GM's Maps #66: Offshore Lighthouse

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Rising out of the tumultuous sea the large tower built upon a rocky island sends forth it's beacon, lit each night, to warn shipping of hazards. Its light has saved countless lives upon the storm-tossed seas, but what secrets lie within the lighthouse? What foes would assail it? What adventures await within its walls?

Find out with GM's map #66 by Gethsemane Games. Complete with both a full colour and a blueprint style version of the map in JPG, and PNG, a PDF containing notes about lighthouses and their history, adventure hooks and a key for the map provided.

Sample Adventure Hooks

1/. Soul Ships (Supernatural Horror/Dark Fantasy)

The lighthouse doesn't guide mundane ships - its spirit light guides the souls of dead sailors to the afterlife - a crew of undead pirates want to use its power to attract and board their own soul-ship so they can truly resurrect themselves. The lighthouse keepers must defend the light and keep the natural order of life and death

(Daniel Dunlavey)

3/. Ghost Ship (Horror)

An abandoned vessel is spotted approaching the lighthouse. No human soul can be seen aboard, but the sails remain unfurled – many of hem in tatters. It is moving erratically and is low in the water suggesting that it is either taking on water or still has a cargo aboard.

However, the vessel is not quite as abandoned as it seems. The 'Thing' that was responsible for the vessel's crew either abandoning it or disappearing is still aboard and is soon going to make landfall on the lighthouse island where the current crew will become its next prey.

(Suggested by Julie Hoverson and inspired by 'Three Skeleton Key' by George C. Toudouze. )