Ash Tree 3D model
Ash Tree from the Realistic Surfaces & Structure 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
- Realistic Surfaces & Structure
- Author
- ambientCG; trees grown with ez-tree by Daniel Greenheck (MIT)
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 (public domain)
- Size
- 26 ft by 25.5 ft, 26.5 ft tall (covers about 5 by 5 squares)
- Format
- GLB (binary glTF 2.0)
- File size
- 467 KB
About this model
A broad, mature ash tree with a sturdy trunk and a full, leafy canopy of deep green. It is about 26 ft by 25.5 ft across and 26.5 ft tall, covering roughly five squares by five. The bark is grey and furrowed, and the leaves gather in loose clusters.
Plant it in a forest glade, by a village green, beside a crossroads or on a farm. A tree this size dominates the map, and its canopy is a great place for archers or lookouts. The trunk provides full cover, and the branches can be climbed.
Ideas for the table
- An elven scout perched high in the ash tree warns the party of an approaching orc warband.
- Bandits hang a lantern from the ash tree's branch to signal their ambush.
- The ash tree at the crossroads is said to grant wishes to those who carve their name into it.
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