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Champion Tier | Winter's Grasp: Death House

 On this post you will find the Death House map files released under my newest project: Winter's Grasp: Barovia Reimagined.

Please check out the parent post, which has the details for this project and an overview of what will be included.

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Champion Tier | Winter's Grasp: Old Road Encounters

On this post you will find The Old Road Encounter map files released under my newest project: Winter's Grasp: Barovia Reimagined.

Please check out the parent post, which has the details for this project and an overview of what will be included.

2024-06-10 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Champion Tier | Winter's Grasp: Barovia Reimagined | Death House | Old Misty Road | Old Road Encounters

 Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I'm super excited to share with you a new project that I teased in last week's teaser trailer.

This project is called Winter's Grasp: Barovia Reimagined and will feature a full snowy overhaul of all of my updated Curse of Strahd maps.

I will select a fe...

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Sneak Peek Trailer | Winter's Grasp: Barovia Reimagined

Hello everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! I am SUPER excited to bring you this next map teaser trailer for my newest project: "Winter's Grasp: Barovia Reiminaged."

Once per month, I will be going back and updating my previous CoS / Dark Fantasy maps and creating a full set of snowy versions for each of them. This means a snowy Village of Barovia, snowy Argnvostholt, snowy Bonegrinder, and...

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Public Version - Bildrath's Mercantile V2.0 | 25x20

Hello everyone, and happy New Release Monday! As shown in last week's teaser trailer, here is my updated V2.0 of Bildarth's Mercantile!

The previous version of this map was well over 3 years ago and was in much need of an update. I also didn't have a dedicated map for this, as it was all together with my original "...

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Champion Tier - Bildrath's Mercantile V2.0 | 25x20

Update, March 24th, 2025: Attached Printable PDFs to the post



Disclaimer
: All content controlled by Wizards of the Coast IP is available for free in compliance with the Fan Content Creation Policy. The free post for this map can be found here.

Hello everyone, and ha...

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May 2024 - Monthly Recap

Hey everyone! Below is my monthly recap of the maps I released for the month of May. We were able to explore the strange sounds coming from the Church of Barovia's undercroft, traverse the Old Misty Road and set up camp amidst the howling of wolves, walk down Sharkfin Bridge and partake in the many wonderous shops and eateries available, and sail to the elusive Dragon Ruins in search for ancient sec...

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Sneak Peek - Bildrath's Mercantile (Map Trailer)

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today, I have something a little special for you: a new trailer featuring some sneak peeks from the next map to be released: Bildrath's Mercantile, a gothic shop and general store for all your dark fantasy adventuring needs.

This map will feature this iconic shop from the Village of Barovia, including the exterior and interior, along with a basemen...

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Champion Tier - Dragon Ruins - 40x30

Hello everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I have a fun little project I've been working on to expand my encounter maps for the Saltmarsh series; The Dragon Ruins.

This map was inspired by the incredible game Elden Ring, and one of my favorite things about the game is stopping to enjoy the incredible work the 3d artists put into each scene and area. This was among my first "wow" mom...

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Sneak Peek - Dragon Ruins

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! I thought I would end the month by giving the Saltmarsh series some more love and, at the same time, create an Elden-Ring-inspired map that I feel would be a great exploration map for a seafaring adventure!

The Dragon Ruins will feature a small island with the remains of a long-fallen chapel of sorts. Upon exploration, your players will quickly rea...

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Champion Tier - Saltmarsh | Sharkfin Bridge | 30x40

Hey everyone and happy New Release Monday! Today I'm excited to release my Saltmarsh-inspired map "Sharkfin Bridge". This 30x40 map features a large massive bridge spanning a river estuary rushing out to the coastal harbor nearby. Adorned with buildings on either side, there are plenty of houses and quirky shops for your players to enjoy as you showcase the bustling trade of the city.

Additio...

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Sneak Peek - Sharkfin Bridge

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today, I'm excited to share another short map trailer for my upcoming map, Sharkfin Bridge, from the Saltmarsh series.

This map will feature both the upper bridge and below it, so you can run all sorts of encounters, from chases to making deals with smugglers below or just a good ol' shopping trip.

Keep a weather eye ...

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Champion Tier - Old Road Encounters | [40x30]

 Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I have "The Old Road Encounters" map for you, which features a windy road cutting through a looming dark pine forest. Inspired by The Old Svalich Road of Curse of Strahd and knowing how often road maps are needed by DMs, I wanted to create this in my generic series of maps to provide additional versatility to you, the DM. This map has three co...

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Sneak Peek - Old Road Encounters

  Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today, I'm showcasing my "Old Road Encounters" map, which will be in the generic map series and feature a single winding road through an old pine forest.

I'm creating three core variants for this map:

  • With small party camp

  • With a singular gravestone (Inspired by a random encounter in the CoS module)

  • J...

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Public Post - Church of Barovia v2.0 | 30x40

 Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I'm SUPER excited to share with you an update for a map that I created over 3 years ago: The Church & Graveyard of the Village of Barovia!

It was really fun to revisit this map and showcase a number of the new assets I've commissioned to use with my maps, including the beautifully drawn gravestone assets.

Also, I created a rea...

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Champion Tier - Church of Barovia v2.0 | 30x40

Update March 27th, 2025: Added Printable PDFs

Disclaimer: All content controlled by Wizards of the Coast IP is available for free in compliance with the Fan Content Creation Policy. The free post for this map can be found here.

Hey everyone, and happy New Re...

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Sneak Peek Trailer - The Church of Barovia V2.0

Hey everyone and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today I have something very special I created for my next release; The Church of Barovia V2.0! This will be a full re-work of my original church map I built years ago and will feature both a ruined and restored church interior. I also added a few additional features to the undercroft map, including each of the coffins buried below the graves along with a s...

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April 2024 - Monthly Recap

Hey everyone! I say this a lot, but I cannot believe I'm writing this post at the end of April. How? How have we knocked out four months already??

Time really does fly when you're mapping, and boy, have I been mapping this month!

I wanted to create these recap posts in case you missed any maps, so you don't have to go fishing...

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Champion Tier - Catacombs of Forgotten Kings - [40x30]

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Sneak Peek - Catacombs of Forgotten Kings

 Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today, I am showing a bit of my next map: "Catacombs of Forgotten Kings". This map will be a 40x30 Elden Rings-inspired Catacomb dungeon with plenty of hallways and rooms to explore. Perfect for a classic dungeon crawl and to slate in on any underground catacombs area in your games.

I will create two versions of the main room (Featured in th...

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Champion Tier - Hoolwatch Tower - [30x40]

Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I'm launching my 11th location from the Saltmarsh series: The Hoolwatch Tower. As the first defensive building in Saltmarsh, this 60-foot-tall tower still acts as a bastion of safety and security for the town, allowing the town guard to keep an eye on the surrounding landscape while providing a hub for the guards to gather in times of need.

T...

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Sneak Peek - Hoolwatch Tower

 Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today, I am showing a bit of my next map; Hoolwatch Tower, inspired by the town of Saltmarsh.

This stone watch tower will feature 3 interior levels as well as a roof lookout point. Attached to the tower will be a stone guard barracks that will house a small garrison where the guard captain spends most of their time. Outside of the fortificati...

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Champion Tier - Burgomaster's Mansion Interior - [40x30]

 Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! In case you missed it, last week I released the Exterior of the Burgomaster's Mansion and today I'm finishing it up with the full interior. This includes the 1st floor, 2nd floor, and wine cellar level.

This was inspired by the thought of the Burg...

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Sneak Peek - Burgomaster's Mansion Interior

Hello everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today, I am showing a preview of the Interior of my Burgomaster's Mansion, which is inspired by the idea of the mansion in Berez before it was destroyed. You can find the exterior version of this map here.

This image shows the dining hall, which features dark and got...

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Champion Tier - The Burgomaster's Mansion Exterior - [40x30]

Hello everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I am releasing part I of the restored Burgomaster's Mansion, which includes the mansion's exterior. Next week, I will have the interior finished, including the 1st floor, 2nd floor, and wine cellar.

This map was inspired by the Burgomaster's Mansion in Berez, and I wanted to create a non-ruined version for use with the amazing third-party ...

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Sneak Peek - "Restored" Berez Burgomaster's Mansion

Hello everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! I've been hard at work on my next massive project, and this time, I'm rebuilding the Burgomaster's Mansion that existed in the town of Berez before Strahd destroyed it. These locations are a great way to explore the history of the world and are also supported by the third-party content, The Interactive Tome of Strahd, which you can purchase on the DMs Guild. T...

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No Release Today

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that since April is a five-Monday month, there will not be a release today while I get some much-needed time to refill my creativity bar.

However, that said, I'm well underway with the restoration of the Burgomasters Manor, which is going to be the most grand and detailed manor map I've done to date! I'm making this for the Interactive Tome of S...

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March 2024 - Monthly Recap

Hey everyone! I wanted to create this monthly summary post to highlight the newest maps I posted this month along with their download links. I think this will be a great way to recap all the work I did over the last month before heading into the new month.

The Gothic Village

I finished one of the biggest city maps I've ever done! Inspired by the Village of Barovia, this massive project featu...

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Champion Tier - Gallows Crossroads | 40x30

Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! For today, I'm releasing my updated River Ivlis Crossroads, which I've named "Gallows Crossroads." 

This 40x30 map features a winding dirt road cutting through a creaking and swaying pine forest. Off to the side of the road, you can see an old gallows that was used to publicly execute people who violated the laws of the realm. Nearby, an old, ov...

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Sneak Peek - Gallows Crossroads

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today, I'm featuring a rework of one of my older maps for the River Ivlis Crossroads, which I've named "Gallows Crossroads." This map features a crossroads, old gallows, and a small graveyard nestled between looming pine trees. 

I will also create a version without the gallows as well so you can use it as a roadside gr...

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