Manhole Cover 3D model
Manhole Cover from the Poly Haven Modern pack in TerrainTale's library. Scatter it to dress a scene or give the fight cover; it stands on whatever is under it.
- Folder
- Props and clutter
- Pack
- Poly Haven Modern
- Author
- Poly Haven
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 (public domain)
- Size
- 2.5 ft by 2.5 ft, 0 in tall (covers about 1 by 1 squares)
- Format
- GLB (binary glTF 2.0)
- File size
- 238 KB
About this model
A round cast iron manhole cover with a raised pattern, rusty brown and flat to the ground. It is about 2.5 ft across, half a square, with almost no height. The iron is rusted round the rim. Put one in an alley corner where a character can reach it under pressure.
Set it into streets, alleys and car parks on a modern map. It marks a way down into the sewers, which makes it a natural escape route or the place where something nasty comes up. Lifting it takes effort and makes noise, so it is a good tension point during a chase.
Ideas for the table
- The manhole cover lifts slowly, and a pale hand reaches out.
- The party has two rounds to pry the cover open before the patrol turns the corner.
- Every manhole on the street has been welded shut except one.
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