Category: Lairs & Encounters

Lairs and Encounters: Merman

Posted on May 15, 2020May 12, 2020 by Simon Forster

This is the last map that I’ve done so far. Still plan on getting the rest mapped out, but finding the time is tricky at the moment. Here is the merman map, with an attempt at an added ‘water’ layer.

Lairs & Encounters: M is for…

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Simon Forster

It’s been a while since I posted any of these maps, but I’d forgotten that I had a few more to post. These are for Men (Clerics) and Manticores. I have a Merman one too, but need to add to it before I post that.

Lairs & Encounters: Lycanthropes

Posted on January 11, 2020November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

Several lair maps today, for the were-folk: -bears, -rats, -boars, -wolves, -tigers.

Lairs & Encounters: Locusts, Cavern

Posted on January 4, 2020November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

The first lair map of the new year is a cavern lair of cavern locusts.

Lairs & Encounters: Lizards and Lizardmen

Posted on December 28, 2019November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

A bunch of lair maps today: giant lizards and lizardmen.

Lairs & Encounters: Lamia

Posted on December 21, 2019November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

This week’s map is the tower lair of a lamia.

Lairs & Encounters: Hobgoblin

Posted on December 14, 2019November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

Today’s map is the lair of a warband of Hobgoblins, a military outpost.

Lairs & Encounters: Hippogriff, Hoarflesh, and Hydra

Posted on December 7, 2019November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

Three maps for three monsters: lairs for hippogriffs, hoarflesh, and a hydra.

Lairs & Encounters: Hell Hounds

Posted on November 30, 2019November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

Two maps this week, for the lesser and greater variants of the Hell Hound.

Lairs & Encounters: Harpy

Posted on November 23, 2019November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

This week’s map is the lair of a bunch of harpies, making their nests in the hollows created by piles of rocks.

Lairs & Encounters: Halflings

Posted on November 16, 2019November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

The next map is a Shire of Halflings.

Lairs & Encounters: Griffon

Posted on November 9, 2019November 7, 2019 by Simon Forster

The next of the Lairs & Encounters maps is of several nests on the sloping cliffs, where griffons lair.

Lairs & Encounters: Goblin

Posted on October 2, 2019September 17, 2019 by Simon Forster

This week I give you a goblin village. It covers a large area, so the huts are just black dots. Yes, I know, not the best map of a village of goblins, but it serves its purpose.

Lairs & Encounters: Gnome

Posted on September 25, 2019September 17, 2019 by Simon Forster

This week’s Lairs & Encounters map is a gnome village.

Lairs & Encounters: Gnolls

Posted on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 by Simon Forster

Blimey! Has it really been a year since I last posted any of these lairs? This is a gnoll village, with a palisade around the main village, and a secondary ring of hedges protecting the cattle. More next week.

Lairs & Encounters: Giant, Storm

Posted on September 22, 2018September 17, 2019 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Storm Giant A rock spire high in the mountains, hollowed out and inhabited by a Storm Giant who likes to play in the storms that rage around the peaks.

Lairs & Encounters: Giant, Cloud

Posted on September 15, 2018September 17, 2019 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Cloud Giant A temple in the clouds.

Lairs & Encounters: Giant, Fire

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Fire Giants A fire-scorched valley with ruined building and a keep in the centre, home to fire giants and their pet hell hounds. Rifts and fissures erupting with fire, sinkholes of steaming mud.

Lairs & Encounters: Giants, Stone & Frost

Posted on August 22, 2018July 20, 2018 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Giants, Stone & frost Two lairs: the stone giants live in a cave that houses a holy geode that they worship; the other is an ancient hall with a tower where frost giants lair.

Lairs & Encounters: Giant, Hill

Posted on August 15, 2018July 20, 2018 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Giant, Hill An abandoned sanctum of an Elven sorcerer, that is now home to a family of hill giants and their pet bears.

Lairs & Encounters: Ghoul

Posted on August 8, 2018July 20, 2018 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Ghoul Another cave lair, this one is strewn with the detritus of the victims of a pack of ghouls.

Lairs & Encounters: Ettin

Posted on August 1, 2018July 20, 2018 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. There are some lairs I’ll be skipping, either because the maps technically already exist (as in the Death Charger, which is just a copy of a map that you can find in another book) or because they aren’t caves, or buildings, just trees or something that a map isn’t really needed for. Ettin The first map for August is the cave lair of an ettin.

Lairs & Encounters: Dragons, Metallic & Red

Posted on July 29, 2018June 29, 2018 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Finishing the monsters beginning with D… Dragons, Metallic, & Red Two lairs to finish off the month: A hilltop of towering redwoods, a peaceful and restful sanctuary that is home to a lawful metallic dragon. A volcanic rise with steps winding up and down, where a fiery red dragon makes its lair. If you’re interested in seeing these before they appear here, check out my Patreon site.

Lairs & Encounters: Dragon, Green

Posted on July 22, 2018June 29, 2018 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Continuing with monsters beginning with D… Dragon, Green A sloping sinkhole leads into a deep chasm, full of water. An ancient green dragon makes its lair here, squeezing out of the cave to hunt. If you’re interested in seeing these before they appear here, check out my Patreon site.

Lairs & Encounters: Doppleganger

Posted on July 15, 2018June 29, 2018 by Simon Forster

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Continuing with monsters beginning with D… Doppleganger In a clearing in the forest lies an old shrine, once looked after by its caretakers. Dopplegangers have taken their place, and have buried them and other victims in shallow graves nearby. If you’re interested in seeing these before they appear here, check out my Patreon site.