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The Fantastic Locations range ofD&D products are hybrid RPG/DDM Skirmish products. Each one givesyou four poster sized maps, scaled for miniature use. Some of the mapsare legal in offical D&D Miniatures tournaments. Each also containsa 16 page booklet with a RPG adventure and some notes for using themaps in DDM play. Maps marked as "Epic" are legal for Epic D&D play(500 point games with huge figures).

Designer Comments:
War Drums starter maps are 22x34 - the same size as theblank grids in the old starter. Fantastic Locations maps are21x30. Skirmish maps for the forseeable future will be one of these twosizes - Stephen Schubert

Fane of the DrowFantasticLocations: Fane of the Drow
Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel with Rob Heinsoo
Released: September 2005; $14.95 (my review)

Fantastic Locations: Fane of the Drow features twodouble-sided poster maps designed for roleplaying and miniaturesskirmish play. An accompanying 16-page adventure can be dropped intoany campaign. Enemies consist of creatures from various D&Dminiatures. Miniatures skirmish scenarios are included for additionalplay options, written to allow Dungeon Masters to seamlessly integrate D&DMiniatures into the adventure. The two poster maps, which are scaledfor tabletop play, can be put together to form the temple of the drow,while the reverse sides feature other fantastic dungeon locationsplayers can explore.

Maps: (all legal for DDMplay)
D&D Adventure: For fourthlevel characters.
DDM Supplement Rules: RiskyTerrain; Summoning Circle
DDM Scenarios: SummoningCircle, Drow Defenses, Prisoner Release
Hellspike Prison coverhttp://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/950047400Fantastic Locations: Hellspike Prison
Matthew Sernett with Rob Heinsoo
Release Date: October 2005; $14.95

Fantastic Locations: Hellspike Prison features twodouble-sided poster maps designed for roleplaying and miniaturesskirmish play, plus an accompanying 16-page adventure that can bedropped into any campaign. Enemies include creatures from the recent Underdarkminiatures expansion. Miniatures skirmish scenarios are included foradditional play options. The two poster maps can be put together toform the fiery underdark cavern known as Hellspike Prison,while the reverse sides feature other fantastic underdark locationsplayers can explore.

Maps: (three legal for DDMplay). The maps are of deep caverns (2 of magma complex) - these arevery different which can be used in the game. 3 of the 4 maps aredesigned to be tournament legal for miniatures play. (Preview)
D&D Adventure: For 9thlevel characters
DDM Supplement Rules: Lava, ShallowLava, Smoke

Fantastic Locations: Fields of Ruin
Gwendolyn M. Kestrel
Release Date: April 2006; $14.95
a.k.a "Fantastic Locations: Keep of the Fallen Kings"

Fantastic Locations: Fields of Ruin features twodouble-sided poster maps for roleplaying and miniatures skirmish play.An accompanying 16-page adventure can be dropped into any campaign.Enemies include creatures from the recent D&D War Drums miniatures expansion. The two poster maps can be put together toform a ruined stronghold, while the reverse sides feature more ruinsand battlefields players can explore.

Maps: (three legal for DDMplay). This product will be about battlefields and fields of ruin, andother surfaces to play on. Two maps are ruins, two are battlefields.

Fantastic Locations: Dragonsdown Grotto
Release Date: July 2006; $14.95

The Fantastic Locations series of map accessories feature the winningcombination of a short adventure and two large, double-sided,full-color maps scaled for D&D miniatures, all at areasonable price point. This product is tied to 2006's Year of theDragons theme, which is a key marketing platform across the D&DRPG, novels, and miniatures brands.

Fantastic Locations: Dragondown Grotto features twodouble-sided poster maps. Three maps are suitable for RPG and skirmishuse, while one is an RPG exclusive. An accompanying 16-page adventureis sutable for any mid-level campaign. Enemies include creatures fromthe War of the Dragon Queen miniatures expansion releasing inthe same month. The two poster maps can be put together to form adragon's lair, while the reverse sides feature more fantastic locationsthat players can explore.

16 pages + 2 poster maps.