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Concealed Cascade 22x40 - Public

As the water beats down from above, the idyllic pool sparkles in the morning sunlight. This brief location of peace and calm is a welcome relief after the many days of travel so far.

As the party begins to make camp a few members wander off to soak away their troubles at the glittering base of the falls.

A small yelp can just be heard over the din of the falls as the party bard slips on a rock whilst bathing under the waterfall, slipping backwards into the flow disappearing comple...

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Cogs of Creation 22x40 - Public

Waves crashing around the precarious peninsular, undermining the rocks echoing with the never-ending mechanical madness within. Who can say what eldritch forces built such a device, or what elements will be released with their inevitable fall to the persistent waters below.

For now however the cogs continue their everlasting cycles...

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Larry's Lease-a-Lair - Free Tileable Dungeon Collaboration Pack

Welcome to Larry’s Lease-a-Lair Warehouse, where everyone from Lizardfolk and Liches to Wraiths and Wizards alike can find the Lair of their dreams designed to thwart even the most villainous of adventurers! Here at Lease-a-Lair, we recognize the demands on the time and attention of our customers and not everyone has the schedule to learn how to magically shape their environments and carve their lairs into the depths of volcanic mountains. So we bring the lair to you! Choose from our ma...

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The Astral Express - Free Adventure Pack Collaboration!

Every year, Klaus the Kindhearted travels across the planes visiting all the good little boys and girls and delivering to them magical treats and gifts. He does this on his magical train, The Astral Express. This year, however, while skirting the abyss he inadvertently picked up a nefarious hitchhiker. A creature born of malice and hunger and hate: The Gingerdead Man. Summoned by Klaus as a last-ditch effort to save his train and the gift-giving season, will your party be able to safely n...

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Dragon's Demise 40x22 - Public

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Lava bubbling around it the remains of the once great beast is laid before you across the rocky ground. What could have brought such a mighty beast low, few could claim such strength, and fewer still are able stand against those who could.

Best to make quick your time in this land is the most logical thought, but then again, rumour has it that many will pay handsomely for what...

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Haunted Henge 40x22 - Public

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Like the fabled sirens of the high seas the trio of flaming orbs swirl entrancingly through the fog, bathing the hilltop and henge in their eerie glow. Many stories are told of the body that lies beneath them. Some tell claims of an ancient wizard king who once ruled these lands before catching the ire of a coven of cultists, others of a lonely traveller who sat down to rest to neve...

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Bonus Airship (FREE)

Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing well!

I had a request for a keyable version of the airship map from earlier in the year so it could be placed over different backgrounds and I wanted to throw it out to everyone to give you all that option.

I've also put it over as ocean styled backdrop to give some options for people who don't have access to software for keying also.

Have fun with it, and hit me up if you throw it into any particularly zany situations!

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Savage Stadium 40x22 - Public

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The sound of drums echo as you’re dragged up the ramp and tossed roughly like a bag of potatoes to the ground below. As the dust clears, allowing your vision to return a grisly scene of bones, cast aside weapons and brutal pillars of barbs surround you. The crowds roar in anticipation of the martial combat that is to come. Racks of weapons draw your eye as you hear the thuds of other unfortun...

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Bonus Boats! (Free)

Hi everyone, I've had a request for some of the boats in the Merchant Moorage map over transparent backgrounds, I've added a few sail options and some variety to the row boat sizes. Hope everyone has fun with these!

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Barbarian Barricade 22x40 - Public

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The sounds of voices carry on the mountain wind, jostling the trees along the path leading to the palisade. With a series of catwalks providing an eagle view over the sea of surrounding forests these local barbarians have grown as well established as they are bold

It seems like every day now a raiding party is sent out from their gates towards the local villages and towns of t...

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Shards of the Storm - Free Patreon Only Assets! (30x30 maps)

Hey all! 

Along with the previous public post I have a few free bonus extra Patreon only elements, some perspective views, high res images and a summer variation.

Hope you all enjoy these maps, music tracks, monsters, minis and more, getting to peek behind the veil I can say that everyone involved has been working really hard to make something that will hopefully prove to be a useful tool in your DMing belt as Frostmaiden is released!

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Shards of the Storm - Free Collaboration!

Hey Everyone!

In celebration of the release of Rime of the Frostmaiden and ironically for me the warmer weather arriving with a stinking hot Aussie summer, a collection of 36 TTRPG content creators have come together to create a massive 150x180 grid map with new monsters, ambient music, miniatures, and magic items to all complement one another!

30 maps, 9 monsters, 11 minis, 10 music tracks!

You'll find everything from frozen dragons to igloo camps on the map with stirring m...

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Merchandise Moorage 40x22 - Public

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The waves lazily lap around, knocking the fishing boats against piers as the fishermen try to time their leaps to the safety of stable jetty. Seabirds scratch their taunts, hoping to extract a thrown scrap of fish from one of the plentiful piscators.

Further toward dry land murmurs rise from the local townsfolk  to meet the seabirds as they walk the esplanade market stalls to surve...

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Divergent Direction 40x22 - Public

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Slowly the eyes of the party shift back and forth between the diverging paths, a heavy silence filling the air as everyone waits for the others to talk first.

To the left butterflies float through the air as if suspended by the aroma of the flowers that they are dancing above. Sunlight ripples over the meadow bringing joy and life to everything it touches.

To the right the cobwebs...

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Frontier Founding 40x22 - Public

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The sun floating high in the noontime sky beats down upon the dusty street as the clock edges closer to midday. From behind you the sound of creaking wood draws attention to the water tower balanced precariously upon the cliff face.

Eyes gaze from the windows, unwilling to join you on the street but unable to ignore the scene playing out in their small town.

As the clock b...

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Marine Malady 40x22 - Public

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Light slowly filtering through the water a strange patch of darkness catches your eye amidst the luminous glow of the reef. In a world teaming with life death is to be expected, but not with this intensity and scale.

A sickness is spreading across the sea bed, an illness that belches forth from the depths of the earth through a tunnel to the underdark. A disease b...

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Souced Sanctuary 40x22 - Public

 

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Amidst this sandy wasteland there is one thing revered above all else, one thing that makes cities rise and civilisations fall, water.

Whilst many of the worshippers have only heard rumours of this deity’s homeland, surrounded by ‘the big water’, and all have long forgotten his true name, what holds true is the boundless stream of life giving ...

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Free Bonus Adventure Pack! The Cycles of Cerberus

Here's a surprise for you all... I present you: The Cycle of Cerberus! A collaboration I have had the privilege of working on and now get to provide FREE early access to all of the patrons before it becomes public! The link can be found at the bottom of this post.

(For illustrative pu...

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Suspended Sarsen - Public

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Buffeted by the wind you struggle to find your footing. The swaying motion of the suspended rocks threaten to cast you into the clouds below, illumination from the lightning within failing to provide any knowledge to what lies beneath. Grabbing onto one of the strange structures ruptured from the core of the platform, leaving a disconcertingly biological ooze clinging to your hand, ...

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Convict Correction - Bonus Free Content

Hey All! Super stoked to put this extra freebie out there, Michael Ghelfi (www.youtube.com/user/MichaelGhelfi) and I wanted to make some more stuff for you all and have put together an animated perspective view along with some extra soundscapes for everyone!


Hope you all enjoy it!


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Convict Correction - Public

I want to do a shout out to someone that you may be familiar with already, Michael Ghelfi, who did some fantastic work on the soundscapes for the animated files! Check out him out at the following links for soundscapes and more!

patreon.com/MichaelGhelfi 

youtube.com/channel/UCDed9jQ1Y1gKeyjvkyFGkCA

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Acrophobia Abyss - Public

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The earth opens up before you, water rushing through the base of the canyon threatening a painful and unfortunate end for any who dare to cross by less than conventional means.

In front of the solitary crossing stone guardians watch and pass silent judgement upon all who try to cross and enter the lands beyond. Rumours flow in the local taverns of those who tried to pass with nefarious ...

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PSA: Patreon Tax Update

Hi Everyone, not a super fun update, but it is an important one.

As some of you may be aware of already Patreon is now required to factor tax into account for many (but not all) countries around the world from July 1st onwards. I wont make you suffer through all of the nitty-gritty details of it, as I believe that Patreon has or will be making this information available to you all if it interests you. Important to note though that this change will not be impacting every country.

W...

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Festival Fountain - Public

Hi All! It’s a little later in the month then I wanted it to be when I got this out, but in all honesty I was just having too much fun adding layers of detail and playing with it that I couldn't bring myself to hit the render button!  Also, there are a few fun things brewing and almost ready to be released in the near future, so stay tuned!

Fun fact, this should also work modularly with the Gatehouse previously released. I will be trying to make more city/castle elements tha...

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Arboreal Accommodation - Public

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The wood creaks as you take another step forward, holding your head up you resist the urge to look down, knowing the dizzying height that awaits even the quickest of glances, enough to make even the most disciplined trained monk loose his head.

The breeze moves through the trees causing the canopy to sway around you unnervingly reminiscent of waves lapping around a boat,...

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Spider’s Cleft - Public

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The air heavy with menace and seemingly more stale with each breath the tunnels stretch before you, the only light being provided by the strange glowing crystals protruding from the walls.

Webs cling to the walls, floors, and any interlopers like eager hands, viscous and viscous in its attempts to slow travel and its promise to transmit the knowledge of any interlopers to its creator. View Post

MapGuffin's Stay-At-Home Stimulus Package

Hi awesome people, I hope this finds you safe and healthy.


I have been thinking long and hard about how I can try to help and give back to all of you. One method that I have come up with is for me to begin putting my catalogue of maps onto DriveThruRPG as Pay-What-You-Want / Pay-If-You-Can model for as long as I can through this current crisis.


I understand that this is an incredibly difficult time for so many people, and it may be a while before we get to re...

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Diamond Dais - Public

 

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As the wind shifts the trees in its ethereal grip you can see a glistening object slowly rotating, power being drawn into it like smoke from a flame. The legendary gem lays before you, surrounded by stone effigies of the local deities, the peace of its movements belying the chaotic energy barely contained within.

Beyond the gem rising above lies a table, ominous s...

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Maxstoke Gatehouse - Public

Hi everyone, MapGuffin here with a new map, before I jump into the ‘standard blurb’ I just want say that I hope this map finds you all healthy and let you know that I am looking into how I can come along side you all and provide support back to this community that has been supporting me so well over the last few months. Stay tuned for updates.

This is going to be the start of a series which will explore a local keep and surrounding area in a modular way, starting with the front door...

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Cabotage Cutter - Airship - Bonus Free Map

Hi All!

So February has been my birthday month and I wanted to take the opportunity to say a little thank you to the amazing people who have been giving me some fantastic support as I kick this little side project off. So as my gift to you all I have put together a special version of the previous map but with an aerial spin. Low resolution, high resolution, animated and all.

I hope you all enjoy the map as much as I enjoyed putting it together and may all of your PCs have the bala...

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