As you traipse along the path, searching for signs of the missing wagon and the men who drove it, you find a broken wheel half-hidden in the grass. The wind changes and the smell of decay fills your nostrils.
As you look around, you find the first of them - a pair of arrows buried in his back as he tried to crawl to safety.
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I've been meaning to map out the classic 'ambushed wagon' encounter for quite some time, but kept finding myself distracted by other pr...
2022-12-08 23:09:08 +0000 UTC
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You can find the Patron-only watermark-free version of this map, which includes a night variant, transparent WebP files, and DD2VTT files with the wall data for Foundry or Fantasy Grounds, here.
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Edit 01/12/2022: I've just realised that this post charged my Patrons in error. For any of my Patrons who were charged for this that would like it refunded, please reach ou...
2022-12-01 17:39:40 +0000 UTC
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The smell of turpentine hangs heavy in the air of this rotting town house. Half-finished canvases are scattered across every room, all seeming to depict the same person at varying stages of decay.
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Inspired by watching the Pickman's Model episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities and a brief return to the Layers of Fear video game during the Halloween season, I wanted to make a map that could serve as the home of an ailing ar...
2022-12-01 17:37:04 +0000 UTC
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The ruins stand on a shelf in the mountains, overlooking the valley. The roof of the church itself collapsed long ago, though the ...
2022-11-23 05:31:09 +0000 UTC
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The ruins stand on a shelf in the mountains, overlooking the valley. The roof of the church itself collapsed long ago, though the belfry's has remained mostly intact. As you note this, your eye is drawn to movement in the tower, through its narrow windows. Someone is watching your approach.
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Another map inspired by real world locations, this ruined church is heavily modeled after the ruins of Christ Church in Tourmakeady, near the falls that inspired my 2022-11-23 05:29:41 +0000 UTC
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You hear the falls before you see them - a torrent of water cascading into a pool at the foot of the cliffs. As you approach the pool, you notice a flash of silver as something under the water c...
2022-11-17 17:31:32 +0000 UTC
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You hear the falls before you see them - a torrent of water cascading into a pool at the foot of the cliffs. As you approach the pool, you notice a flash of silver as something under the water catches the light. You feel strangely drawn to it.
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This one was inspired by a trip to Tourmakeady in the west of Ireland last week, a spot with a beautiful waterfall that I had not seen in some years. It was a lot of fun to put it together - I don't work with water all that ...
2022-11-17 17:28:45 +0000 UTC
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A great overgrown mound rises from the earth, surrounded by s...
2022-11-10 15:26:10 +0000 UTC
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Note: While attempting to upload this map yesterday, I noticed a glitch with Patreon that made it seem like attachments weren't loading properly. I decided to upload today instead, hoping the issue would be fixed by now - it still seems to be acting up. If the attachments do not appear properly once this is posted, I will likely upload the files to Google Drive and include a link here until it can be fixed.
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A great overgrown mound rises from the earth, surrounded by st...
2022-11-10 15:22:41 +0000 UTC
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The pungent water pools around your boots as you make your way along the narrow path through the marsh. Through the mist you can just about see it in the distance - a crumbling hovel th...
2022-11-03 16:05:40 +0000 UTC
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The pungent water pools around your boots as you make your way along the narrow path through the marsh. Through the mist you can just about see it in the distance - a crumbling hovel through the haze. You've heard the stories of the heinous things that happened here - you steel yourself to face their horrors.
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Another venture into swamp territory for this one, which was intended to be released on Halloween - unfortunately I took a little longer with it than expecte...
2022-11-03 16:02:17 +0000 UTC
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By the time you notice the silken tripwire it's too late - the trap is sprung, and the great spider is upon you, dragging you into its burrow.
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Initially I'd planned on making a copse draped with webbing, but u...
2022-10-26 19:58:20 +0000 UTC
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By the time you notice the silken tripwire it's too late - the trap is sprung, and the great spider is upon you, dragging you into its burrow.
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Initially I'd planned on making a copse draped with webbing, but ultimately, inspiration struck and I decided to make a lair for a trapdoor spider instead. I guess I just really liked the idea of a party member gathering firewood for the campfire, and as they make their way across the clearing, back towards their companions...
2022-10-26 19:48:32 +0000 UTC
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A log cabin rests along the mountain side, smoke billowing from its chimneys. It seems to offer a pleasant respite from the bitter cold and biting winds.
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Recently I was commissioned to work on a map of a log cabin in the mountains - described as fairly standard from the outside with a plush interior, the map was intended to house one Vasili von Holz. They also requested a secret room in the cellar with a teleportation circle, so he could come and go as he pleased ...
2022-10-21 15:04:21 +0000 UTC
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A frayed rope hangs from the branches of a dead tree sitting atop the hill, swaying in the breeze.
Ravens gather in its ruin, peering down at you with curious eyes.
Something stirs amongst the roots, and the ravens take...
2022-10-14 16:32:04 +0000 UTC
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A frayed rope hangs from the branches of a dead tree sitting atop the hill, swaying in the breeze.
Ravens gather in its ruin, peering down at you with curious eyes.
Something stirs amongst the roots, and the ravens take flight.
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Another map for the Halloween season, the Hangman's Copse.
Perhaps the site is haunted by the ghosts of those who have been executed there, or perhaps the hangman himself still dwells beneath the tree?
I hope you...
2022-10-14 16:16:15 +0000 UTC
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A chill runs down your spine as you step into the crypt, mist swirling around your ankles. The smell of rot is heavy on the air.
Something stirs in the sarcophagus.
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2022-10-08 20:45:15 +0000 UTC
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A chill runs down your spine as you step into the crypt, mist swirling around your ankles. The smell of rot is heavy on the air.
Something stirs in the sarcophagus.
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Taking a break from general autumnal vibes to pursue something a little more specifically suited to Halloween, we've got a crypt on the edge of the forest. I envisioned this crypt (and the few graves beside it) lying on the very edge of an overgrown estate.
Perhaps a descendant of the hou...
2022-10-08 20:34:07 +0000 UTC
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As you make your way through the passage in the hills, you get the distinct impression that you're being watched. Looking up at the ledges above you, you realise it's the perfect place for an ambush.
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Another m...
2022-10-03 19:00:08 +0000 UTC
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As you make your way through the passage in the hills, you get the distinct impression that you're being watched. Looking up at the ledges above you, you realise it's the perfect place for an ambush.
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Another map to celebrate the season - I just really enjoyed working with the autumnal colors with the last map and wanted to try my hand at it again, with a more generally useful random encounter map. I also wanted to experiment a little with some minor effects here ...
2022-10-03 18:55:41 +0000 UTC
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Leaves crunch underfoot as you pass through the vale. Save for the sound of the wind through the trees and those that you make as you walk, there are no other...
2022-09-28 18:44:53 +0000 UTC
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Leaves crunch underfoot as you pass through the vale. Save for the sound of the wind through the trees and those that you make as you walk, there are no other sounds here - no birds, not even insects. Something's amiss.
That's when you see it.
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To celebrate the coming of October, one of my favorite months of the year (I'm a big fan of Halloween, as I'm sure many of you would have guessed), we have a map for an autumnal forest encounter. I don't usually work ...
2022-09-28 18:36:44 +0000 UTC
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As you enter the mouth of the cave and step into the dark, you hear a crunch underfoot and you're met with the sickening stench of decay. You light your lantern t...
2022-09-26 03:40:38 +0000 UTC
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As you enter the mouth of the cave and step into the dark, you hear a crunch underfoot and you're met with the sickening stench of decay. You light your lantern to investigate, and its amber light floods the space, revealing hundreds of bones scattered across the floor.
Against the walls you spot them - mounds of bones several feet tall, the remains of dozens of humanoid skeletons.
You hear something stirring in the shadows.
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Working on my last cave m...
2022-09-26 03:34:59 +0000 UTC
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This one's pretty simple - just a regular ol' bandit camp in a cave.
Perhaps they've taken the son of a wealthy merchant hostage and the party must mount ...
2022-09-21 21:10:01 +0000 UTC
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This one's pretty simple - just a regular ol' bandit camp in a cave.
Perhaps they've taken the son of a wealthy merchant hostage and the party must mount a rescue operation?
Perhaps they've been robbing travelers on a well-known thoroughfare but the authorities are spread too thin with other issues to go hunting bandits in the forest, so they hire the party to go after them?
Perhaps they robbed a minor relic from a local temple, shrine, or church, and the party have been ...
2022-09-21 21:03:59 +0000 UTC
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This is another map created for the fundraising stream for Annex Theatre in October - a large forest map with a circle of standing stones at its center.
Working on maps in the 50x50 range is so much more exhausting than working on two maps at 30x30, and I have no idea why. The files are quite large due to the increase in size, so I've had to upload several more folders than usual. Regardless, I hope you like it!
For any who might have missed it with the Lava Pool Ruins map:
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2022-09-15 19:48:38 +0000 UTC
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This one took a bit longer than expected, but I had a lot of fun working on it!
I tried to reflect the general shape of the mansion as it appears in the map of the village, but took some minor liberties here and there.
I always imagined the house of the Burgomaster in Barovia village to be a relic of sorts - the family were once wealthy, but are no longer so. They still lived a little more comfortably than the average Barovian, but they're no strangers to hard times.
I in...
2022-09-07 15:30:55 +0000 UTC
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You can find the Patron-only version of this map, which includes the Gridless versions, a DD2VTT file for Foundry VTT or Fantasy Grounds (which includes light sources), as well as transparent WebP files, here.
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This morning I issued myself a challenge. I was listening to the soundtrack for The King, and I found myself thinking of some of my favorite moments in the film. Inspi...
2022-08-31 21:40:35 +0000 UTC
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This morning I issued myself a challenge. I was listening to the soundtrack for The King, and I found myself thinking of some of my favorite moments in the film. Inspired by this, I decided I was going to try to put together a battle map in a single day while listening to the aforementioned soundtrack. It was a little frantic, but I managed to pull it off, and I'm pretty happy with the results. I hope you like them too!
I provided variants with flames scattered around the fiel...
2022-08-31 21:36:57 +0000 UTC
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