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Heart of the Sandstorm - A Monster Collaboration with Questiary!

A violent sandstorm thrashes the desert, making life extraordinarily difficult for the populations that live there. The sandstorm is no random force of nature, however, but rather an ancient elemental whose awakening has been foretold by local prophecy. The sandstorm will not cease until a brave group of heroes can venture into the storm, find its elemental heart, and destroy it for good.

The encounter for this map is a challenging boss fight against the Sandstorm Heart with cr...

It's Poll Time

Back again with another poll!  

The next two maps are coming out really soon.  One features a boss fight and a collaboration with another creator and the other is our second map from Arcane!

What ever wins this poll will be one of the first releases on next month

Potion Shop

First map back from a holiday break is the winner of the last poll, the Potion Shop!

The owner of this shop is always looking to add rare flora to his well maintained collection and is willing to cut the price of his goods for a favour in turn.    

We hope you enjoy the map!

All downloads include PNG versions of the shop that exclude the exterior so you can easily place the shop in any environment you wish!

2022-02-01 04:01:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Reaper's Coast, Ruined Fort - Divinity Original Sin 2

The last map of the year is a return to the Divinity series!  This one is a less iconic location but one that I found really interesting with all the elevation changes and one that could be easily thrown into almost any game.

After a quick stay Driftwood, you can adventure into other areas of the Reaper's Coast finding encounters around every corner.  What will you have hiding in this once proud fort that stood as a checkpoint in perilous road?

We hope you enjoy the map ...

Piltover Streets (League of Legends/Arcane)

I have played league since season 2 and I had a lot of fun making the Tear of the Goddess map from the Warriors 2020 cinematic so here is my next dive into mapping areas of Runeterra! 

To make this map I referenced the new show, Arcane, and the Realms of Runeterra book (a great buy if you are interested in league lore and art).

If there is interest, I might try tackling another part of Piltover, or even the undercity.

Hope you...

Strixhaven Mana Snarl

This is another Strixhaven inspired map that I had a lot of fun making!

Unlike the Strixhaven Commons map, this one had no specific card as reference, although you should check out the 5 "Snarl Lands" that Sam Burley made for the set.

It is said that two planes collided to form what is now known as Arcavios, the plane where Strixhaven is located.  The remnants of this collision can be see in Snarls, rare phenomena of two types of mana knotted together.  These patches of ...

The Return of the Polls and a small update

It has been a while since we have posted a poll but we want to get them back in the rotation again to help make the content you want to see!

As for the small update.  We are going to be making a few tweaks to the wording of the Tall Tales ($2) tier to reflect that we sometimes include more than one variant there, and we have also decided to remove the "line art" reward.  There doesn't seem to be to much interest in it and removing it helps with the work flow.

As always, ...

MTG Strixhaven - Archway Commons

With the Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos book coming out in a little over a month, and as an avid fan of Magic the Gathering where we can already explore the world of Strixhaven, I thought I would give a crack at recreating some of the locations found in the card art as battle maps!

First things first, I want to credit the MTG team at wizards and especially the original artist of the card art, Piotr Dura.  He is an amazing artist who has done a lot of work for Magic. Here are his...

Divinity Original Sin 2 - Grog's Bridge

"Only beta trolls hide under bridges" - Grog

Here is another map in our series recreating encounters from the game Divinity Original Sin 2!

In the game, a troll named Grog has taken ownership of this bridge near the town of Driftwood.  Unlike his business rival, a troll named Marg who owns another bridge in the area, Grog has decided to up his crossing fee to an amount no commoner could possibly afford.  Both of the trolls ask your help in taking care of their counter pa...

Battlefield

Sometimes the horrors of the battlefield linger long after there are no more swords to be swung.

This map is accompanied by our first full monster release and we are really excited!  We have done new stat blocks for creatures in the past, but with some amazing art provided by our friend Gerardo (his socials are down below) and a dive into the creatures origins, the demonic Gore Gatherer is ready to feast on your players.

We hope you enjoy the map!

2021-09-30 21:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Pipe House, The Bloody Baboon

The Holy City of Mylene has forbidden the consumption of alcohol and although underground speakeasys can be found, the more popular alternative through the decades has been the many pipe houses established around the city.  Various flavours of tobacco fusions can be bought from simple herbs, fruits, and even the expensive cinnamon vanilla.

We hope you enjoy the map!

2021-09-30 04:32:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Monster Hunts: Feywild on DMsGuild (exclusive patron discount code)

Hey everyone! Some cool news today: we've teamed up with some other great creators to bring Monster Hunts: Feywild to the DMsGuild. We contributed some of our existing maps and wrote some adventures for this content-packed supplement. 

PATRON DISCOUNT

Patrons can grab this product at over 50% off, for $7.99 using this link: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?discoun...

Frozen Ship Wreck

The frozen landscape to the north offers constant reminders of the dangers the unprepared will have to face.  Whether the crew of this ship was unprepared for the harsh weather or the powerful beasts of this land in unclear, but it serves as a warning to any adventurer daring enough to go beyond this point

We hope you enjoy the map!  Alex ran this encounter (Frozen in Time) for us probably about a year ago and I am really excited that we are releasing it now.

2021-09-09 22:19:00 +0000 UTC View Post

City Avenue

From the wealthiest merchants charging premium fees for simple commodities to the nimble pick pockets who risk targeting the upper class in an area infested with city guard.  There is plenty of coin to be found here no matter what side you fall on.

We hope you enjoy the map along with our Huckster NPC!

2021-08-31 21:15:46 +0000 UTC View Post

How did you discover us?

Folks, we're trying to figure out what's working and what isn't. How did you find our patreon? 

edit: wow, a decent amount of "other." leave a comment if you don't mind and tell us where! 

Altar of the Leshy

The small, rural village of Stanlow has dealt with the forest spirit of the Langwaki Wood for years now. It brings the other creatures of the forest to heel and demands sacrifices of livestock twice yearly, lest the woods become inhospitable for hunters. The regular sacrifices of a single horse and cow are difficult to bear, but are seen as the only choice the villagers can make. The sacrificial animals are led to a mysterious altar in the woods and then slaughtered in service to the spirit. ...

Mount Kolasi Crematorium

Twice a year, during the winter and summer solstices, the people of Myelene make pilgrimage to Mount Kolasi, an active volcano within the Everguilt Basin. There, they conduct the ritual known as the Great Burning, where dozens of the recently deceased are fed to the Crematorium within the mountain as an offering to the god Seethus. The citizens of Myelene believe that Mount Kolasi itself is a scar that the land bears as a result of the sins of the original peoples. As penance, they regularly ...

Dwarven Tomb and Chasm Bridge - Underdepth Quick Encounters

This is the first of a new series called Quick Encounters (name may change)!  Rather than a large map, each release of this series will include 2-3 smaller maps that all share a similar environmental theme; underdark, forest, volcanic, desert, etc.  The idea here is to build up a collection of maps that are perfect for any random encounter table and can be pulled up quick while travelling.

Behind the  crumbled remains of a once-towering dwarven statue lies a tomb.  H...

The Undertavern - Divinity Original Sin 2

Getting down here isn't easy, regardless of how you do it.  Getting invited is hard enough, but bribery and force carry there own risks.  Regardless how you got here, there is plenty to do in this downs underbelly.  You can interact with dwarven smugglers or a shape changing temptress.  You can try expensive and rare herbs in a "safe" environment.  Or you can try your luck in the arena, where a captive voidwoken waits for the right challenger. 

When ever I ...

Tree Line (With Cross Section Variants)

Recently I was thinking about maps I wish I had while running my last two campaigns and this one came to mind more than once.  

A stealth mission at the edge of town with the party hiding in the tree line.  Long resting just out of sight of the camp they plan to raid.  Or maybe you use it as a random encounter while traveling.  Regardless where you use it, I know this one is going to appear at least once in my next game.

I tired out a new way of doing the groun...

[Free] Tomb of the First Seer

Hope everyone is doing well!

This is a map I made for the campaign I was running a while back that I am really excited to share with with people!

I was inspired to make this map after rewatching a League of Legends cinematic, Call to Power that follows a champion named Ryze.  On a side note, Riot Games makes some insanely good cinematics and I would highly recommend checking them out if you en...

Overgrown Ruins and Temple Pyramids

This was once a place of worship, somewhere the devout could be close to God.  Now it stands in ruins, a hunting ground for the twisted beast brought forth in a ritual gone wrong.  Can your party reclaim this once sacred land, or will they become nothing more than prey?

We hope you enjoy the maps!

2021-06-24 03:17:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Siege Camp

What will your party do?  The local lord had promised them a grand reward for retrieving an object of great importance, but as the party returns, they find the Lord's castle under siege.

Do they risk trying to end the siege themselves, sneaking in at night and sabotaging the equipment?  Do they lead a brave charge and meet the enemy in the field?  Or maybe the wisest thing to do is to keep the strange item for themselves and move on?  

2021-06-01 02:59:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Jungle Path

An inexperienced traveler might get caught up in the beauty of the water walls, but those familiar with these trails know not to stop and stare.  It is not enough to be worried about the beasts; shadow cats you won't hear until it is too late or the crocs who lay waiting in the waters.  No, it is the vegetation that the smart traveler fears.  Man-eating plants and poisonous fungi fill the area, hiding among the brush and vines, waiting for someone to make one misplaced step. 2021-05-26 20:24:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Vote for the next maps!

Next map up is the "hazardous jungle trail". Get your votes in for the next maps in line! 

Jousting Tournament

"I've been sitting here for days!  Start the damn joust before I piss myself" - Bobby B

It is time to celebrate, and what better way to do that than to gather the bravest and mightiest heroes around for a tournament.? Does your party get an invitation to participate? Are they merely passing by?  Or maybe they were hired by a local Baron as personal guards?  With all the Lords present and the keen awareness that only strong ale can bring, you can never be too careful....

Rail Baron Robbery - Map and Adventure Collaboration

Welcome to the Great Expanse!

Get ready for a firefight with this fully-wrought mini adventure brought to you by us and some of our favorite creators from the TTRPG scene: Rail Baron Robbery. An exploratory heist set within a 'repurposed' lumber mill, this adventure will bring players face-to-face with a mutated bandit gang all in pursuit of the elusive Mother Shard. This adventure is set within the ...

Pirate Hideout Island

Lacio Alwarn was so close. He had sailed around the near entirety of the northern Azeshan coast and was only a few miles away from the shores of Dryessa when he ran into the damned pirates. He knew traveling without some fighting men was a risk, but the small sailing vessel and skeleton crew was all he could afford. His fortune was supposed to change when he could deliver the prize of his payload — a manual of clay golems — to his potential buyer, but now all of that was about to fall...