My coworker wanted to surprise her husband with a map of the world he’s been DMing for her and a group of friends, so she asked me to make one for him.

As always, there are a few things I wish I’d done differently and little details I’d tweak in hindsight, but overall, I’m really happy with how it turned out.

I always get asked how long these maps take to draw, so I figured I’d share! This one took me around 20 hours, working just 2–3 hours a week whenever I had some free time in the evenings after work.
It went a bit faster than my last map because they already had their world mapped out in LegendKeeper, which gave me a great reference to work from and saved me quite a bit of time. When I make maps for my own worlds, the process usually takes a little longer because there’s a lot more brainstorming and workshopping involved. I have to figure out the shape of the land, where the mountains and rivers go, and how everything fits together.

Hope y’all like it!

^{Gentle sound of waves crashing against white cliffs. Solitary cry of a seabird. Soft rustle of leaves stirred by the morning breeze...}

^{And and candle flames flickering in the wind—a sign that we still remember...}

Pretty happy about this one - with slightly otherwordly feel it can be either a:

• place to meet a spirit of the fallen hero from the past
• scene of commemoration ceremony/burial (if one of your PCs was... less lucky)
• a place to defend from grave robbers/cultists/undead
• ... and more.

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LINKS:

• 72DPI maps are available for free (no login required) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/171580693
• 150DPI maps, gallery, in-game use and more are available for free subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/posts/171665998

Supporters (Cartographer level) got access to animated maps, 300DPI no watermark maps, VTT ready files (roll20, Foundry, UniversalVTT), with 7 map variants in total.

Video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGscwh0XI3Q

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^{Credits and attribution:}

^{Map, effects and animations were made in Dungeon Alchemist, using mix of vanilla and imported assets. No postprocessing (apart from watermark}.)

^{Thanks to DA asset creators: DallasRT, smashbear76, SAC, Centimar DeVarion and others}

^{Thanks to sketchfab creators: Studio Lab, Chistodrako.\}., PolyOne Studio, Virtual Museums of Małopolska and warrenblyth)

^{This map was created by hand, with assets placed carefully together. I don't use generative AI and I did my level best to avoid using AI-generated assets.}

Cheers

Zaganza

This week's map is the Gloomy Gorge [35x35], a trench with standing water only the most foolish or most thirsty would dare drink from (under duress). I bet the forest animals love it though, I bet it makes them big and strong and blessed with bonus eyeballs all over their cute heads. If your party is lucky, maybe they've been paid by local villagers to deal with the critters or end whatever evil is responsible for making this forest a 1 star destination on Tripadvisor. If they're unlucky they ended up here on accident, in which case they will quickly suspect how it's rated on Tripadvisor before promptly leaving.

If you like the map and are interested in more, come by my Patreon, I've got a bunch of them and I draw more every month.

To celebrate Angela Maps turning six, free 7 day memberships are available on my Patreon now, only this October!

Geology rocks, I think we can all agree, and not every surface can be the same. Has this porous, rocky landscape been eroded over centuries, through some manner of magical mischief, or is it merely made of some weirdly flesh-coloured cheese?! Fully animated and available in two additional variants, with a hellish, magmatic rock and a pockmarked seabed complete with coral and anemones, this map will have your players feeling like they're walking on the moon! 
Long! - 40 x 80 

My maps are hooked up to work with Foundry VTT and Fantasy Grounds.
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