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Stone Hand

Well this map has some really annoying backstory that I will try and explain in this post..

On monday I spent some time making a really nice Dirt Texture (That you can find in the downloads) I thought it would be nice to do some dried out areas, shrublands and generally drier areas not normally covered in most battlemaps. Then on Tuesday I spent the day and then a stream making a battlemap for a dry creek bed and the the line art for this stone hand that is in this map.

On wednesd...

Creature Packs: Goblins

KTech here again! :)

After finishing the CR1/4th pack I thought to myself, "hmmm... theres only 2 goblins in the entire monster manual... thats no where near enough goblins!"

So a rather self indulgent pack here because goblins are just so fun!

There will also be a complete pack with variants coming soon for veterans and above!

Let me know what you guys all think of having more little extra pack like this one, and what kind of extra packs youd like to see in future. :)...

Lovecraftian Assets

Well this is a terrifying update to my little asset library :)

The basics for this pack were worked out a few months ago when I was working on the Grimbrand manor but now I've had the chance to sit down and work on these and include more detail... I'm so happy with how they turned out! 

There are a ton of great assets here including dead bodies, slime pool,statues from some of the player players in the Lovecraft Mythos and some very creepy additions to scatter around a battle...

Jyuratodus

Another massive monster from the Monster Hunter World game is now done! The muddy fish monster, Jyuratodus! This is a monster that might not be very pretty or colourful but it was a wonderful change of pace to draw something more muted like this. 

It was also quite a challenge because in the game this monster is usually covered in a thick layer of mud and so I had to find images that showed the scales and colouring of the actual monster and then try to replicate that. In addition t...

Complete Pack: CR 1/4th

Hey all! KTech back again with the complete version of the Challenge Rating 1/4th creature pack :)

This pack contains the original 45 tokens along with 2 variants for each for a crazy 135 tokens for you to use!

This pack, and all the previous packs now have square canvases too so they should work a little better for VTTs!

Red Pyramid

When I was making the desert asset pack recently, I had a few ideas for making a few newer maps with those assets and this is one of those ideas! A pretty interesting take on a dungeon and map combo which you can use to really terrify your players..

The idea that some kind of creature is part of structure like this seems to be a recurring theme for some of my maps but I like the idea that its thought provoking enough so that when you go to create an encounter based around this map you c...

Pukei Pukei

The third Monster from the Monster Hunter World Game is now done, mostly finished up on stream yesterday and ready to lick players with its huge toxic tongue :D

This monster is one of the more fun concepts that you could introduce into a TTRPG game because you can have all sorts of fun coming up with mechanics that spread poison from its claws, bite and lastly its massive tongue..

In the downloads this monster has two versions, one without the tongue extended and one with!

The Polar Sea

This was a rather spur of the moment decision and ultimately I decided to make this map because I started watching "Our Planet" on Netflix and the images inspired me!

I paused the show and I think it will be a good exercise for me to try and draw more environments from it later on as well. I've always wanted to try and draw rarer and less common biomes and this is a good start I feel :D

In the downloads you will find a blank version and a snowing version! :)

Kulu-Ya-Ku

Here is the second monster from the Monster Hunter World series of tokens that KTech did the lineart and base colour for and then I detailed. It's the very cute and egg hoarding Kulu-Ya-Ku! :D 

The plan is to release these one by one, so I'll be working on these during streams most likely! were also planning to work on these in the order they appear on monster hunter world, (even though I know KTech is itching to draw the Odogaron) so theyre only going to get bigger and meaner as w...

Candy Assets

Normally I like to make at least one map, before I release the assets. That's the plan anyway but occasionally I think if I just put these things out there and see what people come up with!

I made these after Lilawoan on my discord asked if there were any candy type battlemaps out there.. and after I couldn't find anything I decided to make some..

So here is a very rarely sought after and somewhat strange thing to make for battlemaps but I had a bunch of fun making them and they w...

Great Jagras

KTech has been playing  Monster Hunter World recently and it contains some amazing massive monster fights and we both thought making those into tokens to spring upon players would work really well! We both worked on this, KTech did the line art and basic colour, and I finished up the details :)

But this first monster is something of a test because its not directly linked to anything to do with Dungeons & Dragons. So we want to see peoples reaction to this before we make more of...

Desert Assets

New Assets! Wooo!

Normally I like to make several maps with the assets before releasing any kind of pack, and that was certainly the case with the forest assets but.. I decided I might want to move a little more quickly and then make maps that popped into my head later with the packs that have already been released.

So you will be getting another desert map next and then straight away, another asset pack! This one is super rare and a lot of fun but it's something I'm really happy ...

Deadly Oasis

This is the first of a few little desert maps I’m putting together, a very basic and yet very usable oasis map! The deadly aspect comes into play when you take a closer look at the water..

This was mostly made with assets, much like my forest maps and I will be releasing those assets tomorrow.

In the downloads you will find a sandstorm version and a night version, including grid and gridless version as well!

Creature Packs: CR 1/4th

KTech here with the next lot of creatures for you all!

This pack had some creatures I was really looking forward to doing (especially the goblin. I love goblins.) This is also the biggest pack so far and the 2nd biggest CR pack if my counting is right!

Again, the complete pack with variant versions will be coming up soon for Veteran patrons and upwards!

 EDIT: The files for this pack are now squared, which makes them easier to use for VVTs!&nbs...

Update on Token Files

Hi everyone! KTech here with a quick mini update on the Token pack files.

all of the Complete Packs for token sets now and going forward will include the original photoshop files. (I've gone back and added them the previous packs!)

While these tokens can be printed and are all created at 600dpi, bear in mind they are rather small images to begin with. This is so they fit the same scale as all the battlemaps to keep a more consistent line style. This also helps them run sm...

Sneak Peek: Desert Assets

Just a quick little sneak peek at what I've been working on recently and although thse are not quite done, I would love to see what people can come up with to finish this pack off!

If you can think of anything small enough to fit in the gaps and the theme and I will try and include it tomorrow :)

Grimbrand Manor (Lighter Variants)

After quite a few people asked me for a lighter version of the Grimbrand map I decided it might be a good idea to actually get on and do it :P

In the download you will find three different variants of the Grimbrand Manor map and I have to say the snow version is my favourite haha

I could only lighten this up by so much without making them look really odd but hopefully this helps a little ...

Mapmaking Basics: Geography #2

Here is the second video of two parts, on geography and some of the basic things you might want to know when your making your maps :)

This covers things like temperture maps, currents/weather, rain shadows and rivers! 

All the basic things you might want to have some knowledge on when making a map.

Next week I might start doing some actual drawing tutorials! :D

Grimbrand Manor

 ITS DONE!

Holy crap this one has taken me awhile to finish. I started it last october I think and now its finally done. There are so many details on this map its ridiculous and its huge as well. Easily capable of running an entire chapter of an adventure around.

It's worth mentioning that this map was made for a slightly more advanced setting than traidotal D&D. The bathrooms contain toilets and sinks and a modern kitchen layout. The mao will work fine, in settings like ...

Mapmaking Basics: Geography #1

Welp..

This was supposed to be posted today at 5pm but after waking up and seeing a comment on the video.. I realized I made a small mistake and scheduled it for 5am..

Opps :P

In any case, here is the first video of two parts, on geography and some of the basic things you might want to know when your making your maps :)

Map Icons 2.0

Well this took far longer than I thought but I finally got round to colouring these assets!

(Seems to be trend these days... )

Anyway!

Included in this free pack are a whole host of village, town, city and environment assets for making your own maps! All of them are fully coloured and I threw in a few mountains and hills because you can use them to work out scale for the rest of the terrain.

Project Deios is going to be the focus this year, which will of course mean, I...

Streaming Schedule

This post is pretty simple, these are my new streaming times that I will be sticking to as much as possible starting on the 7th of January.

Streaming Times

Tuesday 8pm GMT

Wednesday 8pm GMT

Thursday - Gaming Night 

Saturday 8pm GMT

Sunday 8pm GMT

One of the ways that I’m going to try and stick to streaming is by continuously working on a project when streaming and then doing other maps in between. Now the idea for these streams...

New Year, New Schedule & Feedback Poll!

Hello everyone! Happy New Year!

I have now been making maps and other bits for two years (ish) and in 2019 I had what can only be described as a fantastically successful year. I made a map for Critical Role (Probably the highlight of last year actually), I was part of a Kickstarter that made €421,985, and Project Deios is shaping up to be a gamechanger for making maps in the future. I worked for Wizards of the Coast by playing two characters in a live show of Dungeons and Dragons with...

Mapmaking Failures

I've been a little ill over the last few days but I had an idea for a blog post that I wanted to make before next year rolls around, enjoy my thoughts on some of the maps that didn't make the cut in 2019!  

https://www.caeora.com/post/mapmaking-failures

Wormford

Today, I’m putting up the last map I made for the blood grotto and releasing it for free, aongside a snow version and black & white version! I also I spent quite a lot of time on this one for a few reasons. 

Firstly, I always thought my village/town/city maps were good.. but lacked detail and I saw a few people on twitch using them not only as setting maps but also as battlemaps. Which is fine if you don't mind very small tokens and of course it gives you a huge amount of spa...

Let it Snow!

Just letting people know I've released a new article on my website!

This one is about making any map that you might have wintery and snowy with a few tweaks in a graphic program like GIMP or Photoshop.

You can view the article here: https://www.caeora.com/post/let-it-snow

Complete Pack: CR 1/8th

Hey guys! KTech again with the complete pack for CR8!

 this pack includes 2 variants for every token so you can give each enocounter or monster its own unique twist!

I added in a few things like a frost hawk for any wintery settings, a noble variant that works well as a vampire and flame cultists for adding some pyromanic flare to really spice things up :D
as, for the pony-unicorn, there will still be a proper unicorn coming up in a much later pack.

Let me know which...

Blood Grotto Map

Thank all for the amazing support and feedback I’ve received so far on the Blood Grotto setting! 

Today I'm releasing the map from setting for free so people can just use the map to build their own adventures! I think this is an awesome map for winter regions and you can create some great ideas off the features drawn on this map!

You can find the setting in full on my website (which patrons have codes for) 

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Creature Packs: CR 1/8th

Hey everyone! KTech here :)

Here's the second pack for the Monster manual tokens! I'm really happy with how well this pack went! it was a bit of a challenge settling on a way to make consistent humanoids on a small scale but im happy with the result.

the Complete pack for these with all the variant colours will be coming up soon for veteran tier patrons and above!

NOTE: The Bufo Tadpole is a replacement name for the Slaad Tadpoles! :) 

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