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The Wretched Reliquary - A Five Room Dungeon

Befouled by a necrotic miasma, this reliquary of the Sarmodath faith is but a remnant of its former glory. Gilt columns and buttresses now black and ruined, ornate stonework decaying and crumbling to the touch… everything diseased in its way.

The main hall (area 1) has three openings to the reliquary above (area 5) �...

Living Ship - "The Bigjammer"

With this week’s release of the new D&D 5th edition Spelljammer books (featuring a bunch of my redraws of classic Spelljammer deckplans, and a few new ones), I’m excited to release this “non-canon” ship deckplan that I drew for George Loki Williams’ campaign in the same style as the deck plans I did for the D&am...

Gavreth’s Stones

A solitary stone spire in the hills of Kazhkul, Gavreth’s Stones refers to both the spire and the 12 stone columns before it. The moderately steep spiralling path up the spire includes a “lookout” ledge behind the spire where legend speaks of a great battle between the bull-headed guardian of this place and the hero Svo...

Veghul’s Drop

This cave complex follows the descent of a river as it heads underground to eventually rain down upon the Darkling Lake far below in the depths of the underdark. Home to a small dragon cult, their “ward” (a foul lean muddy wyrm of incredible length with lightning breath) eventually outgrew the need for their aid and care,...

Hardbrand Tower

Squatting dejectedly in the northern hills of Dehnuk is Hardbrand Tower, the last remaining ruin of a larger fortification. The tower walls are 35 feet tall, but only the first and second floors remain, with everything above the second floor gutted long ago.

Beneath the tower proper though are a set of dungeons that hav...

The Last Stones of Sagemane Castle

Not much is left of the fortifications of Sagemane Castle. Razed by eldritch-enhanced explosives when the dwarves announced their arrival to assist in the great war against the elves – only this one part of the outer bailey and some underground elements remain.

A few tower foundations still remain, now reduced to almo...

Release the Kraken on the Jade Catacombs

Return with me to the Jade Catacombs - a site that offers great treasures, but most adventurers never leave the same... instead they are transformed into twisted jade mockeries of themselves...

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August Backstage Pass Time!

It is.... AUGUST already (!?!?!)

So that means it is time for the August backstage pass with all ten maps that we'll be releasing this month!

Release the Kraken on The Bloodied Stones

Every month we go through our back catalogue of maps and you vote on which two should be re-released under the free commercial use license. Our first release this month is this classic stone circle…

Deep in the woods, followers of the old faith still perform their blood sacrifices to appease ancient evils. Th...

DungeonMorphs – Sewers Set 2

One of the final stretch goals of the recent DungeonMorphs IV KS was to include an alternate version of the DungeonMorph cards (2.5″ x 2.5″ cards of the geomorphs) in the style of one of the artists involved in the design. That artist was ME! So now that all the different geomorph designs are in for each die, I’m in the...

July Kraken? Say it isn't so!

I'm up to my earballs in work right now, and realized I haven't asked for YOUR input on this month's "release the kraken" maps!

So, here's the poll. Pick on that you'd like to see re-released under the free commercial use licen...

Devruel’s Claws

This odd hexagonal tower was constructed overnight, pulled directly from the ground by magus Devruel Tenzah of the Silver Cloak. Questing in the astral for the Githyanki, the magus rarely occupies the tower currently and leaves it to the magical defences and guardians built right into the stone.

The “claws” are roug...

Dakkir’s Rock

This old complex definitely predates any of the current civilizations in the region. It was likely built by half-elven morlocks in one of the recession eras of the Kale Elven civilization. Those areas still showing their original carvings on the walls bear ornate depictions of various demons believed to be the “gods” (or ...

Lance Roberts' Mini Dungeons - Dysonized

In a discussion about my maps, Lance Roberts showed off his super-simple small dungeon maps that he creates and I really liked the simplicity and the designs of the pieces in question. So, I asked if he was cool with me trying them out in my style and he graciously agreed. These four mini dungeon maps are the result.

Th...

Leukun’s Tower

The aged tortle mystic Leukun built this stone structure to house great works of tortle art, spirituality, and all knowledge of the grand unified turtle theory. Originally intended to have a much taller tower, the elderly Leukun realized that he didn’t have the time to complete more levels, and at 41 years of age he capped ...

DungeonMorphs - Sewer Set 1

One of the final stretch goals of the recent DungeonMorphs IV Kickstarter was to include an alternate version of the DungeonMorph cards (2.5″ x 2.5″ cards of the geomorphs) in the style of one of the artists involved in the design. That artist was ME! So now that all the different geomorph designs are in for each die, I�...

Tombs of the Throl Tribe (a 5 room dungeon)

The lizardfolk of the Throl tribe have been using this river cave for their honoured dead for untold ages. You can see their descent from mighty rulers of this region to the near-refugee status they have today through the ages of the tombs. The main section of ancient tombs is for the six great elders of antiquity, each entom...

The Andesite Pyramid

Guarded to this day by the Obsidian Guard, the Andesite Pyramid is supposedly the burial site of the Sphinx of Jewels. Some believe this is a name or title bestowed upon one of the princes of the Eparapt Dynasty, but other stories point to this being the resting place of an actual sphinx that assisted several generations of p...

The Red Temple under Béy Sǘ

As with all the major cities of Tsolyánu, Béy Sǘ has been torn down and built over innumerable times over the generations. In the underworld of the city are a number of important (and well guarded) sites including the understructures of the major temples, archives, government buildings, and access to the remnants of the pl...

Barrow of the Flayer

Cut into the hillside behind a circle of menhirs is the Barrow of the Flayer – a stone-reinforced barrow partially hidden by overhanging grasses from the steep hill above. The menhirs themselves give hints as to the origin of the flayer – carvings of tentacles descend from the peaks of the menhirs towards the base, ominou...

July 2022 Backstage Pass

And here we have the ten maps I'll be releasing to the Dodecahedron this month. For the next two to three months every Monday will see the release of a "five room map" - Generally I've made a significant effort to make these feel a l...

Release the Kraken on the Warking’s Vault

In the Barrier Peaks is a small pass no longer accessible from either side – at some point the ends of the pass were lifted up above the local landscape by a hundred feet or more, leaving sheer cliffs and difficult climbs. What has been forgotten is that this was done by the dwarves in their time of grief for their fallen w...

The Midsummer Lands - Combined Hexmap!

It is done (for now) – all six of the Midsummer Lands hexmaps are done and released, and now we’ve got them combined as a single map. As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and c...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 6

The final map of the Midsummer Lands is the upper-left corner of the map set, producing a 3 tall by 2 wide “grid” of map sections that interlink.

As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like tow...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 5

The fifth map of the Midsummer Lands is set to the left / west of the first map in the set, Map 1. This only leaves map 6 which sits above this one and to the left of map 2, producing a 3 tall by 2 wide “grid” of map sections that interlink.

As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and ...

Release the Kraken on the Mastervale Estate

Every month we go through our back catalogue of maps and the many amazing supporters of the blog over on Patreon vote on which two should be re-released under the free commercial use license. Our first release this month is this fantasy “house” design from 2016.

Bearing obvious similarities to the mansion o...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 4

The fourth map of the Midsummer Lands is set to the left / west of Map 3. The next two will cover the areas north of it, producing a 3 tall by 2 wide “grid” of map sections that interlink.

As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each othe...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 3

The third map of the Midsummer Lands is set directly to the south of the first one. The next three will all be inland from these three, producing a 3 tall by 2 wide “grid” of map sections that interlink.

As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex Map 2

Welcome to map 2 of the Midsummer Lands. As with all the maps in the set, there is no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves. If you really need a scale for this and don’t want to pick one yourself, go with six mile...

The Midsummer Lands – Hex 1

Through the rest of June I’ll be posting a series of interlocking hexmaps that I drew. There’s no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves.

For this series, I’ve been working with the style I started putting...