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Thassa's Spire

Far from the safety of any shore, in a shallow expanse of cerulean waters, rises a structure that defies the sea’s eternal hunger. Thassa’s Spire ascends like a spear from the ocean floor to breach the surface world, its stone weathered not by waves but by centuries of salt‑laden wind. The ...

Chapel of the Drowned Saint

A small temple dedicated to a martyr of the prince of tears – the chapel of the drowned saint is looked upon by most townfolk as a remnant of a bygone time; a time when people still worshiped and made regular sacrifices to the gods of yore.

The chapel itself has a very small congregation ...

The Vault of Echoes

Hidden within the crumbling remains of an abandoned amphitheatre lies the Vault of Echoes – a place where sound lingers far longer than it should, curling in corners, whispering in stairwells, and sometimes shaping itself into something dangerous. The walls, floors, even the air itself, seem to...

The Sporewarden’s Hollow

I’ve been experimenting a bit with five room dungeons again, this time annotating them as I draw them. The goal is to have a collection of quick dungeons in this format that I can grab-and-go and be ready to run with close to zero prep while also being completely system-independent. These more ...

The Forgotten Hermitage

Nestled into ancient ruins in overgrown woods, this ramshackle structure could be home to a druid, a hermit with forbidden knowledge, or a portal to the mythic underworld attended to by a crone ancient beyond years.

Running with the Mythic Underworld theme we get something like this:

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The DreadWarren

Originally built to honour the noble line of House Virell, the DreadWarren was abandoned after a plague decimated the region. Over time, treasure hunters looted the eastern crypts, and recently a small group of bandits have claimed them as a hideout. The western sanctum remained untouched, locked...

Index Card Dungeon II – Map 12 – Deep Ruins

This is the twelfth map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map sits underneath Map 5 (Tower Dungeons) and Map 1 (Tower Base) above that. The access from Map 5 is via the secret door to the south of the main area – the very route that the masters of the Cult of the Fractured Eye left to expl...

Index Card Dungeon II – Map 11 – Ancient Cults

[Note: This map has been slightly modified from the version appearing in the backstage pass.]

This is the eleventh map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map sits directly underneath Map 10 (Lost Dungeons) and Map 9 (Ancient Sewers) above that. A single set of stairs links this...

Index Card Dungeon II – Map 10 – Lost Dungeons

This is the tenth map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map sits directly underneath Map 9 (Ancient Sewers). A single set of stairs links this area to the ancient sewers above, and a further set of stairs leads further down into the depths below (and eventually back to the main dungeons). 2025-08-06 15:21:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Upcoming Patreon Update

The plan is to update this Patreon campaign before the summer is out. Back when I started my Patreon in 2013, the only model that existed was the “per creation” one instead of the flat monthly subscr...

Backstage Pass - August 2025

Here is this month's Backstage Pass. In addition to the regular items (Promo 300 dpi versions on paper backgrounds, B&W PNGs with and without grid), this package includes two 300dpi painted versions ...

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!

The Kraken is here!

This month's votes went to "The Vault of the Shadow Lich" (which is available as a deskpad in my redbubble store) and "The Ruined Athenaeum of Vicon" (one of the ruins...

Scavengers' Deep - Map 21

The Scavengers’ Deep is a reminder of the amount of work that went into underground structures during the great war. Generally, the elves only built underground when hiding their breeding and research facilities, whereas the forces of the kingdoms, assisted by the dwarves, were constantly build...

July Cartography Collection

The July Cartography Collection is here. This is a patron-exclusive perk that I send out every month. After 6 months or so, I post them to DTRPG along with that month's backstage pass for $5.

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JULY KRAKEN!

August is almost here and the Kraken is coming!

Every month you vote on which maps we re-release from the back catalog under a patron-exclusive commercial license.

I've pulled up 10 maps to p...

Reliquary of Whispering Steel

Long buried beneath the fractured remnants of an ancient battlefield, the Reliquary of Whispering Steel was excavated to house the armaments of legendary warriors whose souls were bound to their blades. Over time, these weapons began to whisper forgotten lore and forbidden secrets, attracting tho...

Graxworm - Map 18 - Servitors' Quarters

The Graxworm is a massive dead dragon of mythic scale, several miles long and large enough to contain a town in the mouth. Creatures have set up here to “mine” the massive corpse for its valuable materials – leather, scales, ichor, tendons, and more. Practically every bit has some value to ...

The Pillared Vault of Serathis

Nestled beneath crumbling temple ruins, the Shattered Vault of Serathis is a damp and sprawling complex. Rough-cut stone columns rise from wet stone floors, vaulted halls drip with moisture. Ornate runes glow faintly along cracked walls, hinting at long-forgotten rituals. Alcoves conceal old scro...

Graxworm – Map 17 – The Belly

The Graxworm is a massive dead dragon of mythic scale, several miles long and large enough to contain a town in the mouth. Creatures have set up here to “mine” the massive corpse for its valuable materials – leather, scales, ichor, tendons, and more. Practically every bit has some value to ...

Depths of the Ashen Throne

The Ashen Throne is a dungeon near the Cindermaw – an ancient volcanic caldera. A geothermally heated subterranean river carves through winding corridors, pooling in eerie grottoes that glow with phosphorescent fungi. Scattered throughout are crystalline veins and a lone, pulsing amethyst shard...

Hexatomb

Outside of the City of Copper Bowls, at the border between the farmlands that support it and the badlands beyond, is the Hexatomb – an old burial site that is the source of ghost stories more than anything else anymore. Inside, it shows signs of having been used for small illicit parties, as a ...

Index Card Dungeon II – Map 9 – Ancient Sewers

This is the ninth map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map sits directly to the east of Map 8 (Connecting Tunnels). It has no remaining surface connections, as the city above was razed many ages ago, leaving only a few basements and bits of sewers.

The cult is blissfully unaware of th...

Index Card Dungeon II – Map 8 – Linking Caverns

This is the eighth map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map attaches to the east side of Map 5 (The Tower Dungeons). No direct surface accesses exist to this map, just the cave on the west side to Map 5, and the ruined sewers and basements that lead to Map 9.

This area is comprised of...

Index Card Dungeon II – Map 7 – North Sub-Dungeons

This is the seventh map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map sits directly underneath Map 6 (Dungeon Ruins), which in turn is below Map 2 (Northern Ruins). There are two stairways that descend from Map 6 to this map and another set of stairs that lead down further into the depths.

Thi...

Backstage Pass - July 2025

Here comes this month's Backstage Pass. You may note that one of the maps in this month's was also included in last month's zip file - that's what I get for zipping it up on a Sunday night and rushing it...

Scavengers' Deep - Map 20

The Scavengers’ Deep is a reminder of the amount of work that went into underground structures during the great war. Generally, the elves only built underground when hiding their breeding and research facilities, whereas the forces of the kingdoms, assisted by the dwarves, were constantly build...

Release the Kraken!

The June Krakening is here!

With your votes, we have settled on the re-release of the Serpent Wetlands hex map, and Loreweaver Monastery.

These are released to you under a patron-exclusive co...

Cartography Collection - June 2025

Here's this months compiled PDF of all the mapswe released along with their text. This is a monthly Patron exclusive that will be released in six months to a year for non-patrons via DriveThruRPG at a co...

Tallow Bends

A wee little hamlet of some fifty heads along the Wychwood Way on the edge of the forest of the same name, Tallow Bends has built up around the point where the Whispervale Trail joins the Wychwood.

For much of the Wychwood Way, it runs along the River Tallow, including past the abandoned lo...

Kraken? What Kraken?

With July rolling in on us, we need to pick which maps to re-release under the patron-exclusive commercial use license.

Here's this month's choices. The top two will be announced a re-released on ...