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265 Veldanterra

It's been a while since I posted a large city map. This is Veldanterra. The most prominent feature of this grandiose city is the floating fortress. A chunk of land floats freely and moves around the city at a height of 500 feet. This is possible thanks to the work of a great wizard ho lived 200 y...

Fellicious the Bard

An elf bard who has seen the end of his adventure days now owns a popular tavern near the treetops. The place is surprisingly popular despite its unusual location. Fellicious the Bard is the barkeeper but still finds the time to entertain his patrons with songs and stories from his long adventuri...

264 Fellicious the Bard (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 264 Fellicious the Bard. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll s...

264 Fellicious the Bard

An elf bard who has seen the end of his adventure days now owns a popular tavern near the treetops. The place is surprisingly popular despite its unusual location. Fellicious the Bard is the barkeeper but still finds the time to entertain his patrons with songs and stories from his long adventuri...

263 Pirate Docks

A new short adventure!

In the lore I wrote, this location belongs to a renowned pirate, Captain Vermillius. He's made headlines over the past few years and currently commands a fleet of 10 vessels. He rose to prominence a few years back when he took over a military ship and the navy could d...

263 Pirate Docks (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 263 Pirate Docks. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the ...

263 Pirate Docks

Denizens of the Tower!

This is a large battle map with tons of things in it. There is a large docking area. A hidden cave and grove, and a pirate ship with two decks. Plenty of space for a frontal assault, a backdoor infiltration, or just about any plan of action a group of reckless PCs may...

262 Harrakan

Harrakan is home to mostly gnomes with a fixation in developing and researching psionic abilities within their own population. They have had several breakthroughs and today, about half of them share a neural link strong enough to be considered a kind of telepathy. What they did not expect is that...

262 Harrakan (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 262 Harrakan. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illu...

262 Harrakan

Denizens of the Tower!

I've been working on this underground gnome small city. Harrakan is home to mostly gnomes with a fixation in developing and researching psionic abilities within their own population. They have had several breakthroughs and today, about half of them share a neural link...

261 Mirror Temple

The place has seen better days but its real purpose is to record and collect images from the night sky. It's a kind of observatory that let's you see the sky as it appeared in the past. The collection goes back thousands of years. The study of the sky, and the patterns that origin from it across ...

261 Mirror Temple (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 261 Mirror Temple. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the...

261 Mirror Temple

Hey Denizens! 

April comes to an end and I bring you this dungeon map. The place has seen better days but its real purpose is to record and collect images from the night sky. It's a kind of observatory that let's you see the sky as it appeared in the past. The collection goes back thou...

OP16 The Void Sword (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for OP16 The Void Sword. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see t...

OP16 The Void Sword

Hello, Denizens of the Tower, friends, supporters, and random internet people.

Here's the 16th installment of the one-page-dungeon series. The objective is to create self-contained adventures/dungeons with all things necessary to spawn fun adventures in a single page.  The adventures a...

Dwarf criminals on the loose!

This mine belongs to a group of dwarves, but that is just a front. The dwarves run a criminal syndicate that focuses on stealing, breaking and entering, and raiding caravans. People still ignore that these dwarves are guilty of the recent wave of crimes. But things might take a swift turn after a...

260 The Mine Syndicate (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 260 The Mine Syndicate. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll se...

260 The Mine Syndicate

Hi, Denizens of the Tower!

I bring you this cool mine map! This mine has one main cave with a rail road that branches out to other smaller sections underground. There are three alternate entrances to the mine too. The place is messy and confusing but at least there is transportation, right....

259 Crossroads Encounter Map (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 259 Crossroads Encounter Map. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you...

259 Crossroads Encounter Map (Exclusive)

A quick one here, Denizens of the Tower.

It's been a while since I go back to the basics and do an ordinary crossroads map. This map is 25x25 and it is perfect for all those traveling encounters you've been wanting to use.

An ogre collecting tolls?

A group of "You shouldn't have...

Continuing the One-Page series. #15

Here's the fifteennth installment of the one-page series. The objective is to create self-contained adventures/dungeons with all things necessary to spawn fun adventures in a single page.  The adventures are system neutral so no rules or mechanics are included.

This adventure is about ...

OP15 - Son of the Storm (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for OP15 - Son of the Storm. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll s...

OP15 - Son of the Storm

Hello, Denizens of the Tower.

Here's the fifteennth installment of the one-page series. The objective is to create self-contained adventures/dungeons with all things necessary to spawn fun adventures in a single page.  The adventures are system neutral so no rules or mechanics are incl...

258 The Broken Prison

Fresh from the PS oven! I bring you this two story building which is the hideout of a local gang of criminals. There is something that sets these wrongdoers from others of their kind. They brandish strange blades that glow blue and freeze everything they touch. No one has been able to confront th...

258 The Broken Prison (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 258 The Broken Prison. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see...

258 The Broken Prison

Denizens!

Just fresh from the PS oven! I bring you this two story building which is the hideout of a local gang of criminals. There is something that sets these wrongdoers from others of their kind. They brandish strange blades that glow blue and freeze everything they touch. No one has bee...

The Hag, or, Be careful what you wish!

Guess what creature lives there? yeah, a hag. They call it Mother Janny and she is a figure of tales and legends that go back almost a hundred years. At first sight, she appears to be a weird hermit who spends her days fishing and carving bone figurines. But every local knows that only in cases o...

257 The Swamp and the Hag (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 257 The Swamp and the Hag. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll...

257 The Swamp and the Hag

Denizens of the Tower!

I bring you a swamp map. Guess what creature lives there? yeah, a hag. They call it Mother Janny and she is a figure of tales and legends that go back almost a hundred years. At first sight, she appears to be a weird hermit who spends her days fishing and carving bone...

A story on the emergence of intelligence.

I've been toying with stories of emergence of intelligence. Situations when a seemingly un-intelligent being or group of beings acquires consciousness and a new form of mind emerges. Now the story here is not 100% original, instead it is inspired by a short story by sci-fi author Alistair Reynold...