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Ruins of the Claw of Sunsets – Map 3

The Claw of Sunsets was a serpentfolk palace complex that is now mostly collapsed and overgrown – including a number of immense thorny vines / roots up to ten feet wide at their biggest that seem intent on tearing down what remains.

This is the last of three 9.5″ x 12.75″ maps (at 4 squares per inch) in the set exploring the surface ruins, and each map is then paired with a smaller 9.5″ x 7.25″ map of a dungeon area beneath that section of the ruins (the dungeons beneath this section of the ruins is reached by a set of stairs...

Backstage Pass - May 2023

Hey Patrons!

Thanks again for your support! 

And, thanks to that support, here are the ten maps we'll be releasing this month, including the massive map of a second set of "The Deep Halls of Amon-Gorloth". This zip file is larger than usual because of those maps since I've included several resolutions and the high-resolution versions are around 10 megs each.

We've got dungeons, ruins, caves, and post-apocalyptic domes!

Release the Kraken on the Proving Grounds of the Mad Ogre Lord

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 second release this month is a small dungeon that was procedurally generated while playing Four Against Darkness (a solo dungeon-crawling game).

As indicated above, this was created procedurally while playing "Four Against Darkness", a very cool solo dungeon-crawler that plays out a game in about 45 minutes once you know the rules and procedures (prob...

Release the Kraken on The Yellow Fane in Ruins

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 dungeon I made for an Empire of the Petal Throne game.

The underworld of Béy Su contains many old temples and other structures that are no longer connected to the world above. The Yellow Fane once sat beneath the shrine of Qón in Béy Su – a garden temple reminiscent of the Garden of Artékh in Thráya. But that sh...

DungeonMorphs - Lairs Set 2

And, for our last new release of March, here’s one more of the DungeonMorph series of dungeon geomorphs – the second die from the Lairs set (the last of the three sets).

These are redraws of the Dungeonmorph designs originally drawn by myself, Glynn Seal, Billiam Babble, Alyssa, and Joe Wetzel. I’m doing these redraws one “die” at a time. The geomorphs have been assigned faces on the DungeonMorph Dice, and I’m translating them not by artist, but by die. So this is the second die of the lairs set. (There are a total of 24 di...

DungeonMorphs – Lairs Set 1

And, for our last two new releases of March, here’s one more of the DungeonMorph series of dungeon geomorphs – the first die from the Lairs set (the last of the three sets).

These are redraws of the Dungeonmorph designs originally drawn by myself, Glynn Seal, Billiam Babble, Alyssa, and Joe Wetzel. I’m doing these redraws one “die” at a time. The geomorphs have been assigned faces on the DungeonMorph Dice, and I’m translating them not by artist, but by die. So this is the first die of the lairs set. (There are a total of 24...

Golem Oasis

Sure, the locals call the place “Rubenden’s Oasis”, but the most notable element about this desert sanctuary (beyond the availability of water) are the defences the town uses… a small fleet of hovering iron “golems” that patrol the dunes to a range of about three miles around the oasis proper. Each “golem” is a hovering unit consisting of an ovoid body about 6-7 feet across with a set of 6 to 8 metal “tentacles” that hang beneath it that are adept at digging through sand, immobilizing, and even killing targets.

The ...

Release the Kraken Poll!

https://forms.gle/BPVFPoCirA9HyweJA

It's that time once again!

I've collected a set of ten maps from the back catalogue, and it is your turn to vote on which you'd like to see re-released under the commercial use license.

https://forms.gle/BPVFPoCirA9HyweJA

Caves of Azure Blue

Also known as the Dais of Chikúna – once within the caves, the walls have been splashed with cornstarch mixed with a blue pigment that makes the caves seem brilliant blue when lit, and a dark midnight blue even in the dark. This is a sacred place of the Lady Chikúna in her role worshipped by the Girdle of Purity Society. Her role is quite different than the traditional view of this aspect of Avánthe – almost a mix of the traditional Chikúna as “the Ripener” (who is charged with the ripening of fruits, the harvest of grain, and th...

Under the Lighthouse

On a promontory overlooking the Dry Bay is a tower that was once a lighthouse. Under the lighthouse are some old sea caves that are not open to the air. The caves are not linked to the structures above, but are used by the same faction that currently uses the lighthouse as a lookout. The caves provide a lot more living space and catch a decent breeze to keep the air fresh within (at least in the upper set of caves).

The upper level contains some living space as well as a cave hidden away and kept locked which is used for storage. Doors...

The Dry Lighthouse

On a promontory overlooking the Dry Bay is a tower that was once a lighthouse. It has been used by various factions as a minor fortress ever since the day of the end of waters, and the actual beacon at the top was long ago removed and battlements added in its place.

Other ruins around the tower include a small stone blockhouse, old ruined walls restricting access along the ridgeline, piers that jut out over the drop, and a pair of caves on lower tiers that lead beneath the structure (but don’t connect to it).

The 1200 dpi v...