Hey folks!
First and foremost I want to welcome all my new patrons. This last month has been my biggest month in terms of growth since I started this as a side hustle two years ago. Between this Patreon, VTT marketplaces, and various freelance work I have managed to do this full-time for over a year, but if I continue to grow at this pace, this thing will actually be a sustainable career...
Hey folks, for the last post of August, I'm excited to share a collaboration that's been a long time in the making with Stained Karbon Maps. We've been talking about doing a Spelljammer collab for a while now and the release date snuck up on us. If you're not familiar with Stained Karbon's colorful, whimsical, and sometimes downright strange maps, then you are in for a treat. Please take the op...
2022-09-01 03:59:34 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm incredibly excited to release these maps in collaboration with Borough Bound, Cze and Peku, Limithron, Venatus Maps and Tabletop RPG Music! As you all know, I've been really enjoying building a collection of fantasy ships, and when I found out Borough Bound was releasing a flying city map and were looking for cartographers making flying ships, I couldn't help but throw my name in the hat. I...
2022-08-31 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends at Brave New Worlds have just launched (and funded) their first Kickstarter for their Zinequest project, TOMB. They have poured themselves into this project to create a dungeon and adventure inspired by their passions and fears, and any pledges or eyes on the project are ...
2022-08-12 22:17:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Sailing through the void in the guise of a mundane sailing vessel, the galleon is a classic for good reason. Capable of water landings and with little to distinguish it from other ships in port, it's a particularly useful vessel for those seeking to keep their spacefaring a secret.
An empty galleon awash in an eerie green radiance drifts through space. Dancing flames in hues ...
2022-08-12 21:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post
It's debated among the multiverse's foremost sages as to whether building atop the petrified remains of long-forgotten deities constitutes some form of cosmic blasphemy. A controversial port among the religious, the enclave nevertheless is an uncontested spectacle to behold. 25 turrets stand atop the dead god's back, each one of them alight with enchanting blue flames. While hunger, thirst ...
2022-08-02 06:39:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Seeking a greater understanding of the multiverse and a closer proximity to their deities, the already long-lived elves discovered immortality when they struck out beyond the void and into the Astral realm. The ageless elves that wander the plane of thought often do so on these massive living vessels. Hardly resembling the butterflies of the terrestrial realms, the ship nevertheless glides ...
2022-07-30 20:57:27 +0000 UTC View Post
A small vessel popular among traders and mercenaries, the Cuttlefish is known for its maneuverability. Formidable in naval combat, the ship is equipped with a catapult bolted to the forecastle deck and two ballistae mounted upon the aft.
This alien vessel resembling a spiral shell seems to be a living construct, with organic elements growing between, through, and on top of the buildi...
Hello patrons,
I'd like to fill you all in on a few things going on with the Patreon right now and provide a bit of a roadmap for some future releases.
This month, I won't be doing a patron poll for a boss monster map as has been the precedent. I'll resume this next month, but currently I have a special project I have been working on for a while that I would like to release as the...
A common ship for merchants and adventurers alike, the Lionfish is broadly favored for its compact size and simplicity, allowing it to be crewed by a small party with relative ease. While neither the fastest nor fiercest vessel to sail the Astral realm, it is prickly like its namesake, equipped with a ballista at the forecastle and two more upon its aft.
The shark ship is a l...
2022-07-19 17:35:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The stone bridge underfoot leads to a towering structure adorned with colorful lights and elaborate ornament. Before you hangs a massive stalactite with intricate forms carved into its limestone edifice. Several other pathways extend from the speleothem, leading to unknown corners of the depths. Below, a seemingly bottomless pit is filled with layers of massive webs.
Hey folks! ...
Beyond the door lies a magnificent extradimensional space summoned into being by powerful magic. The interior of the space is comfortable, and furnished in the manner of a wealthy estate. With private bathing chambers and privies, eight hearths, a study, a training room, seven private bedrooms and a feasting hall, the ample chambers seem more than fit to provide respite for weary adventurer...
2022-07-01 03:26:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Adrift on the endless ebbs and flows of the astral sea, a cluster of large rocks float just feet apart. They pose little threat to a wary captain, but if one isn’t careful navigating the jagged terrain, they may just find a breach in their vessel’s hull.
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2022-07-01 03:26:44 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Hope your June is off to a nice start.
You know the deal. Please select up to three of your favorite choices for the next month's boss monster map. This month I'm committing to another another castle because I had a lot of great feedback on the Warlord's Castle a few months back as well as last month's Elven Citadel.
So what flavor of castle do you a...
Sunlight pours into the mountain pass from behind a steep edifice, casting a rainbow over the mist. The trees become fewer in number and smaller in stature as the trail winds up into higher elevation. The lush boreal forests of the foothills give way to alpine terrain, with delicate lichens covering the talus fields and verdant mosses hanging from the thinning spruce. Snowmelt drives a casc...
2022-06-08 16:54:22 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s said that when the Great Tree fell, there was a schism among the elves of the forest. Long had it been a symbol of their longevity, and when it came crashing down, along with it fell their treetop citadel of old. Seeing the death of their tree an ill omen, many would leave the forest to rebuild in distant lands. The hierophant who stayed however knew of the power that dwell upon the ...
2022-06-01 03:37:51 +0000 UTC View Post
The straight lines of cobbles underfoot cascade and break away into a mass at the center of an intersection encircled by thatch-roofed dwellings. The buildings surrounding the crossroads collectively comprise a waystop for weary travelers. Raucous laughter can be heard from the northwestern cottage, and from the scent of it, something savory is cooking on the hearth. Less appetizing odors w...
2022-05-31 23:55:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, the end of the month is right around the bend, so let me know what map and token bundle you'd like to see before June arrives. We've got some new options this month as well as some honorable mentions from previous polls, so please choose up to three of your favorite options below.
2022-05-23 17:42:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The scent of death hangs low in the recesses of the old tomb, dampened somewhat by ages come and gone. The wooden doors have warped from repeated soaking over years of drips from leaky masonry. Long halls extend through the depths, flanked by rows of heavy stone sarcophagi. The echoes of old memories linger here as palpable chills and whispers from the shadows.
The maps from ...
Embers drift between the charcoal stumps of pines and and the ash beneath, swirling about the thundering mass that would bring such devastation in its wake. Towering high above, the monstrous wooden construct burns eternally, cloaking the structure upon its back in a thick veil of smoke. Where it wanders, fire follows, and the cinder keeper awaits in the roaming hold, ready to strike down a...
2022-05-09 18:09:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Windswept dunes abut the half-buried sandstone walls of an ancient library. Pyramidal structures extend atop minarets over clay-shingled roofs, eroded by the ages but no less dignified for the loss of some of the masonry’s finer details. Inside, it is rumored to house a hoard of treasured texts, both historical and arcane in nature. Every care is taken by the library’s guardian, a fears...
2022-04-19 17:37:52 +0000 UTC View Post
The ruins of some long-forgotten fortification seem to have been repurposed by some local fauna. Now seemingly the lair of basilisks or cockatrices, the grounds are scattered with the stone figures of those who made the mistake of investigating this place.
These maps were originally created for Adventures Aw...
A frigid wind whips between the trees, carrying a swirl of ice and snow from its heavy boughs to sting your eyes as you approach. Bore squarely into the side of the frozen escarpment is a great cavity from which a relatively warm and inviting draft escapes.
Hey folks,
These maps were initially commissioned by 2022-04-14 17:28:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone, and a special welcome to my new patrons! As promised, I've got the poll out a little early this month in anticipation of some time off I'll be taking in a couple weeks.
For this fourth month of the year I've come up with a handful of CR 4 monsters for you to choose from. Please select up to three of the following monster lairs you'd like to see created. A...
Hey folks!
Here's some free content for you to enjoy. I modeled this illustration from the Warlord's Castle map I released a couple weeks back. My hope is that this can be used as inspiration or as a handout for players approaching the castle's gatehouse.
Cheers,
Zach
Smoke rises from a woven straw hut that sits upon stilts in the center of a boggy pool. Wooden walkways span around the small building's perimeter and extend to either end of the muck, connecting the opposing patches of solid ground.
A campfire fights against the humidity, crackling and hissing as it lets off nearly as much steam as smoke. The obscuring plumes about the...
2022-04-06 07:15:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy April Fools!
No patrons were charged for this post, however they can download the patron-exclusive map without a grid or watermark (lol) here.
The wind whispers a soft ballad through the trees, carrying a sweetness on its breath as the fragrant wildflowers are tussled by the breeze. Birdsong is accompanied by the whirring and droning of insects and frogs. Lush mosses give way to tall grasses as the giant cedars part to allow a dappled light through the canopy. The small glade beneath basks in a soft glow.
Hey all,
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The mountains here have a way of concealing the structures nestled between their peaks, even those large enough to house a contingent of frost giants. Within these halls, carved into the rock and the glacial crevasses that fill the spaces between, is a fortress said to house a great hoard of ancient wealth.
The interior maps from this release are modifications of a piece I creat...
Hey folks!
Not sure if this will make it out by the end of the month or if it'll bleed over into next month like the Warlord's Castle did. I'll do my best to knock it out before April 1st, but no promises that I won't go down a rabbit hole with the details. Hope you'll forgive me if that happens- I've got at least one more release coming this month regardless.
The end of the month...