The Landing Zone — Tellan-7

Scene 1.3 — The Landing Zone

The teaching combat. Party disembarks onto frozen basalt at the edge of the Tellan-7 relay perimeter; three (or two, or four — scaling) Tellan Rockmaws emerge from the broken-basalt cluster to the party's west and rush the ramp. Half-cover from the basalt is the introduced mechanic.

Used in: The Signal from Tellan-7
Scene: Scene 1.3 — The Landing Zone
Grid: 16×12 cells · 80 ft × 60 ft

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The Landing Zone — Tellan-7

Grid: 5 ft / squareN ↑

Frozen Basalt Flats

Terrain Key

Rocks / scree

Difficult terrain

Legend

R₁Tellan Rockmaw (pack lead)

R₂Tellan Rockmaw

R₃Tellan Rockmaw

PSParty's ship

BB₁Broken basalt outcrop (half cover)

BB₂Broken basalt outcrop (half cover)

BB₃Broken basalt outcrop (half cover)

Teaching encounter — first combat for a new party. Half cover from the broken basalt grants +2 AC to PCs but NOT to rockmaws (they climb). 3 rockmaws default; 2 for 2-3 PCs, 4 for 5-6 PCs. Rockmaws retreat at ≤2 HP and flee into the rocks; don't push the encounter past 3 rounds. Don't crit, don't optimize — pacing > simulation. After the fight, the party can scavenge teeth/claws/hides + (Knowledge: Sciences DC 13) venom sacs, then approach the relay to the north.

How to use this map

The map is drawn at LEGO scale — each grid cell is 5 ft in-fiction and 1 inch on the printed page (matching the 3×3-stud LEGO minifigure footprint). Download the printable-tiles PDF to lay out the map at full physical size for tabletop play with miniatures or LEGO.

For the full encounter rules, scaling tables, and narrative framing, read Scene 1.3 — The Landing Zone in the The Signal from Tellan-7 GM document.