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New Foundry Adventures!

Hello $3+ users!

It's been a little quiet on the foundry-front lately as we've been working on revamping the FVTT conversion process, but if all goes as planned then we've got a lot of foundry content coming out this month. And the first of that are two new foundry-ready adventure modules: Murder at the Lodge and 2022-07-08 13:58:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Cuthari Conchel Class Cruiser

Hello all!

I can't emphasize enough how excited I am to be sharing with you the fruit of a renewed (and for the foreseeable future, continual) creative collaboration with the good folks of Arcane Minis. Many of you will likely remember a slew of previous airships I made earlier this year in February as a part of the group's Airship Campaigns View Post

The Barn Door

Hey folks!

Had a bit of an unexpected delay with a different map that I'm creating in collaboration with another creative team that I think you'll be excited to see me working with again.

So to adapt I had to swap around that map with what was going to be July's Candlekeep Mysteries map: The Barn Door! This is a location from the Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion chapter of the adventure and perhaps one you've heard of before as it fe...

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Urban Assets 2

Hello all!

I know I say it all the time, but today I'm very excited to share with you all the end result of an asset pack I've been toying with for a bit now: Urban Assets 2. The longtime sequel to one of the very first asset packs released nearly four years ago, this set looks to build on and expand from the original set initially charted out.

My primary goal with this second set was to drastically build out the available assets necessary for ...

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Bestial Beings Tokens pt. 1: Swamp Scavengers

Hello token users!

At the end of June here we have for you all the first in a new token series: Bestial Beings. There are a lot of 5E enemies and statblocks dedicated not to dragons or warlocks, but simply our familiar friends from the animal kingdom. This series is dedicated exclusively to those. This particular set is swamp-themed and includes some rather enormous representations of toads, crocodiles, and constrictor snakes, alongside multi...

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Ancestral Assets

Hello all!

Pleased to share with you all the first of a new line of assets you can expect to see more of in the future: Ancestral Assets. This pack's contents and theme were determined in part by the winner of the Map Contest we held back in March, the prize for which was a personalized asset pack. 

As the pack's name and contents...

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Demonic Duelists Tokens pt.4: Magma Monsters

Hello token users!

Releasing part four of our "demonic duelists" series to round out part three from last month. This set ironically takes a little departure from "demons" in the in-game sense and instead features devils! You'll find a set of familiar devilish individuals like the Pit Fiend and Imp, all of which are accompanied by the huge View Post

Trial by Hellfire - Adventure Collaboration

How will you fare against the hellish terrors?

Hello all!

Today I am excited to share with you all the fruit of another successful adventure collaboration with our friends at Kelfecil's Tales. Trial by Hellfire is a one-shot adventure for a party of adventurers level 13-14 that pits them against a series of increasingly brutal combat...

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Haven of the Red Quill

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 Haven of the Red Quill, a subterranean library of sorts that is now abandoned and players venture into at their peril, found within the Scrivener's Tale chapter of the adventure.

What's Included for D...

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Alchemist's Cave

Helloooo again!

For what might be my final post today (seeing if we can squeeze out a foundry prep too) I have a nifty little dungeon map for you: the Alchemist's Cave! Commissioned by one of our adventurer tier patrons, this cave system is characterized by some interesting qualities, but still perfectly remains broadly usable and I foresee myself saving it in the back pocket for when the time strikes during a wilderness travel random table roll.

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Furniture Assets pt.3

Hello all!

The second asset pack that I'm releasing back-to-back here with Dungeon Entrances pt.4 is Furniture Assets 3! An unintentional foil to the uniqueness of the Dungeon Entrances series, the furniture assets set simply strives to try and fill every nook and cranny for furniture and objects you could need to furnish a building or urban area. 

While you...

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Dungeon Entrances pt.4

Hey folks!

I've just gotten back from the U.S. holiday weekend and have a lot of content to drop in your feed throughout the day. The first of which is... Dungeon Entrances 4! What might very well be my actual favorite asset series that I could see myself doing in perpetuity (how can you possibly get enough of these?), this fourth iteration brings a new slew of flavorful, eye-catching centerpieces designed to be the "front door" to your next dungeon.

I ...

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Demonic Duelists Tokens pt.3: Demogorgon's Denizens

Hey folks! Continuing our earlier trend this month of returning to classic D&D foes with Giants by bringing another familiar face to your bestiary: the Demogorgon! This two-headed, tentacled nightmare is accompanied by the Chasme, the Hezrou, the Manes, and the Dretch. I've als...

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The Arctic Archives

Snow is falling, books are calling!

Artist Credit: Rithyra Bin 

The Arctic Archives is an adventure location that I've helped develop in collaboration with others on a project that I can't quite talk about specifical...

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Monstrous Marauders Tokens pt.3: Glorious Giants

Hey folks! I still have some more project-specific token sets coming down the pipeline, but in the meantime, let's take a break for some more familiar faces: Giants! A set that I'm categorizing within the "Monstrous Marauders" theme, this pack delivers four classic giant types: Frost, Fire, Storm, and Stone. Due to the fact that they are all huge and come with multiple variants each, this se...

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Ironclad Cove

Hello all!

Starting off May with a more zany, pirate-themed map of Ironclad Cove, the result of a recent commission and based on the location of the same name from World of Warcraft. As you will see from the preview image above, this dank cove is dominated by an enormous vessel known as the Juggernaut. A 4-story pirate ship that is absurdly decked out in cannons of all sizes and varieties, it seems pretty clear the crew is not especially inte...

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Map Collection Theme Poll

Hey folks! Weekend poll here!

It's been a few months since I released our last collection series for the Harbor Maps Collection and I think we're due for some more! If you're unfamiliar: a "collection" series is a little different than my typical battle map releases. A collection set is 9x larger than my standard battle map (17x22 sq...

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Feywild Dinner Party Foundry Scene

Hello $3+ Supporters!

Our friend Grape Juice has pitched in again to fully assemble a map of the example map originally made from the Royalty 2 Assets Pack released back in March. Consider it my playful attempt at blending some of the versat...

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Xurvikor's Fall

Hello folks!

Can't tell you how happy I am to finally get this one out in the world--Xurvikor's Fall is the realization of an idea that I've had bouncing around in my mind for some time now, eager to get it out onto a map. The premise is simple: A huge dragon has been slain mid-flight, hurtling into the city walls and the buildings beyond. Rubble and carnage are flung about and what characters must do next is so heavily influenced by the context of your sessi...

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Mind Prison - Adventure Collaboration

Hello all! 

Pleased to sneak in a bonus release at the end of the month here: another adventure made in collaboration with our friends at Kelfecil's Tales!

Last month as a part of our 5 year mapping anniversary I revisited one of my very first dungeons, The Drowned Archives, and recreated its entirety at encounter scale. You can find those rathe...

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Ruins 2 Foundry Scene

Hello $3+ Supporters!

Our friend Grape Juice has pitched in again to fully assemble a map of the example map originally made from the Ruins 2 Assets Pack released back in February. A classic map of scattered ruins makes for lots of cover and...

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Heliana's Tokens pt.5: Broodmother's Babies

Hello token users!

The next set of tokens for Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting that I've been collaborating on for the last couple of months is ready for release and takes us to murky depths. The full details and statblocks for each of these huge abberations and their amphibious thralls can be found in the PDF below.

As always,...

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Light & Shadow Assets

Hello folks!

Today I've got for you what is likely my first instance of creating an asset pack for Dungeondraft from the outset, rather than the other way around. For those of you unfamiliar with Dungeondraft (and I'd recommend you acquaint yourself), one of its features is the ability to place light sources that can interact with objects and walls you've indicated to block light. 

This Light & Shadow Assets pack is desig...

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Hag's Hovel

Hello all!

Got another map here from the 5E Candlekeep Mysteries adventure, this time the Hag's Hovel from the Lore of Lurue chapter. As you can likely imagine... it involves a hag! And all of the classically nasty things those creatures can get up to. The contents of the hovel obviously correspond with details encountered in the adventure, but I've also included a less spooky, unfurnished variant for customization f...

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Dungeon Tiles 2

Hello all! 

Dungeon Tiles 2 is the sequel I was eager to make for Dungeon Tiles 1 released back in late February. This is definitely my favorite tile series to date and I think it has a lot of potential to help with rapid dungeon building and customization. 

As I hinted at in the original post, this 2nd set brings a lot of new goodies to the...

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The Shattered Shrine - Adventure Collaboration

Hey folks!

I have an angelic collaboration to share with you all today--a mini-adventure that I had the pleasure of working with writer and designer NevernotDM on. They have been developing an expansion on 5E's somewhat underdeveloped celestial options and it is soon to come to fruition in their latest module, Professor Gilroy's Heavenly Handbook. You...

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Dungeondraft Update!

Hey folks! 

Last month we celebrated the final conversion of the remaining library to Dungeondraft and I am very pleased to inform you that we have wasted no time in the continued upkeep and improvement of that library and have some new updates to share!

What's New:

  • We have created "megapacks" of the available individual Dungeondraft packs. T...

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Heliana's Tokens pt.4: Friends & Fiends

Hello token users!

The next set of tokens for Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting that I've been collaborating on for the last couple of months is ready for release and it is full of cats! (and maybe the most densely detailed Large token I've made to date).

This particular adventure within the module focuses on the influence of the origina...

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Map Contest Voting!

Update: 4 hours left to vote! Come cast your ballot if you haven't yet, looks like we've got a neck-and-neck tie between two big maps!

Hey folks! Last month as part of our 5-year celebration we hosted a mapmaking contest! I took some time and have since browsed through them to pick...

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Murder at the Lodge - Adventure Collaboration

Hello all! As with last month we've got a fun bonus release made in collaboration with our friends at Kelfecil's Tales!

As the name suggests, this adventure concerns a mysterious murder and as such is more roleplay/investigation heavy. It takes place at an older, preexisting map of mine for the Waylorn Lodge, which I've taken the liberty of rearrangi...

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