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108 - Heroes' Hall

I expect you're having a good weekend ! Denizens of the Tower. Today I'm featuring this awesome nordic looking hall. Ready to be a drop-in in pretty much any kind of game. Are you starting a game, a continuing game? it don't matter since a tavern is the perfect place to start an adventure.

Notice the logo, that's the work of Deven Rue, a fellow artist and cartographer. (used with permission)

The attached PDF includes detailed description of the place and also information about three impo...

An awesome nordic hall !

This is my most recent add to my tabletop RPG games gallery of cartography samples. In this one the logo for the tavern was illustrated by Deven Rue, a fellow artist/cartographer.  Head over to her patreon to see what she else does.

For Patrons: The attached PDF includes detailed description of the place and also information about three important NPCs for the tavern, they come with a little backstory and motivations. The food for nice adventures. Included illustrations are unlabeled, blac...

The Lost Halls - Collaborative Project

It's finally here ! thanks for waiting and keeping faith. Also thanks again to the people who participated. You'll see yourselves credited for in the contributors page.

This collaborative dungeon was an awesome idea and be sure I will do it again very soon. I learned a lot from creating this one. If you didn't get to participate in this one, do not worry, it will happen again sometime this month probably.

The release includes:

• Regular PDF
• Printer Friendly PDF
2017-09-08 20:15:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Map 107 - Basement's Escape

Hello y'all ! This is my recent add to my Patreon collection of RPG maps. This is a short animation of how my working process goes.

By the way I Work with photoshop and the $3.00 pledge level includes my source files so you can adjust them or learn from them.

Have an awesome september my friends ! And consider joining my little club !

107 Basement's Escape - Photoshop

Here's the .psd file for the Basement's Escape - map 107. 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...

107 - Basement's Escape

Good start of the month Denizens of the Tower ! I kind of late start because I've been finishing the collaborative dungeon and it will be awesome !

This is an underground basement connected to a series of tunnels. It works awesome as a bandit's hideout, or whoever's secret exit. The attached PDF includes a oneshot idea about a drow crime lord.

Have an awesome September y'all and thanks for your support.

New map added to collection - Free Sample PDF

Here's a free PDF sample of what I do here on Patreon. 10 times a month I release new map packs. They usually are accompanied with PDFs that include adventure hooks and background lore.

Consider following my work here on Patreon, they way this website work you can choose to chip in the amount that you're comfortable with.

Additionally, my Photoshop files are available at the $3.00 USD pledge level.

Download the PDF here V

106 - Beholder's Lair - Photoshop

Here's the .psd file for the Beholder's Lair - map 103. 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...

Beholder's Lair

Good day denizens of the tower. Following this short isometric bull trend I decided to create this very vertical lair, ideal for a beholder or similar creature. As always I've added unlabeled pictures so you can readapt the illustration for a different use if you so need it.

The attached PDF includes an adventure idea as always, geared to implement this illustration. I also wanted to tell you that I have started creating the collaborative dungeon and your ideas are awesome !  I'll probabl...

New isometric location - The Lost Orb

Hello visitors from far realms. This is my patreon page and I create tons of RPG material every month.

Here's a sample PDF of my work. Most of my releases come in this form, they include a PDF with ideas, lore and adventure hooks. And there's also a map pack with alternate versions for each map.

You can download the sample PDF right here. V

105 - The Lost Orb (photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for the Lost Orb - map 103. 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...

105 - The Lost Orb

Good Day my fellow Denizens of the Tower

It's been a long time since I created an isometric location like this one. This is a far superior iteration of what I was able to do a few months back, practice does make you better apparently ;)

As usual all kinds of image variations are included, and a PDF with some adventure ideas and a map key for the locations marked in this illustration.

I hope you like this one, it's pretty eye-candy-ish

104 - Trapped Vault (photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for the Trapped Vault - map 103. 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 ...

New release ! Trapped Vault with adventure

Prospect denizens of the tower, the newest release is an underground vault completely described in the PDF document release. It includes stats for traps in standard D&D 5e format.

Patreon release includes the map with and without the text labels and also un printer friendly format.  A background-less file specifically for roll20 is also included.

Have fun and submit your application to join the tower.

104 - Trapped Vault

Good Day ! Denizens of the Tower !

Here's an underground vault complex full of secret doors and traps. Why the party needs to storm this place is anyone's guess but the place is well protected, no doubt about that.

I've attached a PDF document with room descriptions and D&D 5e stats the traps as well as circumventing them. It's all written in the expected format for a one-shot adventure. The only thing missing is background lore and adventure hooks, that's your job ;)

I'm plann...

Dungeon Unlimited - Roll20 Pack

This is august's Roll20 Dungeon Pack, It contain over a 100 dungeon tiles for creating dungeons.

If you don't play on roll20, do not worry. I've also added a folder with 12 generic dungeons in jpg format ready to use in any kind of game.

Mind you, I fixed the issue with the walls I had last time. Each asset tile includes the scale in roll20 squares (i.e. 4x2) it is not affected by the walls since they're part of each square. Using these assets to create a dungeon in roll20 or photoshop s...

I was awarded a silver Ennie for Best Website

I want to thank you all for your support. I won the silver Ennie yesterday at GenCon. I  wouldn't have made it without you.

There is a Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) right now going on on reddit, so hop in and ask anything you want to know ;D

https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/6unoq5/ama_ask_me_anything_im_derek_von_zarovich_map/

103 - Merannia (photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for the Merannia -  map 103. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find 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 have access to the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area.

This files are strictly for didactic and/or personal use. ...

Merannia, Home of Kings

This is the recent addition to my tabletop RPG cartography catalogue. The attached PDF for my patrons includes backstory, city description and adventure ideas.

Hope you like it and consider joining our awesome adventure building community.

103 - Merannia, Home of Kings

Following the recent city map uproar, this is Merannia, Home of Kings. I attached a PDF file with background info, demographics and politics and also adventure ideas as usual. If you have no place for a city like this in your own setting, I also attached some pics with no city name so you can use them in place of any city map you need for your game.

Announcement - All the rooms in the collaborative dungeon project are taken so I will now illustrate the place and compile it into a PDF document,...

A recent farm map added to my catalogue

Prospect Denizens of the Tower !

I bid you to join our incredible adventurer's community. Join us in the creation of awesome stories and fantastic locations. This illustration suggests an autumn theme, the patreon release includes a pack of images in high resolution, with grids and without and also black and white. Plus an attached PDF with adventures suggestions as usual.

Have an awesome day and I hope you join our cause. !

102 - The Farmer’s Mystery (photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for the Farmer's Mystery map 102. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find 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 have access to the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area.

This files are strictly for didactic and/or personal use. ...

102 - The Farmer’s Mystery

Good day denizens of the tower !

Here's a sweet outdoors map set in a farm. The farm house layout is open and a version with grid is included. As it is colored, an autumn theme is suggested. Great for the coming months.

The attached PDF includes an easy to drop adventure you can certainly use in mostly any game. If anything, it's fuel for your imagination and you're free to use or adapt anything there.

You guys are awesome ! Hope you are having games as awesome with your home games...

Collaborative Dungeon - Last private post

A reminder of the map we're building together. There are still about half locations available. Just follow the link, choose and available spot and fill the blanks.

This is the last patreon-only post I do. As stated since the beginning, any untaken spots will be later filled by non-patrons.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GkdhON3ut-QneyzmF1HzXmQw...