Sunday, May 17, 2020

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: "Noble Estate" [RPG]


The double-sided Noble Estate flip-mat presents a top-down "roof on" view on one side and a "roof-off" view on the other side.  Both sides include the same large, central courtyard with a central fountain, statuary, and hedges.  The "roof on" view doesn't show where the doors to the interior of the house are, which is an admittedly minor thing but could be an issue during a game.  The "roof off" view is one I've used in a few adventures now, and it has a good array of interior rooms.  There's a multi-stall stable, an attractive parlor, a servant's wing, kitchens, and a main wing with posh sitting rooms and bedrooms.  The detail is impressive, with everything from paintings hanging on the walls to individual pots and pans in the kitchen.  The flip-mat works great for everything from a Pathfinder Lodge to a rich merchant's house, and could be used for drawing room mysteries, garden party assassinations, and more.  I think if I had my druthers I'd prefer the "roof on" view be replaced with another, different noble estate (I prefer more variety), but on the whole this is a solid flip-mat.  As with all Paizo flip-mats, this is fully-gridded on both sides and takes dry and wet erase markers just fine.

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