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Old Grippli Temple

Hey folks!

Another map installment here from our gradual exploration of the Candlekeep Mysteries module. As you'll see in the preview this one is of the Old Grippli Temple, an abandoned ritual site and temple that is now being actively excavated by a group of yuan-ti. It hails from the Book of Cylinders chapter and provides an excellent, dramatic scene for players to stumble in on and intervene. 

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Subterranean Scoundrels Tokens pt. 2: Creeping Creatures

Hello token users!

Today I'm sharing the backhalf counterpart to the first set of Subterranean Scoundrels: Fiery Fungi. Like the Creeping Creatures that preceded it, these creatures hail primarily from the regions populary described as the Underdark in D&D lore. A healthy blend of the elemental and the tentacled, inside you'll find the Shrieker...

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Monster Mash Ball - Halloween Adventure Collab

Hey spooky folks!

For the Halloween season I am pleased to share with you all the results of a recent collaboration I've undertaken with a number of other creatives in the TTRPG space, many of which you may be familiar with already.

Together we've created a mini-adventure we're calling the Monster Mash Ball--a collection of maps (myself and Chibbin Grove's), an adventure hook handout, a number of hilarious paper miniatures of monsters dressed as other monsters,...

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Fearsome Flyers Tokens pt. 3: Doomful Dragons

Hello token users!

So happy to get to release a set of tokens I've been looking forward to for a bit now: dragons! This set (the 3rd edition of the Fearsome Flyers series) is devoted to visualizing D&D's namesake through the Dragon Wyrmling, the Young Adult, Adult, and finally Ancient dragon varieties (plus a Wyvern in there for good measure). 

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Argolodon Frigate

Hey folks!

Last month we shared with you the Kestrel Frigate, and today we're back with the Argolodon Frigate, the latest collaboration with our friends at Arcane Minis.

As you can plainly see, the most eye-catching characteristic of this vessel is it's means of propulsion! A...

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Pericle: Gathering Darkness (Map Pack)

Hey folks!

For our last map release of September I have a whole pack of maps to share with you, made especially in cooperation with the team developing Pericle: Gathering Darkness

Pericle: Gathering Darkness is an app-driven tabletop role-playing game for 1-4 players that combines combat with a groundbreaking comp...

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Desert Dwellers Tokens pt. 1: Sandy Spirits

Hello token users!

Today we're releasing the first portion of a new series of Desert Dwellers tokens: the Sandy Spirits. This set includes a total of 6 tokens for the Efreeti, Djinni, Spirit Naga, Mummy, Mummy Lord, and a Scorpion! You'll also enjoy a variety of modular parts for the efreeti, djinni, and spirit naga (as previewed) in the form...

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Slavic Myth Charity Module (Bonus Map!)

Hey folks,

This map of the Witch's Cottage is a more thoughtful interpretation of my layout of the Hag's Hovel, but with some important thematic changes to bring it more in alignment with the ways witches are thought of and conceptualized in Slavic mythology. 

The witch's cottage is my contribution to a recent release of the 2022-09-30 01:19:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Temple of the Immortal Lotus

Hey folks!

Another map installment here from our gradual exploration of the Candlekeep Mysteries module. As you'll see in the preview this one is of the Temple of the Immortal Lotus, a complex of monks in pursuit of a controversial technique and employing controversial methods..

What's Included for Download:

  • The 66x34 square map of the dungeon complex
  • A labeled version that matches the adventure, as previewed abov...

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Monstrous Marauders Tokens pt. 4: Killer Kobolds

Hello token users!

Got another addition to our Monstrous Marauders series: Killer Kobolds! Like the goblinoid set released last fall, this iteration places an emphasis on one of D&D's most infamous mob enemies while also spotlighting some other fairly common adjacent bestial/humanoid companions such as the Lizardfolk or Gnoll

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Underdark Assets pt.2

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For today's asset pack we're releasing a bursting expansion on the Underdark asset series first published well over 2 years ago. The original set was envisioned as an adaptation of the even older cave assets and provided a slew of modular tiles alongside a fai...

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Starlight Arcana 5e Kickstarter (7 days left!)

Hey folks!

This is a bonus post to make sure that you are fully informed that our collaborators and friends at Kelfecil's Tales are nearly (but not yet!) wrapped up with their super successful kickstarter for Starlight Arcana. It is looking to shape up as a beautifully unique su...

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Warcamp Assets pt.2

Hey folks!

For today's asset pack I've got for you a fun followup on the original Warcamp Assets released nearly a year ago. I've been itching to return to the theme for a bit now ever since that initial release as I felt there were some fun, untapped areas that I hope could end up being very useful to many of you. 

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Kestrel Class Frigate

Hey folks! 

Back in July I announced a renewal of our partnership with the good folks of Arcane Minis through the Cuthari Conchel Cruiser airship; we are back today with the latest addition to the fleet: the Kestrel Class Frigate!

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Fort Duskmark pt.2: Underground + Exterior

Hey folks!

This is the followup post to Fort Duskmark pt.1; in this post you will find downloads for the underground caverns hidden beneath Fort Duskmark, my exterior illustration sketch of the ground level, and the labeled map variants. Enjoy!

Fort Duskmark pt.1: Ground + Upper Levels

Update: The PDF previews for both the fortress and its underground caverns are now available for download! If interested, consider checking out the Knights of the Crystal Blade kickstarter page (2 weeks left!) for the full adventure.

Spark of the Woken Bones - Adventure Collaboration

Hey Folks!

I've got two big releases to share with you TODAY; the first of which involves a slew of creators making work in collaboration with a project helmed by the good people at Boroug...

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School's Out - Adventure Collaboration

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I have a set of three collaborative projects to share with you over the last remaining days of August and the first is: School's Out! Organized by our friends at Kelfecil's Tales, this adventure takes place within the storied halls of the Astral Academy where something nefarious is afoot and your group will have the option to take on the roles of several premade characters to stop it. This adventure makes ...

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Dungeon Tiles 3

Hello all!

Dungeon Tiles 3 is the latest (final?) followup set to Dungeon Tiles 1 and Dungeon Tiles 2, a newer asset/tile series debuted originally back in late February. The goal of the series is rather straightforward: create a generic set of the most basic ass...

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Foundry Scenes: Alchemist's Cave + Arctic Archives

Hello $3+ users!

Got two new scenes for you today of relatively recent map releases that are now fully prepped-out in Foundry VTT! These maps depict the alchemist's cave and the arctic archives and are ready for play! You can find either of them by searching by name and scrolling down until you find the ...

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Farm Assets pt.2

Hello all!

Our first asset pack of the month is a followup to the original Farm Assets released almost exactly 3 years ago! As you can imagine there's been a fair amount of change to my workflow and goals over the last 3 years, so let's get into what this pack expands on and improves:

Part 2 Includes:

  • Seamless Reconstructions of the original crops from part 1 so you can make them whatever size you'd like! View Post

Dangerous Deviants Tokens pt. 1: Ominous Oozes

Hello token users!

Following up the debut of Subterranean Scoundrels a few days ago with yet another new token theme: Dangerous Deviants (only got 1 more theme to unveil before I've started on them all!). The Dangerous Deviants lineup will continue to consist of enemies that don't quite fit nicely into other, more self-evidDent themes and instead are just monstrous weirdos!...

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Subterranean Scoundrels Tokens pt. 1: Creeping Creatures

Hello token users!

Got a set for an all-new token lineup (one of the last few remaining unexplored token themes): Subterranean Scoundrels! This series is intended to help visualize those denizens of the deep, the monsters and humanoids found in what is classically referred to as the Underdark in D&D. As this subgroup's name would suggest, Creeping Creatures includes a set of 6 relatively familiar faces to the D&D wor...

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Swamp Maps Collection

Hey Folks!

The next theme of maps collection has arrive and it's looking murky! This set is swamp-themed and arrives with a few extra perks as well! If you're unfamiliar, this "collection" is the equivalent of nine battle maps and perhaps better yet, they are all seamless with one another when combined like the graphic above. This means they can be assembled in rows, columns, or as a full image to make many varieties of much larger maps!

It's b...

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The Blighted Lands: Mini-Setting Collaboration

Welcome to the Blighted Lands

Hello all! Very happy to be sharing with you the first regional map I've released in over 2+ years: The Blighted Lands. As you can see, I've taken a decidedly different approach to the stylization of this region--rather than a more traditional top-down, icon-heavy conception of the area (which I do still appreciate) I instead have gone with a means similar to the city map of 2022-07-27 17:40:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Undead Uglies Tokens pt.3

Hello token users!

Following up last week's extra-bonus release of undead-themed tokens for Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting, we have our third installment of Undead Uglies: Ghostly Ghouls. In this latest set you'll find a fair amount of new (if familiar) gaunt faces in the forms of the Specter, Shadow, View Post

Woodland Assets pt.2

Hello all!

For the second asset pack of this month we are releasing a 2nd edition of the Woodland Assets originally released a little over a year ago. Like its predecessor, this set aims to build out the density of flora of your typical woodland environment and less of a focus on 'trees' themselves (which we've already released 87 of previously in various asset packs). 

Part 2 Includes:

  • 25 new tree roots of a sm...

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Heliana's Tokens pt.6: Bonemonger's Beasts

Hello token users!

It's been a little while since our last set of tokens for Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting, but we're back one last time with a set made especially for one of their bonus adventures reached as a stretch goal in the original Kickstarter. If this is the first you're seeing of these, you can click on the "Heliana" tag on this post below to see...

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Foundry SRD Token Module

UPDATE 11/10: The SRD token module has been updated to include the newest SRD tokens! This includes 34 new monsters like those seen below, but does not include anything released after September '22. This may also solve some scattered issues with thumbnail generation (that I haven't been able to replicate).

UPDATE 10/18: The SRD token module found here has now been updated...

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Destroyed Assets pt.3

Hello all!

For July I'm working on continuing to build out a couple of what I consider to be some of the most foundational asset packs in the library. The first of which is Destroyed Assets! Self-evident as it is, these packs contain a flurry of deteriorated and broken furniture alongside smaller piles of mostly nondescript "debris".  

Part 3 includes:

  • 42 new assets of "broken furniture"
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