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Airship Port

Hey everyone!

This should hopefully fit nicely alongside our recent release, the Gryphon Roost Inn! If you haven't seen the map already, the kraken motif and tentacle shaped docks for this scene were inspired by Eberron's House Lyrandar from the Eberron setting. It could definitely also be nautiloid adjacent too if that's how you'd like to intepret it! 2023-11-16 06:36:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Djinn Gardens

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Here's our first release of the month! Based on the Djinn Gardens map!

Our idea for this was a tomb where a djinn was resting and a garden that is mysteriously always tended, as if by will alone. The waves lap at the shore, the cliff crumbles away eon by eon, but the garden always remains.

Be sure not the disturb the garden or rousing the undead djinn from its slumber. Perhaps though...

The Gryphon Roost Inn

Hi everyone!

Here's a nice cosy scene for you, but also quite a magical one! Floating high amongst the clouds and offering a warm bed and a pint of ale (or warm mug of cocoa by the fire if you prefer) to any passing by. Most visitors come via airship but there are stables for those on gryphonback or riding pegasi.

The music in the preview is of Legends Past from our good friend Will Savino, ...

Mangrove Forest

Here's a dual release for you all!

This is our Mangrove Forest. Several years back me and Peku were living in Malaysia and visited a bunch of mangroves and were inspired by a trek we went on through a very similar forest to this one! For the map we used a lot of references from the Sundarbans but wherever they are in the world, these tidal forests and magical and beautiful, home a vas plethora of life.

We've created a battlemap and scene for this one at the same time for this! So ...

New Czepeku Website Functionality!

Hey everyone!

A quick post to share with you some new functionality of the czepeku.com website.

We plan to keep increasing the functionality of the websites for each project, so it there's something you think would really come in handy that we haven't added below, let us know in the comments or our community Discord!

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2023-10-22 18:57:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Crossroads

A rite of passage for any fantasy cartographer, but also now for scene illustrators! The Crossroads is a nice simple scene but we wanted to try and add some flair to our variations for both the battlemap, and now this scene too. :)

The Sleeping Hill Giant is one of our favourites for sure! Please fulfill your fantasies of creating a sleeping Snorlax moment in your campaigns!

We'll be running another scene p...

Ropebridge Chasm

Hi everyone!

Here's our first scene release for October! We're hoping that you can all add some rickety rope bridge variations into your campaigns, perhaps some fun mini games with your players to see who makes the bridge collapse?!

We've tried to create as many simple variations as we can for this one to be used in different scenarios. Including a nice open ocean view too so you can camp on the cliff-side.

Enjoy!

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Steamy Japanese Bathhouse

This one is based on one of our earlier map releases and it definitely brings back a lot of nostalgia for us! We created this whilst we were living in Japan a few years ago. Based on the onsen baths there,  these aren't heated by geothermal heat, they are kept warm and toasty by fire bellied salamanders!

Perhaps it's time for your adventuring party to just take a break from their quests a...

Mountaintop Observatory

Hi everyone!

Another nice travel scene to set the foreboding mood before you get to the top of this winding, mysterious mountaintop.

We added a camp version too for those of you needing to take a rest part way along your journey. There might even be a hint in one of the variations to one of our upcoming releases too!

The song in the video here is 'In the Warmth of the Fire' from t...

Scene Poll #05

Hey everyone! 

We hope you all like the new Scene we just released. It's now time for a new scene poll!

You can vote for as many options as you like. Feel free to drop requests for the next poll in the comments or on our community Discord and we'll be sure to check them out!

If you need a reminder of what these maps look like, check out the search tool on our website here.

Slum District

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This scene was very highly voted for in one of our recent polls, so here it is! The Slum District! Check out the original map here.

Unfortunately not all areas in fantasy worlds are pristine. This area of town is close to the industrial district and the sanitation options just aren't maintained as well as the streets surrounding the palace. Perfect for lurking goblins and weir...

Dark Woods Edge

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Here's a classic travel scene for you. What adventure doesn't eventually end up in a spooky forest? And what's more ominous than seeing the darkness looming ahead of you in the tangled, thick undergrowth?

We also made some more pleasant themed variations and a camp too for those of you that want to get some rest before heading into the woods!

We have a city based scene coming next and soon after we'll be releasing our first underwater scene! What do you think i...

Alchemy VTT Modules are LIVE!

Hi everyone!

You might know that we're helping to develop our own VTT, Alchemy RPG. Alchemy is actually what inspired us to create this project in the first place!

For those of you that don't already know, Alchemy is a Virtual Tabletop that focuses on creating a cinematic, immersive experience for role playing games. It's free to use if you haven't already tried it! 2023-09-09 21:03:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Royal Throne Room

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You have been summoned by the almighty ruler of this great kingdom! We hope you have a caster in the party to transmute water to steam to get those adventuring creases out of your clothes!

This is a highly requested scene of our Royal Throne Room map. We recently made the rest of the royal palace, so if you use any of those you can pair it with this new scene.

A...

Gentle Village Greengrocer

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Welcome to the Gentle Village Greengrocer. A quaint village shop where you can get just about any food that you could ever need from the surrounding farms. All sorts of local fruit and veg but also eggs, fish and meat.

If you're planning on travelling far, maybe you want to stock up on some dried fruit and nuts! But remember the heart of a village like this has much more to offer, like rumours and secrets and untapped folk knowledge.

This has been our first int...

Yggdrasil Village

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Here's our first scene from the Yggdrasil Map Series! With this scene, we wanted to give the tree a feeling of the immense scale as you approach Yggdrasil. With an entire village contained within its lower roots.

We of course plan on visiting other sections of Yggdrasil too but we felt this was the most important place to begin. Let us know which other sections of Yggdras...

Warforged City Centre

Here's a brand new battlemap and scene release for you all! We've really enjoyed creating City Centre battlemaps over the last few months, so here is our first City Centre scene.

With this release, we didn't just want to recreate the battlemap. We wanted to draw out a little further, to show the scale of the floating totem and also give you a nice approach to use when entering the city.

We're also working to create more scenes to fit with the other City Centre maps too!

2023-08-26 13:58:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Forgotten Chapel

Hi everyone! 

Here's a new scene, based our Forgotten Chapel Graveyard battlemap. 

Want to decide what we paint next? You can also vote in this months poll here until the end of August!

We really enjoyed putting together a dark, spooky scene for this one rather than our usual bright,...

What scenes would you like to see next?

Hi everyone!
This is your chance to have an instant impact on what scenes we'll create next!

Pick your favourite options from the list below and we'll be sure to prioritise the highest voted choices! If you're wondering why some choices might be missing, there's a good chance we're already working on them!

In case you're struggling to remember which map is which, you can find all of our maps on our website!

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The Floating Market

Hi everyone! This is our first Asian inspired scene, based on our Floating Market battlemap.

We really wanted to give the original version of this a distinctly vibrant feel to it. We want it to evoke smells of beautiful fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices being sold along the river with the scents of fried street food too. (I'm feeling hungry now writing this!)

We obviously create some much more s...

Harpy Cove

Here's our final release of July! This is based on our Harpy Cove battlemap. With this scene we wanted to approach the bay from the rough sea with waves crashing over the rocks and debris in the water.

You could be viewing it from a rowing boat, pirate ship, or maybe you're stranded out there after the shipwreck, struggling to make your way back to the shore before the harpies eat you!

In August we have 5 m...

Oasis City

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Reminder that you can still vote for which releases you'd like to see us create next with our Scenes Poll, it'll be live until the end of July!

This is based on our Oasis City battlemap. With this scene we very much wanted to portray the grand entrance to this desert city. Inspired by the grand wall...

Hanging Gardens

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Here's our third release of July! Don't forget to vote for which releases you'd like to see us create next too with our Scenes Poll!

This of course is the Hanging Gardens (based on this map). We really wanted to give you a sense of scale with this scene. Not just to show the gardens up close bu...

Adventurer's Guildhall

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Here's our second release for this month. This cinematic scene is based on our Adventurer's Guildhall battlemap. The Guildhall is one of our earliest maps, the 12th we created! The map only shows a single floor but reimagining the guildhall now we wanted to give it towers and a bit more complex design. If you'd like to see us add more levels to the map, maybe we'll make that into a ...

What scenes would you like to see next?

Hi everyone!

We thought it was time for another scene vote for all of our new supporters!

Pick your favourite options from the list below and we'll be sure to prioritise the highest voted choices! If you're wondering why some choices might be missing, there's a good chance we're already working on them!

In case you're struggling to remember which map is which, you can find all of our maps on our website!

Medusa's Wake

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We have a whopping 5 releases incoming for you this month! Covering a lot of the scenes that were voted highest in our last scene poll!

This week we painted Medusa's Wake (based on this map). Are your players finally getting close to finding the Temple of Medusa? This scene is set a little way back down the river, with the petrified fire giant just in sight. Hopefully it'll b...

City Marketplace

Hi everyone :)

Everyone knows that a marketplace will inevitably show up in a fantasy campaign. We imagine this to be a Mediterranean marketplace, bustling with life. Urchins sneaking between the labyrinth of tents and traders just bartering for the best deal they can get!

We also included plenty of variants for this one, we haven't shown them all in the variants image either, but we've created Empty and Crowd versions for every one that made sense for the $5 supporters.

Jus...

Shadowfell Fortress Bridge

Hi everyone :)

There are just 2 releases this month since we have both been travelling around a lot! However we do have good news. From July onwards we're hoping to make 5 scenes each month!

Also, thank you to all of you that entered our poll earlier this week. We've had some great feedback and we will definitely take that into account for our future releases.

We really hope you e...

Which scene styles are the most useful for you?

Hi everyone :)

We're looking to potentially change up some of our scene styles, and the most important thing of course is, what works best for our supporters!

So, which scene view types would you find most useful for your campaign? Taking into account we'll always have a battlemap to accompany them too.

Secret Sailor Lair

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This is the Secret Sailor Lair designed to accompany our brand new map that literally just released! You can grab the map here.

We envisioned this as a secret base for pirates, sailors, fisherfolk and  various ne'er'do'wells of the high seas. You can take it over and run it yourself, store your treasure and repair your ship (or airship in  some of the variations) and use it to ex...