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Scavengers’ Deep – Map 5
The Scavengers’ Deep is a reminder of the amount of work that went into underground structures during the great war. Generally, the elves only built underground when hiding their breeding and research facilities, whereas the forces of the kingdoms, assisted by the dwarves, were constantly building...
Ierades’s Isle
(this post includes a version of the map that wasn't in the backstage pass - the no grid variant)The standing stones tended by the centaur Ierades sits on a small island just detached from the shore of Summer Lake. Ierades is small for a centaur, but still an imposing figure with a full set of a...
Goretooth's Grotto
A very small subterranean lair, Goretooth’s Grotto is home to the eponymous Goretooth, a hulking goblinoid warrior to whom the three goblinoid tribes in the region pay tribute and look to for the occasional aid when the going gets tough. The main entrance is a reminder that this was once some sort...
Sister’s Ford
A small ford across the Boasting Run, Sister’s Ford doesn’t see a lot of use as most traffic runs significantly further south along the major roads and not this far into the lands that have been slowly retaken by the wilderness. The Ford is used by rare travellers, rangers, and those who have so...
Backstage Pass - March 2024
Here's this month's Backstage Pass, containing all ten maps to be released over March. We've got the colour promo, and two (sometimes three) B&W versions.Thanks again for your support. YOU make these maps possible.
Iseldec’s Drop (Levels 1-4)
Iseldec’s tower is nothing more than a circle of stones scattered around a field now, practically highlighting the wide entrance to the dungeons that sit beneath the ruins. But the dungeons promise to be at least as deep underground as Iseldec’s tower once reached above the lands – a vertical ...
The Kraken, Released!
Here we go, this month's Kraken Release.These two maps are being released under the free commercial use license exclusively to patrons. This month we've got The Minotaur's Maze (from 2020) and The Monolith Of The Ghost Dunes (from 2021).Both are included with and without grid. They also ...
Cartography Collection - February 2024
Here we go! This month's Cartography Collection has arrived. This patron-exclusive collects all ten maps released this month along with the text supporting the maps into a 16-page booklet for your archives.It is available in two versions - in spreads for easy landscape screen reading, and indivi...
The Cathedral at Andasrael Ford
There was once a cathedral near the small ford a few miles north of where the Sunny Run joins the White Foam River. A small hill between the cathedral and the Sunny Run became home to “support businesses” for pilgrims and clergy and gradually this became the small town of Andasrael Ford. The And...
Kraken Voting - February 2024
Every month I put together a short list of maps that we pick from - the top two voted maps will be packaged up and re-released under the free commercial-use license exclusively for patrons.This month's list is ready, and voting starts NOW!https://forms.gle/s3ZCbZXq9i7Z37uh7
Scavengers’ Deep – Map 4
The Scavengers’ Deep is a reminder of the amount of work that went into underground structures during the great war. Generally, the elves only built underground when hiding their breeding and research facilities, whereas the forces of the kingdoms, assisted by the dwarves, were constantly building...
Graxworm – Map 1 – Graxworm Gate
The main entrance into the Graxworm megadungeon is not at the base of the mountain, but the top. The Graxworm is a massive dead dragon of mythic scale, fully miles long and large enough to contain a town in the mouth. Creatures have set up here to “mine” the massive corpse for its valuable mater...
The Scorched Vault
The worship of Kelnak Kur is rarely allowed in civilized areas, and even the places where it is more widespread are restrictive about where the temples are built. The demon of incandescent fires, patron of fires, purity, and destruction is not a welcomed guest but is worshiped nonetheless. The Scorc...
Rathenau’s Lakeside Tower
Today we have a small tower on a lakeside hill, with an attached wooden structure used as a small barracks.A thaumaturge of some renown, Rathenau maintains this quiet retreat near enough to Winterspire to be able to run errands there and to be in the safe zone around the major urban centre, but far ...
Grey Waters Cave
A stream bearing grey silt enters Deep Lake about a day from Dreamer’s Reach. Following the stream to its source in the Goblin Hills, one finds that the stream emerges from one of the hills before winding its way to the lake and uphill from the cave is a set of somewhat impractical stairs leading ...
The Tower of Mourning
The Tower of Mourning tapers up to its peak about 70 feet over the ground, but is nowhere near tall enough to pierce through the canopy of the forest that has grown up around it. Built specifically for the funeral rights of a great queen, the tower was also used as a watch tower but was never home t...
The Temple of Love (2024 Remix)
This temple complex is dedicated to the local deity of love and war who is the patron of the city; giving the temple a prominent position just down the hill from the lord’s citadel. The temple complex combines the roles of temple, administrative centre, library, and also provides housing for clerg...
The Sleeping Goat Inn
A lovely two story inn with a significant tavern on the ground floor (complete with bar, kitchen, and a decent menu), the Sleeping Goat Inn is a lovely escape on the outskirts of the nearby hive of scum and villainy. The place bustles with activity and has contracts with a nearby stable for client...
The Temple of Lost Ormus
Something is wrong at the Temple of Lost Ormus. The front doors are not just closed, but no one comes to open them when the gong is rung. The side entrances show signs of violence, and the wind blows between the 12 Pillars of Discovery with a decidedly desolate sound.Oddly staggered columns frame th...
February Backstage Pass
A new month, a new backstage pass, thanks to your support!Attached is a zip file with all ten maps being released on the blog this month (32 files in total, each map has 3 variations - the 300dpi promo jpg, and the 1200dpi PNGs with and without grids, plus we have an isometric sketch to go with one,...
The Edge of the Desert
This hex map was drawn for David Flor’s “The Mosidian Temple” based on an old hex map he sent me to work from. But while we wait for the adventure to be released, let’s extrapolate a whole mini setting just based on the map.The Edge of the Desert, as the name implies, is a liminal area where...
January's Kraken is here!
Thank you once again for your support.You will find attached to this post this month's Release the Kraken maps.As a patron, you have a commercial license to use these maps (as per the terms of the license as laid out in the package). This license is non-exclusive (others have access to these map...
Cartography Collection - January 2024
Here we go! Here's the monthly collection of all the maps posted to the blog this month in a pair of convenient PDFs for your enjoyment.But wait, I hear you saying, the month's not over and there are only nine maps up on the blog so far this month!Well, that's true. But I didn't want...
Scavenger’s Deep – Map 3
The Scavengers’ Deep is a reminder of the amount of work that went into underground structures during the great war. Generally, the elves only built underground when hiding their breeding and research facilities, whereas the forces of the kingdoms, assisted by the dwarves, were constantly building...
POLL: January Kraken Release!
It's that time again!Every month, Patrons (that's you!) vote on which maps from the back catalogue we will re-release under a patron-exclusive commercial use license. The top two maps voted for on this poll will be re-released under that free-use license at the end of the month (for patrons ...
Beneath the Temple of Qón
The basements beneath the Temple of Qón were repurposed from another structure during the last Ditlana (a tradition of tearing down and rebuilding the city in order to make room for change – especially important for the large temples and clanhouses as they fall in and out of favour). At one time ...
A Temple of Qón: and Guardian of the Gates of Hell.
Qón protects the soul against the perils of the hereafter and aids those attacked by the powers of the Dark. This small temple dedicated to the Cohort of Belkhánu provides “escorts” for funerals conducted by the associated temple, guarding against those who would disturb the righteous slumber ...
Rhovan House
While nothing huge by any stretch, Rhovan House is obviously a well-to-do estate with stone foundations, ground floor, and supports at the corners on the second floor to hold up the slate roof. Off the side of the building is a single-story wooden expansion on a stone floor that now serves as the ma...
The Sanctuary of Lament
PATRONS: Please note that the files for this map are slightly different than the ones in the Backstage Pass. I realized I had missed a bunch of gridlines on the left side of the map and fixed them this afternoon before posting it.This is one of the few remaining churches of the Lament of the Silver ...
The Lame Barghest is a drinking establishment of significant size – one of the better places to get a drink while in the City of Blue if you get along with the gangs that provide “law enforcement” in the neighbourhood. The bar is tended by Joseph the Elder (rough, scarred, likes to talk but quick to judge) during the days and Joseph the Younger (unrelated) (long-haired, vibrant, wears a lot of simple jewelry) in the evenings – but the business is the property of Pakha Vouk (lean, weathered, has few words
The Lame Barghest is a drinking establishment of significant size – one of the better places to get a drink while in the City of Blue if you get along with the gangs that provide “law enforcement” in the neighbourhood.The bar is tended by Joseph the Elder (rough, scarred, likes to talk but qui...
