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Miserth Keep – Dungeons

The dungeons beneath Miserth Keep purposefully do not link to the keep proper, instead linking to the gatehouse – this is still not the most secure option, but because of the cliffside entrance/e...

Miserth Keep - Upper Levels

Home to Lord and Lady Miserth, Miserth Keep is slightly less unpleasant on the upper levels of the keep proper – but still contends with narrow windows, cold stone construction, and a lack of rea...

Miserth Keep – Main Level

Home to Lord and Lady Miserth, Miserth Keep sits on a rocky outcrop outside of the near-ghost-town that bears their name (Miserth’s Ford). These cruel and greedy nobles have little interest in th...

November Backstage Pass!

And here we are with this month's backstage pass!

Attached to this post/email is the z...

The Kraken Files - October 2023

Happy hallowe'en! As we wrap up October, we've got this month's patron-exclusive Release the...

October 2023 Cartography Collection PDF

Here are the PDFs of this month's map releases! 

I was hoping to set this up on t...

Index Card Dungeon – Temple 1

Down beyond the flooded shallows of the Index Card Dungeon is the Temple of the Dark Rites - home to a small clan of degenerate elves who were once the masters of the few morlocks that survive in t...

Halloween Krakening!

Once again, I'm way behind because of the family stuff. I'm in the process of posting this from a lapto...

Index Card Dungeon – Tunnels 1

The tunnels connect three other maps in the Index Card Dungeon – Caves Map 1, Dungeons Map 1, and Shallows Map 1. The tunnels are home to things that scurry and ooze, and a few who have been driv...

Index Card Dungeon – Shallows 1

As indicated by the name, this section of the Index Card Dungeon is mostly flooded, but only to a depth of a few feet. Water comes in from a small waterfall in the lower left corner of the map and ...

Index Card Dungeon – Catacombs 1

The Catacombs. This deep map under the dungeons of the Index Card Dungeon is the only one in the set that connects to only one other map (the stairs and shafts up to Dungeons Map 3). These ancient ...

Index Card Dungeon – Dungeons 3

We are now entering into the depths of the “Index Card Dungeon” with this sixth map in the set. This map connects to the Dungeons Map 2 above it (via the stairs in the open chamber in that map ...

Sunken Crypts of the King in Copper

The King in Copper ruled a civilization that adjoined (and eventually was subsumed by) these swamps. While libraries wax poetic about the King’s wisdom, wealth, and magic, they were better known ...

The Black Skulls Tomb

In remote and desolate Khervis, surrounded by mountains and ravines, is the Black Skulls Tomb – a small subterranean complex with two entry ways. The first is a stone door behind four standing st...

Beneath the Archon’s Tower

There are deeper structures hidden beneath the Archon’s Tower. Those who have discovered these ancient ruins can but assume that The Master at the Table chose this site to build the tower specifi...

The Archon’s Tower

“The Master at the Table”, said to be a sphinx in humanoid form, once ruled these lands for many miles around. This tower is said to be where he would look over the lands, from the parapets of ...

Desert ClanHold

Small mud-brick single-level structures are common among the desert clans – usually with a walled courtyard and an open-ceilinged kitchen area. Some richer households devote half the ground floor...

October Backstage Pass!

Here we go!

Here are all ten maps that will be released on the blog this month. There ...

Kraken Releases - September 2023

And here we are with this month's patron-exclusive "Release the Kraken" commercial re-releases from the...

Patron Exclusive: September 2023 Cartography Collection PDFs

Here are the PDFs of this month's map releases along with the full text from the blog. As with last mon...

Index Card Dungeon – Dungeons 2

Deeper into the dungeons under the old keep things become a little less damaged by age and abuse. This level has a few areas that show where the architecture and masonry have failed to resist the p...

24 Hour Kraken Poll!

So, as we've discussed earlier this month, I'm in the middle of a bit of a family medical crisis right now, so things have been slipping a bit.

Here's the Release the Kraken poll to determine...

Index Card Dungeon – Dungeons 1

The first section of the dungeons under the old keep are in exceptionally bad shape with multiple collapses and cave-ins where the upper structures have failed over the years. This section is domin...

Index Card Dungeon – Caves 1

Beyond the entrance cavern, one descends deeper into the earth into rapidly increasing humidity and the sounds of dripping water. This section of narrow caves is set around a small underground “l...

Index Card Dungeon – Entrances 1

Beneath the ruined keep are caves and dungeons, intertwined in the stones. These portions of the dungeons are in poor shape, partly collapsed and a reminder of the ruins above. A small number of gn...

Index Card Dungeon – Surface Ruins 1

Old ruins of a hilltop keep conceal a pair of entrances into the extensive dungeons and caves beneath. A small group of gnoll raiders have taken temporary shelter here, but have not enjoyed what th...

Lordling's Hall

The great hall of a minor lordling on the distant frontier, this hall is big enough that you won’t mistake it for a farmer’s house, but not so big that it immediately stands out when you enter ...

The Deep Sepulchre

You enter the dark cavern with lantern in hand, seeking treasure or clues to the ancient mystery of this place. The air is damp and cold, and all you can hear is the burbling of the ice cold stream...

Temple of the Divinity in Copper

There are many temples to lost and fallen deities and heroes cut into the cliffs around the Desert of the Gods. Few find it worth the effort to brave the purple sandworms and other terrors of the d...

Pitmann Manse

The Pitmann Manse is a large semi-fortified manse located in the heart of the Silentwood Forest. The manor is surrounded by tall trees and is situated on a hill overlooking the forest. The manor ha...