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Necropolis Dungeon [various sizes]

Hey everyone!This is part two of our Necropolis map set. You can get part one here.Our idea for this dungeon was an ancient people carving out the tombs for their lords and queens below the hot desert. But part way through excavating the third level of the necropolis though they stumbled upon the hive of some unknown desert monsters and quickly the tomb had to be sealed up from the second level onwards, before all the workers were snatched and ov...

Animated Maps Suggestions

Hey everyone.Thanks for all your overwhelming support of our animated maps idea! We're still looking into it and how popular and feasible it'll be (no promises yet).One of the things we wanted to gather was which maps of ours from our back catalogue you most wanted to see turned into an animated map.So post your requests in the comments below!To make my life easier when compiling the ideas, please write your requests as:[map name] - [vari...

Zen Monastery - Animated Battlemap

Hey everyone!We have a special free map for you today! An animated version of our fan favourite Zen Monastery map (with sounds too!).All patrons can grab the zipped files here. They are available as:Vertical webm version for Foundry, Let's Role and other VTTs.Horizontal mp4 version of TV setups.The map is also available in our Foundry module with dynamic lighting setup. You can grab the link for that here. Edit: now we also have an EncounterP...

Grand Opera House [42x79]

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!A theatre of some sort or another has been suggested countless times but never quite won any of the polls. Enough came close that we thought it was about time to cover this theme.So, welcome to the Grand Opera House. We have only biggest performances for the fanciest aristocrats in town (or for scamps who sneak in).To celebrate some of the holidays happening this week we've added a Chinese New Year variation...

Weekly Poll #35

Hey everyone! We're back with a new poll, you can vote for as many options as you like.If you're in the Master Cartographer tier or above andhaveany suggestions for the next poll leave them in the commentsbeloworcomejoin the discussion in the Map Suggestionsroom on our community Discord!

Necropolis Entrance [32x56]

Hey everyone!This is our Necropolis Entrance. Part 1 of the Necropolis theme that won the last poll. We decided to do like the Couatl Temple and make this one a big multi-part map and split it between a more thematic exterior and a winding dungeon-like interior.This release has the Entrance and also the two small side caves: a Tomb Robber Camp and an Animal Den. The interior portion will be 4 floors leading down into the Necropolis proper. There&...

Murderbowl by Humperdink's Wares

Hey everyone! Two new writing releases in two days!This release is by Humperdink's Wares and he's excited to talk about it so we'll hand it over to him (files are including at the bottom of the post):IT’S HERE!!!I’ve been working on this in some form or another for over 2 years! With the Six Nations and the Superbowl starting, AND the fact that my wife’s (and now my) team, the Kansas City Chiefs are in the Superbowl, I had to ge...

Ocean of Greed by MonkeyDM

Hey everyone!Whilst we work on our upcoming Necropolis map, MonkeyDM has kindly given us this awesome adventure to release to you all. The adventures uses our Serene Lakeside and Stranded Casino battlemaps.Want a break from your main campaign? Ocean of Greed is a free, level 8 one-shot for 4–6 players, full of treasure, blood, pirates, and one angry Treasure Golem.A note from MonkeyDM:"Hello everyone, Monkey here,For this new year I have ta...

Defending Varsanspear - Music d20

Hey everyone!Will from Music d20 is back for another collaboration. This time he's scored this awesome piece to accompany our Oasis City map pack.In his words:"Defending Varsanspear" is the perfect track for those emotional battles that your party and their comrades can't afford to lose: a final duel against your sworn enemy, a last-ditch effort to save your hometown, or a race against the clock while you wait for reinforcements. ...

Oasis City [47x66]

Hey everyone!Final map of the month! This is for everyone requesting desert city locations. We promise we listen. ;)Music d20 was awesome enough to score a new rpg music track to accompany this map. We'll be posting that straight after this, please check it out and use it in your games.We'll be back next week with the new Necropolis map, we also have a theatre map in the works as well as something astral themed and harpy related. So look ...

Weekly Poll #34

Hey everyone! We're back with a new poll, we haven't run one in several months so we've got tons of suggestions. Remember you can vote for as many as you like. We'll make the winner and the runners up will get added onto the next poll.If you're in the Master Cartographer tier or above andhaveany suggestions for the next poll leave them in the commentsbeloworcomejoin the discussion in the Map Suggestionsroom on our community Di...

Michael Ghelfi - Shadowfell Fortress Ambiences

To make your experience of assaulting the Shadowfell Fortress all the more epic, Michaël Ghelfi has written 10 rpg ambiences specifically for this map.He's generously given us a selection which all patrons can download from the zip below.To get the whole pack of ambiences visit his patreon here! Michaël's made tracks for cultists, dragons and more for this map!You may know Michael from his popular YouTube channel but he's recently g...

Shadow Fortress Interior [42x59]

Well well well, we're finally here.This map was suggested waaay back in August and for one reason or another it kept getting pushed back, but we came up with something and we're very happy with the result. Hopefully suitably cool and epic.This map is over multiple floors, with a basement, exterior ground, interior ground, first floor and second floor. See the image below for how they connect up. We've also been thinking of making anot...

Map Remixing Contest Results

Hey everyone!The winners of our 2nd map remixing contest are:*drum roll*1st Place: Oktoblivion's Gateway to Olympus2nd Place: Eliot (BeGosu)'s Bridge Town Marketplace3rd Place: DesViper's Meeting with the Blood LordThanks to everyone who took part and thanks to everyone who voted for their favourites. We'll be sending the winners prizes out now!All of the maps from this contest are available to all patrons to download here.A recap...

Map Remixing Contest #2 Poll!

Hey everyone, here are the submissions for the newest Map Remixing Contest. A big thanks to everyone who took part! All of the ideas were great, it's a lot of fun for us to see what you came up with.We've laid them out below, vote on which is your favourite. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will all get prizes. Voting is open for 1 week and you can vote for as many maps as you like.All patrons can the whole pack of maps to download here, courtesy o...

Train Station Platforms [36x71]

Hey everyone!Back as promised with the underground level of our Train Station Concourse map from last month. This map is situated directly below the the Concourse and connected by the four corner staircases. Of course we had to design a bridge over the tracks so that your players can jump onto the top of the moving trains.We've also provided the train tracks and lightning rail tracks as PNG tokens so you can add those to our other maps and ta...

Walled Port [70x108]

Hey everyone!We had a lot of requests for a version of the last map but without the colossus itself, so here it is!This a free bonus pack for all patrons. We made 3 versions of this map: day, dark night and night with torches (see below).You can get the zip of those maps here!Enjoy! :)

Colossus Port [70x108]

Hey everyone!We've been meaning to design a map like this for ages so i'm glad we finally did it. For those who haven't heard of it, this is inspired by The Colossus of Rhodes. A giant metal guardian over a busy trading port.In most of the variations we've made a cross-section of the legs so that the body doesn't obscure the actual map. But we've included a few with the whole colossus in case you want to stage an epic figh...

Battle for the Lightning Rail by Ela Morana

Hey everyone, this is a free track for all patrons composed for our new map by the wonderful Ela Morana. Ela creates music for RPGs, so please go and check out their Patreon for more great tracks.You can also get the track on their soundcloud here.

Train Station Concourse [36x71]

Hey everyone! This is our last map pack of the year, so we hope you enjoy it! This is the concourse/ground floor of our train station map. Next month we'll be releasing the underground platform level with variations for both our steamtrains and our lightning rail trains.We wanted to make something that could be a space in and of itself, in case you don't have trains in your world. So hopefully this can act like a city government office or...

Open Ocean [50x50]

Hey everyone! This is for all the patrons who have asked for follow-ups to the ocean maps in the Mid-Air Dragon Flight pack. Crazy to think we had just hit 1000 patrons when we posted that and now we're up to 6000 just a little over a year later. :)We've made a huge number of different ocean maps for nautical adventures. The images above are just a selection, there are 84 scenarios in total. Some are very simple seas of different shading,...

Lease-a-Lair Community Collaboration

Welcome to Larry’s Lease-a-Lair Warehouse, where everyone from Lizardfolk and Liches to Wraiths and Wizards alike can find the Lair of their dreams designed to thwart even the most villainous of adventurers! Here at Lease-a-Lair, we recognize the demands on the time and attention of our customers and not everyone has the schedule to learn how to magically shape their environments and carve their lairs into the depths of volcanic mountains. So w...

Santa Claus Versus The Body Snatchers - Adventure by DM Dave

Hey everyone!DM Dave has written an awesome new Christmas adventure for you all using our two Christmas maps (this and this).Grab the link in the attachments below!Santa Claus vs. The Body Snatchers is a Fifth Edition adventure designed for three to five characters of 6th to 9th level, and it is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 7. Characters who complete this adventure should earn half the experience necessary to...

Santa's Evil Twin, A Giftmast Mystery

Hey everyone!As if 2020 couldn't get any worse, someone's only gone and stolen Santa's Naughty List! But who could it be? Mrs. Claws? Wudolph? Santa Himself? You have 3 hours before Santa must depart on his yearly rounds. Get your giftmas thinking hats on and find that list!Luckily Humperdink’s Wares is giving the patrons of Cze & Peku an early Giftmas present, the chance to save Giftmas itself! This adventure is for 3-6 people of 4...

Impact Site [36x50]

Hey everyone!In celebration of the holiday season we have a snowy winter's map for you today. :)*Ahem*When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.Through the window I saw a great smash,Tore through the fences and land in a crash.The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snowGave the lustre of a-strewn objects below,When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,But a shattered sleigh, and eig...

The Great Heist - Adventure by Monkey DM

Hey everyone, Monkey DM has created this awesome new adventure using our Bridge Town and Inside a Bag of Holding map packs and was kind enough to share it for you all!All Czepeku patrons can grab the adventure HERE. We'll let Monkey DM explain the adventure to you all:Want to pull off the greatest heist of your adventuring career? The Great Heist is a level 15 one-shot for 4–6 players full of treasure, blood, gold, and one pissed off law en...

Forest Shrine Festival [43x73]

Hey everyone!We wanted to get back to some Asian themed maps as we hadn't made one since the Steamy Japanese Bathhouse in July last year! Crazy how quickly that time passed by.So, grab some sake and welcome to the local forest shrine! Nestled on the hilltop amongst the trees and streams, nature and its spirits abound in this sacred space. Lucky for you they're currently holding a festival! Whether your party is welcome or not, we'll l...

Map Remixing Contest #2

Hey everyone! We're hosting our second map remixing contest!Competition Rules Take any two or more of our maps and use them to make your own brand new map. We suggest using a programme like Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Gimp or Glimpse (those last two are free to use). The competition will last for 1 month (until the 15th of January), we'll then take all of the submissions, put them on a poll and let patrons vote on which is their favouri...

Community Updates & Quick Links

Hey everyone! We wanted to answer a lot of repeating questions here and also share some community news.DiscordFirst of all, we have an FAQ page in case you're ever stuck and looking for some answers in particular.We get about a message a day asking how to connect Patreon and Discord, you can find out how to do that here. We welcome all our patrons to come and chat with us!Speaking of the Discord we've got an ongoing project making encount...

Lair of the Blue Dragon | New 5th, 11th, or 20th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Hey everyone!DM Dave has written up this awesome new adventure for our Blue Dragon Lair! The collaboration is free for all patrons to enjoy! Remember to check out his patreon for more adventures, new monsters and much more!The Blue Dragon Lair is a Fifth Edition encounter for four characters of 5th, 11th, or 20th level. This encounter is setting and adventure independent. It can easily be inserted into any story that you like, or even run as a on...