Snowy's Maps

[Monster] Sonia the Silenced 5e

Another 5e monster for you all! Really enjoyed making this one too ^^

Next map pack poll for Mage Academy (end-March 2024)

This is a poll to vote on the next map pack for the Magic Academy, for the end of March. If not, feel free to suggest any other options below (if you have the Mage Master tier, feel free to do so)! It is a little bit early again, but thought to run it now so come the 20th, I know what to make straightaway! :D

• School of Magic Buildings - the start of a collection of buildings designed specifically for e...

  2024-04-13 13:35:18 +0000 UTC View Post

[Public] Misc Forest Map Pack

Hey all! Today I am bringing a bigger release than usual - with a set of 5 forest/coastal maps that I have been making as part of some tests over the past couple of weeks.

My favourite one is the first. I wanted to challenge myself to make a spooky map for a commission but found myself lacking in...tentacle assets?!

In this case, I wanted to give a special thank you to a day at, a fantastic creator that makes a...

Which Monster Next?

I was going to talk about it in my post tomorrow, but I want to practice making 5e monsters, and for now will just be coming to Adept Arcanist and above.

I have made a couple more since the first release on Sunday, so which one would you like revealed next?

[Monster] Winged Skeleton Defender (CR1)

Had a bit of fun making this one, so I thought to share! Hope you don't mind ^^
~Snowy

Next map-pack poll (mid-April 2024)

This is a poll to vote on the next map pack, what you want to see from me in terms of maps going into the middle of April. If not, feel free to suggest any other options below! Sorry for a second ping - I forgot to enable multiple choice. XD

Mountain Encounters - A series of different mountain maps over the course of each of the four seasons!

Uh oh, we have a problem! - Another cool idea suggested by Jan! A set of environmental ma...

[Public] Mage Academy Dormitories

Hey everyone! Here is another map pack release for Kitoro Mage Academy - this time two sets of dormitory maps (a two floor larger one, and a single floor smaller one). Here are the respective files for everyone!

Public

Wizard's Apprentice JPG

2024-03-30 09:00:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Unusual number of declines

Hey all - over the past few days I have been encountering an unusual amount of payment declines (>10% of patrons lost) and just wanted to bring awareness to this if you wanted to remain a paid member.

Patreon has been doing this over the past few months and a number of other creator friends have been affected - but I had not experienced this until now, for some weird reason. ^^

Thank you all for the continued support!
~Snowy

Ideas Time!

Hey all - I wanted to get started on this new schedule! So, tell me - what do you want to see from me next month (for release on the 20th of April)? Tell me in the comments below! You have until the 3rd of April to make your suggestions!

These will provide me an extremely useful insight into what people want, while also facilitating future polls, which Patrons can vote on and provide feedback, which is always extremely appreciated. :D

Next Release Sneak Peek!

Just wanted to showcase a small sneak peek of one of the maps coming up in the next mage academy release! It gets more fun on the second floor :D

[Public] Coasts

Hey everyone, welcome back to another map pack. Today, I have made 3 new maps as part of a coastal pack. We have a simple clean beach map, a bandit cave by the coast, and a cliffside coastal map. Here are your downloads!

Public 

Wizard's Apprentice JPG&nbs...

New Schedule! Kinda?

Hey all, just wanted to put up a new ish schedule and set things up more in stone. Over the past month, I have been working on maps in advance, just to give myself a bit of breathing room. 

I have been enjoying this schedule as I have been releasing on time! So here's my MINOR proposed changes!

NEW Schedule

3rd -> Poll for the release that happens on the 20th. This will usually consist of ideas that people have suggested! ...

Sneak Peek of the next map pack - physical format!

Hey all - I have been trying out a new tool (is currently in closed-beta) that cuts and sorts pages for physical versions of battlemaps and it definitely works quite well! I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to showcase one of the maps coming in the coastal pack on March 20th. :D

Although, I have to say that I am going to end up addicted to physical media - all of my sessions are online...but you can never beat physical!

That's all for now!
~Snowy

Into The Depths: A Fiendish Monsters Zine For 5e/PF2e - 24 hours to go!

This is your final warning to get the Into the Depths zine - as we only have 24 hours to go! Thank you all so much for the support - we are super excited about it happening :D

Check it out here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snowysmaps/into-the-depths-a-fiendish-monsters-zine-for-5e-pf2e

Next map pack poll for Mage Academy (end-March 2024)

This is a poll to vote on the next map pack for the Magic Academy, for the end of March. If not, feel free to suggest any other options below (if you have the Mage Master tier, feel free to do so)! It is a little bit early again, but thought to run it now so come the 20th, I know what to make straightaway! :D

• School of Magic Buildings - the start of a collection of buildings designed specifically for each of the D...
  2024-03-12 14:33:45 +0000 UTC View Post

[Public] Candlekeep Mysteries Part 1

Hi everyone - welcome back to another map pack! Today, I would like to showcase the maps from the first two adventures of Candlekeep Mysteries - Finstandia's Mansion and Amberdune Hideout (from The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces and Mazfroth's Mighty Disgressions respectively). 

I am aware this has been recreated a couple of times, but I personally found the maps to be quite small - especially for combats. So what I will be doing is recreating as m...

[Patron-Only] [60x62] Large Carnival

Hey all, just wanted to release another pack - this time for patrons only! This is a HUGE carnival map that I recently created for Fables in Tables, an awesome creator who makes oneshots for DnD 5e. It was a LOT of work, taking around 10 hours overall! So enjoy this bonus content!

Patron JPG (including Wizard's Apprentice) 

2024-03-07 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

[Public] March Update

Hey all, just wanted to provide a quick update regarding where we are this month!

Upcoming Schedule

The schedule for this month will be as follows. I will let you know if this changes - but again, I am fairly ahead going into the month, and is a feeling I am enjoying for a change. XD

March 6th - Carnival battlemap! This was a part of someone's Kickstarter but we agreed that it'll also be made available to Patrons. The map is 60x62...and I ...

Next map-pack poll (mid-March 2024)

This is a poll to vote on the next map pack, what you want to see from me in terms of maps going into the middle of March. If not, feel free to suggest any other options below!

I am going to try a thing I started with the Mage Academy polls - do away with the lowest (and of course, the highest), and keep the remaining options. My friend BirdieMaps does this, and I just wanted to see if you all prefer this method too. :D

• Candlekeep Mysteries ...
  2024-03-04 22:20:45 +0000 UTC View Post

[Public] We are now at 300+ public map files!

Hey all! Out of curiosity, I downloaded all of the publicly accessible maps currently on Patreon - and I was a little surprised to find that it was over 300 maps (including variations)! As such, I have compiled all of the maps into one Google Drive link so everyone can download it easily. All maps are 140ppi!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EutjybDo_AuZJtf_O7zGwrb24H71LJF...

[Public] The Magical Herb Gardens of Kitoro Academy

Hey everyone, I am back with another map pack! Today I am releasing my second map in a series of Mage Academy maps - which will be eventually put together into one big map. This one is a 64x64 maze, AKA the magical herb gardens where the students can spend their time going through the maze, picking the herbs and other magical components that they need to cast their spells. Alternatively, higher level mages simply just fly over the hedges, bypassing the younger students.

Anyway, here are...

FoundryVTT Module - 1-1.5 years!

Hey all, just wanted to announce that the past six months (August-2022 to January-2023) are now all together in one FoundryVTT module. Here is the link!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wy4icy8o6ifzihchfmc6f/module.json?rlkey=jicnzqtsfbub2k39pqaweq6nj&dl=1

Thanks
~Snowy

What should the Mage Academy be called?

Hi everyone, this is just a fun little poll open to all. I would love to hear your opinion regarding what the magic academy from the Mage Academy series should be called - I've got a few ideas and feel free to suggest your own (and like the comments for votes!).

[Public] Dark Forests

Hey all, welcome back to another map pack. Today I bring you a set of 5 dark forest encounters for your more spooky campaigns. I've been trying to work a lot with the atmosphere and also some tactics, so some maps might have cliffs or large rocks (should be drawn up as walls in FoundryVTT). You can access the assortment of maps below:

Public 

2024-02-20 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

[Kickstarter] Into the Depths! - NOW LIVE!!

Hey all, I just wanted to let you know that our newest Kickstarter, Into the Depths, is now live! For those that aren't aware, this is a zine containing 10 RPG fiendish monsters for PF2e and DnD5e, which will be available as a PDF, FoundryVTT module, and in print! 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snowysmaps/into-the-depths-a-fiendish-monsters...

Next map pack poll for Mage Academy (end-Feb 2024)

This is a poll to vote on the next map pack for the Magic Academy, for the end of February. If not, feel free to suggest any other options below (if you have the Mage Master tier, feel free to do so)! It is a little bit early, but thought to run it now so come the 20th, I know what to make straightaway! :D

This is going to work slightly differently to every other poll, in that the least popular option will be removed and replaced with s...

[Public] [45x35] Restorative Party Mansion

Hey everyone, welcome back to another map pack! Today's map pack was suggested by one of our Patrons, Jan, who has been supporting me for over a year now! Thank you so much once again! <3

This is a series of maps over 4 phases, where the house is initially in ruin and the area is overgrown. Over time, the party can restore it to its former glory with some work involved of course!

All maps are 45x35 and have a resolution of 140ppi. Please access your files below :D

2024-02-10 19:41:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Next map-pack poll (mid-Feb 2024)

This is a poll to vote on the next map pack, what you want to see from me in terms of maps going into the middle of February. If not, feel free to suggest any other options below!

In this version, I will be taking one big theme and making sections of it in two releases. In this case:

• Coastal Maps - trio of battlemaps including a beach, cliffside and coastal cave!
• Dark Forest - another trio of battlemaps, including a...
  2024-02-03 16:35:07 +0000 UTC View Post

[Public] [48x42] Mage Academy Main Building

Hey everyone, welcome back to another release! Today I bring you the first map in a series of maps focused on a mage academy. This is the main academic building, featuring a huge library, labs, lecture halls, dormitory rooms for mature students and staff, offices, and more!

Here are the releases for each respective tier! :D

Public 

2024-02-03 15:56:22 +0000 UTC View Post

[Public] February 2024 Update + Kickstarter Pre-Launch Announcement

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another little update post, and now I've had a nice holiday break, I am feeling refreshed and ready to have a fantastic February! I've been brainstorming some fun ideas, and just wanted to share some projects with you!

New Kickstarter Project - Into the Depths: A Fiendish Monster 5e/PF2e Zine!

Yup, this is coming a lot sooner than expected. Sitting quietly on a botanical garden bench, my partner and I planned this new Kickstarter, a...