Lairs and Encounters: Merman
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.
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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.
Continue readingThe next of the Lairs & Encounters maps is of several nests on the sloping cliffs, where griffons lair.
Continue readingI asked for some map suggestions on dying G+ and Brett suggested a city that has been partially sunk. So this is what I came up with.
Continue readingHello and welcome to my website. Hope you enjoy the visit. I drew a bunch of city maps, two for my highest level patrons (over at my Patreon site), and one for everyone else. This is for personal, non-commercial use only. What to see more like this, or just more in general, why not pop over to my Patreon site and join up. Even for a month, you’ll get access to a load of stuff.
Continue readingMore 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.
Continue readingMore maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Cloud Giant A temple in the clouds.
Continue readingMore 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.
Continue readingMore 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.
Continue readingMore 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.
Continue readingMore 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.
Continue readingMore 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.
Continue readingMore 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.
Continue readingMore 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.
Continue readingMore maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Continuing with monsters beginning with D… Dire Beastmen An old crumbling sandstone fort, now occupied by warbands of Dire Orcs and their allies. If you’re interested in seeing these before they appear here, check out my Patreon site.
Continue readingMore maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Second map for this month, is the lair for… Desert Ghoul A small oasis nestled between rocky dunes, with a lean-to of salvaged wood and sandstone, leading to a cave full of loot and ghouls.
Continue readingMore maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. For the month of June, we move into the letter D monsters. Demon Boar A local farmstead that has been taken over by a pair of Demon Boars, who have taken the daughters of the family who lived here as their thralls. The farm and surrounding pastures, fields, etc are overgrown and the fences are in need of repair.
Continue readingMore maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Centaur A secluded glade by a pool and a ruined temple, with yurts scattered around.
Continue readingMore maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. Cats Several lairs for big cats. A shallow cave under a protruding rock; a couple of trees; a hollowed-out trunk of a tree; and a cave hidden at the end of a narrow ravine.
Continue readingMore maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book. For the month of May, I’ll be posting monsters beginning with C. First up… Caecillian Broken earth slopes into a gully where tunnels lead off, twisting over one another. A pair of caecillian lair here.
Continue readingBack in 2016 the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book came out, for which I drew a whole bunch of maps. Ever since then I’ve wanted to draw more maps for the lairs in that book, but never really had the time, until now. Other B-monsters To finish off the month and the rest of the lairs with B-monsters, here are the lairs for the Blink Dog, Blood Hound, and Bugbear. The blink dogs lair in a burrow
Continue readingBack in 2016 the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book came out, for which I drew a whole bunch of maps. Ever since then I’ve wanted to draw more maps for the lairs in that book, but never really had the time, until now. Beetles A selection of lairs for giant beetles: the hollowed base of a fallen, mushroom covered tree; an invaded ant hill; and an underground burrow.
Continue readingBack in 2016 the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book came out, for which I drew a whole bunch of maps. Ever since then I’ve wanted to draw more maps for the lairs in that book, but never really had the time, until now. Bee, Giant Killer A giant bee hive. Lots of buzzing. Honey. Deadly bees.
Continue readingBack in 2016 the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book came out, for which I drew a whole bunch of maps. Ever since then I’ve wanted to draw more maps for the lairs in that book, but never really had the time, until now. Ant, Giant A giant ant hill next to a bunch of trees. Pretty standard really.
Continue readingBack in 2016 the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book came out, for which I drew a whole bunch of maps. Ever since then I’ve wanted to draw more maps for the lairs in that book, but never really had the time, until now. Ankheg A sinkhole that has exposed ancient and forgotten Dwarven tunnels that branch off across the countryside. A river has been interrupted by the collapse, and a lake is forming below. The bridge that
Continue readingBack in 2016 the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book came out, for which I drew a whole bunch of maps. Ever since then I’ve wanted to draw more maps for the lairs in that book, but never really had the time. Well, I’ve made time now, and every week I’ll be posting one or more of these new maps, with a brief intro to each. For the full lair details, check out the book. Amphisbaena A rocky
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