Mydwandr Monday update

 

Still working on this, but getting closer. Need to tweak a few things, figure out those shields at the bottom and work on the background area a little more...but very close!

Yep, I do draw maps

I know some of you have started to wonder, but yes, I still do occasionally draw maps. I recently reread Olde House Rules' Mydwander (thanks to my pal James bringing it up in a discussion) and it really got me interested in the game.

Wouldn't you know it, I like pretty things, specifically pretty things I make, so I decided I wanted to redo the setting map. Nothing wrong with OHR's version, I just want to make a big ass, scalable, and detailed map because I want to use it in a solo game using the system. Just started last night but I have converted everything over to vectors and have a basic layout for what I want the final version to look like (for now, likely to change some).

Current state

Check out Mydwander here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/445668/mydwandr

June Map II

 

nummed & an unnummed version

 Nothing fancy, just an old, run down cathedral whose contents need to be freed from their gaol.

June Map

 A simple map. Sort of in a funk today and I thought perhaps returning to old habits might flip that switch.

Chevalier Larmen's Grotto

color 

and b&w version

sans background

A Lair

A fancy version. 

Sans background.

And because Tim is afraid of upsetting the inkjet gods, a black and white version.

The Temple of Kalonius - ver 2!

 Cri Ke (over on FB) made a suggestion about forcing the players through the trap (room 7) and the flooded room (room 10) so I modified the map a little to encourage players to enjoy the various obstacles in the dungeon that their friendly DM has placed in their way to the BigAssTreasure. 

The Temple of Kalonius

Its been a bit, I have been busy and frankly, not really feeling RPGs much lately. Perhaps this will change. Made a simple map.

For those needing a GM ready map (eg, Vance or Shane), here you go. 

Also, for Tim, who is always afraid he will anger the gods of printer ink, sans background.

Willowford map available!

I have finished the Willowford map and uploaded to Itch.io for download, the file is available in jpg and pdf, is free (or toss me a buck if you insist). I hope you like it, and yes, my little band of dogooders will be venturing here soon!

https://mattjackson.itch.io/willowford-map-white-box

Shelin Hill (map)

Quick, randomly generated map I drew as I played my Shadowdark solo game. 

You may ask what lies beyond the "?". Well, you see, my little merry band of first levelers ran when they opened the door and saw this:

Yeah, we weren't about to fight that SOB either...

April finished

 

Completed the month of April, ended up pretty happy with how it turned out. What do you think? I will be converting this to a PDF, then removing the background (the month layout) so it will be a proper RPG map eventually.

Daily map

 

I have continued working on my daily mapping idea. I am hoping when I am done I will export this to a PDF and make available for all.

Hope you are all well, happy gaming!

Playing around

 I have been playing around with my iPad to create a month long daily mapping journal using Goodnotes. Check it out!

I figure if I can keep at this, I will end up with a fairly cool ‘mega’-dungeon. 

Map IV

 

2023 Map III

 

Still here. Still mapping.

2023 Map II

Not dead...first map in over six months

 

clickie to embiggie

Well, life has been insane for me for the last two years. Failed marriage, heart attack, near death experience with 17 broken bones (I actually did die and had to be resuscitated), all the children moved out to their adult lives, divorce final, and the first girlfriend in three decades....

Things kind of fell apart for me the last couple of weeks and I needed something to quiet my mind and distract me for a bit last night when I could not sleep. Plus, I purchased an iPad last summer and hardly used, luckily on Thursday - on a whim -  I ordered an Apple Pencil, and tadda! Here you go.

Fort Druger

 Clickie to embiggie - may take a moment to load, very large file

Playing around with Affinity photo and some Google Maps, I made this, the frontier fort my players are basing their explorations out of. I give you, Fort Druger!

Fun with tinting!

A map - by that other cartographer

Those of you in the know, know.

Download the pdf here. Sexy half-page with lines for writing adventures.

April Map 02

 

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