A battlemap of a ferry docked at shore, being loaded with cargo
A battlemap of a ferry docked at shore, being loaded with cargo
A battlemap of a ferry docked at shore, being loaded with cargo

Story

  • There is a small flat-bottomed barge that carries cargo and passengers across a wild river
  • The party is ready to set sail - or come ashore? - when enemies attack

Possible Objectives

  • Find (or destroy) cargo contained in a crate, before an enemy gets to it
  • Rescue someone from the barge and bring them ashore (or vice versa)
  • Get all enemies off the riverboat, at which time it can set sail

Possible Enemies

  • All types of enemies, coming from shore
  • Pirates or fishpeople, who emerge from the water

Tactics

  • The map is broadly divided into two parts: shore and the riverboat
  • The crane and stacked cargo are the harder path onto or off of the boat, but the crane offers a perch for ranged attackers
  • The boarding ramp is an easy chokepoint, but the gap between the boat and shore is narrow enough to leap with effort
  • The wheelhouse and cargo on deck offer defenders cover
  • There are few cover options on shore, but the height advantage may compensate for that

Tiles

  • The shallow water tiles around the ferry are Slippery and Charged
  • The wheelhouse tiles on the ferry are Obcuring

Map download: Ferry.blend

Texture credit: Pixel Textures Pack by FlakDeau