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Mycenaean Citadel

This map was heavily inspired by the Citadel of Tiryns in ancient Mycenae. If you're not familiar with Mycenae, it ...

Mycenaean Citadel - Patrons' Edition

This map was heavily inspired by the Citadel of Tiryns in ancient Mycenae. If you're not familiar with Mycenae, it ...

Mycenaean Citadel (Work-in-Progress)

This is the Mycenaean citadel I'm working on, which is partly based on the 5000-year-old citadel of Tiryns in Greec...

The 72nd Cartographic Congress Final Runoff

One final runoff vote this month. What'll it be?

Joe proposes a settlement carved into the walls of a stony mountain canyon with several bridges and lifts aiding movement around the city.

The Stygian City 13, 14 & 15: The Kuo-Toa Colony

On the 13th level, the pit intersects with a small, underground river, which eventually leads to the underdark. So, after the city became abandoned, it was only a matter of time before the 2024-09-09 18:17:16 +0000 UTC View Post

The Stygian City 13, 14 & 15: The Kuo-Toa Colony - Patrons' Edition

On the 13th level, the pit intersects with a small, underground river, which eventually leads to the underdark. So, after the city became abandoned, it was only a matter of time before the 2024-09-09 18:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post

The 72nd Cartographic Congress Runoff

We're down to four in the runoff. Which one am I drawing next month?

Shawn proposes an Asian-inspired air elementalist monastery suspended under an overhanging cliff.

Joe proposes a set...

The 72nd Cartographic Congress Vote

This is an excellent month for the Cartographic Congress and I think I could do something really cool with all of these ideas. Hopefully you'll agree. Anyway, feel free to discuss, debate and promo...

The Stygian City: 13, 14 & 15 (Work-in-Progress)

This is the art for the kuo-toa settlement in the 2024-08-30 16:13:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Dragonriders' Hall

I usually talk about the map in these posts, but this one is what it says on the tin. It's a stable/livery/hatchery for dragons. Let's talk about Council of Wyrms instead.

2024-08-20 20:04:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Dragonriders' Hall - Patrons' Edition

I usually talk about the map in these posts, but this one is what it says on the tin. It's a stable/livery/hatchery for dragons. Let's talk about Council of Wyrms instead.

2024-08-20 20:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post

The Stygian City 10, 11 & 12: The Hag's Domain

Here's the non-annotated version of the map.

The next...

The Stygian City: The Hag's Domain - Patrons' Edition

The next three levels of the Stygian City are finally finished and, as you can see, there's a lot going on. I'm...

The Stygian City – The Night Hag’s Domain (Almost Finished)

These are the 10th and 11th levels of the Stygian City. I'll need a few more days to finish up the hag's palace on t...

The 71st Cartographic Congress Runoff

We're down to two in the runoff. Which one of these maps do you want to see?

Ethan proposes the "Impossible Vault." This dwarven vault was designed to be impenetrable, with multiple doors, tr...

The Stygian City - The Night Hag's Palace (Work-in-Progress)

This is the 12th level of the pit, which has its own upper level just above the pen in the photo. There's a lot goin...

The Stygian City (Work-in-Progress)

These are the 10th and 11th levels of the giant pit megadungeon. I'm still working on the 12th. These three floors a...

The Astronomer's Tower - Ruined Version

As promised, here's the ruined version of yesterday's map.

With that done, I'll be getting started ...

The Astronomer's Tower

So this is a fairly classic wizard's tower. I wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel here, but I did want to make it more interesting than your average, military-issue wizard tube.

The top floor...

The Astronomer's Tower - Patrons' Edition

So this is a fairly classic wizard's tower. I wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel here, but I did want to make it more interesting than your average, military-issue wizard tube.

The top floor...

The Ruined Tower (Work-in-Progress)

This map was originally meant to be a ruined mage's tower, but I decided to make an intact version as well. Having two versions of the same map lets you do some interesting things, like have the pa...

The Black Ziggurat

This map was heavily inspired by the Great Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu in Iraq. If you've ever seen a picture of a...

The Black Ziggurat - Patrons' Edition

This map was heavily inspired by the Great Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu in Iraq. If you've ever seen a picture of a...

The 70th Cartographic Congress Vote

I'm just finishing up the next map, so I'll let you get straight to the vote so I can get back to it. I don't know if I'll have it up tonight, but I'm gonna try. Anyway, your proposals are:

M...

The Stygian City: Goblin Village, Spiders' Nest and Temple

The 7th level of the pit is home to a clan of goblins, who get by on a healthy diet of giant bats, giant spider...

The Stygian City: Goblin Village, Spiders' Nest and Temple - Patrons' Edition

The 7th level of the pit is home to a clan of goblins, who get by on a healthy diet of giant bats, giant spider...

The Stygian City – Spiderwebs (Work-in-Progress)

I am incredibly proud of how these spiderwebs turned out and I don't care who knows it.

The Stygian City - 7th, 8th and 9th Levels (Work-in-Progress)

These are the next three levels of the Stygian City and, as you can see, they're a lot bigger than the previous...

Drow Academy of War, aka "Black Metal West Point"

This is a place where drow men-- the ones who weren't smart enough for magic school-- go to learn how to bludgeon each other to death with assorted metal objects. The lower level of the map is an o...

Drow Academy of War, aka "Black Metal West Point" - Patrons' Edition

This is a place where drow men-- the ones who weren't smart enough for magic school-- go to learn how to bludgeon each other to death with assorted metal objects. The lower level of the map is an o...