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New Tokens! August 2021

Conveniently packaged, pre-colored, ready-to-play versions of the tokens we created in August 2021.

This month David Wilson and Hammertheshark have 202 more friends, foes, and flashy props to add to your collection! Many of them would be perfectly at home performing on your new circus maps, and ...

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The Lakeside Camp

A stream bubbles gently into a wide lake, home to an orchestra of frogs and a galaxy of fireflies. What harm could find you in a place as peaceful as this?

When it came time to draw map #3 this month I found that my printer had suddenly given up the ghost, depriving me of a printed grid or a digital draft of any kind. When I'm reduced to a blank sheet of paper like that I like to fall back on natural scenes, where grids don't matter and the shapes are endlessly malleabl...

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The Circus Map Assets

Mad colors, smells and sounds seem to draw you ever deeper into the carnival, where the very air seems brighter and sweeter and time seems to pass by unattended.

This has been my most ambitious asset pack yet. In all, there are 92 vibrant new assets and 267 more color variations in the Silver Rewards pack. Most may glow with festive colors, but there are also many general-purpose assets such as cannons, cages, haybales and merchant tents! I think you'll get plenty of us...

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The Circus Tent

A kaleidoscope of banners wave gleefully in the wind, beckoning to people far and wide to come see what's inside the great tent.

"The circus" is one of those subjects that have been on my to-do list for years and years now, and still gets a fresh request about once a month. Well, seeing as The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is right around the corner and the Heckna "carnival horror campaign setting" Kickstarter was recently funded, I figured it was now or ...

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August 2021 Silver Rewards

The Circus Tent

  • The Carnival base map with day and night color schemes.
  • 37 map assets depicting grand stands, banners, and a standalone big tent.


The Circus Map Assets

  • 92 unique map assets depicting circus tents, carnival games, and colorful decorations.
  • 267 more assets that expand upon the base pack with a variety of color variat...

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August 2021 Gold Rewards

The Circus Tent

  • The Carnival base map with day and night color schemes.
  • 37 map assets depicting grand stands, banners, and a standalone big tent.
  • The following map variants, each with day and night color schemes!
    • Shadowy. A series of darkly colored tents erected in a forest glade.
    • Military. No-nonsense tents and a distinct lack of carnival games.
    • Spacious. A lone circus tent stands in a wide, open field.

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BluBerrey’s Cyberpunk Battle Maps

It's  Community Spotlight time! In this edition you will find a collection of  urban Cyberpunk battle maps by BluBerrey: a pub, a metro, and a  headquarters with interior/exterior maps.

Read it on 2-Minute Tabletop


2021-08-24 06:56:17 +0000 UTC View Post

In Walls That Talk, Part 2 – Entering the Manor

Today I have the honor of announcing Troy's newest chapter in his Tournament Under the Grey Banner adventure. In this episode we step inside the  MacHale Manor, a long-abandoned building said to be terribly haunted...

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How To Play with an Isometric Grid

Ever wondered how to run an isometric encounter on your virtual tabletop and retain all of the grid functionality? I hope to break it down for you in our new 3-step guide.

→  Read it here! 


I find it strangely satisfying to write how-to guides, so this was a nice  side project for me. I hope that it's also useful to you or s...

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Your 2-Minute August Update

G'day, and welcome to a new month! July has come and gone in a blinding flash and, even if I feel like I've lost a month, at least we have some art to show for it!

I had a lot of fun with this month's maps. First came my beloved crab, born of the strange whims of inspiration. Next, a seaside arena for him to dwell and do battle. After that, a "remaster" of a very old map to put my new skills to the challenge. Finally, a whole heap of new tokens – and some bui...

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New Tokens! July 2021

Conveniently packaged, pre-colored, ready-to-play versions of the tokens we created in July 2021.

This month David Wilson and Hammertheshark are delivering a sizable pot of tokens, variants, and early addons. There are 519 PNG files in all; 89 altogether unique characters, 317 top-down variation...

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Timber Brook

You follow the narrow trail along the edge of a lively stream. A short distance ahead there is a crossroads, and a clearly-sabotaged footbridge. Suddenly, a rustle. A number of wild-eyed men appear out of the long grass, grinning like foxes and blades glinting... Has this happened before?

This battle map is my large-scale (44x32") remaster of the very first map I ever released on 2-Minute Tabletop way back in 2015, the 2021-07-31 16:45:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Crab Rock

THOOM! The ocean swell crashes into the sea-caves beneath your feet and jets through the blowholes before you, drenching you in a briny shower and dressing you instantaneously in an outfit of seaweed.

Crab Rock began as a relatively simple coastal battle field for our Colossal Crab, but along the way we added small but significant elements inspired by the coastline natural to my corner of Australia.

Chief among these elements are the blow...

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The Colossal Crab

An ageless crab has awoken from its long slumber, and now seems hell-bent on dismantling every ship and vessel in sight. Can it be stopped, or will your party also end up in pieces?

This cranky crustacean was born out of some homebrew playtesting I ran with my friends a few weeks ago – an encounter made difficult by an impervious shell and a very strong, very large claw. That encounter slowly developed into a draft, line art, then the full range of crabs you see below...

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July 2021 Gold Rewards

The Colossal Crab

  • The Basalt Crab and a collection of dire barnacles.
  • 25 map assets depicting barnacle clusters and ocean refuse.
  • The Driftwood, Glacial, Glass, Granite, Iron, Magma, and Sandstone crab variants!

Crab Rock

  • The Crab Rock battle map with Clear and Dreary map variants.
  • 31 map assets depicting blowholes, seaweed, ...

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July 2021 Silver Rewards

The Colossal Crab

  • The Basalt Crab and a collection of dire barnacles.
  • 25 map assets depicting barnacle clusters and ocean refuse.


Crab Rock

  • The Crab Rock battle map with Clear and Dreary map variants.
  • 31 map assets depicting blowholes, seaweed, and rocky terrain!


2021-07-31 16:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Hig Kalduhr The Dwarven Fortress

Today  I hit publish on another one of Garm's system-neutral settlements!  These are designed to be dropped into your world as something of a  ready-made location – this one with a strong dwarven odor!

Read it here!


2021-07-27 13:21:14 +0000 UTC View Post

The Kiryanov Archipelago

You can now take your players on an island-hopping ocean adventure in the Kiryanov Archipelago, Garm's latest ‘modular region’ worldbuilding supplement!

Read it here!



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Your 2-Minute July Update

Hello there! Believe it or not, here we are at the mid-point of the year already. :0

The focus of this June was an experiment in large scale maps that connect with four other pre-existing maps; one on each side. It was a great success, in my humble opinion! These combinations make for a lot of play area altogether, especially the enormous stretch of Abandoned Tunnels:


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New Tokens! June 2021

Conveniently packaged, pre-colored, ready-to-play versions of the tokens we created in June 2021.

Today David and Austin have 188 new heroes and monsters to add to your collection! This month contains a great variety of goblins,...

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The Abandoned Tunnels

Branching exploratory tunnels breach the cavernous space of an underground lake, beyond which the roar of white water can be heard.

This natural dungeon was my recent experiment in large scale cave maps. I think it was largely successful, though I do already have some new ideas for the next one!

Within we have a large subterranean pool, still and deep and threatening. Beyond that, abandoned mining tunnels criss-crossed by natural ones. Mushrooms and other plant li...

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The Town Center

A vibrant town center where the town's main roads meet, featuring an event stage, tall rooftops, and dark alleys.

I've been meaning to draw a map of this sort for a long while now! A sizeable city scene, that is. This one should fit the bill, and has plenty of room to maneuver both in the streets below and the rooftops above.

The color scheme is a vibrant, sun-baked one suitable for an optimistic, thriving community. The yellow tents and buntings hint at festivity...

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The Fairy Glade

A forest glade brimming with plant life that has just about claimed the entirety of an old cobblestone road. 

This battle map is inspired by my childhood memories of The Legend of Zelda and Rayman 2, both of which feature magical woods and mystical forest spirits. Those games have shaped the way that I imagine old forests, and I think I'll forever be trying to capture that magic in my maps!

There is some sign of civilization on this map in t...

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June 2021 Gold Rewards

The Fairy Glade

  • The Clear base map with Day and Night color schemes.
  • 55 map assets depicting trees, stones, and roots.
  • The Autumn, Winter, and Cursed map variants with Day and Night color schemes!



The Town Center

  • The Clear base map with Day and Night color schemes.
  • 50 map assets depicting rooftops, tents, and walkways.
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June 2021 Silver Rewards

The Fairy Glade

  • The Clear base map with Day and Night color schemes.
  • 55 map assets depicting trees, stones, and roots.



The Town Center

  • The Clear base map with Day and Night color schemes.
  • 50 map assets depicting rooftops, tents, and walkways.


2021-06-30 17:50:32 +0000 UTC View Post

The Four Masters – Zephas, Master of Air

Do you dare face Zephas, Master of Air? Troy has a whole encounter prepared if you do, complete with 5e stat block, battle map, and a character token by David!

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Port Kilton

I'd  like to welcome you to Port Kilton, Garm's latest worldbuilding  location. It comes complete with six seaside districts, a long list of  NPCs, a tavern and its menu, and custom character tokens from Austin and David!

2021-06-08 13:45:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Your 2-Minute June Update

G'day, and welcome to a new month! It feels like our last update was just yesterday, and yet here we are with a long list of brand new content. We've had a lot of fun making it, and it's all thanks to patrons like you for making it possible – thank you, and we hope it brings you as much joy as you have brought us!

Lately I have been making a few minor breakthroughs in my artistic process, and I'm really quite fond of these recent maps. The little changes in line art, ...

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238 New Tokens! May 2021

Conveniently packaged, pre-colored, ready-to-play versions of the tokens we created in May 2021.

Here we have Austin and David's hard work for the month, and it's a wide spread in this edition! Dragonborn, aasimar, (half) elves, dwarves, dragons...

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The Rock Pools Battle Map

The waves have eroded this rocky coast to create a small group of rock pools and a flat stone overlooking them. It's a popular spot for meditation, and for giant crab attacks.

This map is inspired by my own Australian backyard and some of the spots I like to visit in the summer. I'm sure that scrambling around on these rocks as a kid has played a significant role in forming my love of role-playing and adventure, and I still get out to do it sometimes!

As a battle ...

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