November was super busy for me. I was occupied by other cartographic work and #mapvember2019, so I got only three maps published. On the other hand, I published a big batch of black and white line art maps, and a cleaned-up PDF collection is coming out in late December to my Adventurer tier and higher-level patrons. The collection might be available later through other channels, but no solid plans for that as of yet.
I'm trying to streamline the tiers and their rewards for a re-launch in January 2020*, my goal is to make them more clear and allow myself to focus more on making maps. When figuring out what are the essential and most demanded rewards, I thought that who better would be to ask than you!
So, I need a bit of your help.
Please, check the rewards that you would be the most interested in regardless of what tier they belong to.
Any kind of feed...
2019-12-13 08:43:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The image here is from the new Alien RPG and I did some similar deck plans for a sci-fi RPG of mine back in 2017. (Helios transport and Jinshen cargoship)
So, What do you think? Would you like to see more of this style (as a variant maybe, and assuming it fits the overall style and mood)
What...
Another month has passed and I must say that from my perspective that went quick!
I'll try to keep this short and give a quick high-level update on what's going on and elaborate on each topic later on.
In December this Patreon and Miska's Maps have been around for 4 years! Time has gone by fast! Thank you for supporting my work. I would not be around without you.
In December I'm going to make at least 4 maps....
2019-12-08 22:04:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi there!
I'd like to know what are the most common uses, and therefore the most valuable formats for my maps.
I'm trying to cover print-quality, miniature use (printed and laminated map sections), and virtual tabletops, but not sure if I'm putting the effort in the right places. Some of the variants take more time to make and some require planning in advance to make them possible in the first place.
Please, let me know which are your most common uses for m...
2019-12-08 21:17:13 +0000 UTC View PostI'm taking a break from streaming on Twitch to focus on other matters until 22nd of December. I still aim to stream occasionally out of the regular schedule whenever I have some extra time or I'm working on my Patreon maps.
If you want to get notified when I get live, please follow my Twitch account at www.twitch.tv/miskasmaps
You can find my map making videos also on Youtube at 2019-12-03 11:15:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Deep under the streets of the city lies the Undercity that is a city of its own. It is busy as the Overcity, but not in the same way. Strange creatures and aberrations, undead horrors, and abandoned experiments from shady laboratories roam the streets, tunnels and underground canals of the Undercity.
This block fo the Undercity is no exception. The underground canal runs through the Undercity channeling garbage, bodies and stormwater into underground lakes and reservoirs. Clever a...
2019-12-01 02:21:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Xenoarcheological site XEN3992012.3 was found on the moon of Thestias (EV-337) in the Pollux system. The site was one of the first and few remnants of the Malakim culture found relatively intact. Like with other sites, the surface parts of the site were completely destroyed, but parts of the underground facility had remained functional. On site XEN3992012.3 several X-artefacts were found, but the most significant finding was the new parasitic organism XG111 dubbed as Apophis by the scientists...
2019-12-01 02:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post
After the civilization fell, so fell the old faiths. But from the ashes of the destruction new gods rose. One of these new religions was the faith of Warhead.
Followers of Warhead were strong and capable fighters, but also clever mechanics. They drew their power from the fury contained within them. Only when absolutely necessary they let their fury take over their senses and drive themselves into a berserk rage. To contain their rage, followers of Warhead, collected, stored and pr...
2019-12-01 01:40:47 +0000 UTC View PostI'm a bit late with this poll, but we'll get this done well during the first week of December still. So, what's it going to be for December?
In November I got to finish only three maps in color, but on top of that, I did a bunch of #mapvember maps. I'll probably have to finish the last maps on December's side, but the PDF collection is coming in December with full 30 maps.
In December I aim to do at least 4 maps. Some of the candidates are from the past months, some ar...
2019-11-29 10:59:52 +0000 UTC View Post
In October I released three maps, and all of them are good for modern, sci-fi and cyberpunk genres. This post includes the public versions of those maps.
The Laser Warrior is a fairly well-known bar and nightclub among the local criminals – especially smugglers, drug dealers, mercenaries and other such freelance operators.
The owner ...
2019-11-21 01:55:54 +0000 UTC View Post
It's November and I've been busy with mapvember. This year I decided to make all of my mapvember maps steampunk and/or fantasy themed. Most of the maps use my own RPG setting Astraterra (coming in English in 2020, btw), but they should work fine with Eberron, Ravnica or Warhammer Fantasy settings, for example.
I also have a special offer in Patreon related to these maps. All who are my patrons by the end of November at Adventurer or higher tier will get a PDF with 30 Mapvember maps (de...
Hi all,
Yesterday I did a live stream on Twitch where I colored one of my November's upcoming maps. There are some nice tips on how to clean your scanned image and a peek to my coloring process.
Check it out now on Twitch --> LINK
The video will be available also on Youtube as soon as I get to edit and upload it. Meanwhile, check my other videos on Youtube --> 2019-11-18 13:38:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there! We are well into November already, but here's a short sit-rep from my secret base.
I have a huge commission in the works, which is taking a lot of my time, but line art versions for all the Patreon releases coming out this month are drawn and two of the maps are already prepared for release.
I try to get the third map done next week and dedicate some time to the pending PDFs. I've been thi...
2019-11-18 00:51:08 +0000 UTC View PostI'd like to make more sci-fi and modern battle maps. What I have in mind are various space station / Space ship sections or modules, a ruined warehouse, an executive office, and such. But I would like to hear your ideas and needs. What kind of battle maps would you need?
What is a Battle Map?
In case you are not familiar with the concept, a battle map is a small-scale map than can be used with miniatures or on virtual tabletop, like Roll20, with tokens...
2019-11-06 14:37:54 +0000 UTC View Post
These maps were added to the selection of public domain TTRPG maps on my website at www.miskasmaps.com.
The selection grows with a map or two every month. I do this to help the role-playing community and new publishers and game designers. This is made possible by my patrons Patreon as their support lets me concentrate on new material.
Thanks...
2019-11-05 07:55:41 +0000 UTC View Post
This map was a really fun project to work with. I actually studied a bit about safehouses and common practices with those. At least, based on what could be found on the internet.
The layout is designed to be located in a city on the second or third floor, for example. The locations are fairly busy, so traffic into the building does not draw too much attention. The safehouse does not have extensive modifications as big renovations would draw attention and lik...
2019-10-31 23:16:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In this RPG cartography video, I go through the process of cleaning up the line art and coloring and texturing the map.
2019-10-30 12:05:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Cliffside Mansion is a luxurious, but relatively small mansion built on a cliff facing the ocean. It has two floors. The upper floor has a kitchen, a dining room, a small bedroom, and a spare room that could be a storage room, walk-in closet, or something similar. The lower floor has a small workshop, a shower and sauna, a home theater, a master bedroom, a small home office/library, and a large balcony.
The map was drawn on a basic n...
2019-10-30 09:35:55 +0000 UTC View Post
A new timelapse video on Youtube. In this video, I color the Laser Warrior bar battle map in Photoshop with my XP-Pen drawing display. Check it out!
Oh, and if you would like to get notified of new videos, please subscribe to my channel. Thanks!
2019-10-26 23:37:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a little advertisement for the upcoming collaboration with DM Dave, who is also a Patreon creator. This is going to be a really cool project!
There's going to be weird aberrations and monsters in post-apocalyptic Earth. It's going to get get weird. Stay tuned on this frequency for further information!
In this process video I color a map in Photoshop with an XP-Pen Pro 22E. A shorter timelapse video is coming a bit later.
Thank you for your support!
2019-10-26 01:39:40 +0000 UTC View PostOK. It's again time to vote for the next month's map releases. I have all the line art done for October's maps and I intend to churn them out before the end of the month.
In November I'm doing #mapvember, so that is going to affect a bit how many maps I can do in November. Probably around 3 or 4. Because of this, there are also fewer candidates in the poll.
Masterminds and above, remember to give your ext...
2019-10-25 11:21:07 +0000 UTC View PostI'm really excited to announce this very interesting collaboration project with DM Dave. We've been talking about this for a while already, but now we finally got our plans in matching vectors, and we are going to start making 5E compatible post-apocalyptic stuff together.
Simply put, I'm going to provide the maps and DM Dave is going to do the writing. The ...
2019-10-23 08:18:59 +0000 UTC View PostI have some exciting news for you today. Let's get to it.
First of all, I have some very interesting collaborations brewing up with other Patreon creators. I'll tell you more about these in a few days when I have some details figured out.
Also, I have introduced a new tier level (or actually reintroduced). Paragon fills in the gap between Masterminds and Ultrapatrons. At $25 per month Pa...
2019-10-22 08:18:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Laser Warrior is a fairly well-known bar and nightclub among the local criminals – especially smugglers, drug dealers, mercenaries and other such freelance operators.
The owner of The Laser Warrior, Daniel Shadie (Friends call him "Shady"), is very well connected to the local underground and law enforcement. Shady has a very strict code of honor. He is not a snitch, and he is a master at making deals and negotiating...
2019-10-22 04:28:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Awesome! We have reached a new goal!
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"Tower Seven"
When I reach 220 patrons, I will do a map of a huge multi-level space hulk floating in space with a short introduction to the Hyperstorm universe. This will be part of the Hyperstorm space opera campaign setting.
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First of all, what is Hyperstorm?
Hyperstorm is a space opera setting I've been working on togethe...
2019-10-15 21:31:10 +0000 UTC View Post
New adventures for Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play's Ubersreik Adventures series are out now. And I'm really proud to announce that I did maps for two adventures, Bait and Witch and Hearth of Glass, and both are now available on DrivethruRPG on Cubicle 7's storefront.
I d...
2019-10-15 13:42:50 +0000 UTC View Post210 patrons! This means that from now on the PDF versions will have some illustrations on top of my cartography (given that the layout and available art permits it).
I'm sure that this will add to the quslity of the PDF releases and this will also affect the pending PDFs.
Thank you!
Next up:
"Tower Seven" – When I reach 220 patrons, I will do a map of a huge multi-level space hulk floating in space with an introduction and ...
After some consideration, I have decided to start having monthly map polls, like the one that is running right now here.
I have had map polls before, but in a different way. This time I have taken the lessons learned from the previous iterations and shaped it so that it will not become too restrictive for my creative process, schedule, and other practicalities. It is still likely that t...
2019-10-04 06:50:23 +0000 UTC View Post