Hello everyone, and happy New Release Monday! Today, I am releasing the first update in my Swamp / Marsh series of maps, starting with: The Swamp's Edge.
This map represents the transition between a pine forest and the murky lowlands at the base of these trees. The ground shifts from rocky to a spongy, muddy path, which leads to pools of stagnant water, tall grass, and twisting roots.
These maps are perfect for locations such as Berez from Curse of Strahd, the Hool Marshes from Ghosts of Saltmarsh, or the Black Mire from Grim Hollow.
I made this map in two core styles, which I plan to do with all maps in this series. I also made each one with a "No Tree" and "No Light" version, and instead of using my "Warm" color mood (Which I didn't think was very fitting for this biome), I'm featuring a new color mood called "Murky".
Swamp - Features greener terrain and big, leafy swamp trees with massive gnarled and twisting trunks. The thick swampy canopy here hides all manner of dangers skulking in the mists.
Marsh - The greens have been desaturated and the larger trees removed, creating a more dead-marshland style. While the terrain is flat and open, threats from the murky, muddy waters below and flying beasts above make anyone who crosses over these lands a target.
In addition to both biome types, I added some visual storytelling elements: a forgotten/abandoned camp. With tattered canvas, a broken cart, and one single doll, it begs the question: What happened here? Was someone trying to leave? Were they trying to enter? Was there a child present? If so, where are they? A nod to the potential dangers that might await your players as they enter into these lands.
Click the download link below for your tier to download all the map files.
Public Download
The Foundry / Champion Tier Download
The Foundry / Champion Tier Printable PDFs Download
The Grand Library Tier Download
The Grand Library Tier Printable PDFs Download
The Great Hall Tier Download
This will be the first of many maps like this, and my goal is to flesh out a good amount of swamp/marsh maps for your encounters. I'll also include specific locations from modules such as Baba's Hut, The Swamp Fane Standing Stones, the Church Ruins, and more!
Later this month, I have releases planned for CoS: Reloaded, Lothburgh, and a new Gnoll encounter map to support a written adventure by Pyram King. Stay tuned for lots of goodies in April!
As always, I could not do this without you ALL. Your support each month allows me to make maps for a living and support other artists and developers. In this day and age of AI, just know your support goes toward keeping human-made art alive and well, and I will forever be grateful for this opportunity.
Cheers friends,
DM Andy