Plant Grass Clump D 3D model
Plant Grass Clump D 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
- 1 ft by 1 ft, 1 ft tall (covers about 1 by 1 squares)
- Format
- GLB (binary glTF 2.0)
- File size
- 116 KB
About this model
A sparse clump of wild grass with thin blades in mixed green and dry tan, spreading out unevenly. It has a windswept, uncut look. The tuft is about 1 ft across and 1 ft tall.
Use it with the other grass clumps to dress a hillside, a battlefield, a ruined fort or a country lane. Varying the clumps keeps the ground from looking copied. Grass like this hints at neglect and openness, perfect for a lonely moor or the outskirts of a village. Drop a few beside fence posts, standing stones or a burnt-out cart and the ground stops looking flat. They also help hide the seam where a path meets open field.
Ideas for the table
- Grass grows thickly over a recent grave on the moor, though no one in the village admits to burying anyone.
- Halfling scouts lie flat among the tufts, watching the bandits' camp.
- Wind rippling through the tufts reveals a path trodden by something invisible.
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