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Floating Oasis, Adept

Welcome back, once again, for another map! This time I made the Floating Oasis (35x35), a small cluster of rocky islands high in the sky, apparently above the clouds. It's a trope, I know, but it's fantastical, interesting, and a fun location for sky-traveling adventurers to take a moment and stretch their legs. Just watch out for those air elementals that the old hermit warned you about, and m...

Floating Oasis, Expert

Hi again, Experts and Masters! This week's map is the Floating Oasis (35x35), a fairly stereotypical fantasy location which, despite being fairly extreme, has been or will be pretty common in a lot of campaigns. 

Your extra variations of this map are Astral and Layered, both of which I am very excited about! The Astral version is one that has, in other maps, been quite popular- featu...

Cave Village

I'm back again with a new map, the Cave Village (25x25)! This one is another map of my choice, where I decided to try something a little different- putting villages in strange and interesting locations, such as a crystal-lit cave. I found it really tricky to color and shade this one in a satisfying way that expressed the elevations of the buildings, but I think I did a decent job of it! Hopeful...

Cave Village, Adept

Hi Adepts! This week's map is the Cave Village (25x25), my first attempt at an underground town map. I've gotten many requests previously for underdark city maps, but never had the guts to try it or a good enough idea on how to make that a reality, so this time I decided to take a running jump at it and see what I could do. Overall, I think it's interesting- maybe not quite what I was expecting...

Cave Village, Expert

Hi again, Experts and Masters! This week's map is the Cave Village (25x25), a small portion of a scattered village in a rocky, mushroom and crystal filled terrain. I made it in response to the many requests for Underdark villages that I've received over the years, but never had a plan for how to execute on it. Let me know if you like where this is going, I'll see about building up the setting s...

Road Ambush

I'm back this week with the Road Ambush (30x30), a classic type of rpg map inspired by the opening fight in Lost Mine of Phandelver, featuring a winding road through a forest with fallen tree trunks blocking the path. It's simple, it's effective, just about every campaign ever has needed this map at least once, and ever mapmaker has made it before too, so now I have as well. Enjoy!

Also, ...

Road Ambush, Adept

This week I made the Road Ambush (30x30), one of those maps that is always nice to have on hand for quick encounters on the road, but probably won't inspire any crazy stories. I'm pretty sure every mapmaker out there has made this one before too, so it felt like a good time to whip out my own version. 

Your alternate version of this map is one I'm calling 'Flurry', a cool-colored var...

Road Ambush, Expert

Hi Experts and Masters! This week's map is the Road Ambush (30x30), a path through the forest inspired by the initial encounter of the Lost Mine of Phandelver, an iconic fight that I think almost everyone recognizes. I decided to replace the bodies of two goblin-slain horses with a few fallen logs, which will block the passage of wagons and offer a fair bit of cover for the fight. None of this ...

Dusty Saloon

Hello everyone, this week's map is one of my own choosing- the Dusty Saloon (26x26)! It's just a little roadside desert bar, a tidy place for your party to catch up with their bounty, or discover mysteriously in the middle of a massive desert, or simply start their own western adventure. I don't have very many western themed maps, so I thought it might be nice to whip out a quick and easy one w...

Dusty Saloon, Adept

This week's map is t he Dusty Saloon (26x26), a rare western map of my own choosing! This one is just a little bar in the desert, with just a few natural features outside which should offer a scarce amount of cover to anyone planning an ambush or keeping an eye on people entering and leaving the building. 

Your extra version of this map is one I'm calling 'Eerie', which features more...

Dusty Saloon, Expert

Hello Expert and Master patrons- this week's map is the Dusty Saloon (26x26), a small and isolated bar in the desert, perfect for bounty hunters to grab a drink or merchants to take a rest. I made this one with shootouts in mind (firebolt shootouts, of course), so there's a little bit of cover outside for your ambushers to peak around and take their shots into the windows. Have fun!

Also,...

Swamp Temple

Hi everyone, this week I'm back with yet another swamp map, the Swamp Temple (35x35)! Remember when I said I was going to stop straying off of the maps you voted on in the last poll to make Swamp maps? Well, as it turns out there actually was another swamp map left to do on the poll but I had just forgot about it! I suppose it's a good thing I churned out those 6 other swamps though, since I'm ...

Swamp Temple, Adept

Hi Adepts! This week I made the Swamp Temple (35x35), an interesting building for your more reclusive clerics to worship some niche gods. I didn't make this place particularly easy to arrive at, since there aren't any docks or pathways, but I thought that would be an interesting little detail for your players to pick up on- the people who live here are not expecting visitors. 

Your e...

Swamp Temple, Expert

Hi folks! This week I made the Swamp Temple (35x35), a big ol' building in the swamp somewhere where hermetic clerics worship something nasty. Something so nasty that it doesn't look like people visit terribly often, cause there aren't any pathways, docks, or boats here. A little suspicious, huh?

Anyway, your alternate versions of this map are Hazy and Sunset! The Hazy version is my perso...

Viking Dock- a Collaboration with Limithron

Hello everyone, I'm back again with another collaboration map- the Viking Dock (35x35)! I worked on this one alongside Limithron, who made the Viking longship that's moored at the dock. I highly recommend checking out his Patreon, he's made a ton of really cool maps, including a great selection of interesting and us...

Viking Dock, Adept- a Collaboration with Limithron

This week's map is the Viking Dock (35x35), a new wintery map that I made with the help of Limithron! You can go check out the Viking longship he made in the regular day and night versions of the map, he really did do an excellent job. I recommend you visit his Patreon and see his other work, he made some really fun...

Viking Dock, Expert- a Collaboration with Limithron

Hi folks! This week I made the Viking Dock (35x35), and Limithron made an awesome Viking longship for it! He makes lots of really great maps as well as a number of cool boats, I highly recommend you check out his work- he made a pile of variations of the longship, including fire and ice versions, all very cool. 

Mov...

Swamp Cave

I'm back again with my final swamp map (for now), the Swamp Cave (25x25)! This waterlogged cavern seems to have plenty of natural light, so perhaps you could have your party enter from the open ceiling or from the passage to the south?  Also, I hope they don't mind swimming, because unless they're decent jumpers (or have wings) many adventurers might have a tricky time moving around this m...

Swamp Cave, Adept

Hi all! This week's map is the Swamp Cave (25x25), my final swamp map for the time being. My next map will be something quite different, and it may or may not be coming next week (I'm going on vacation, so we'll see how much time I'll have). 

Your alternate version is Caustic, where I've swapped out the water for glowing green ooze! You can be certain that this stuff is much more dam...

Swamp Cave, Expert

Hello folks! This week's map is the Swamp Cave (25x25), a plant and water-filled cave with maybe just enough land for your party to get around with some difficulty. Also, a fun thing about these swamp maps is that you get to decide how deep that water is- if you want this to be a very difficult one to traverse, maybe make the water extra deep or 2 feet deep but very muddy. Or just make it shall...

Swamp Temple Remnants

Hello folks, this week's map is the Swamp Temple Remnants (30x35), another in my recent line of swamp maps! This time around I wanted to make a nice centerpiece map, a dramatic location where there's plenty of room for a big boss fight and lots of complicated lines of sight for intricate battles. I can easily see a fight against a black dragon here, or perhaps a coven of witches- really anyone ...

Swamp Temple Remnants, Adept

I'm back again with yet another swamp map, the Swamp Temple Remnants (30x35)! And yes, I did give it such an unusual name because I've already made a 'Swamp Ruins'- believe me, I really wanted to call this one Swamp Ruins. 

Your alternate version of this one is a 'Bloody' variant, which has a palette that's somewhat similar to my Autumn palette but with more vibrant red water. Now, y...

Swamp Temple Remnants, Expert

This week I made the Swamp Temple Remnants (30x35), another swamp map! I'm just about done with this set though, so don't worry if you've been unable to use these in your campaigns- after next week I'll be going back to making other environments. 

Your extra versions for this map are Caustic and Blighted! The Caustic version is made to feel radioactive, like the swamp is filled with ...

Swamp Cabin

This week's map is the Swamp Cabin (25x25), a small house in a bog, complete with both inside and outside versions! It makes exporting everything a little more painful, but it's always nice to have the inside of a building fleshed out with all the essentials for swamp livin'. On top of that, the Adept patrons got an extra alternative interior with a big magic circle and more spooky props, which...

Swamp Cabin, Adept

Hi Adepts! This week I made the Swamp Cabin (25x25), a somewhat friendly-lookin' house in the middle of a swamp where I'm sure you can encounter a kind, old druid who can offer some aid for your journey. Or maybe, using your Ritual version of the map, you can encounter a kind, old witch who can offer unusual and spooky aid for your journey. Both sound great to me!

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Swamp Cabin, Expert

I'm back with another swamp map, the Swamp Cabin (25x25)! In response to a couple requests I've received from patrons, I've decided to go ahead and whip up a series of swamps, further developing the environment that I've given the least attention to over my last few years as a mapmaker. This week, I whipped up a simple dock and shack in the middle of the bog, which comes along with an interior ...

Seaside Camp

Hi everyone, this week's map is the Seaside Camp (25x25). You might notice that this isn't a swamp map, that's because due to some family obligations I couldn't make a map last week and had to make this one in 2 days, which meant I largely assembled it from pieces of old maps which I've cut and screwed together into some sort of map Frankenstein. I'll back to my usual shenanigans next week, but...

Seaside Camp, Adept

Hello folks, this week I made the Seaside Camp (25x25). As I mentioned in the main post, I ended up with 2 days to make this map, which was largely assembled exclusively using bits and pieces of several old maps. I don't usually like to lean so heavily on old drawings, but I felt I ought to release something since I was also unable to whip up a map last week. With that in mind, your alternate v...

Seaside Camp, Expert

This week I made the Seaside Camp (25x25), and your alternate versions are Foggy and 'Cloudy Jungle'! 

Do I have precedent for 'cloudy jungle' maps? No! I was messing around with colors and lighting and I thought it looked cool, kinda giving the impression of light streaming through tree canopies high above. Every once in a while I like to whip up something unusual and see what you f...

Swamp Shrine

That's right, more swamp maps! This week's is the Swamp Shrine (25x30), a spicy location in the bog that's perfect for all kinds of witchy/druidic rituals. It should be a welcome addition to the slowly growing archive of swamp maps I've been working on, and much like last week I'm more than happy to make a couple more if that's what the people want! I'm starting to run a little low on fun conce...