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373 Dagon's Sanctum (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 373 Dagon's Sanctum. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been raster...

373 Dagon's Sanctum

Denizens of the Tower!

This adventure is about a small fishing settlement where the fishermen have been attacked frequently over the past few weeks. Four of them have gone missing recently. It is all the fault of a school of kuo-toa fanatics that look for living human sacrifices. The fish folk recently found an ancient temple to an obscure entity called Dagon. In its sanctum, they conduct dark rituals and sacrifices to gain the favor of the Old One.

The sailors know the place wher...

Dungeon Vault Magazine No. 9 - Published!

This is issue No. 9 of Dungeon Vault Magazine. A compilation of adventures, lore, excellent cartography, and useful digital goodies.

Dungeon Vault Magazine is all about providing interesting ideas and lore to DMs and storytellers. Within this issue, you will find varied adventure ideas.

These short modules do not stick to a unified template of sections. Instead, they are organically created and follow their own pace. The types of modules you can expect are city/to...

Someone has defiled the statue of a beloved hero!

Traveler!

There is a 25-feet-tall statue of a local folk hero named Tai-Kalum. He was a half-orc fruit vendor who rose to prominence after he confronted the local thugs, killed one of their leaders, lead the populace against those baddies, and then died a hero in the final skirmish. Today, he is remembered as a hero who fought for the safety and values of the common folk.

A new band of itinerant brigands has taken the statue as a good place to collect unlawful tolls to merchants a...

372 The Statue of Tai-Kalum (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 371 The Curse of King Trup. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been...

372 The Statue of Tai-Kalum

Denizens of the Tower!

We wrote a short wilderness encounter. This happens at the location of a 25-feet-tall statue of a local folk hero named Tai-Kalum. He was a half-orc fruit vendor who rose to prominence after he confronted the local thugs, killed one of their leaders, lead the populace against those baddies, and then died a hero in the final skirmish. Today, he is remembered as a hero who fought for the safety and values of the common folk.

A new band of itinerant brigands ha...

A dream-sequence adventure!

Travelers!!

This is an interesting location you are unlikely to find in any place of the Material World. It is the personal dreamscape of King Trup. The king refused to help who turned out to be a forest hag on the road. The hag, in turn, bewitched the king and he feel into a strange stupor from which he cannot wake up from. The court wizard thinks the king's mind is trapped in a kind of metal-maze. He has devised a ritual to let other enter the king's mind to destroy the evil influence...

371 The Curse of King Trup (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 371 The Curse of King Trup. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been...

371 The Curse of King Trup

Denizens of the Tower!

Shown above is an interesting location you are unlikely to find in any place of the Material World. It is the personal dreamscape of King Trup. The king refused to help who turned out to be a forest hag on the road. The hag, in turn, bewitched the king and he feel into a strange stupor from which he cannot wake up from. The court wizard thinks the king's mind is trapped in a kind of metal-maze. He has devised a ritual to let other enter the king's mind to destroy ...

370 The Scarlet Vault (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 370 The Scarlet Vault. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been rast...

A Dark Souls Inspired Vault Dungeon - Prepare to Die!

Travelers!!

I'm probably starting to sound like a broken record but... Well I've been marathoning Soulsborne series games and this is yet another Ultra-Lethal dungeon full of traps, incredibly dangerous environmental threats, and encounters that spawn several areas thanks to the verticality of the design. I hope you and your players enjoy this one (they won't). This dungeon is designed to kill whoever visits it. In particular, falling to the lava is the most dangerous thing about this o...

370 The Scarlet Vault

Denizens of the Tower!

Hope you're all doing fine. Where I live they're starting to lift the quarantine and things are slowly going back to "normal". I hope it is the same for you and that things go back to usual and better for all of you.

I'm probably starting to sound like  broken record but.... Well I've been marathoning Soulsborne series games and this is yet another Ultra-Lethal dungeon full of traps, incredibly dangerous environmental threats, and encounters that spawn ...

The Jade Abyss - DM's Guild Adventure - Level 5

Just in! A new tier 2 (level 5) adventure.

You can get this cool adventure here! 

This is a tier 2 (level 5-6) adventure about an underground tomb/prison from an earlier civilization. The place crawls with undead reanimated inmates th...

369 The Jade Abyss (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 368 Sir Rainard's Holy Symbol. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have b...

369 The Jade Abyss

Denizens of the tower!

We close the month with this interestingly vertical underground prison. Like I shared in the past publication. I'm exploring ways to make areas interact with each other in tridimensional and vertical ways. This is a level 5 adventure but I must say the environmental hazards are extremely lethal here. It is a large shaft/abyss where adventurers may fall to the next level if they're not cautious. The falling damage alone will sure put a stop to plenty of incautious ...

Someone has to retrieve Sir Rainard's remains!

Hey Travelers!

I have kept exploring the ways I can portray tridimensional locations for my maps. I've been playing games like dark souls and bloodborne where often the areas have verticality and the encounters span several levels and I tried to do the same thing here.

For example, in area 2, there are some undead. But fighting them is not easy because there are undead archers in the corridors above, in area 4. You have to go to area 3 and fight more, in order to reach the archers...

368 Sir Rainard's Holy Symbol (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 368 Sir Rainard's Holy Symbol. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have b...

368 Sir Rainard's Holy Symbol

Denizens of the Tower!

I have kept exploring the ways I can portray tridimensional locations for my maps. I've been playing games like dark souls and bloodborne where often the areas have verticality and the encounters span several levels and I tried to do the same thing here.

For example, in area 2, there are some undead. But fighting them is not easy because there are undead archers in the corridors above, in area 4. You have to go to area 3 and fight more, in order to reach the...

Hoban City, a Great Place to Start an Adventure!

Travelers!

It's time we made a city map!  This is Hoban, a cool medium-sized city near a river delta. The city is primarily a farming settlement although the farming activities are to be phased out over the course of a few generations as the city continues to grow.

Hoban has an immediate problem. As the city grows to become an economic hub, it is an attractive target for brigands and raiders. Hoban does not have a wall as of now. Lord Fick has tried to secure funds from the c...

367 Hoban City (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 367 Hoban City. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been rasterized ...

367 Hoban City

Denizens of the Tower!

It's time I made a city map!  This is Hoban, a cool medium-sized city near a river delta. The city is primarily a farming settlement although the farming activities are to be phased out over the course of a few generations as the city continues to grow.

Hoban has an immediate problem. As the city grows to become an economic hub, it is an attractive target for brigands and raiders. Hoban does not have a wall as of now. Lord Fick has tried to secure funds...

A Cool Tavern Drama for Low-Tier Adventurers

Travelers!

It's Fink's Hacienda! a cool tavern/inn outside of town that is famous for its varied offerings of meats, hams, and exotic meat. The owner, Fink, is a cool gnome that loves to have interesting conversations and works all day. There was a recent break-in and a group of brigands robbed the place and the guests. Fink is sad that this happened and is ready to commission out the labor of discovering how it happened. Many of the clues and facts of the attack do not add u...

366 Cellar Map (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 366 Cellar Map. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been rasterized ...

366 Cellar Map 2/2 - and Hidden Enemies One-Shot Adventure!

Denizens of the Tower!

Ok, this is the second part of the Lodge map we published a few days ago. This is a cool cellar level with brown mold to cool the air and permit the long storage of meats. We have included a long-ish adventure that goes with these two maps.

It's Fink's Hacienda! a cool tavern/inn outside of town that is famous for its varied offerings of meats, hams, and exotic meat. The owner, Fink, is a cool gnome that loves to have interesting conversations and works all ...

365 Lodge Map (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 364 The Unexpected Visitor. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been...

365 Lodge Map 1/2

Denizens of the Tower!

Today we bring you this large lodge map (40x26). This is going to be a two map project. The second map is almost ready and it will depict and underground location. The lodge's cellar. As usual, the adventure will be released with the second part of the maps in publication No. 366.

This map is included in the usual variants. We've included an unlabeled version that you can repurpose as something else. This map does not necessarily need the cellar map to work,...

351-359 Compilation May 2020

351 A Hungry Giant! 

352 The Thinking Rats 

353 Death in the Well 

354 The Ominous Orb 

2020-06-20 20:31:09 +0000 UTC View Post

342-350 Compilation April 2020

342 Arthimesh's Laboratory 

343 Yellowing Angel Vault 

344 Romelu's Nasty Acquaintances 

345 Jar-Kunni's Hideout 

2020-06-20 20:26:09 +0000 UTC View Post

A Visitor from the Far Realm Has Arrived!

Travelers!

The unexplainable alien-looking lights from Charity Tower and the recent contamination of the underground stream and wells have the populace of Prado Village on the brink of chaos. Chunks of gelatinous black masses on the water make people sick and poison the farms.

A local lord is ready to sling a considerable amount of gold for a group of outsiders to go check out what really is going on at the abandoned tower. Something is amiss, that's for sure. What exactly is the ...

364 The Unexpected Visitor (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 364 The Unexpected Visitor. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been...