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Castle Ravenloft - All Maps in One Post

Hey everyone!

I finally had the chance to sit down and get all of my Castle Ravenloft files as consolidated as possible for a single post. These are pretty much the same as my original files, but I'm trying out a new tool to help with jpg optimization to reduce the file size of those massive 8k files. I'm hoping to use this for all future releases to help reduce file size so let me know if you...

Quick Update!

Hey everyone! Just a friendly reminder, there is no map release today since this is a 5-Monday month. I am, however, hard at work on the next Saltmarsh map, "Eliander's House," which will be a charming coastal home that can be used for any noble house by the sea.

Then I'll be working on the next map for the Temple of the Lost Fane for CoS which I'm very excited abou...

Help DM Andy Explore the Unknown

Hi everyone! Those of you who have been with me for a while might be aware that for the past few years, I have been mapping and have done so while maintaining a full-time "day" job. Mapping is my passion, and it is where I want to spend my focus, time, and energy 100%. As you can imagine, it is challenging working both a 40 hours a week full-time job in addition to often more than 40 hours of map wo...

Champion Tier - Clock Tower & Lair for "A Clockwork Murder" Adventure

Hey everyone, and happy release Day! I usually release on Monday, but today's map was SO massive in the number of variants and the work put into it; I just needed as much time as possible to get it all ready. 

Today's release is enormous, with 126 map options featuring a five-level Clock Tower & the Lair below it. In addition to both of those maps, for being a patron of mine, you also...

Quick Update Regarding the Release Today

Hey everyone! I just wanted to update you all that today's release is a tad behind. I was up until 2 am to try to finish it, and while it's nearly done, I need to finish the roof, so I plan to release the Clocktower map tomorrow. 

The map will have the ground floor, 2nd floor, stairwell, clocktower floor, and roof, along with a small lair underneath it.

Additionally, I'll be inclu...

Sneak Peek - The Lothburgh Clocktower

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday. This week has gone by so fast that I nearly forgot it was Thursday! I've been hard at work creating maps to support this month's Lunch Break Heroes adventure, and today, I'm showing you a sneak peek of the Clocktower in the center of the gothic city of Lothburgh. 

This map will be a 20x20 map with the clock tower in th...

Champion Tier - Audiance Hall & Parchment Map for "A Clockwork Murder" LBH Adventure

Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today's releases will be the first few maps supporting the new Lunch Break Heroes adventure "A Clockwork Murder," which will be released for you all later this month. 

This adventure takes place in the City of Lothburgh, which is the same cit...

Sneak Peek - Audiance Chambers (Next LBH Adventure)

Hey everyone! Sharing a quick Sneak Peek post today of my upcoming map for the next Lunch Break Heroes original adventure this month! 

I will be releasing a number of maps to support this adventure, including a parchment London-style map of the town, the map featured in this sneak peek, which is an audience hall for the town's political leader, and a clock tower map! 

I will re...

Champion Tier - Megaliths V2.0 & Binding of Vampyr Ritual

Hello everyone, and happy Release Monday! For today's release, I bring you a "two-in-one" map that serves two different purposes. Firstly, this was inspired by the Megalith site near the Old Mill from the CoS module, and I consider this my V2.0 for the Megaliths. There are versions with just the stones only and without any of the ritual items (amber, salt circle, lanterns, etc.). Secondly, I created...

Sneak Peek - Megaliths & Binding of Vampyr Ritual

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! 

Today I present to you a small portion of my upcoming map; The Megaliths & Binding of Vampyr Ritual

I'm very excited to be working on this map because it covers two areas at once. First and foremost, I made this map with the Binding of Vampry ritual in mind, written by Lunch Break Heroes. This ritual acts as...

Update (Free): Waterfall River & Bridge

Hey everyone! I have another update post for you for an older map I did a while back. While this is not a full map re-work, I did create 8 different color moods and weather effects. I also enhanced the shading a bit, tweaked the water slightly, and updated some of the trees, gargoyles, road signs, and added lanterns. 

I originally created this map to be used for the Tser Falls from Curse ...

Champion Tier | The Wicker Goat: Part 2 | 2nd Floor & Roof| 40x30

Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday! I've finally finished this beast of a map, and today I present the 2nd floor and roof levels of the Wicker Goat Inn & Tavern. 

Admittedly, this map was a lot more work than I had initially thought; however, this marks one of the most detailed inn/tavern maps I've ever done. Inspired by the Saltmarsh location, I want...

Sneak Peek - The Wicker Goat - Floor 2

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! Today's image is still very much a work in progress, but you can see a bit behind the scenes as I have not begun the shading of the northern half of the rooms yet. (Also, still adding more little details here and there, along with some wall details).

The 2nd floor will feature a large open area overlooking the main tavern floor with railings and tab...

Map Update | Hag's Hut | 20x20

Hey everyone! As mentioned in my latest update post, I had planned on doing some updates on some of my older maps. These are not full-on map re-works, but rather some light touch-ups, and standardization of color moods and weather effects. As my map work constantly evolves, I like to bring my older work more ...

Champion Tier - The Wicker Goat 1st Floor [40x30]

Hey everyone, and happy Release Monday! Wow, what a map this has been. Well, over 60 hours of work and many...many cups of coffee later, I present to you all the 1st level of the Wicker Goat Tavern & Inn! 

This project exceeded my initial thought to do a simple tavern/inn map, but hey, this wouldn't be a DM Andy map without an insane level of detail (and insa...

DM Andy Maps Updates - June 2023

Hey everyone! It's been a hot minute since I've written an update post as I've been so heads down on my work, getting even the time to write updates has been a challenge. But, I figured mid-year was a good time to touch base with you all and give you some insights on the goings on over here at DM Andy Maps.

Current Projects

As many of you have no doubt seen, I've been juggling a few pr...

Sneak Peek - The Wicker Goat

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! As you can tell from the image, this is still very much a work in progress, but I'm still excited to show you a snippet of my next map; The Wicker Goat Inn & Tavern. 

The Ghosts of Saltmarsh module heavily inspire this map, but I wanted to add my own fun twist on the name of the Tavern. I always like to give each tavern a "thing," which the...

Champion Tier - The Catacombs of Castle Faunel - [30x40]

Update: June 1st, 2023: Hey, everyone! I'm pleased to include with this post the finished adventure written by Lunch Break Heroes; Castle in the Storm. As a patron of mine, you get the full adventure (including print-friendly) along with tokens and portraits to go along with this map. This is now included in the .zip files attached. 

Enjoy! 

Hello ever...

Sneak Peek - The Catacombs of Castle Faunel

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! 

For today's sneak peek, I'm showing off one of the rooms in my next map, "The Catacombs of Castle Faunel." 

This will be a 30x40 dungeon map to support the next original adventure from Lunch Break Hereos. This map will feature va...

Champion Tier - The Temple of the Lost Fane - Part 1 | [30x40]

Hey everyone, and happy Release Monday! As many of you know, the great Pyram King and I have partnered to create a brand new dungeon for Curse of Strahd; The Temple of the Lost Fane.

This is an ongoing project in which I will create a series of three maps, and Pyram will create an amazing dungeon exper...

Sneak Peek - Temple to the Lost Fane - Part 1

Hello everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! 

Today I wanted to showcase just a little bit of the next map series myself and Pyram King I will be working on over the next few months. 

We are creating a new dungeon that is planned for Curse of Strahd, which allows the players to sneak into Castle Ravenloft by way of an old and lost ancient temple built by the Dusk Elves direct...

Champion Tier - [Free] - Updated City of Harcourt

Hey everyone! I wanted to make a new post updating some of the color moods from the City of Harcourt Map with the Zombie's Attack release. These updates are non-encounter specific so are created to be more generic in use. 

This update is provided free for all my patrons and comes with the following colo...

Champion Tier - Gate to the Misty Realm - V2.0 - [40x30]

Update: March 21st, 2025: Uploaded Printable PDFs .zip file

Hey everyone, and Happy Release Monday!

This is a special milestone map for me that I'm very excited to share with you for a few reasons. 

Most importantly, one of our very own community members has graciously donated some custom art for the statues and fallen heads! Please join me in thanking 2023-05-15 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak Peek - Gates to the Misty Realm V2.0

Hello everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday! 

I have a very special preview of the next map I'm working on today for the updated version of the Gates to the Misty Realm. 

One of our very own community members have hand drawn the statue and two of the fallen heads and graciously offered to allow me to use these assets in my maps. 

So please...

Champion Tier - [Free] - Updated Sanguine Rose Brothel

Hey everyone!

I have a fun update I wanted to share with our community, 100% free of charge. 

I made a few enhancements to my older map, The Sanguine Rose, and have attached the updated files to this post. 

Though this is not a total re-work of this map like I'm doing with others, this is just a better placeholder until I can create a more robust...

Champion Tier - Saltmarsh - Barracks & Jail

Hey everyone, and happy New Release Monday!

Though I skipped last Monday's release, I was happy with the extra time I needed to finish this map as it is quite detailed. This is the next map in my "Saltmarsh" series; The Barracks & Jail.  

Even though I created this map with the module in mind, you can drop this into any campaign that needs a guard barra...

Sneak Peek - Saltmarsh: Barracks & Jail

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday!

Today I'm excited to share some of my work on the next location in Saltmarsh; The Guard Barracks & Jail. 

This map will be on a 30x40 grid and will feature a multi-story guard barracks building and surrounding terrain. This will be a highly detailed barracks map that you can drop into your Saltmarsh campaign or any campaign t...

No Sneak Peek Today

Hey there, everyone! 

I wanted to inform you all that there will be no sneak peek today as I normally do on Thursdays. This is because May is a five-Monday month, and since I only do four map posts per month, this mapper is taking some much-needed time off (really, I'm just playing catch-up on work). So May 1st, there will be no map release, but I will resume my normal map post on May 8th...

Champion Tier - "The Shadow Over Middledew" - A Lunch Break Hereos Adventure

Update April 28th, 2023: It's here! Lunch Break Hereos has finished polishing up the adventure "The Shadow Over Middledew," and I have attached it to this post. You will find the adventure pdf (including print-friendly), tokens, and portraits. Hope you enjoy it!

Hey everyone, and happy Release Monday!

I should start with an apology. I went a tad overboa...

Sneak Peek - Lunch Break Heroes Adventure "The Shadow Over Middledew"

Hey everyone, and happy Sneak Peek Thursday!

I've been working tremendously hard on the next Lunch Break Hereos adventure maps, which are set to be released this upcoming Monday. I'm excited to announce that you will have a total of three full new battlemaps to go with this, and all will be outdoors / forest encounter maps.

Even if you don't plan on using them for the adventure,...