Fantasy_Atlas

From Rite to Ruin

“You can’t seem to throw a stone in this jungle without hitting yet more temples. You’d have thought nobody would be crazy enough to want to live in such a hostile environment and yet here they are, dedicating their entire lives to building monuments to their Gods.

A recent run in with some lost archaeologists has lead you to believe that those that stole The Serpentine Staff are hidden away within this maze of crumbling buildings. As you investigate the endless labyrinth the sound of voices deep in cha...

2020-04-12 18:27:53 +0000 UTC View Post

State of the Maps - What Do You Want More Of?

Hey All,

First I’d like to say a huge thanks to all my supporters over the past year, from those that throw me a like and a share on social media to those of you who become a Patron.

Since I started this map project you've all been excellent and I appreciate your support and now that we are over 100 strong, I can initiate Phase Two *maniacal laughter*

Patreon Overhaul 

First up some of you might have started to notice a few changes ...

Atone

“Mosquito bitten and sun burnt your party press through the jungle until finally, the broken trail you’ve been following for days, gives way to large stone slabs. Up ahead through the dense foliage you can hear a deep, low, rhythmic chanting.   

Pressing on you soon come to the edge of the dense jungle tree line and before you, dominating a large clearing, is a square temple with high walls surrounded by a moat.  

From the tops of the walls you can see an intern...

2020-04-01 23:18:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Outrun & Overgrown

“With long swinging swipes your blade hacks at the heavy jungle foliage. The heat and humidity is suffocating but you press on through the day and eventually, to your relief, the overgrown jungle starts to give way to a small animal path.  

A few more hours on the rough path and the dense canopy opens up to a small clearing around a set of ruins. Untended and overgrown the stone ruins have begin to crumble in the baking sun and heavy rain.  

But you find that the ...

2020-03-25 21:52:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Desert Reach

 “Through the persistent heat haze above the arid desert you see a large obelisk reaching for the sky. As you approach closer you find it to be a gigantic marble arm. Perhaps 20ft across at the base of the forearm it reaches 40ft up to the palm with all five fingers splayed out as if trying to clasp the sun. 

"Standing proud it casts much needed shade over the sand below it. And as you enjoy a respite from the sun you realise the arm appears to be solid, seamless, marble. If this is only the arm o...

2020-03-18 21:03:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Town Market - Collaboration with Will Savino!

“The fountain that overlooks the square burbles loudly, overflowing by design down the rock walls in to two pools either side of a wide staircase that leads back up to the fountain from the main square. 

On the square itself a small market is ticking along, hawkers and street urchins selling their goods as the patrons overflow from the nearby inn in to a large tent with live band. All reviling in the merriment and drinking their way to happiness.”

2020-03-08 20:00:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Pillars in the Sand

“You wearily take another step across the soft sand. The beating sun and dry hot heat of the desert has been sapping your parties strength for days now. Between that and the sandstorm a few nights back what should have been a 5 day trek has turned in to 8 and with it the rations you have are starting to run out. The carrion birds wheeling above you squark gleefully to your hopeful end.  

But there, in the distant haze, you make out a ruined structure of stone reaching up out of the desert. An aban...

2020-02-26 01:50:59 +0000 UTC View Post

State of the Maps & Broadsword Announcement

Hey all!

Big News! - As promised I’ve been working away on some cool collaborations for this year and I can now share the first one. I’m working with the likes of DMDave (who writes fantastic content for all things DnD5e) to make an 80’s style dungeon crawl map and adventure for his magazine Broadsword.

The Kickstarter for this went live yesterday and the next three issues of this magazine are already funded! So it’s happening if you want it to or not ;) - but with a bit more of a push my map and adventur...

Woodcutters Cabin

"Half a days hike from the nearby town and you start to enter the forest. The townsfolk there had been mighty kind but deeply worried that some of their number had gone missing. 

With the monsters that roam these forsaken lands you're not surprised but if the townsfolk want to offer coin for finding their friends who are you to argue. 

Up ahead a simple woodcutters cabin lies between the trees, perhaps they've seen the lost villagers ..."

2020-02-16 22:38:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Throne of Bones

“The foul sewage like smell permeates throughout the winding tunnels, forcing you to cover your mouth. Against all instincts you continue to push through the tunnels in the direction of the stench. 

Before long you find a river most foul that trickles along the tunnel floor, this appears to be the source of the rank odour and so you press on to its source. 

Eventually the tunnel opens out into a huge vaulted cavern. At the far end two large skulls with curved horns are embe...

2020-02-07 20:15:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Chilled to the Bone

“After weeks of soft knee deep snow the landscape starts to change. Shards of ice jut up unnaturally from the ground at odd angles. Up to 30 foot long and as sharp as blades you have to slow your pace to pick your way carefully over the ground. 

But perhaps the end is in sight. The snaking frozen river you’ve been following heads directly in to the base of a cliff that rears up 50ft towards the sky. 

As you get closer you can make out that the river enters th...

2020-01-22 23:46:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Cold by the Fire

 “The never ending snow and ice continues. The days, maybe weeks now, of trudging alongside the frozen river all blur in to one bone chilling experience. 

Up ahead, through the falling snow, you see a large cliff rearing up between the trees. Down the face of it a once churning waterfall now lies eerily silent. Gripped by the freezing temperatures the immense power of the water waits. 

You notice a thin spire of smoke arises from a campsite by the base of the waterfall...

2020-01-15 23:29:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Confluence at the Henge

 “With the beasts slain at the bloody camp, the adventuring group press on past the oxbows. Tired and with snow sodden boots, they eventually find the merging of the frozen rivers. In the centre of which, on a raised plinth of snow covered rock, an old henge of power sits. 

Within the ring of stones half a dozen robed figures can be made out but large hoods hide their faces. Between them a deep chant starts to fill the air as they raise their voices, and with it, a crackle of purple light begins t...

2020-01-09 00:24:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Blizzard at the Oxbows

 “You make tracks through the fresh snow as you follow the frozen river through the trees. 

Heavily laden branches bend under the weight of fresh snow. A soft “flomp” sounds as one of the trees sheds its load to the floor. 

The air is chill and fresh. The light just fading as you spot the remains of a camp up ahead before a small rock face. It looks like it might be a good place to rest up for the night. But as you approach the flickering fire of the camp shows the...

2020-01-01 23:28:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Behold the Tarrasque

Hey All! 

It's been a patchy couple of months but I'm back and ready to kick off the new year in a couple of days and to continue with some more awesome maps through 2020. To start it all off I've been working behind the scenes with an awesome group of 20 battlemap makers, 2 miniature makers, 2 composers, 1 magic item creator, 1 monster maker and 1 adventure writer to bring you a giant, terrifying, full formed Tarrasque for you party to take on! Here's what you'll get, for free, as thanks from us all for being Pa...

First Ten Maps Free - Light & Dark

Hey all,

I've been doing this map thing for almost a year now and thought it would be cool to go through my first ten maps, give them a little tidy up, and offer them to everyone for free.

All I kindly ask is that if you like my maps, be cool, share them far and wide and let everyone know where you got them from.  

I have a load more awesome maps available for my Patrons, so consider becoming one today and help me make more maps for ...

What Dies Beneath

“The stairs you descend lead to a large carved out cavern, tall pillars rising up to hold the ceiling. The musty sent of dust mingled with decay greats you as you step on to the rough stone floor. Coffins line the sides of the chamber, plain marble with gold inlay that lead up to a set of heavy double stone doors. 

Supposedly the heads of the house rest beyond with their wealth. As you approach the doors wearily you hear the faint grating of stone on stone. Looking back you see one of the coffin’s li...

2019-11-13 00:26:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Beneath the Barrowguard

“Beyond the cemetery gates, under the watchful gaze of the Barrowgaurd is the final resting place of the lords family. Previous generations used to come to the grounds to pay their respects for all they’d done to help the area prosper.

But with all things time had faded memories until only rumours of the once proud family remained.

The most popular rumour is the supposed golden burial chamber of the lord and lady of the house and the riches that still lie there with them.”  ...

2019-11-03 23:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Seraphim's Sentinel

“A chill wind rustles the trees, bringing a small flutter of amber leaves to the ground. Up ahead the path finally opens out to an overgrown clearing where rusted metal railings enclose a small family cemetery. 

Long abandoned with many of the statues and head stones smashed, it looks like someone has even taken the cemetery gates too. Over it all a statue stands proud and daunting. 

Raised on higher ground at the rear of the cemetery a large winged humanoid with sword keep...

2019-10-28 21:57:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Beneath the Red Spring Tavern

“Having followed the rumours this far you ask the barkeep for ‘Something to warm the soul', barely acknowledging you he motions to follow him and leads you through the kitchen to a hallway behind. Here you descend shallow steps to a wood panelled corridor, at the far end sits a foreboding heavy steel door. Your guide bangs on it and a viewing shutter is pulled open, hushed words exchanged and the door starts to grate open. 

A waft of stale ale hits you as you step past two guards in pot armour in to ...

2019-10-18 22:31:45 +0000 UTC View Post

The River Runs Red

“By fire. By blood. They offer all that can be to bring forth a new birth. With change through destruction they hope to call one forward to lead them to a new age.

Deep below, where the river runs red, they try to bring forth change.”

Hey all,

Continuing with the fire theme for the time being I’ve got dungeon, sacrifice and fire. What more could you need for your misunderstood cultists?

I ha...