Fantasy_Atlas

Lakeside

"After the final crates were lifted onto the hickory dock, the travelling merchant addressed the ferryman one last time before he departed. As a seasoned professional, she knew the tricks to squeeze the most out of a caravan run. At this point though, after hours of painful, unrelenting conversation, she was weighing if it was worth finding the best deal if it meant more chatter with him.

"I thank you for your services, but before we bid each other farewell, perchance you ...

2024-05-28 08:29:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Inside the Ziggurat

""The descent was one nearly fully comprised of autonomous, thoughtless movements. Little was left of memory, purpose, or motive. Fleeting glances of the rooms at each level barely caught their attention. Nor did they notice their rapidly atrophying bodies, dried and scaling skin, and diminishing mentation.

There was, however, an acceptance. A peace of mind, a resolution to their fate. They could feel the life being slowly siphoned from their bodies, their minds fading. Th...

2024-05-18 08:34:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Ancient Dungeon - Ziggurat

"Each step up the staircase was even more laborious than the last. No one had prevented our entrance to the Ziggurat, yet it seemed our own mortal bodies and our growing exertion were the real obstacle. An obstacle we would never have foreseen.

The trip to the mountain had drained us of our brightness, our hope, and our ambition. Once inside, it seemed we were ever so slowly losing our strength as we navigated through the passageways leading to the ziggurat. Now within sight...

2024-05-01 05:05:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Ancient Dungeon Level 02

"Now well within the mountain's womb, the caverns gave way to the cut stone walls of a temple of sorts. For the first time in much of our travels we found ourselves not alone, yet somehow alone all the same.

The corridors gave way on each side to alcoves and small chambers, some containing effigies, even a statue of a great horned deity. The chambers and halls were far from uninhabited.

Our first run ins with the cloaked, masked inhabitants was startling, then peculiar...

2024-04-30 12:28:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Ancient Dungeon Entrance

As we approached, the tips of the Jagged Rise could be seen over the surrounding forest canopy. Its menacing silhouette could be made out as the trees parted their branches, providing glimpses of the serrated mountaintop in sharp contrast to the peaceful flora that currently surrounded the party.

Deceiving was the tranquil terrain that surrounded the peaks. Despite the relative serenity that the surrounding lands expressed, the Jagged Rise's threatening demeanor warded away ...

2024-04-21 11:04:17 +0000 UTC View Post

April Poll

Vote for the map(s) that you'd like to see me make this month! I'll either pick a theme or a selection of the top voted ones and take it from there! :)

Also since the list was getting a bit out of hand I've culled it down the most popular from the last poll.  If something you'd suggested previously hasn't made the cut feel free to suggest it again in the Discord.

Eldritch Horror - Scary / horror / lovecraftian maps

Corporate - tax offi...

Greek Bath House Billing Fail! :(

Hey everyone,

I need your help!

If you look at your monthly charge statements for Patreon, which you can do over here, you'll see you were not charged for the Greek Bath House map release.

This means my monthly income is a third less than it should have been, and you all effectively got a map for f...

Inside the Dig Site

"It wasn't until we unearthed the inner chambers that we understood what we had truly found. As we broke ground on the entrance, we realized that this was not a place of worship as we had been told. Laborers such as myself were assured of our safety, yet here we stood before a dormant power that we could not fathom.

As we entered the threshold, the glyphs came to life, as if responding to our presence. Thunder roared from within the tomb, and an energy permeated the very a...

2024-04-01 04:37:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Dig Site

"The moment she had been waiting for had finally arrived. Two weeks had transpired since the excavation began, and Tastren watched as the laborers in the pit brushed away the debris revealing the first point of the Eight Pointed Star. She recognized the unique geometry at a moment's notice. The faded marble and stone patterns could still be barely made out by the trained eye.

"It's really here," she gasped, "It's real!"

The foreman, still catching his breath from scali...

2024-03-31 11:24:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Greek Baths

"Just relax, you'll be fine," Laird said from the other side of the wicker screen. "I promise, it's good for the skin and soul."

"I'm going to come out smelling like a florist!" Xershi spat through her teeth. "This isn't dignified for a warrior of my caliber, this is for those pampered nobles that have never been within earshot of a battle!"

"Nonsense," argued Laird. "It's juniper and fir. Extracts have medicinal properties, you know. Just because you've never tried d...

2024-03-25 13:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post

March Poll

Vote for the map(s) that you'd like to see me make this month! I'll either pick a theme or a selection of the top voted ones and take it from there! :)

Also since the list was getting a bit out of hand I've culled it down the most popular from the last poll.  If something you'd suggested previously hasn't made the cut feel free to suggest it again in the Discord.

Eldritch Horror - Scary / horror / lovecraftian maps

Corporate - tax...

Greek Shrine

"Above all, the citizens cherished balance. Balance with nature, balance in society, and living in a truly just world. The statue of Nemesis stood as an enduring testament to these values. Her sacrifices and actions in the name of balancing the scales of life for all instill a desire for self-reflection and insight.

The cliffside shrine has been visited by magistrates and commoners alike. Her guidance is requested for matters rangi...

2024-03-01 05:03:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Amphitheatre

The actors had taken the stage for the final act. As captivating as their performance was, it was nowhere near as enthralling as the drama playing out amongst the senators in attendance and the newly-elected Archon. 

It was a bold performance. Such comical and direct criticisms of statehood under a new, untested leader could lead to the demise of even the most renowned performer. Such a statement was unheard of, and for good r...

2024-02-29 06:08:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Greek Square

"One of the better attractions of the city, the Square was said to have been where Davinocles brought the children of Demeter to trade their blessings for his service. As the legend goes, when his people founded Mesistopeles, they pledged an unyielding loyalty to all that grows.

Even still to this day, the myths and legends that surround the site where the city square now stands are evident. Trade booms, the trees and vines that encompass the city grow...

2024-02-23 17:16:09 +0000 UTC View Post

February Poll

Vote for the map(s) that you'd like to see me make this month! I'll either pick a theme or a selection of the top voted ones and take it from there! :)

Greek Theme - Perfect for those running a Mythic Odysseys of Theros campaign.  

Mountaintops - Hopefully somewhere your players can take a flying jump from

Eldritch Horror - Scary / horror / lovecraftian maps.

Undersea Ruins / Dig Site - Your clas...

The Climb

"Umba, having scaled the final level of scaffolding to the next level, paused for a moment to readjust her gear. Looking up, she could almost hear merry voices, celebrations, and speeches emanating from the buildings beyond the balcony. 

Only for an instant, a flash of uncertainty furrowed her brow, and a scowl spread from tusk to tusk. Even though it was only a moment, it didn't escape her partner's perception.

"Oye, no!" Aphaux e...

2024-02-01 00:48:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Flying Garden

"It is said that the Garden in the Sky is one of the rare beautiful sights of the known world. The members of the Court could be expected to enjoy nothing less. 

It's one of the greater disappointments that sights such as this are beyond the reach of the commoners of the realm. At times, the clouds and the gardens meet. They become a sea, with wisps of clouds, indistinguishable from waves across an endless white ocean lapping ...

2024-01-31 11:53:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Sea Spire

Memoirs of the Lightkeeper 

Loneliness. If a virtue existed for the Spire, it would be this. The emptiness of the vast seas, pounding against the base for all of time, crashing against the stone below in a cadence familiar to the tide and the tide alone. 

The work keeps me. The light, it keeps me. My purpose, my profession, my prison. The Spire has guided the Maritime Trade Union's ships around ...

2024-01-24 23:31:22 +0000 UTC View Post

January Poll

Vote for the map(s) that you'd like to see me make this month! I'll either pick a theme or a selection of the top voted ones and take it from there! :)

Mountain Sky Fort + Griffin Stables -  A small mobile flying fortress!

Plain-ish Battlemaps  - Just some great run of the mill maps, perfect for those random encounters. Sea, desert, grassland, mountains etc.

Eldritch Horror - 2024-01-06 21:46:55 +0000 UTC View Post