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Next Animated Map Poll

Hey everyone, here are some options to vote on to see what you'd like us to animate next!

The options will grow over time but we have to make sure we have the original PSD files to be able to animate the maps, so we're still digging those up. If you have any requests though, mention them in the comments and we'll see what we can do!

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Oni Hideout [32x46]

Hey everyone!

We decided we hadn't made many outdoorsy or Asian themed maps in a while, so here's an Oni Hideout for you all! We were joined on this map by Jesse, who helped us with the Opulent Ballroom, Train Station and others. :) 

The original is rather peaceful like our Zen Temple and Hot Springs maps but lurking in ambush is of course a terrible oni. We'll leave the fate of the rice farmers up to your imagination...

We were hoping to release our hundreth map during...

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What kinds of airship should we make?

Hey everyone, we're planning on designing more airships over the next few months to go along with the airship port battlemaps we're planning.

So our question is, do you want Eberron-like elemental airships with big rings of fire? Or more traditional fantasy/steampunk airships with wings and sails?

You can vote for both options if you'd like to see a mix!

Or if you have other types in mind, let us know!

(A lot of Spelljammer ships are so kooky that they're something ent...

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Plague Hospital - Animated Battlemaps

Hey everyone!

We're back with a new animated map. Check out the preview in the video above!

This is hopefully perfect for some post-battle scenes, recovering below swaying plants and softly bubbling springs. Or maybe just a disconcerting place for a zombie outbreak!

We'll also be running some polls from now so our $10+ patrons can choose the maps and variations they want to see most as animated battlemaps. If you have suggestions, drop them in the comments below. :)

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Airships! Pt. 2 [various sizes]

Hey everyone!

This is a follow up to our Airships! pack. Hard to imagine we made that over a year ago now. We'll be making several airship related packs over the coming months, as well as a multi-part release of an Airship Port, similar to how we released the Train Station map packs. First part hopefully coming this month! 

We decided to release these airships solely as transparent P...

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Weekly Poll #36

Hey everyone! We're back with a new poll, you can vote for as many options as you like.

If you're in the Master Cartographer tier or above and have any suggestions for the next poll leave them in the comments below or come join the discussion in the Map Suggestions room on our community Discord!

We get so many suggestions these days and there's a max amount of poll options, so i'm sorry if your suggestion isn't on here, we're trying to take the ...

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Arcane Clocktower [Various Sizes]

Hey everyone!

This was the winner of our last map poll, hopefully its what some of you envisioned when voting for it!

Our idea for the map was a clocktower that showed the time in different planes, for those planescape-like cities with lots of portals, where busy folks are heading to work in the cities of flame and going for groceries in the verdant fey planes.

All the rest of the complex arcane-alchemical-eldritch machinery on the other floors are just there to power the pl...

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Medusa's Wake by Dagonzo Adventures

Hey everyone!

A wicked creature has decided to make its new lair outside of a bustling town - a creature so vile a mere glance is said to turn a person to stone. Is your party brave enough to travel into the depths of its lair, fight past its pets and defeat The Gorgon?

This is Dagonzo Adventures' first major release! 

For those of you wh...

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Reign of Iron

Hey everyone!

Three friends and collaborators of ours have gotten together and made Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting, a new supplement for 5e.

They've also given us a free adventure, Reign of Iron, from the book to share with you all. All patrons can grab that HERE....

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City Marketplace - Animated Battlemaps

Hey everyone,

We're back with a new animated map. Check out the preview in the video above!

This time we decided to animate our City Marketplace, lots of tents blowing the breeze, birds flying over, chickens wandering around and chimneys smoking. We hope you enjoy finding all the little details!


If you're at the $10 tier you can get the map using the links below:

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Temple Pastures [36x43]

Hey everyone, back again!

This map was almost entirely inspired by this painting by Antonio Joli:

The idea of these quaint farms in the shadow of a giant ruined temple just seemed too fantastical not to make into a battlemap. Some casual reminder that we're a living part of someone else's post-apocalyptic dream. 

We've made versions with the temple in all its former glory, some...

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Relic of a Forgotten World (Celestial Gate)

For this new Celestial Gate map we were joined by the awesome McRoMusic!

He's made a wonderful eerie but peaceful track to suit the map. Please give it a listen and download it from the attachements below!

McRoMusic has been playing and composing music for nearly 20 years and is an avid tabletop RPG fan. Now he's married the two, and is creating high-quality music for players and GMs to enjoy at their table!...

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Celestial Gate - [34x51]

Hey everyone!

Deep within this enchanted birch forest there awaits a gate to the stars. Or maybe somewhere completely different if the Fey have been messing with it! Time to open a portal, jump in and find out!

Our idea for this map was trying to find some mix between the eerie and ancient and the peaceful ambience of an ancient forest.

We're joined for this map by McRoMusic who has composed a great tr...

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Deep Sea Organ [27x47]

Hey everyone!

We're back from our holiday with a new deep sea map.

We had this idea for a merrow vampire playing an organ made of hydrothermal vents and just had to make it into a map.

Lost Acumen collaborated with us on this map and if you haven't seen their work, you should definitely check them out. We also have...

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A Quick Update

Hey everyone!

We've had the last fortnight off as a relaxing holiday and we're now getting back to work on the maps. This has been a special month for the two of us as we're finally in the same room/country/continent again for the first time in over a year (who knew Covid restrictions would last this long...)

1. We still plan to release 4 maps this month as well, so keep an eye out for that. The first one will be a new deep sea map.

2. A few people requested an Astr...

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Dragon Poll #3

Next dragon poll! We're going to keep it to a few at a time but we'll add in more suggestions from the comments each week.

We hope you've all been enjoying this series so far!

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Dracolich Lair [35x84]

A dragon will see the rise and fall of many civilisations before it has to face its mortality. The most ancient dragons are born into the stone halls of people so long forgotten that our ancestors spoke of them in myth and legend. 
A Dracolich may live for many millennia longer than that. 
These dragons are mysteries to the living. You won't see them flying over cities in petty acts showing off their chro...

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Geothermal Rift [various]

Hey everyone!

We're proud to present the sequel to the Mountaintop Observatory we posted last month!

This pack is a sprawling series of levels taking your party from the observatory (or arcane cannon if you prefer) down into the three levels of the geothermal power station and finally into source of all the power: the planar rift. We've gone full magi-tech with this map combining steampunk-i...

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Secret Fey Fountain [23x48]

Hey everyone!

Every waterfall has something hiding behind it. After all, that's what waterfalls were invented for. Behind this particular waterfall is a secret fountain of the Fey, a pool of replenishment and rejuvenation or perhaps a blood altar or a secret oasis in the desert or a door to the astral.

This map was a collaboration with Ori the Cartographer. We'll be working together later in the yea...

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Medusa's Wake - Animated Battlemaps

Hey everyone,

We're back with a new animated map. Check out the preview in the video above!

This time we decided to animate the lava version of our Medusa's Wake map. The heat in this one feels so real, hopefully you all like it as much as we do. :)

If you're at the $10 tier you can get the map using the links below:

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Train Track Pack - Free for all Patrons

Hey everyone!

Last month we ran a poll asking if you wanted us to release a train track variations pack here on Patreon and we were hoping either everyone would love the idea or loathe it. But unfortunately it was almost exactly 50-50!

Not wanting to disappoint either half, we've decided to just release them all here for free for all patrons! We hope they're useful to you. :)

Some m...

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Collectable Battlemappers Series 3

Hey everyone!

Series 3 of our collectable inflatable battlemappers series has just dropped. Big thanks to everyone that made Series 1&2 a success. We weren't expecting them to sell out so fast.

After last week's map that everyone said bore a striking resemblance to Tom Cartos we've decided to team up and added his face to our ...

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Astral Plane [70x48] - Collaboration with Zhillustrator

Hey everyone!

Deep in the Astral Plane, beyond space and time, the gaps between of nothingness opens into a vastness and there in that infinity lies the graveyard of the gods. Turned to ice and rock after millennia of sleep within the empty astral wastes, the broken astral gods float in their slumber, careening into one another, crumbling into space dust.

This map was made in collaboration with our good friend 2021-03-31 16:46:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Mountaintop Observatory [43x66]

At the base of the mountain a campfire crackles. Everything is stiff with frost. The adventurers hardly dare peer up out of the flames. They’re afraid to see to the submit lest the weight of tomorrow’s hike become too much to handle. They wonder why they even took on this job. Would the gold be worth the frostbite? Worried glances spread among them until one of the huddled campers points up beyond the clouds to a glimmering light high in the mountains, and takes a deep, icy b...

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Coral Throne - Animated Battlemaps

Hey everyone!

Welcome to the Coral Throne. But ow will swirling shoals of fish! And dangerous circling sharks! And dancing anenomes! We're really excited to see this map animated, we hope you like it just as much.

This map accompanies our recent Merfolk Marina, so if you haven't seen that, check it out!

Please let us know what you think in the comments. :3

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Thank you ...

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Animated Maps Master Post

This post will be the home of all our animated battlemaps. These maps are exclusive to our $10 and $20 patrons.

This post will be the home of all our animated battlemaps. These maps are exclusive to our $10 and $20 patrons. As of March 2021 we'll be releasing 1 new animated map per month. If this idea is popular and we see lots of people joining the $10 tier then we'll work on releasing 2 or 3 animated maps per month.

For 4k and Full HD versions of the map in both MP4 and WebM, do...

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Merfolk Marina [33x49]

Hey everyone!

Welcome to the Merfolk Marina, one part of the bustling Coral City. Here whales are loaded and unloaded with conches, kelp and mermaid's purses, the centre of the thriving underwater trade routes. Overlooking the Marina is Nautilus Plaza, Moray Marketplace and the cosy Merfolk homes. Try not to burn the place down. ;)

Oh and a reminder for those who haven't seen it, we now have a website:

czepeku.com<...

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Would you like to see more train track maps?

Hey everyone! :)

We've made around 22 new variations on our old maps using train tracks and Eberron lightning rails, to accompany the train carriages and stations we've made.

We've never released a paid map pack solely of variations before, so we wanted to gather the community's opinion before doing so.

If people want us to release them here as one of our 4 monthly packs then vote Yes. 

If not, vote No and we'll put them solely on our Roll20/DriveThruRPG marketpla...

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New Czepeku Website!

Hey everyone!

Just a quick announcement to say that we have a new website:

www.czepeku.com

It allows you to search through the maps visually and see low-res versions of all the variations. As our library of maps grows, we hope this helps you find the map for your encounters.

As a reminder, if you're looking for a simple list of all our maps, we have the 2021-03-14 21:33:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Harpy Cove [34x51]

Back when our parents were children a lighthouse stood here. A red and white tower guiding merchant ships into town and bringing with them pickled plums and salted figs. The sailors would sing shanties of sea monsters and barnacled beasts with eyes the size of melons. And in turn the weaverfolk would line the docks and swoon to their songs of the sea. In the Summer of the Red Sun the light house collapsed, dragging its loyal wickburner down to davy jones. Seldom now do ships ply this...

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