Miska Fredman

WIP: Robot Factory and Golden Lotus

Robot Factory and Golden Lotus Luxury space yacht deckplans are moving forward, but both have proven to be much larger projects than I estimated. Here are some WIP pictures of these maps, but I might have to cut some corners and leave the interior details out from these maps, so I can move forward to Mooncore, modular space station and other June maps.

If the interior details are left out...

Bandit Warlock's Fortress

The stone-paved roads of the Everwood county have kept the North free and prosperous for generations. Safe and fast passage through the dark and deep northern forests have been important trade routes for merchants and highways for armies. 

For three winters the roads have not been safe anymore. A group of bandits has been ambushing and attacking caravans on the Everwood ...

Bandit Warlock's Lair

The stone-paved roads of the Everwood county have kept the North free and prosperous for generations. Safe and fast passage through the dark and deep northern forests have been important trade routes for merchants and highways for armies. 

For three winters the roads have not been safe anymore. A group of bandits has been ambushing and attacking caravans on the Everwood roads and gro...

Black Feather's Treehouse

A reclusive and mute druid known only as Black Feather dwells in a house built on the branches of an ancient tree. The tree grows on the side of a cliff next to a giant eagle eyrie. People say that the tree was planted originally by faeries and strong magic flows through it. Some claim that the tree is the source of fertility for the valley. It summons rains for the crops and keeps strong winds...

Black Feather's Treehouse

A reclusive and mute druid known only as Black Feather dwells in a house built on the branches of an ancient tree. The tree grows on the side of a cliff next to a giant eagle nest. People say that the tree was planted originally by faeries and strong magic flows through it. Some claim that the tree is the source of fertility for the valley. It summons rains for the crops and keeps strong winds ...

Poll: Map scales

A quick question that I've been thinking every now and then, but also related to the upcoming map projects. Which maps scales are usually most useful to you?

Please comment if you come up with any other special features that you usually look for or find helpful. 

Thanks!

Teaser: Druid's Treehouse + Status Update

Here's a quick teaser of a map that I'm working on. It's still missing some colors from the interior details, variations, and the background texts. Should be done early next week. 

On the side I have continued to work on the robot factory and the luxury space yacht, but they have proven a bit tricky. I happened to choose a style I don't quite find as my own. I'll get them done, but I...

Miska's Maps Youtube Channel

Hi all, I decided to set up a separate Youtube channel for my tabletop RPG map drawing videos. Please subscribe to my channel to get notified of my new videos (more coming this week). 

UPDATE: My first goal of 100 subscribers was reached in less than a day. 

Thank you!

 This made it possible to have a custom URL. You can now find  find my chann...

WIP: Ruined Library

I figured out that my D&D 5e campaign needs a map of a slightly ruined library with a cellar floor and an observatory. So, I started working on one...

Poll: Themed Map Projects

On Miska's Maps Discord server there was a suggestion about making larger sets of maps connected by a region or theme. I have the maps for this month set, but I could start a project like this next month. 

Each map set could have:
- A larger regional map
- A city map
- A few points of interest / location maps (5 ft./square)
- Some encounter maps (printable, 1 in./ square)...

Timelapse Experiment + Map

I noticed my smartphone had a "Hyperlapse" camera mode and decided to give it a try with the materials I happened to have at hand (regular printer paper and a half-empty crappy pen :D ). I think it worked out pretty well in the end and I'll probably do more of these later with proper equipment and lighting. 

Here's the finished line art. It actually turned out so well that I'm probab...

Learning new things

I just finished a commission map and learned a few new things in the process. Unfortunately I cannot share this map on Patreon, but now that I have some new tricks up my sleeve, I intend to use them for some of my upcoming Patreon maps. And speaking of that, any specific themes you would like to see?

Prometheus Zero

Three years ago a private mining survey crew, working under a contract for the Corporation, found a cavity inside an asteroid in the asteroid belt. The cavity was found in initial density scans because of its unusually symmetrical shape surrounded by a layer of high-density silicates. The scan data was sent to the contractor, and the Corporation immediately claimed over the mining operations. R...

Prometheus Zero

Three years ago a private mining survey crew, working under a contract for the Corporation, found a cavity inside an asteroid in the asteroid belt. The cavity was found in initial density scans because of its unusually symmetrical shape surrounded by a layer of high-density silicates. The scan data was sent to the contractor, and the Corporation immediately claimed over the mining operations. R...

Livestream: Golden Lotus Luxury Space Yacht

In this session I'm going to work on a luxury space yacht deck plans. 

Preview: Prometheus Zero

I think I'm pretty much done with this map now and it's ready for "packaging". 

I was thinking of adding a short background story and a random table for some strange visions or dreams that could take place at the station.

After this I'll continue with the robot factory and the luxury space yacht. 

A Quick Update

I wanted to post you a quick update to keep you informed. I'll try to keep this brief and to the point. 

Releases

The Orchard of Bones is the first release to represent the format I intend to keep from now on. It means that there will be a separate post for each reward tier including all the related rewards in one post. 
In short a map release means for each tier:...

The Orchard of Bones

This post includes the premium map pack for the Adventurer tier patrons. 

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It is said that the West entrance to the ruins of the lost city of Volodor is guarded by a terrible monster that hides in the shadows of the Orchard of Bones. The orchard was once one of the beautiful underground fruit gardens of the Lost City, but now a large beast keeps...

The Orchard of Bones

It is said that the West entrance to the ruins of the lost city of Volodor is guarded by a terrible monster that hides in the shadows of the Orchard of Bones. The orchard was once one of the beautiful underground fruit gardens of the Lost City, but now a large beast keeps its lair there in the tunnels under the orchard. 

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This map by Miska Fredman is create...

WIP: Ruined Windmill and Smuggler Tunnels

Here's a map I've been working on for one of my D&D campaigns. There's a ruined windmill with a secret trapdoor leading down to caverns underneath the hill the windmill is built on.





The caverns are divided into two parts connected by a small underground pond and a raft and a secre...

WIP: Gemitek Nanobiotic Research Station

Got this two level asteroid-based space station drafted. While drawing this, I imagined a "hard scifi" space station built into a spinning asteroid. The research level will be "upwards" deeper into the asteroid's core.

This was a quick design, and my intention is to get this done later this week.

All kinds of suggestions about the details are welcome!

Ruined Outpost

This encounter map has the exterior parts of a ruined outpost. there is a landing platform, a satellite dish, and a narrow entrance through the rocks into the collapsed sections of the outpost. 

While doing this I experimented with some new brushes that made working much faster. I hope to speed up my coloring process, so I could publish maps more often. 

Thank you for your...

Sewer Lair

This premium pack pack includes 17 variants of the map. There are versions with grid, different color and background themes, and labeled versions, for example. 

(This and upcoming premium packs includes also the basic maps, so you don't have to anymore download multiple map packs to get all the variants)

Current RPGs

Which modern, post-apocalyptic or science fiction RPGs are you currently GMing or playing?

I'm not trying to snoop for locations or map ideas as much as ideas for different styles or atmospheres for the maps.

I'm myself planning a mini-campaign for the new Warhammer 40K RPG Wrath & Glory. It's inspired by Necromunda (the miniature skirmish game) and 'm going to set it to a hiv...

The Bridge of the Two Guardians

In this premium map pack there are two alternative styles for the map: A fantasy and a sci-fi flavored map. 

Survivor Camp

Attached with this post, you can find a bunch of variants of the Survivor camp. Including printer friendly versions, night version, and versions cut to size 140px per square 

VTT packs for the maps #182, #183 and #184

Hi, and here are the VTT map packs for the three latest maps. 

Betrayal of the Giants

Here's the basic map pack for the Betrayal of the Giants. Other rewards coming in separate post(s).

Thank you for your support!

The Necromancer's Dungeon

 Here's the basic map pack for the Necromancer's Dungeon. Other rewards coming in separate posts.

Thank you for your support!


 

Wargolem Factory

Here's the basic map pack for the Wargolem Factory. Other rewards coming in separate posts.

Thank you for your support!