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The Weaver's Way Battle Map - Base version

Here is the base version of The Weaver's Way battle map with and without grids. You'll find a notes PDF in the zip and also here as a separate download.

  • Virtual tabletop - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels, 30x30 grid
  • Notes PDF (included in map zip or separate download)

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The Weaver's Way Battle Map - Launch

This week’s map is a pine forest with a bit of an infestation of… something ;) I wanted to create a wilderness map with a bit of a twist and I think pine forests have an amazing ominous vibe to them and so ‘The Weaver’s Way’ was born. I know many of you will not have watched this film but I may have had some scenes from Hawk the Slayer in mind when I drew this. There is some very dark spider webby woodland in that film, along with pythons hanging from branches, which I feel may not ...

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Upcoming maps - Update

Hello Adventurers! Just wanted to give you an update on map schedules. I'm currently working on 'The Pine Forest' battle map, I'll probably call it 'The Hag's Hollow' or something equally spooky :) It will be launched over the weekend.

I'm going to work on the 'The Cutpurse' a seedy tavern and casino next which will drop later this month.

Next Month

Next month, being October, I thought I'd create at least on...

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The Green Bastion Battle Map - All versions (Explorer & Delver)

Here is The Green Bastion battle map. You get all versions of the map here in one place, including the base version from the Explorer Tier!

  • 30x30 grid map

Downloads:

  • VTT (Virtual tabletop) - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels
  • Print - PDF Printable versions
  • Notes PDF

Variants: 

  • Day/Night Forest
  • Day/...

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The Green Bastion Battle Map - Base version

Here is the base version of The Green Bastion battle map with and without grids. You'll find a notes PDF in the zip and also here as a separate download.

  • Virtual tabletop - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels, 30x30 grid
  • Notes PDF (included in map zip or separate download)

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The Green Bastion Battle Map - Launch

Hello Adventurers! The Green Bastion map is here! This is quite a big one and I hope useful for DMs looking to run an encounter in a ruined keep, city or outpost swallowed by the forest. For those with access to the variants there are also coastal, grassland and desert locations. I like to imagine a green dragon perched on the gatehouse looking down on a group of unfortunate players before things go very badly ;)

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Snow day - Quick update!

Hello adventurers! Just wanted to update you on our upcoming maps and tell you about a new (free) map update for The Longhouse.

Snow day!

I've created a snow version of The Longhouse! I've updated The Longhouse download files for both Explorer and Delver Tiers, hopefully they will come in handy! (Just to be clear this is a free update to The Longhouse map I released over the weekend).

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The Longhouse Battle Map - All versions (Explorer & Delver)

Here is The Longhouse battle map. You get all versions of the map here in one place, including the base version from the Explorer Tier!

  • 30x20 grid map

Downloads:

  • VTT (Virtual tabletop) - JPG, 6000x4000 pixels
  • Print - PDF Printable versions
  • Notes PDF

Variants: 

  • Day/Night Basic Hall
  • Day/...

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The Longhouse Battle Map - Base version

Here is the base version of The Longhouse battle map with and without grids. You'll find a notes PDF in the zip and also here as a separate download.

  • Virtual tabletop - JPG, 6000x4000 pixels, 30x20 grid
  • Notes PDF (included in map zip or separate download)

EDIT - V.02 Added a bonus snow version!

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The Longhouse Battle Map - Launch

Our next map is here! This one is The Longhouse / Guild Hall suggestion from you lovely people. I went with a viking longhouse style theme for this map, I thought it could work well for encounters in the wilds with barbarians, hunters or rangers. A small village that lives in one of these halls would be a fun variant on a standard village setup.

I did some research for this map, I think the size and basic layout is fairly accurate but I'm certainly no expert. I'm sure I got something wr...

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Royal Museum Battle Map - All versions (Explorer & Delver)

Here is the Royal Museum battle map. You get all versions of the map here in one place, including the base version from the Explorer Tier!

  • 30x30 grid map

Downloads:

  • VTT (Virtual tabletop) - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels
  • Print - PDF Printable versions
  • Notes PDF

Variants: 

  • Day/Night Museum
  • Lamp ...

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Royal Museum Battle Map - Base version

Here is the base version of the Royal Museum battle map with and without grids. You'll find a notes PDF in the zip and also here as a separate download.

  • Virtual tabletop - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels, 30x30 grid
  • Notes PDF (included in map zip or separate download)

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Royal Museum Battle Map - Launch

Hello Adventurers! The first of our new map ideas is finally here, it took a little longer than expected but hopefully it was worth it. I was inspired by a few places I've visit over the years, the British Museum in London and the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford being two of the biggest inspirations. I wanted to keep the play area fairly open to allow for more tactical positioning in combat while also trying to create an interior that felt suitably full of artefacts.

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Map list - Update

Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you a quick update on whats coming up next.

New map list 

  • The Museum - City museum with all manner of weird things on displays
  • The Long House - Viking style guildhall, maybe a Fighters or Adventurers Guild 
  • The Green Bastion - An overgrown/ruined outpost at the edge of the world
  • The Cutpurse - A gambling den, casino style...

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Snail Village Battle Map - All versions (Explorer & Delver)

Here is the Snail Village battle map. You get all versions of the map here in one place, including the base version from the Explorer Tier!

  • 30x30 grid map

Downloads:

  • VTT (Virtual tabletop) - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels
  • Print - PDF Printable versions
  • Notes PDF

Variants: 

  • Day/Night Swamp, Exterior
  • ...

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Snail Village Battle Map - Base version

Here is the base version of the Snail Village battle map with and without grids. You'll find a notes PDF in the zip and also here as a separate download.

  • Virtual tabletop - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels, 30x30 grid
  • Notes PDF (included in map zip or separate download)

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Snail Village Battle Map - Launch

I've finally finished off our latest map, it took a little longer than expected but hopefully it was worth it. This one is the final idea from our old map list, a giant snail shell. I wanted to create something a little different and decided on making a small village with a giant snail shell at it centre. I think it could be used as a humanoid settlement in a swamp, on the edge of a lake or the coast. It should work for kobolds, goblins, a few aquatic races or just some weird cult. I imagine ...

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Free Travel Asset Pack - Launch

Hello Adventurers! This month is the one year anniversary of me creating my Patreon. To celebrate and thank everyone that's supported me over that time I've created a free asset pack, which I hope you'll find useful when running travel encounters! 

It contains a cart, a merchants/farmers wagon and a Stagecoach with variants (Vampire Stagecoach!). You also get a range of tents, camp fires and bedrolls, as well as a few road obstacles including fallen rocks and trees. I've created da...

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New Map list for next month - Update!

Hi adventurers, just wanted to give you a quick update for the week.

Next release and next map

I'm currently working on your free asset pack. It will consist of some general use travel encounter items like camp assets, road blockages, and wagons. That will drop early next week. After that I'll be onto the last of our current map ideas which I'm planning to get done for around the end of the month. That will be some kind of swamp map incorporating a giant snail she...

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The Kraken's Garden Battle Map - All versions (Explorer & Delver)

Here is The Kraken's Garden battle map. You get all versions of the map here in one place, including the base version from the Explorer Tier!

  • 30x30 grid map

Downloads:

  • VTT (Virtual tabletop) - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels
  • Print - PDF Printable versions
  • Notes PDF

Variants: 

  • Coral Garden, shallows, ship...

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The Kraken's Garden Battle Map - Base version

Here is the base version of The Kraken's Garden battle map with and without grids. You'll find a notes PDF in the zip and also here as a separate download.

  • Virtual tabletop - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels, 30x30 grid
  • Notes PDF (included in map zip or separate download)

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The Kraken's Garden Battle Map - Launch

Hello Adventurers! Here is our latest map, The Kraken's Garden. It's based on our suggestions list idea 'An underwater Lair'. I knew I wanted to go with corals for this one, something really bright and tropical (although the deep version could be used for a more temperate location). With the idea that this could be the home of some giant sea creature I went with the idea of enlarging the coral, anemones and Urchins. I think they look cool super large and those Urchins will certainly ruin some...

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Map Schedules and news!

Hello adventurers! As I mentioned in my last launch post I took the first week of July off to recuperate and get some sun. I'm back and ready to go with some new fun map ideas for July!

Free Travel Encounter Asset pack!

To celebrate my one year anniversary of being on Patreon, and as a thank you for all the support you have given over that time I'll be making up an asset pack for you to use with your maps. It will have some staples like camp items and wagons, alon...

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Stone Bridge Battle Map - All versions (Explorer & Delver)

Here is the Stone Bridge battle map. You get all versions of the map here in one place, including the base version from the Explorer Tier!

  • 30x30 grid map

Downloads:

  • VTT (Virtual tabletop) - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels
  • Print - PDF Printable versions
  • Notes PDF

Variants: 

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Stone Bridge Battle Map - Base version

Here is the base version of the Stone Bridge battle map with and without grids. You'll find a notes PDF in the zip and also here as a separate download.

  • Virtual tabletop - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels, 30x30 grid
  • Notes PDF (included in map zip or separate download)

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Stone Bridge Battle Map - Launch

Hello Adventurers! Here is the final map of the month, another one from our Patron suggestions list. This is the 'Fortified Bridge' idea, with a little more 'Fort' thrown in :) I wanted to create a bridge with a little bit of a twist, so it ended up with a guard post style mini fort/keep in its centre, hopefully it will be useful for a travel encounter or a specific location. I imagine this would work well as a border crossing between Kingdoms.

I've been loving your ideas for the new su...

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Map suggestions and other news - Update

As promised I wanted to send out a quick update post to give you all some info on Patreon news and new map suggestions.

Patreon Anniversary

Some of you may know I only really started drawing again last year, I'd not picked up a pen/pencil in years. I really can't believe how lucky I am to be here, a year on, with so many wonderful people supporting my map making. It really is a dream come true. So for all those people that have supported me over that time, thank y...

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The Mineral Pools - All versions (Delver & Explorer)

Update - Added in a Lava version for good measure :D

Here is The Mineral Pools battle map. You get all versions of the map here in one place, including the base version from the Explorer Tier!

  • 30x30 grid map

Downloads:

  • VTT (Virtual tabletop) - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels
  • Print - PDF Printable versions
  • Notes PDF
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The Mineral Pools - Base version

Here is the base version of The Mineral Pools battle map with and without grids. You'll find a notes PDF in the zip and also here as a separate download.

  • Virtual tabletop - JPG, 6000x6000 pixels, 30x30 grid
  • Notes PDF (included in map zip or separate download)

Variants

  • Desert
  • No palm version

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The Mineral Pools - Launch

  • Edit - Forgot to add the example images into this post before pressing the go button. They are all added below now, thanks again you wonderful people!

This week's map is a group of mineral pools in a desert/rocky canyon. It's another one from our slowly shrinking list of Patron suggestions! This could be used as a travel encounter map with some fun environmental elements or as a destination in itself.

Next map

The last map of the...

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