4/5 only because the rocks look a little weird. I replaced them with a stone texture "crumpled" around styrofoam, but that was admittedly a lot more work. The sanctuary itself is awesome! Super atmospheric terrain, with excellent art.

Highly recommended for either tabletop, or photographing figures.

Somewhat easy to build. Nice art. Good free product (it was free when I downloaded it).

The model looks fairly decent and most of it went together with little difficulty. However if you look at the pictures you will see 2 "rocks" (one on each side) that supply support as well as atmosphere. Putting those rocks together is a bitch. If you use glue, it will take a disproportionate amount of time as there are many little tabs that would have to be positioned, glued in place, and then held while your glue took a strong enough bond to hold the tab in place. I didn't even try. I used transparent scotch tape on the underside instead and that worked OK. Once the rocks have been glued together, you then have to glue them in place. One of them did not fit. I had to force mold the basic part of the model in order to get it to fit together in such a way so as to hide the white spot on the basic part which shows where the rock is supposed to go. Perhaps it was just my modeling skills but I am glad that I will not need another "ruined Eleven Sanctuary". One will be enough.

Lord ZseZse Works has long proven itself as the king of textures for gaming paper craft, and the current Kickstarter campaign they are running (this free model being a teaser of it) is LZW at its finest. Now their fantastic textures are teaming up with equally fantastic geometry and modularity. The possibilities shown by that animated .gif are giving me chills! While most (if not all) of their new models will eventually make it here to RPGNow, the Dark Elf texture (so popular as a limited edition layer option on the initial release of their Elven Mill) is exclusive to the Kickstarter. So you should check it out. The Kickstarter version of this particular model, the Ruined Sanctuary, will have four textures altogether, including the one here, and the Dark Elf edition - all for a buck worth of pledging. Although you'll probably not want to stop there. Cutting and assembly of the model is fairly easy, if a little painstaking, and you'll be rewarded with a great terrain piece for your shelf or gaming table.

P.S. Cutfiles for this model (and many other paper craft models and minis) have been made and shared by members over at the Cardboard Warriors forum. Filled with artists, publishers (most of them here on RPGNow), and fans of gaming paper craft, you should join us for a visit!

Cost: 5/5 for value (not only is it free, it is beautiful) Quality: 5/5 for artistic skill, terrific textures, intricate & evocative architecture Utility: 5/5; usable as a standalone terrain piece in RPG encounter or wargame scenario, or as part of a larger complex, or as display for your miniatures Overall: 5/5