Tag Archives: mountain

[Map] Black Feather’s Treehouse

A reclusive and mute druid known only as Black Feather dwells in a house built on the branches of an ancient tree. The tree grows on the side of a cliff next to a giant eagle nest. People say that the tree was planted originally by faeries and strong magic flows through it. Some claim that the tree is the source of fertility for the valley. It summons rains for the crops and keeps strong winds away. Valley folk who believe this, believe also that Black Feather is the guardian of the tree and the valley. When the sky is clear, Black Feather can be seen soaring in the sky in the form of a giant eagle.

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[Map] The Dungeon of Trials

The immortal oracle lives at the center of the Dungeon of Trials. Many have tried to reach the oracle for their wisdom, but only few have returned with answers. Those who have returned, have told of harrowing visions, terrible traps and unimaginable creatures lurking in the halls and corridors of this spiraling dungeon.

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For this map I tried to test an alternative for the hatching that I have used previously. Also, I wanted to practice a bit the use of colors. This adds quite a few steps to my normal workflow (i.e. at least doubles the time per map), but I must say that the result is also worth it.

I hope you like it 🙂

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This map was originally published on Patreon with the support of my awesome patrons in April 2017.

This work by Miska Fredman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

[Map] The Flying Sanctuary

The Flying Sanctuary is an ancient temple floating high above the clouds. The temple is built on a group of floating islands and it’s told to have the spirit of an immortal oracle bound into a golden animated statue. The old tales tell that the Golden Oracle can tell the future and look into any living creatures soul.

Some adventure hooks:

The monastery was abandoned ages ago and is now guarded by the construct monks serving the oracle.
The Flying Sanctuary was invaded by the storm pirates and the monks fled the monastery. They are trying to find someone to fight the storm pirates and save the Golden Oracle before it’s too late.
The Golden Oracle has foreseen a great evil approaching. It sends one of its clockwork pigeons to find the characters. When the characters arrive to the monastery it seems abandoned, but the Golden Oracle has laid out various traps, puzzles and adversaries to challenge and test the adventurers before they can meet the oracle.
The adventurer’s hear about this mysterious flying temple from an old airship sailor in a tavern. They are told that the temple still holds great treasure and the sailor is willing to guide the adventurers to the temple, if they get their share of the loot.

And as a note, of course this map can be set on a high mountain top instead of a floating island if it suits your setting better.

For high-resolution and different map versions of this and other of my RPG maps, please, check out my Patreon page and storefronts in DrivethruRPG and RPGnow.

This map was originally published on Patreon with the support of my awesome patrons in March 2017.

This work by Miska Fredman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

[Map] The Mountain Lair

There are rumors of a horrible creature that lives in a cave hidden on the cliffsides of a mist covered mountain. It is told that ages ago some kind of cult held its unholy ceremonies in those caves and as a result of their rites the creature was born.

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As I added the annotations on the map, I tried to give some adventure hooks, while keeping them still generic enough, so this map would work with modern occult or fantasy settings alike.

I hope you find the map inspiring and fun to play.

For high-resolution and different map versions of this and other of my RPG maps, please, check out my Patreon page and storefronts in DrivethruRPG and RPGnow.

This map was originally published on Patreon with the support of my awesome patrons in December 2016.

This work by Miska Fredman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.