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Devruel’s Claws

This odd hexagonal tower was constructed overnight, pulled directly from the ground by magus Devruel Tenzah of the Silver Cloak. Questing in the astral for the Githyanki, the magus rarely occupies the tower currently and leaves it to the magical defences and guardians built right into the stone.

The “claws” are rough stony wedges that extend up over the tops of the three turrets atop the tower proper. They are home to a number of twisted little mutant bookas (tiny little sprite-like...

Dakkir’s Rock

This old complex definitely predates any of the current civilizations in the region. It was likely built by half-elven morlocks in one of the recession eras of the Kale Elven civilization. Those areas still showing their original carvings on the walls bear ornate depictions of various demons believed to be the “gods” (or dreaded foes) of the morlocks in question.

A mix of caverns and worked areas split over four levels and five zones, the upper section of the complex is home to a la...

Lance Roberts' Mini Dungeons - Dysonized

In a discussion about my maps, Lance Roberts showed off his super-simple small dungeon maps that he creates and I really liked the simplicity and the designs of the pieces in question. So, I asked if he was cool with me trying them out in my style and he graciously agreed. These four mini dungeon maps are the result.

This is actually the work that got me started trying out the five room dungeon designs I’ve been releasing every Monday. Drawing these four “simple” dungeons was a lo...

Leukun’s Tower

The aged tortle mystic Leukun built this stone structure to house great works of tortle art, spirituality, and all knowledge of the grand unified turtle theory. Originally intended to have a much taller tower, the elderly Leukun realized that he didn’t have the time to complete more levels, and at 41 years of age he capped the tower (with an egg-like dome) at 44 feet tall.

The stonework of the structure was Leukun’s life’s work. The contents of the tower are collected from other t...

DungeonMorphs - Sewer Set 1

One of the final stretch goals of the recent DungeonMorphs IV Kickstarter was to include an alternate version of the DungeonMorph cards (2.5″ x 2.5″ cards of the geomorphs) in the style of one of the artists involved in the design. That artist was ME! So now that all the different geomorph designs are in for each die, I’m in the process of redrawing the various designs in my style.

I’m doing these redraws one “die” at a time. The geomorphs have been assigned faces on the Dun...

Tombs of the Throl Tribe (a 5 room dungeon)

The lizardfolk of the Throl tribe have been using this river cave for their honoured dead for untold ages. You can see their descent from mighty rulers of this region to the near-refugee status they have today through the ages of the tombs. The main section of ancient tombs is for the six great elders of antiquity, each entombed in a silver sarcophagus sealed with gold and bound with lead and then placed in an ornately carved stone tomb.

Further back into the cave, the smell of decompos...

The Andesite Pyramid

Guarded to this day by the Obsidian Guard, the Andesite Pyramid is supposedly the burial site of the Sphinx of Jewels. Some believe this is a name or title bestowed upon one of the princes of the Eparapt Dynasty, but other stories point to this being the resting place of an actual sphinx that assisted several generations of princes of the previous dynasty.

The truth might be something else entirely – a few apocryphal tales speak of a potent psionic lich with the “Jeweled Sphinx head...

The Red Temple under Béy Sǘ

As with all the major cities of Tsolyánu, Béy Sǘ has been torn down and built over innumerable times over the generations. In the underworld of the city are a number of important (and well guarded) sites including the understructures of the major temples, archives, government buildings, and access to the remnants of the planetary tube-car system. But in a city as massive as Béy Sǘ, there are many other things below the city streets…

The Red Temple was once a major part of the tem...

Barrow of the Flayer

Cut into the hillside behind a circle of menhirs is the Barrow of the Flayer – a stone-reinforced barrow partially hidden by overhanging grasses from the steep hill above. The menhirs themselves give hints as to the origin of the flayer – carvings of tentacles descend from the peaks of the menhirs towards the base, ominous and seeming to reach for those who stand among the stones to examine them.

Steps lead into the two openings of the barrow – a few broad steps into the main entr...

July 2022 Backstage Pass

And here we have the ten maps I'll be releasing to the Dodecahedron this month. For the next two to three months every Monday will see the release of a "five room map" - Generally I've made a significant effort to make these feel a lot bigger than what we picture when we think of a five-room map, and there are some exceptional examples coming up (like the river cave map).

Thanks again for your ...

Release the Kraken on the Warking’s Vault

In the Barrier Peaks is a small pass no longer accessible from either side – at some point the ends of the pass were lifted up above the local landscape by a hundred feet or more, leaving sheer cliffs and difficult climbs. What has been forgotten is that this was done by the dwarves in their time of grief for their fallen warking.

The eastern end of the pass is decorated with pale stone statues of human warriors on each side, leading to a massive stone statue of a dwarf where the pass...

The Midsummer Lands - Combined Hexmap!

It is done (for now) – all six of the Midsummer Lands hexmaps are done and released, and now we’ve got them combined as a single map. As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves. If you really need a scale for this and don’t want to pick one yourself, go with six miles to the hex.

High resolution version (22,800 x 31,800 pixels) is a...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 6

The final map of the Midsummer Lands is the upper-left corner of the map set, producing a 3 tall by 2 wide “grid” of map sections that interlink.

As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves. If you really need a scale for this and don’t want to pick one yourself, go with six miles to the hex.

I love the feel of this hex map –...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 5

The fifth map of the Midsummer Lands is set to the left / west of the first map in the set, Map 1. This only leaves map 6 which sits above this one and to the left of map 2, producing a 3 tall by 2 wide “grid” of map sections that interlink.

As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves. If you really need a scale for this and don’t wa...

Release the Kraken on the Mastervale Estate

Every month we go through our back catalogue of maps and the many amazing supporters of the blog over on Patreon vote on which two should be re-released under the free commercial use license. Our first release this month is this fantasy “house” design from 2016.

Bearing obvious similarities to the mansion of the Dervel Merchants in Blueridge, the Mastervale Estate is slightly more regular in shape and less alien in material – appearing at first glance to be made of grey s...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 4

The fourth map of the Midsummer Lands is set to the left / west of Map 3. The next two will cover the areas north of it, producing a 3 tall by 2 wide “grid” of map sections that interlink.

As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves. If you really need a scale for this and don’t want to pick one yourself, go with six miles to the hex...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 3

The third map of the Midsummer Lands is set directly to the south of the first one. The next three will all be inland from these three, producing a 3 tall by 2 wide “grid” of map sections that interlink.

As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves. If you really need a scale for this and don’t want to pick one yourself, go with six m...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 2

Welcome to map 2 of the Midsummer Lands. As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves. If you really need a scale for this and don’t want to pick one yourself, go with six miles to the hex.

This map sits north of the first hexmap and details the lands around Great Elven Lake and the edges of the Naakrel Badlands infested with fae goblinoi...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex 1

Through the rest of June I’ll be posting a series of interlocking hexmaps that I drew. There’s no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves.

For this series, I’ve been working with the style I started putting together a couple of years ago where the rivers run along the hex borders – this allows for river travel to be great for exploration as you can see the hexes on each s...