Highlight-31 Horror on the Orient Express

Hi everyone,
Here's the Highlight-31 Pack for Horror on the orient Express.
Our investigators join the Red Mosque, with the help of their new companion and his bear, to destroy the evil at its roots. A terrible confrontation lies ahead...

This pack contains the last part of Chapter 16-By the Skin of the Teeth

[Spoiler Alert: From now on, certain passages of my explanations or certain visuals may be spoilers!]

12-Shunned Mosque-Entrance- (8400 × 6300px) - [210x210px]
12b-Shunned Mosque-Entrance-NIGHT - (8400 × 6300px) - [210x210px]
13-Cistern - (8400 × 4620px) - [210x210px]
13b-Cistern-Secret Entrance - (8400 × 4620px) - [210x210px]
14-Secret Tunnel - (6300 × 3360px) - [210x210px]
15a-Shunned Mosque-DAY - (8400 × 6300px) - [140x140px]
15b-Shunned Mosque-DAY-Spell - (8400 × 6300px) - [140x140px]
15c-Shunned Mosque-NIGHT - (8400 × 6300px) - [140x140px]
15d-Shunned Mosque-NIGHT-Spell - (8400 × 6300px) - [140x140px]
16-Minaret A - (2730 × 2730px) - [210x210px]
16b-Minaret B - (2730 × 2730px) - [210x210px]

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Notes on the contents of this pack:
This Highlight contains the second part of Chapter 16-By the Skin of the Teeth
Last part in the next highlight

1- The Shunned Mosque-Entrance (Red Mosque) is where your players are hoping to visit one of the worst places in the world.
Do everything in your power to prevent them from entering here!
They should be repelled, or even attacked, by a group of bandits (Brothers of the Skin), without being told the true nature of the place.
The main entrance is barricaded, with crumbling stones (and a few skulls) blocking access from the inside (although it would still be possible to pass through the back).

2- Everything is set to accelerate following the captive circle scene in Üsküdar, and the unexpected help of the Gipsy and his bear. The latter seems to know his stuff, as he knows a secret passage leading to the mosque's basement via an ancient cistern.

3- The Secret Tunnel and arrival at the Red Mosque from below set the mood. Sordid tombs, unhealthy books, a Brother of the Skin guard. Revenge is at hand...

4- The main scene of Constantinople takes place inside the Red Mosque. It's obvious enough, but the sequence is a little less so. Selim Makryat, the great leader of the Brothers of the Skin, prepares a ritual to put on the Simulacrum of Sedefkar by sacrificing children, and establish his cruelty in Constantinople.
The confrontation begins as the Gipsy reveals himself to be his son, Mehmet, your enemy and sponsor. He takes possession of the simulacrum, kills his father, and aims to become master of the world, or at least of England, by seizing the crown.
The map will probably be used at night, but there is a daytime version.

5-You are taken prisoner in one of the minarets (2 floors).
The deception is revealed to you, and you are reunited with your old acquaintance, Professor Julius Smith, whose identity has been stolen... Your escape begins, and you set off in pursuit of Selim Makryat, aboard the Orient Express, this time in the opposite direction...

? The pack can be downloaded as an attachment at the bottom of the post!

Please note that most of these maps can also be used in many other scenarios created by you, or in other official scenarios with a little adaptation.

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SPECIAL FOUNDRY Version for Cthulhu subscribers :
At the end of each chapter (The number of Highlights depends on the size of the chapter)
I should be able to deliver the chapter as a Foundry module. That way, you don't have to waste time walling up the maps - they're ready to use.
I explain how to do it just below and in the .zip file.
You must own FoundryVTT and be a Cthulhu Tiers subscriber to download it:
? Chapter 16 - By the Skin of the Teeth

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Also:
Read my post explaining the highlights here

Read my post introducing Horror on the Orient Express campaign here

Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any comments or questions about the campaign and these maps.
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Have fun, and thank you for your support!

Damien - Lovemaps