Ame Kuma

Monastery above the falls [36 x 50]

Serenity to the Max!

Are they determined, bloody-minded or foolhardy? The pilgrims seeking enlightenment above the falls, having already endured a brutal journey must then prove their mettle at the island shrine to earn admittance.

What happens in the years following entry, is a secret, known to the gods and share...

The Grotto [35 x 35]

The nondescript, dank, cave entrance offered respite for our ‘heroes’ from the pursuing hordes. Inside, the enchanting music and laughter drew them deep into the cave. After travelling for a minute, or years, the cave opens to a garden of fungi in an unnaturally bright grotto. Hunger pangs assail the heroes. Which mushroo...

Upcoming map preferences

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Many of our maps have a Japanese or Fey theme to them. We are choosing which map sets to release over the next month and would love to know which styles of maps you are interested in seeing.

Samurai Graveyard [30 x 30]

Here lie the heroes’ remains, honoured by the realm for their service and sacrifice.

The common people ensure the graves are respectfully maintained.

Wicked folk though have other intentions for the fallen and plot mayhem.

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Here is our Samurai Graveyard (Hakuba) and its variants.

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Happy Halloween Hakaba [30 x 30] free to patrons

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We are releasing a Hakaba (Japanese styled graveyard) map-set later in the week. It's October so we thought it would be fun to do an extra Halloween themed map. This map is a free bonus map for patrons. 

We hope you enjoy it and if you fit it into an adventure let us know. 

Thanks for your suppo...

Oasis Canyon [60 x 60]

He sells sanctuary.

Under a blistering sun, atop ancient bridges, made by peoples long forgotten, the Vizier of the Oasis sees the dust of an approaching caravan and smiles greedily.

Below, parched travellers of the heat blasted canyons offer prayers of gratitude on discovering this is a sanctuary and not another ...

Akigawa 60 x 60 October Free Patron map set

The changing leaves announce Summer has fallen once again. The Daimyo’s warriors prepare the winter’s quarters with food and wood.

Merchant caravans begin to hurry on, none want to be stranded when the snow hits.

The innkeeper listens to the travellers’ gossip, trying to gauge how many fool adventurers will ...

Fey Throne 25 x 41

All the fun of the Faerie! 

Some rise from the ancient springs, others have journeyed lifetimes through the wilderness.

Vivid terrifying beauty awaits all who approach.  

Supplicants make obeisance and approach in awe. The shackled cower in despair. 

A select few control their...

Crown Cover Pathways (40 x 40)

Highway to the Ranger Zone! 

Trespassers to the primal woods trudge the forest floor day after sunless day without meeting the ancient denizens.

From above, the denizens observe, travel rapidly, and await the Elders' decree.

Will these visitors be embraced  and nourished in celebration, ...

The Vineyard 60 x 60

Wine, wizards and song.

The  Vintner welcomes thirty travellers. Lush vines embodying the natural  beauty of viticulture. 

The imbiber is left unsure whether the glorious  drop is a work of art or wizardry. After the second barrel is tapped no one cares.

​We made this map and its fiftee...

Red Panda Temple 19 x 25

The Cult of Cute

The Priests of the Red Panda, or Firefox as it is  known to the peasants, are famous for smiling, eating and feeding the  poor. What is never clear is where the food comes from or why more  people seem to enter than leave.

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PDF Mapsets

Vineyard PDFs added as WizofWines.

Sunken Hopes 37 x 50

Get wrecked.

Who doused the lighthouse and started the bonfire  on the outer cliff? We know it were no local sailor for the ship hit  the reef far from shore and the treasure inside never made it close  enough for salvage. The treasure looks gone nonetheless. Maybe the  sharks ate it with t...

The River Divides 38 x 50

Go with the flow.

The wall of the eastern bank holds back the  floods and allows fast travel along the paved road. It marks the  Imperial Border. But a spear's throw to the west, the great hall of the  feralfolk stands defiantly, withstanding floods, the beasts of the  forest and imperial a...

Rice Fields 50 x 50

Give me the simple life.

A ramshackle hut stands alone by the river. A  warm inviting fire beckons travelers. Healthy rice crops abound, the  peasants pray it survives to harvest.

The Bazaar 30 x 30

Retail therapy

The Bazaar has something for everyone. If the  Bazaar cannot fulfill your need or desire, someone will be able to give  you the information you need to attain it.

Hanami Pond 30 x 30

Winter is dead.

The cherry blossoms are in bloom. This is the  week to celebrate and indulge. The spirits of spring are at their  zenith. Growth, a promise of summer. Nothing can spoil the whims of  nature...

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Forest Stew 25 x 25

Smell what the pot is cooking.

Deep in the woodlands a venerable crone stirs the  oversize cauldron with a bone ladle. The aroma is enticing, exotic with  a hint of mildew. None of this feels right but this may be your only  chance.

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The Dojo 30 x 30

Like a Zen garden but more violent.

Awaken you body and mind to conquer your  greatest enemy. Refresh your ki in the hot spring. Contemplate the  universe meditating before the sacred carp. Eat your fill, collapse.  Awaken your body and mind...

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See Them Well Hanged 34 x 50

Any last words?

Practical  solutions to classic problems. Longer lasting than a beheading and no  mess. Conveniently located between three boroughs. A hanging is  a grand day out for even the poorest.

Loch Dragon 40x 60

Lakeside views.

The bard's sing tales of the bones by the  freezing lake. Heroes and villains are implicated in the Wyrm's demise.  Some say the bones are cursed, other ask will the dragon rise again? All  agree in hushed tones that none who enter the cave by the shore are  seen again....