Residents of the snowy town of Stormnook are the only in the entire realm that pay homage not to one
Residents of the snowy town of Stormnook are the only in the entire realm that pay homage not to one ruler, but two. First, the king of the land, who collects taxes, creates laws, and sets imperial decrees. Second, and more revered among the locals, is the winner of a no-holds-barred downhill race from the peak of this tall mountain to its ticker-taped base. Each year, a new ruler is crowned, their position secured not through bloodline, but through victory.
The rules of the contest are simple. The first rider to the bottom of the trail with sled intact wins, to enjoy all the power and prestige, while the rest watch and join in as the townsfolk raise a mug of cocoa and chant in one voice, proclaiming the Monarch of the Mountain.
Kind of a goofy idea, I started testing some of the new assets I’ve been working on to see how well they worked with differing levels of elevation, and I wound up creating a snow-covered mountainside. As I went on, I started subconsciously adding challenges and turns, and realized that while this map works just fine as a mountainside battlemap, it could also work for a little snowy skill-challenge race between players.
Sun, 01 May 2022 12:02:50
