HOTW Submission - The things you only can imagine ...

Here is my HOTW submission:

The idea is that players who visit the hideout see interesting buildings and things where they can't go. So they can only imagine what lies behind the fences and walls. The setting is a neglected backyard and gardens of a villa. When you follow the way you will see that it's not as abandoned as you thought.

(multi-monitor, so kind of weird resolutions, had to crop the images a bit. Still build for and experienced best in 16:9)

Hope you like it :)
(If someone could make a youtube video of it pm me, 5c for your efforts)

... and here's a story to guide you through my hideout:


You start in the backyard, a building is visible but the door at the fence closed.



Slowly you walk on the path and see a statue on the right, but nature is taking over.



What happened here, have they been attacked or were they attackers? The rusty fence is no protection, you keep on walking.



There are supplies ... and a huge pile of gold in this large building behind the fence. But someone is leaning on this large pillar, he hasn't noticed you. This scene seems scary and dangerous and you silently try to get away unnoticed.



Maybe you could snatch some coins. A stone piece broke the fence, you follow the path. No way you can get to the gold trough this thicket. But a lantern is hanging in a tree, you try to find out what's behind it.



This doesn't seems natural at all. You can clearly see the humans embedded in the tree and - their? - graves. You turn around, lets leave this spooky place.



You go trough the stone arcs. Is this a temple in the distance? But the fence is blocking your way, no, there is a part where you could squeeze trough.



And there is a building with a small backyard. You try to find out if it still inhabited. The door of the fence is not locked. Ohh, there is fresh chopped wood. This building isn't abandoned, someone could see you. Quickly you run to the temple to hide.



Damn, there are people. They saw you! Before you could run away the call you ... by your name. You never saw them before but they don't look like vagabonds, they look imposing and mighty. What is this for a place?



They tell you that they will help you getting strong, if you show them you're worth it. You mumble a "ok" and with the snap of their fingers portals appearing. You are scared but they seem not dangerous. With one step you go through the portal ...