This is the volcanic lair of a red dragon and its minions. Since this isn’t a particularly safe place to live for anything that isn’t immune to fire, those minions are probably something like:
- Fire giants
- Efreet
- Salamanders
- Firenewts
I could also see this being the home of any of the above without the dragon, since these races would all probably be big fans of volcanofront property.
As promised, I’ll be starting on the river delta city megaproject next. From my experience in drawing very large maps, I’ve learned that planning a project in detail saves time in the long run, so I’m going to start off by laying out the whole city in advance. I’ll plan out the islands, what’s on each, where the bridges, roads and buildings are, etc. Once I’ve got that sketched out, I’ll get started on drawing everything piece-by-piece, putting it all together and getting it colored.
I expect this to take around 2 months, but it could be a bit more or less. I’ll keep you updated with regular work-in-progress posts along the way so you can see how it’s coming and so I can get your feedback as I go. Well, it’s time to stop talking about it and start sketching this thing out. I’ll be back with some sketches once I’ve got a layout I like. Until then!
Volcano lairs are classic, but I always wonder about the feasibility of a front door that occasionally fills with molten lava.
Clearly the dragon is using some sort of dragon magic to control the lava level and one minute after the PCs slay it the treasure room will fill up, prompting a mad scramble to grab to good stuff and run. Note the obvious way out will start filling with lava before the treasure rooms does – will the PCs remember?
Also a small DM tip – you can add fire immunity to *anything* if you want specific minions that aren’t already immune to fire. I personally like “fire men” because the red helmets are neat and you can usually get the bard to spend 100s of gp on their calendars.