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Map of the Month - Back Catalogue

Here is a catalogue of all of the patron reward bundles we have had so far.  If you are one of our patrons and are interested in picking up a bundle for a month you missed, have a look at how to do this in our FAQ.

Note that the bundles get bigger as the months go on and we achieved our goa...

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Heroic Maps Patreon FAQ

New here or thinking of becoming a patron?  That's great!  We'd be very pleased to have your support.   Here are some answers to questions you may have about our Patreon.

When do I get charged and get my rewards?

We send out the links for each month's re...

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July's Third Map - Competition

As you wait to receive June's rewards bundle on Tuesday, it's time to get started on maps for July.  We've got a fun draft of your Map of the Month ready to get the Photoshop treatment in a few days time, but as usual you get to come up with the ideas for the Third Map.

For this month's competition we were inspired by patron Thistlethorn who commented about the book he was ...

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Schedule for June

Hello there! and welcome to patrons new and old.  We are very grateful to have you all here for another month and so have lots for you to look forward to - looking at the maps we're planning to make this month it should be a bumper harvest for Patreon freebies, so keep your eyes peeled.

Here is our provisional schedule for June, with a few hints included.

2nd ...

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June's Third Map - Two versions!

Thunder.

That was the theme we decided for June's Third Map, and we asked you all for suggestions. It was a lucky dice roll that chose the Thunderdome as the winner, and so that's what we've worked on the past couple of days. It was a new setting for us - we've always made either fantasy or sci-fi, so it was a little daunting, but also quite exciting to dip our toes into a post-apocalyptic setti...

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May's Mapping Journal: news, updates & a discount

Hello!

A funny month for us as Joe transferred to working on maps full-time and then was totally unable to settle into his new scheduled hours due to us all having a crazy sickness bug, hospitalisations etc!  All well and good now and getting back into the swing of things.  Your third map for June, inspired by the Thunderdome, is still on track to be previewed tomorrow...

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Alt-version preview - Temple of the Old Ones

Hi all,

As you may recall, the poll for the alt-version of June's Map of the Month (which is a Drow Spider temple), was a close run thing. The winning option was a Cthulhu-themed temple, and the other day we asked you for ideas about what a Cthulhu temple should be like (as we aren't overly familiar with Mythos fiction).

It's taken a little longer to complete (Sarah and both our children h...

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Cthulu Temple - comments please

The winner of poll for the alt map was the Cthulu Temple which we're going to get started on soon.  We don't play any Lovecraftesque games so could do with a little advice.  Without any promises from us on what exactly will go into the map, what are the key features you would expect to see in a Cthulu Temple?  What makes the temple Cthulic rather than just evil cult?

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Free Exclusive Tile & Discounts

Evening!

First off, a brief reminder to vote in our alt-version poll which closes in about 24 hours.  The Map of the Month for June will be a Drow Spider temple, but how would you like it to be re-imagined for the alt-version? We've got some very exciting options.

Secondly, we've just put a new set onto 2018-05-13 23:10:45 +0000 UTC View Post

June Alt Map Poll

We've read through everyone's ideas for an alternate version of the Map of the Month and there were lots of fun creative ones.  We love this method because you always come up with so many things that we didn't see in the map.

Here are your options.  The poll will end in 48 hours.

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Preview - June's Map of the Month

Here is the preview of your Map of the Month reward for June - a drow-style Spider Queen Temple (20x20).

A stepped-entrance within the caves leads left to an area where priests can study and stay or right to altars and a cell for holding sacrificial candidates.  Through the main processional gatewa...

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May Rewards

Hello all,

Thanks so much for your support the past month. If you've been charged by Patreon (i.e. you had pledged before the end of April) then you'll have a link in your messages where you can download the three maps (Garbelgutt's Palace, Lizardfolk Village & Wizard Academy) and the supplement for May. 

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Competition results...

Well, we nearly forgot to roll for the results of the competition today and so are writing this at 1.30am our time!

We put all of your eligible ideas for the Third Map (on the theme of 'thunder') into a spreadsheet, applied a numbering system and rolled a d100...

The winning idea was...the Thunder...

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Sci-Fi Sale! May 4th - May 6th

Hello!

We've got a big Sci-Fi sale over at Drivethru now with 50% off everything in our Sci-Fi range! It'll run until the end of May 6th.

There are two brand new Sci-Fi maps that we've just released and they're also part of the sale, but as our Patrons you get an ev...

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June's Third Map Contest & Sci-Fi News

Firstly, just a quick bit of news.  On Friday and throughout the weekend we are having a Sci-Fi sale over on Drivethru - yes, it's May the 4th.  Yesterday, your fellow patron AJ suggested we might release a Sci-Fi map on that day.  Foolishly, we hadn't planned to release anything new for the day, but did have a Sci-Fi map pencilled in for later in the month.  W...

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Our schedule for May

News!

Today was an exciting day for us as Joe started working on maps full-time, having left his teaching job yesterday.  We just wanted to say thank you to all of you for helping make that possible for us by supporting us here - you really are an awesome bunch and we're very happy to be making lots of maps for you.

Schedule

So,...

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New goals! And May's rewards - summary

Once again, happy International Tabletop Day.  If you haven't seen our other post already, we are celebrating the day with a free gift for patrons, so please check out that other post for your download.

New Goals

As promised, we have some new Patreon goals and we hope that you'll be as excited about them as we are.  Do let your gaming friends know about our Patre...

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Happy International Tabletop Day!

We promised you a gift to celebrate the day, so here it is!

This month's alt-map poll was very close and the pirate option was very popular, so we decided to make it!

This map will be available on DrivethruRPG with a special $1 price for all our customers to celebrate ITD, but it's free to you, our lovely Patrons! (Download link attached to this post)

Happy gaming!

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May's Third Map - finished map revealed!

Way back in the distant past at the beginning of the month we held a competition to determine the theme of your Third Map for May.  The winning idea was a small wizard academy, as suggested by Robert Trift.

The 20x30 map is now completed, so we can let you have a look!  We decided to make it a cheerful little school run by a wizard, whose cottage sits at the front of the grounds.  ...

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May's alt-map - Lizardfolk village

As promised, here is a look at the alt-map you guys voted for - the lizardfolk village 20x30.  We've broken open the front of the cave to let in the water and light and filled the place with little mudhuts.

This map will be part of your May rewards bundle, links for which are sent out in the first ...

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Mapping Journal - April updates

Alt-poll

If you have not seen the results, the poll for the alt-map was won by the lizardfolk cave.  We are working on this map at the moment and should have the preview ready for you to see tomorrow.  It's our very first map where you can visit a lizardy settlement!

Goals 

We are working on some options for these and hope to get them ...

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Poll for May's Alt-Map

Thank you all for your great suggestions, as always.  So many good ideas and so many we would like to make.  But which one will you choose?

A note on some that didn't make the shortlist, despite being likely to be popular.  There are a few that would have made the list if not for the fact...

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Bonus Tile - Desert Potion Seller

As promised, here's a bonus map for you all. It's a 10x14 tile that's visually compatible with the Castle of the Holy Sands that we released yesterday (Click here ...

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May's Map of the Month

The time has arrived for us to reveal next month's Map of the Month. 

May's map will be a 20x30 map that we are calling "The Majestic Palace Kingdom of Emperor Garbelgutt the Powerful and Wise", or Garbelgutt's Palace for brevity.  Please do not offend Garbelgutt by looking at his ramshackle caves and thinking the name of his 'kingdom' is silly.  A goblin so powerful and wise shou...

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Castle of the Holy Sands - 50% off

We've just uploaded a new map to DrivethruRPG and realised we haven't given you guys a discount code in a little while.  If you would like to pick up our ruined desert castle at 50% off the normal price you can use this link for the next week:  2018-04-09 22:52:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Competition results!

Firstly, we have sent out the links for your April rewards package.  It's a great little bundle of stuff (The Lost Village of Perdingham 30x30 plus adventure supplement, the 30x30 alt-map Fort Perding and your Third Map The Pool of Awakening 20x30) and we hope you think it is a fitting reward for supporting us on Patreon this month.

Thank you so much for all your competition entries.  ...

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May's Third Map - Competition

As well as your Map of the Month and its alternate version, patrons also get a third 20x20 map as part of their rewards bundle.  The subject of that map is determined by various means and this month (for May's reward bundle) will be a pretty open competition.  Please read the rules!

1. In the comments, let us know what your current favourite ta...

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Our April Patreon Schedule

Hello everyone.  Thank you for supporting us here on Patreon again this month.  We've got lots of fun things planned for you.  

So that you know when to expect our main posts this month, here is our provisional schedule:

2nd April - Contest to help decide May's Third Map.  Each month we do something different and this month we will be inviting your sugg...

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Desert City: Free tile and a discount code!

Well, the house interiors for the Desert City became rather a lengthy project, but the set is now up on DrivethruRPG.  We haven't given you guys a discount code for a little while now, so patrons can get 2018-03-30 21:28:06 +0000 UTC View Post

April's Third Map

Oop, March has nearly finished and we haven't shown you the last of next month's rewards - April's Third Map, The Pool of Awakening.  

Inspired by David Wilkinson's suggestion of a ritual pool in a blighted landscape, this 20x30 map features a dark, sinister pool, overlooked by ancient tiered seating and an altar.  The pillars on the southern side of the pool anchor small chains, perha...

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