are 44×32 and 140 DPI. Once again, I have the incredibly talented Ross McConnell at 2 Minute Tabletop to thank for this map. I used his Roadside Tiling Road & Grass maps with his Camp and Bandit Camp assets for this map.