Grassy Road

The winding path calls to weary travelers, cutting through rolling hills dotted with ancient stones & seasonal beauty. This grassy road connects distant villages, but what lies between those settlements might surprise your players.

Each season brings its own mysteries to this pastoral route. Spring cherry blossoms hide shrine maidens with cryptic warnings, while autumn’s fallen leaves conceal forgotten burial mounds. Winter snows reveal tracks that shouldn’t be there, & summer’s warmth draws pilgrims to roadside shrines.

Whether your adventurers are traveling between towns or investigating strange happenings along the thoroughfare, this map adapts to countless scenarios across the changing seasons.

Thoughts

• That mysterious black pillar isn’t just decorative. Ancient seal? Dimensional anchor? Portal key? Your players will definitely want to investigate it.
• The roadside shrine makes a perfect encounter location where locals leave offerings, spirits manifest, or cultists perform midnight rituals.
• Multiple elevation changes & stone formations provide natural cover for ambushes, whether from bandits, yokai, or territorial spirits protecting their domain.
• The Christmas tree variant opens up holiday-themed adventures or encounters with fey creatures who’ve adopted mortal customs in amusing ways.

Contents

• Spring: Fresh green grass & blooming wildflowers welcome travelers on their journey
• Spring Sakura: Cherry blossoms in full bloom create a romantic, mystical atmosphere
• Summer: Lush vegetation & a roadside shrine offer respite from the heat
• Summer Shrine: An expanded shrine complex draws pilgrims & spiritual encounters
• Autumn: Golden leaves & harvest colors paint the landscape in warm tones
• Autumn Black Pillar: A mysterious dark obelisk rises from the hillside, radiating ancient power
• Winter: Snow-covered hills & bare trees create a stark, beautiful scene
• Winter Christmas Tree: Holiday magic transforms the landscape with festive spirit
• Day/Night Variants: Wherever applicable!

All maps are provided with & without square grids in WEBP format.

In addition, a Foundry module with a compendium of pre-built scenes for major variants is provided!

Furthermore, full-color PDF files in both single-page and divided poster formats are provided for printing!

• The divided poster PDFs are cut into US Letter-size pages; they have guidelines, sheet numbering, & a convenient sheet for sticking them together after you’ve printed them out, and have margins so that you don’t have to be pixel-perfect when cutting with your scissors.
• The single-sheet PDFs are suitable for making high-quality prints via print shops & on large-scale printers.