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Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Labyrinth Lord, Maps, OSR, RPG, Town, Tree, Urban, Village
What do you do when you find the stump of a supernaturally large tree? Noting that the outer edge of the stump made for strong natural walls, the townfolk of Serenity’s Roots moved in.
Serenity’s Roots
The massive stump of this tree is all that remains of it now. Some believe it was a younger version of the tree that is the foundation of the City of Flowers far to the north. The townfolk like to think of it that way instead of as the near-prison it sometimes feels like as they moved here to avoid the wild nocturnal predators of the region.
Alternately, it can be used as a map of a small wild elf village or similar structure.
Dyson's Dodecahedron 
Brilliant. Brings to mind some images from Michael Berenstain’s troll book:
Oh, awesomeness!
Indeed. Both the map and the artwork, in fact, and I have to thank both of you for them.
The map, I think, could also pull double-duty as a dungeon-town map, recasting the stump as a small cave system.
It doesn’t quite line up, but I thought of it as a village in the heart of a petrified Great Beast.
Why do the buildings in the tree have pointed roofs? 😉
Ah you said stump of a tree so the top is open to the sky, is that it? That is so very cool.
That is exactly the case.