I was yesterday in a call with the developer of the new Foundry VTT and we went through various features of the platform with a group of other creators and how to make content for the platform.
What is exceptional about this platform in comparison to other big names in the VTT market, Foundry lets you have total ownership of the content and it's largely community-drive...
2020-05-19 09:05:16 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
I wanted to give you an update on some changes that we’ll be seeing which may affect some of your pledges. Due to new laws passing in several countries and US states, Patreon will be required to start charging sales tax on some pledges starting July 1st.
Patreon already handles charging and paying VAT (European sales tax) for patrons in the EU (...
2020-05-16 18:19:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I got a comment Yesterday on Reddit for one of my maps that it was useless as a battlemap, and that left me a gnawing feeling. Not that I would have felt hurt because of the comment, but that left me thinking about what are the qualities of a good battlemap.
As a result, I did this quick technique and workflow test last night. The map is based on a scenario from our Star Wars cam...
I’m looking for ideas for fantasy battlemaps, preferably with some sort of steampunk or science-fantasy twist. Worlds like Eberron, Ravnica, Iron Kingdoms, Numenera, and Titansgrave are good examples.
Please submit your ideas in the comments.
Thanks! :)
Hi all!
I've had recently questions about the map dimensions and alignment to the grid, so I decided to do a short update about this.
If you have been my patron for more than a year, you might know that my map standards, style, and assumed use-cases have changed over the years. Back in 2015, I started drawing black & white m...
2020-05-14 10:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post
A cave full of crystals can be a location for all kinds of mysterious encounters from spirits trapped inside the crystals to space wizards with glowing light swords.
Based on your feedback I included a reference scale to the preview map. I intend to do this for my future maps whenever practical or possible. I hope this helps.
Th...
2020-05-14 00:36:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Fort Rohuto is a small spaceport build around a salvaged star cruiser Rohuto. The ship is partially dismantled and cannibalized for parts and materials to build the fortifications and refineries around the ship. Fort Rohuto is controlled by a small crime lord clan that has taken over the local crystal mines. The crystals contain small amounts of a highly addictive psychoactive drug cal...
2020-05-14 00:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a battle map that might be an encounter in a steampunk setting, or even in the world of Ravnica or Eberron. Even though the map title says "iron golem" the construct might be as well a warforged or a clockwork construct, like a nimblewright.
This map pack includes a dozen different map versions. Each map is 13x13 squares and 140px...
2020-05-13 23:49:17 +0000 UTC View PostHi all!
As you probably know, my map packs include often variants with and without a grid, and quite often a night version. But, after using virtual tabletops recently as a GM more than usually, I have noticed that I very rarely use maps with a grid. Also, Foundry VTT, for example, has a built-in night lighting mode.
So, here’s a quick survey to chart variants that wou...
2020-05-10 21:07:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the lineart versions of three maps I’m going to publish next. I’ll be giving these a little color and make some extra versions with different color schemes. These should be done by Monday.
2020-05-09 17:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm super excited to announce that the new and improved Mansions of Madness supplement for Call of Cthulhu is out now and it's loaded with maps and handouts by yours truly. I think the whole book looks awesome and the team at Chaosium has done amazing work with this reincarnated classic.
Check out the PDF here: 2020-05-06 19:56:08 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
I get questions every now and then about where to find the maps or if there is some directory available for all the published maps.
Unfortunately, Patreon does not support (yet) any sort of large file galleries or such, so the current map archive is now a bit of a hack but lists all of my releases and links to special archives available to hig...
2020-05-04 08:17:36 +0000 UTC View PostHi all!
It's time for another poll and as I have some maps from the previous poll partially done I thought I would do those and one custom map first out of the way before moving on to new maps.
So, this month's planned releases are:
Hello all!
I made some updates to the reward tiers related to a recent poll about my so called extra maps, which I ended up finding a bit confusing even to myself :D
Here are the changes in brief:
- Explorers simply get now 2 VTT-ready maps per month instead of "one map pack and one extra map"
-Adventurers now get at least 5 VTT-ready maps per month instead of "3 map packs a...
This map is recolored and resized version of an old map I published almost exactly four years ago. I did the map after reading my first Expanse series books by James S.A. Corey and I wanted to do a map based on Caliban's War.
The station is somehow damaged and one of ...
This map is the fourth and final map belonging to a set of four 22x34 square maps I did for one of my Epic tier patrons.
All in all, this was a very interesting project because there are four maps that are the first maps I have done by using only iPad Pro and Apple Pencil for drawing and coloring. The maps are done on Procreate and I've been very positively surprised by the quali...
This map is the third map belonging to a set of four 22x34 square maps I did for one of my Epic tier patrons.
The other maps in this set are:
This map is the second map belonging to a set of four 22x34 square maps I did for one of my Epic tier patrons.
The other maps in this set are:
This map is the first map belonging to a set of four 22x34 square maps I did for one of my Epic tier patrons.
The other maps in this set are:
This is a map I sketched a few years back, but never did the shading and release. As you can see, the map was based on a silly idea about petrified remains of a drake turned into a dungeon and a dungeon lying beyond that. The great drake was called Rephluxhia and even after its defeat it's belly is still filled with a pool of acid and noxious fumes.
After a quick shading I decided t...
2020-04-23 08:29:41 +0000 UTC View PostCustom maps are a special reward available to you when you pledge at a tier with the Custom Maps reward. If you are in need of custom-made maps or you are considering joining a tier for custom maps, I recommend you read the details below first.
When you pledge at an appropriate tier you can request a custom map and I will make it as soon as m...
2020-04-22 07:21:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I little while ago I was asked if a better resolution version was available for this old map sketch. So, I dug out the old drawing and gave it a little upgrade. Here you go, a 30x30 square map ready for VTT use or printing.
I hope you like it and find it useful :D
Thank you for your support!
About Extra Maps: Extra maps are quick maps I...
2020-04-19 23:06:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s an old school style extra map for your fantasy games. I hope you like it and find it inspiring and useful!
About Extra Maps: Extra maps are quick maps I do aside of the bigger map packs. These are usually simple releases without background fluff, different variant versions, layered .tiff files, or other such features my full map packs typi...
2020-04-19 15:40:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a quick teaser of a four-map set that I've been working on. It was requested by one of my Epic tier patrons who is a long-time patron before upgrading.
The set includes Stone Bridge, Mining Town, Coal Pillar Mine, and Bug Hive maps. Maps come in virtual tabletop ready format for all Adventurer and higher tier patrons, and in 300dpi poster-size format for printing for all Hero and...
Hi all! I thought it's time to do a quick survey about virtual tabletops now that many have switched to using online platforms in their games. So, in short, which platform(s) are you using?
I've been recently using Roll20 myself, but I've noticed that the standards vary a bit between different platforms, and people use VTTs for a bit different purposes. For example, we have used map...
2020-04-16 12:02:11 +0000 UTC View PostAs a Legendary or higher tier patron, you can use my cartographic artwork as published, but not the map assets or derived versions of my maps, for commercial publications. I like to keep things simple and straightforward, but there are some limitations and terms you have to accept before using my artwork for commercial purposes.
You can use my maps fo...
2020-04-15 10:22:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Here's a quick summary of my latest cartographic expeditions and some news about recent changes to the patron tiers and other relevant developments & updates.
It seems like I skipped last month's release summary altogether, so here's a bit bigger batch than usually. As you can see from these maps, there's more battle maps than before a...
2020-04-13 13:15:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Valerian Square is a small market district built on a slope. The district is known for its many specialty shops and masters of peculiar crafts and arcane arts.
The small market square at the center of the district, Valerian Square (#17), has a small booths and tents selling herbs, spices, amulets, trinkets and other specialty goods. You might even find a fortunetell...
2020-04-13 11:51:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Deep in the desert there is an old and crumbled pyramid-shaped building. Eight huge stone statues stand in front of the temple entrance. The entrance is blocked by rubble except for a small passage leading inside.
I made this map for my Star Wars campaign set 5 years after the Order 66. A group of refugee padawans survived a crashlanding on t...
2020-04-13 07:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Only a few people in the company know about the P-0, or "Psi-Zero", initiative and what it is really about. It's something that is not discussed and people who have become too curious have found themselves laid-off with a shoddy excuse.
The actual testing laboratories and quarters for the volunteer test subjects are located underground in an extension ...
2020-04-01 20:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post