Desert Tree 3D model
Desert Tree from the Poly Haven Props pack in TerrainTale's library. Place or scatter it outdoors; it stands on the terrain wherever you put it.
- Folder
- Trees, rocks and nature
- Pack
- Poly Haven Props
- Author
- Poly Haven
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 (public domain)
- Size
- 3 ft by 3 ft, 5 ft tall (covers about 1 by 1 squares)
- Format
- GLB (binary glTF 2.0)
- File size
- 613 KB
About this model
A short palm with a stout, rough trunk and a crown of spiky fronds. It is about 3 ft across at the base and 5 ft tall, a young palm rather than a towering one.
Use it at oases, desert outposts, tropical beaches and palace courtyards. Its trunk gives a small amount of cover, and clusters of palms give shade and soften a sandy map. It tells players immediately that the scene is hot and dry, and a ring of them can mark where the water is. It also suits a pirate cove on a tropical isle.
Ideas for the table
- A ring of young palms marks the only oasis within three days' ride, guarded by a jealous genie.
- Raiders hide behind palm trunks to ambush travellers drawing water.
- A palm grove in a desert palace courtyard hides a door to the old catacombs.
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