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Announcement About the Magazine

Due to popular request. I've decided to make a small change to the magazine schedule. I originally announced I'd compile October and November in a single issue but that's not happening anymore.

Instead, Issue No. 1 will include October's content and I will gift this one to all my patreon supporters regardless of pledge level.

This is a one time only gift to all of you and is meant to show you all what the magazine is going to look like. And also t...

311 South Hildberg

Denizens of the Tower

This is the town of South Hildberg, an idyllic place removed from most of the atrocities in a fantasy world. It is located south of a large capital and close to the sea. The place has never seen war or conflict. But times are changing and even the relatively safe countryside is becoming a place to be cautious about. There are tales of savage bandits and orc clans roaming the lands but they have not dared attack South Hildberg. Not that they'll have any trouble doin...

A monthly magazine and new Pledge Levels

Hello, this is Derek.

This patreon page is three years old and it has been a hell of a ride. Thank you for supporting my work. And if you are not subscribed anymore, thank you too for your support when the time was right for you to do so.  My current line of work and position in the RPG market would not have been possible without your help.

The Magazine

I want to announce something that you will like a lot. I've had many petitions for...

Brochure #3

We just released Brochure #3 Horror on the Hook for sale on Drivethru RPG. You can get it there or by supporting our page here. Your choice.

This is the third installment of the brochure adventure series. Similar to our one-page adventures, these include everything in the brochure and they are all system neutral.

GET IT HERE 

BA3 Horror on the Hook (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for BA3 Horror on the Hook. 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 ras...

Brochure #3 Horror on the Hook

Denizens of the Tower!

This is the third installment of the brochure adventures series. Similar to my one-page adventures, these include everything in the brochure and they are all system neutral.

This one-shot adventure is about a series of attacks that happen in a large city. A strange kind of creatures creeps up from the sewers and attacks the unwary. It takes the bodies but sometimes a mangled corpse is left behind. The horrendous monsters are described by the few survivors as...

Avocados are illegal now but we have a supplier!

Traveler from a foreign land!

Today I bring you a story which can be as serious as you want, but I was really thinking in a light-hearted, over-the-top, and fun adventure. In this adventure, the son of the kind was very sick from avocado allergy and the man decided to outlaw all avocados!

However, as it often happens, prohibition caused the demand to skyrocket and many criminal cells shifted their focus to the green gold. There are now complicated smuggling operations to satisfy t...

310 The Avocado Guild (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 310 The Avocado Guild. 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...

310 The Avocado Guild

Denizens of the Tower!

Today I bring you a story which can be as serious as you want, but I was really thinking in a light-hearted, over-the-top, and fun adventure. In this adventure, the son of the kind was very sick from avocado allergy and the man decided to outlaw all avocados!

However, as it often happens, prohibition caused the demand to skyrocket and many criminal cells shifted their focus to the green gold. There are now complicated smuggling operations to satisfy the incr...

A terrible massacre down the church! Adventurers Needed.

Traveler, please help us!

There was a terrible massacre in the Church of Golden Petal. Unknown to all present, a terrible necromancer from four-hundred years ago promised to return to exact his vengeance on the living, in particular, the three druids that defeated him. The townsfolk were celebrating a religious ritual when the undead came from the crypts below and feated on their flesh. The townspeaker sent a few town guards yesterday to investigate and they have not returned. Now they ...

309 The Grim Awakening (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 309 The Grim Awakening. 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 ras...

309 The Grim Awakening

Denizens of the Tower!

Today I bring you the story of a terrible massacre in the Church of Golden Petal. Unknown to all present, a terrible necromancer from four-hundred years ago promised to return to exact his vengeance on the living, in particular, the three druids that defeated him. The townsfolk were celebrating a religious ritual when the undead came from the crypts below and feated on their flesh. The townspeaker sent a few town guards yesterday to investigate and they have not r...

Revamped Goblet of Fireflies

Denizens of the Tower,

To celebrate the silver medal status of our adventure Goblet of Fireflies, we have revamped the whole adventure. We redid the layout, added art, fixed some errors and typos.

But most importantly, I dabbled into the depths of Indesign and after hours of delving, I returned home with a fresh PHONE PDF! Super clickable and fully interactive. I must say that for those learning and familiar with indesign this is an awesome adventure to experience.

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Casinos and Tokens - drivethru pack

Traveler,

I bring you a pack of individual graphic assets to populate taverns, casinos, and other similar establishments. The pieces are varied enough to create plenty of different locations. Some of this art was featured in the previous publication but these tokens allow you to furnish all kinds of different maps.

• This pack includes 102 individual tokens.
• All assets are tagged with dimensions in 140-pixel increments.
• Use these assets to populate cool ...
  2019-11-14 00:32:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Pack No. 19 - Casinos and Taverns

Denizens of the Tower!

I bring you a pack of individual graphic assets to populate taverns, casinos, and other similar establishments. The pieces are varied enough to create plenty of different locations. Some of this art was featured in the previous publication but these tokens allow you to furnish all kinds of different maps.

• This pack includes 102 individual tokens.
• All assets are tagged with dimensions in 140 pixel increments.
• Use these assets to p...
  2019-11-14 00:30:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Come gamble at the Hookah Casino, unless you're a chicken!

Travelers,

This is the Hookah Casino. A hub of the underworld  where criminals, politicians, nobles, and the poor alike enjoy losing their money and making risky bets. The locations features many rooms with all kinds of betting games and interesting individuals. Be ready to lose it all and spend some time with the most unsavory individuals the metropolis can offer. 

We've included descriptions of all areas and also a list of staff NPCs and client NPCs. It is truly a fun ...

308 Hookah Casino (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 308 Hookah Casino. 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 rasteriz...

308 Hookah Casino

Denizens of the Tower

Hope you're ready for a good one because this is the Hookah Casino. A hub of the underworld  where criminals, politicians, nobles, and the poor alike enjoy losing their money and making risky bets. The locations features many rooms with all kinds of betting games and interesting individuals.

I included descriptions of all areas and also a list of staff NPCs and client NPCs. It is truly a fun place to include in a large city or metropolis. Just be careful...

A place to rest after so many adventures...

Hi traveler!

 I wrote this RPG adventure with a light-hearted mood in mind and the result is a farm house setting that is an awesome place to have the party rest, take a step back, and relax from the adventurer's life doing some odd jobs and participating in a baking competition....

Or...

You can just have the place raided by orcs. Your Choice!

Pledge today and get access to this cool PDF mini adventure and hundreds of many others. 

307 A Welcome Resting Place (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 307 A Welcome Resting Place. 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 bee...

307 A Welcome Resting Place (and I got my new glasses)

Denizens of the tower!

I'm back to full-blown fantasy art creation. I got my glasses earlier this week. After a period of adaptation I am now feeling better and I see WAY better with the glasses. It wasn't until I started doing my everyday stuff with the glasses that I noticed how bad my sight was. I mean I'm not really that bad, really. But I was bad enough that I could still barely function without glasses. An interesting development is that I bought a 4k monitor for my cartography st...

BA2 The Ivory Idol (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for BA2 The Ivory Idol. 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 rasteri...

Brochure Adventure #2 - The Ivory Idol

Denizens of the Tower!

To open the month in a cool way, this is the second installment of the brochure adventures series. Similar to my one-page adventures, these include everything in the brochure and they are all system neutral.

This brochure adventure is about a recently unearthed temple dedicated to an obscure ivory being in the shape of an elephant. A strange glowing stone in the altar has the power to hypnotize weak-minded individuals to become thralls in the temple. The loc...

Update on my eye health.

Hello pals, this is Derek.

This is a personal announcement. My only intention is to share with you a few things that have happened over the past two months or so. I have experienced mild discomfort with my eyes for 2-3 months. The issue is that they get too dry and this causes blurry vision, headaches, trouble focusing on small details on the screen.

As some of you know, I work with a graphic tablet. So I have two screens in front of me for over 7-8 hours a day. It's just the way ...

306 Fortified Hamlet

We've just released this fortified hamlet map with day and night versions. Find out more about it over here.

Also, happy Halloween and Day of the Dead.

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306 Fortified Hamlet (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 306 Fortified Hamlet. 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 raste...

306 Fortified Hamlet

Denizens of the Tower

Happy halloween, and happy Day of the Dead. To close the month, I bring you this cool fortified hamlet map. It features 7 individual buildings and should have an average permanent population of 30 townsfolk. The hamlet is probably in a dodgy place because they've gone to the lengths of setting up a wooden palisade. What's out there? well, it could be just about anything, more likely, brigands, orcs, thieves, wild animals, etc.

This illustration includes no lo...

One Page Dungeons are back in!

Here's the 17th installment of the one-page-dungeon series. The objective is to create self-contained adventures/dungeons with all things necessary to spawn fun adventures in a single page.  The adventures are system neutral so no rules or mechanics are included.

This adventure is about an old primordial creature who slumbers in a remote region of the Astral Sea. An ancient titan defeated him but it lasts only as long as the two halves of its heart remain apart. If they converge, t...

OP17 - Heart of Solitude (photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for OP17 - Heart of Solitude. 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 r...

One Page Dungeon 17 - Heart of Solitude

Hello, Denizens of the Tower, friends, supporters, and random internet people.

Here's the 17th installment of the one-page-dungeon series. The objective is to create self-contained adventures/dungeons with all things necessary to spawn fun adventures in a single page.  The adventures are system neutral so no rules or mechanics are included.

This adventure is about an old primordial creature who slumbers in a remote region of the Astral Sea. An ancient titan defeated him but i...