Hey all,
We wanted to let you all see a preview of what you can expect for January's Map of the Month offering - a 20x30 mine. It doesn't have a name yet but we were so excited about it that we wanted to show you all now, and not wait until we've thought of a name. We've got some ideas though.
We'd love to know what you think of the map, and we'd also like you to get your thinking cap...
2017-12-12 00:46:40 +0000 UTC View PostYou will all likely have now heard about the billing changes Patreon have announced. Creators were informed about the change at the same time as patrons, so we have been reading the various posts on this issue for the last day or so to try and follow it all. There has been a lot of negative feedback and we hope that Patreon listens to this and makes some changes.
If we have understood correctly, patrons backing us at $5 will pay an extra $0.50 in fees to Patreon. We are unsur...
2017-12-08 22:55:45 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
It's time to download some lovely new maps and an adventure!
If you signed up before the end of November (and were therefore billed by Patreon on the 1st December) you should have now received a message containing your download link.
The rewards for December are:
- Fort Sarcell (25x25 battlemap)
- Rivergate Fort (25x25 alt-version battlemap)
- 5 p...
2017-12-06 21:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone, we hope you're all having a decent start to December and a fun weekend.
The first of our Christmas Countdown discounted wintery maps for December is online now - a two-part modular set with Winter Pine Forest Paths and ...
2017-12-03 12:16:14 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the lack of updates and posts here - it's been a bit hectic here but we've managed to get the alt-version of the winter fort completed (in between working on maps for Christmas). The winning alt-version was the fortified bridge over a river, and you can see here how it's turned out.
This map, plus the winter fort and the adventure supplement, will be with you within a few days of ...
2017-11-27 23:34:20 +0000 UTC View PostThanks everyone for voting in the alt-map poll. The fortified bridge came out tops, so we will set about making that this coming weekend. We're very excited about putting the river in and we'll let you see it as soon as we can.
We're still busy making our Christmas maps. Last week we completed a modular kit ('corridors' and 'rooms' sets) and we made a little extra room tile for our lovely patrons, so that will be coming your way when we release the first Christmas map ...
2017-11-22 23:22:11 +0000 UTC View PostFirstly, the bridge. As per requests, we will make an intact bridge overlay to go with Fort Sarcell and will also give an overlay for the alt map.
Thanks for all of your suggestions for the alternate version of December's map. As predicted, there were many ideas we hadn't thought of and lots of fun ones. We've narrowed the list down to 5 options, and there is a little bit more about each below.
Please don't be discouraged if your idea didn't make the poll. W...
2017-11-18 22:30:35 +0000 UTC View PostHere is your map preview for next month's reward - Fort Sarcell, Wyrm Pass.
We had something else planned for this month but decided that something more wintery would be good for December so came up with this small fort straddling a mountain pass. You will note that the landscape complements that of last month's alt-version, The Weary Wyrm Tavern. Also, to give a little room for tactical adventures around the fort, we expanded the size to 25x25.
2017-11-16 22:36:54 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
Whilst looking for a map to work on in between some other projects, we came across our plan for a rocky tor with an orc camp in the cave beneath it. As we started making it, we thought it would be really good to also include an alternate version of the cave that includes a Wyvern nest.
We figured that it would go well with the Pickled Wyvern tavern we released here a fortnight ago, and adventurers who are taking part in the Wyvern Hunting challenge can find their nest in th...
2017-11-10 23:17:47 +0000 UTC View PostIt's rewards time! If you signed up before the end of October (and were therefore billed by Patreon on the 1st November) you should have now received a message containing your download link.
The rewards for November are:
- The Pickled Wyvern Tavern (20x30) battlemap
- The Weary Wyrm Tavern (20x30) battlemap
- 5 page adventure supplement for use with the Pickled Wyvern - contains setting description, local map, plot hooks, useful tables, NPCs, unique monsters, spec...
2017-11-04 22:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
We've been busy working on a couple of 20x30 jungle ruin maps - partly because jungle locations are such fun, and secondly because they should be useful for everyone playing Tomb of Annihilation. One of these maps actually started life as a desert tomb before it was reimagined as a jungle location.
Each of the maps (House of the Snake & 2017-11-03 01:19:40 +0000 UTC View Post
November Alternate Map Preview
We finished the alternate version of your November Map of the Month - the tavern ported to a wintery mountain pass. Hopefully you'll like it as much as we do - see the preview below. This tavern has some sleeping quarters and a shop for supplies. If you're feeling brave, you can even pitch your tent outside for the night before you tackle the pass. This tavern couldn't really be the Pickled Wyvern too, so we went back to y...
2017-10-25 21:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostA big thanks for everyone that took the time to vote in our poll to decide the alt-version of the Pickled Wyvern. There was a clear winner this month - the alt version will be a tavern/trader near a snowy mountain pass. We're really excited to get started on this map, because we think it'll be very atmospheric. We'll post a preview in a few days.
We've also been working on a Lich's Lair 30x30 battlemap, and it's just gone up for sale on Drivethru. 2017-10-22 21:57:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for so many ideas for the alternate version of the tavern map. It's actually really interesting for us to see the range of things people would like to have and that will certainly inform the rest of our work. We like them all :-(
But for this map, there can only be one. We've picked five options from the list and tweaked them where necessary. We certainly included the burned idea as quite a few people mentioned it. Jim Davis even mentioned a game w...
2017-10-18 21:57:12 +0000 UTC View PostAs we have finally uploaded the second version of Hadeshill Asylum, a spooky, abandoned version (which didn't get finished in time for the start of the Halloween sale), we thought it might be interesting to post a bit about the process of making these maps.
Everything starts life as a good old-fashioned pencil drawing on grid paper, right down to the placement of a...
2017-10-17 22:34:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Pickled Wyvern
Have a look at the finished map of The Pickled Wyvern tavern, your November Map of the Month. We're really pleased with how it turned out. It was going to be set in a sort of scrubby, treeless environment, but adding the coast alongside it has made it something really special.
Oh yes, you might notice we expanded it to be a 20x30 to give a goo...
2017-10-15 13:27:46 +0000 UTC View PostThank you everyone for all your brilliant tavern name suggestions and interesting backstory snippets. There were lots we liked - some for their atmospheric nature and some for just being downright funny – and when picking the winner there was a handful we ummed and ahhed over. A special shoutout has to go to Charles for his awesome pamphlet detailing his tavern’s history. We thought this bit was great: “The centerpiece of the main tavern area is an outstretched 12 f...
2017-10-12 22:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostOur three new Halloween maps are now online, and are included in our Halloween sale over at DrivethruRPG.
We showed you a sneak peek of
We should have November's map ready to show you by next weekend. We've been finishing up Halloween maps and these will be online in time for the start of our Halloween sale on Wednesday the 11th - with an exclusive extra tile here for patrons too.
Now, the patrons' map is going to be a roadside tavern. We've thought of one idea for an alternative version that we particularly like, but we'll be asking for your suggestions too when we show you the map preview (so hold your horses on ...
2017-10-08 18:23:58 +0000 UTC View PostOctober's rewards are now available for download by all patrons who were billed on the 1st October. Please check your messages for the link.
As we met our target of over 150 patrons, your $5 pledge gets you three products:
- Map of the Month - The Delacrane Family Vault 20x20
- Alternate version - Bandit Hideout
- Adventure Supplement for the Delacrane Vault - a five page pdf (yes, it expanded a bit from our original plan) with plot hooks, random tables, NPCs, un...
2017-10-04 19:55:44 +0000 UTC View PostAs we passed our 150 patrons target (thank you so much!), everyone will now get a further reward (woo!) and so we are working on the adventure sheet to go alongside the Delecrane Vault map. It is probably about 3/4 done now, not including layout and some little illustrations. The sheet will be two pages (plus a b&w outline of the map for annotating) and full of background info, story hooks, random tables, unique monsters, NPCs and special items. Hopefully at least something...
2017-09-29 22:43:24 +0000 UTC View PostWe needed to make a travelling merchant for a game of Pathfinder we've got coming up and thought you all might get some use out of it too. It fits with the Hinterlands geomorphs, and most closely aligns with the '2017-09-24 21:19:23 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised here is a look at the finished version of your second October map; the alternate version of the Delacrane Family Vault. With this map, the winning 'bandit camp' option from our poll allowed us to make lots of changes and end up with quite a different map to the spooky tomb.
This map will be available for $5 patrons to download on the 4th October, in the usual formats. He...
2017-09-23 11:34:03 +0000 UTC View PostIf you've been a customer of ours for a while, you know that we like to put out some special Halloween maps in October. We've got a few things planned for this, but we wanted to share a sneak preview of where one of the maps is at the moment.
Discover:Cemetery will be a 30x30 cemetery map, complete with mist, gravestones and fallen gates. In addition, the map will have around 13 smaller 'crypt' tiles that can be used when the players venture into the mausoleums (if you want to see an ex...
2017-09-20 21:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostIt was pretty exciting to watch the results of the poll changing over the course of the weekend. We had no idea which one would win, and although two leaders emerged quite quickly, it could still have gone any way.
It was a close vote, but the winning option for the alternate version of the Delacrane Family Vault was the Bandit Hideout.
Hope to have it done by Saturday, and then we'll post some preview images.
2017-09-18 20:38:43 +0000 UTC View PostContents: recent projects; Halloween; forthcoming maps; new map and discount
Projects we've been working on
We normally put together a map and then release it to DrivethruRPG pretty much straight away, but over the summer and into September we've been busy with projects that have to wait a while until they can go online.
Back in May, Absolute Tabletop ran a...
2017-09-17 20:03:54 +0000 UTC View PostWell, we were going to write a little blog post about what were are up to at the moment etc, but that can wait until another day as we have some business to attend to!
Thank you so much everyone for signing up. We're so excited to have met our first goal in just one day and that means that alongside the "Delacrane Family Vault" 20x20 next month you will get an alt-version too.
But, what will it be? Please cast your vote.
We'll leave the poll open until Monday morning (U...
2017-09-14 20:52:43 +0000 UTC View PostOctober's Map
Hello there - thank you for signing up to be our patron. We hope you enjoy being part of our Map of the Month club, helping us out and getting some exclusive free stuff in return. Your first map will be a 20x20 tomb complex "The Delacrane Family Vault". We will send out the link for that on the 4th October. Here's a preview:
