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The Two Palms Tavern - Patrons' Edition
Well, I decided to draw a palm tree on the map and call it the "Two Palms Tavern" after all. I'm not proud of having drawn a dad joke into the map, but it felt like the right thing to do at the time. I won't make a habit of it, I promise.The vote for the second civilization of Tir Th...
The Barre Sinister: A Spelljammer Pirate Tavern
I've made some fairly strange maps, but we might have a new champion today. The Barre Sinister is a tavern built on a giant, stone hand... in space. I also made a version with just the hand, which is arguably weirder. I suspect at least one of you has a use for that.If you don't play Spellja...
The Barre Sinister: A Spelljammer Pirate Tavern - Patrons' Edition
I've made some fairly strange maps, but we might have a new champion today. The Barre Sinister is a tavern built on a giant, stone hand... in space. I also made a version with just the hand, which is arguably weirder. I suspect at least one of you has a use for that.If you don't play Spellja...
The Second Civilization of Tir Thelandira
I've come up with three civilizations based on the ideas you've given me. This vote will decide which one will share the island of Tir Thelandira with the wild elves. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.The Kiyaran Khanate:The Kiyarans are horse-riding, nomadic people with a culture ...
The George and Dragon Inn - A 17th-Century Coaching Inn in Southwark, London
This map is based on a historic inn in Southwark, London. The establishment's original name was The George and Dragon, although it's known today as The George Inn. Personally, if it was up to me to abbreviate the name, I'd have kept the Dragon part and sent George packing, but I suppose ...
The George and Dragon Inn - Patrons' Edition
This map is based on a historic inn in Southwark, London. The establishment's original name was The George and Dragon, although it's known today as The George Inn. Personally, if it was up to me to abbreviate the name, I'd have kept the Dragon part and sent George packing, but I suppose ...
The 51st Cartographic Congress Runoff
I'm working on last month's winner at the moment-- an Elizabethan coaching inn based on the George Inn in London-- so I'll get right to it. Here are your three finalists in this month's runoff:Silas proposes a grand Cathedral of Pelor built next to a lake. This will resemble an ancie...
The Island of Tir Thelandira
People seem to like the wild elves, so I drew up a map of the island they'll be living on. The elves will occupy the left side of the island and their yet-to-be-decided neighbors will be on the right. I don't know what's going to be happening on that little island at the top, but we'...
Frog's Haven Crannog
In the last post, I talked about my plans for the first island of the as-yet-unnamed big project. There will be two civilizations living on the island, one of which will be a kingdom of wild elves.Over the past century, the wild elves have been shifting from a tribal, nomadic society to a settled on...
Frog's Haven Crannog - Patrons' Edition
In the last post, I talked about my plans for the first island of the as-yet-unnamed big project. There will be two civilizations living on the island, one of which will be a kingdom of wild elves.Over the past century, the wild elves have been shifting from a tribal, nomadic society to a settled on...
The 51st Cartographic Congress Vote
We've got 11 proposals this month, so I'll let you get to it. As always, feel free to discuss, promote or ask questions!Odd proposes a zaratan that has been corrupted by the shadow plane, with black, jewel-encrusted buildings rising from its back. This dark influence has turned the zaratan i...
The Black Loch: The Collected Free Versions - Also, news about the next big project.
I compiled all the free versions of the Black Loch maps and tokens, which you can download here. The image above is something I made to post on reddit. I think it explains what the Black Loch is pretty well.I also wanted to talk about what I'm working on now. A while back, I discussed the next b...
Murud-Janjira: An Island Fortress in Maharashtra, India
I made an annotated version of this map, which was only possible with the help of Aditya, who translated the only labeled map of this fort I was able to find, which was in Hindi. I'm very grateful for the help and the least I can do is pay it forward and give the annotated version away to everyo...
Murud-Janjira: An Island Fortress in Maharashtra, India - Patrons' Edition
I made an annotated version of this map, which was only possible with the help of Aditya, who translated the only labeled map of this fort I was able to find, which was in Hindi. I'm very grateful for the help and the least I can do is pay it forward and give the annotated version away to everyo...
Murud-Janjira Fort (Work-in-Progress)
I meant to post this yesterday, but here's the art for Murud-Janjira, the island fortress just off the western coast of India.There's a temple to the Hindu god Shiva here, but I couldn't find a picture of the interior, so I had to do a little research to find out what a temple to Shiva w...
Akshardham Temple: The Interior
Several months ago, a patron said that India was underrepresented in fantasy settings and I agreed. Take the Forgotten Realms, for example. Faerun is inspired by Europe, of course. Then you've got Zakhara, the Arabian part of the world. And then there's Kara-Tur, which is East Asia, and Mazt...
Akshardham Temple: The Interior - Patrons' Edition
Several months ago, a patron said that India was underrepresented in fantasy settings and I agreed. Take the Forgotten Realms, for example. Faerun is inspired by Europe, of course. Then you've got Zakhara, the Arabian part of the world. And then there's Kara-Tur, which is East Asia, and Mazt...
The 50th Cartographic Congress Final Runoff
We're down to the final two proposals and, whichever you pick, there's going to be a bar. Do you want the classy, English bar with a place for horses or the bar on a big, stone hand with a place for ships or spelljammers? As always, feel free to ask questions or share your thoughts on the ca...
50th Cartographic Congress: The Second Chance Final Runoff
We've got two final candidates and I'm glad they're both proposals from people who are still currently patrons. That saves me from having to send someone a map, tell them that I drew the thing they proposed to the Cartographic Congress three years ago and fill them in on exactly how and ...
Akshardham Temple: The Exterior
Akshardham is a Hindu temple in New Delhi, India. This monument to the gods was constructed long, long ago, back in the year... *checks notes* 2005. Few remember what life was like in those ancient times, but historians say the telephones of that era could be folded in half. I didn't actually re...
Akshardham Temple: The Exterior - Patrons' Edition
Akshardham is a Hindu temple in New Delhi, India. This monument to the gods was constructed long, long ago, back in the year... *checks notes* 2005. Few remember what life was like in those ancient times, but historians say the telephones of that era could be folded in half. I didn't actually re...
50th Cartographic Congress: The Second Chance RUNOFF
Here's the runoff for the special vote. Which one of these do you want to see rise from the grave?(15th CC): Fraz-Urb'luu proposed a fortified settlement built inside the skull of a dead god.(11th CC): MacTorg proposed a small keep between two cliffs, walling off a mountain pass.(46th CC): W...
Akshardham Temple (Work-in-Progress)
Here's Akshardham Temple almost fully inked. I'll be drawing the interior as well, of course.This is definitely one of the most elaborate maps I've ever drawn, if not the most. Between the tile pattern on the central walkway, the gardens and the roof of the temple. this place is full of ...
The 50th Cartographic Congress Runoff
We're down to three proposals in the runoff. I'm in the middle of inking Akshardham Temple, so I'll leave you to it. Your candidates are:Dezzicus proposes Germany's Hohenzollern Castle.Shawn proposes an Elizabethan coaching inn modeled after The George Inn in London.Jon proposes the ...
50th Cartographic Congress: The Second Chance Vote
For the 50th Cartographic Congress, I decided to compile a list of the best proposals from the past that didn't make it and give them another shot. I think all of these would make excellent maps and I hope you'll agree. Feel free to ask questions or discuss your choices below.(23rd CC): Jona...
Great Bombard: Spelljammer goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
The Great Bombard isn't a ship, it's a gun. A really big gun. This gun does has a ship attached to it, though. This accessory, mounted under the barrel, allows a crew to move the gun through space and blow things up in a variety of interesting and exotic locations.If you allow your party to ...
Great Bombard: Spelljammer goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt - Patrons' Edition
The Great Bombard isn't a ship, it's a gun. A really big gun. This gun does has a ship attached to it, though. This accessory, mounted under the barrel, allows a crew to move the gun through space and blow things up in a variety of interesting and exotic locations.If you allow your party to ...
The 50th Cartographic Congress Vote
FUN FACT: technically, this is only the 49th vote because, when the first one happened 50 months ago, there was only one member of the Cartographic Congress. There was a vote held during the 2nd Cartographic Congress, but there was only one proposal, so the ballot looked like this.In a day or two, I...
The Generalife: A Palace of the Alhambra
I visited the Alhambra a few years ago and, before I went, I was considering drawing a map of the place. When I got there, I realized how completely insane a task that would be. Here's the entire Alhambra complex. This map– the Generalife– is the little thing in the top right. I've drawn...
The Generalife: A Palace of the Alhambra - Patrons' Edition
I visited the Alhambra a few years ago and, before I went, I was considering drawing a map of the place. When I got there, I realized how completely insane a task that would be. Here's the entire Alhambra complex. This map– the Generalife– is the little thing in the top right. I've drawn...
