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The Arena of Fire Battle Map
Tread carefully! My big, new battle map is of a stone arena on the brink of a fiery volcano. What might bring your players here? You can now find it on the blog …
Lava flows around an raised stone stage, seemingly carved for the express purpose of an epic boss battle.
Troy’s had a fire-themed monk encounter in the works for some time now, and this is my take on their dojo. I imagine it as an ancient ziggurat with some long-forgotten alternate purpose, but the sheer heat and scorching atmosphere might be irresistible for someone studying the blaze…
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/arena-of-fire-battle-map
Have you got plans for this dramatic map in your campaign? I’d love to hear what they are and how it goes!
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Davastis 6 – Planetary Mining Adventure Setting
Davatis 6 is a mineral-rich, system-neutral planet for mining-focused campaigns. This article will give you the tools you need to build the worksites of these miners, from the rocks they dig through, to the equipment they use, to the things they find in the uncharted depths.
In every era, one unceasing desire has driven man: Expansion. And in every era, expansion has required materials. In the space age, this is no different, and brave miners now descend into the hearts of alien worlds to bring back the materials humanity needs.
I’ve chosen to call the company in charge of these operations Stardust Solutions, but you are of course free to change or discard any of the corporate details as you see fit. Similarly, currency values are given in ¤, or “Scarabs,” but this should be easy to convert into any other fictional currency …
→ Read more on 2-Minute Tabletop
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Rousing the Ruins – Desert Ruin Encounter for D&D 5E
Troy’s got a new D&D treat for you today: three new desert elementals, an NPC, magic item, battle map, and tokens by David! You can find it all in our new article.
An encounter in a lost desert temple, including a character, location, cursed magic item, and four desert elemental creatures with stat blocks for use in D&D 5E.
A temple hides, silently buried under desert sands, its entrance recently uncovered by the winds. It is an enticing, albeit risky opportunity for adventuring parties crossing the desert, particularly when a singular voice calls out to them from the nearby, asking for their help in exchange for treasures. Surely the potential riches would be worth a quick look inside, regardless of whatever creatures might be lurking there?
Read more:
https://2minutetabletop.com/desert-ruin-encounter-5e/
We hope you enjoy this adventure, or at least find plenty of loot for your DM horde in the way of tokens, maps, stat blocks, and such! We’ve got more art and articles in the works too, so you’ll be hearing again from me soon. :)
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TheAncient Desert Catacomb Dungeon Map
This is our new map by Connor, a dark dungeon below the sunny Ancient Desert Temple. Both are huge maps and only need to be populated with monsters and loot!
→Find it on the 2-Minute Tabletop gallery
An underground space offers desperate relief from the desert sun, but you are doubtlessly not the only creature to think so…
This sandy dungeon is by Connor Johnston (CocosTreasuryOfTokens) and provides an exciting subterranean level to last month’s Ancient Desert Temple! It’s certainly an enticing place to hide some ancient treasure… And ancient guardians.
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/ancient-desert-catacomb-battle-map/
Who is keeping these candles burning, and what rituals are taking place in this hidden place? I’d love to hear what you come up with for your game, so please share with us in the comments.
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The Fallen Star Battle Map
My new battle map is now released! It is a fallen star; a meteorite with a fantasy twist. Beware the crackling energy – what effect would you give it? :)
One of the celestial stones have fallen from the great ceiling above! It’s an event which happens once an age, and each time sparks a sudden bloodbath over the rare resource…
I wasn’t satisfied with my old Glowing Crater, and wanted to do something a little different the second time around. This take features a strict top-down perspective and a “shotgun blast” field of craters – I imagined a shooting star that exploded into pieces shortly before impact. It just so happens to make for a more interesting battle map, too!
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/fallen-star-crater-battle-map/
What might be the properties of such a resource in your campaign? And what might be the effects of these sparking energy trails on your average player character? I’d love to hear what ideas you cook up, so please do share in the comments.
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The Wizarding School Classroom Battle Map
Come download our new battle map, a 16x22 Wizarding School Classroom by Crunkle! Made especially for all your prospective mages out there. ✨
→Find the downloads on our website
Pages flutter and quills scratch as the students of this illustrious school go about their study in the warm, dusty classroom.
This gorgeous map is lovingly crafted by Crunkle from a mixture of old and new custom-crafted assets, and will doubtlessly be useful for a magic-school-flavored campaign!
We hope to make a whole collection of Wizarding School maps in fact. Is that a themes that you would like to see more of? I personally love it since it is so versatile – classrooms, feast halls, courtyards and such are all equally useful in magic schools as they are in general fantasy settings.
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/wizarding-school-classroom-battle-map/
I hope that you are as enchanted by this map as I am! Are there other battle maps that you would particularly like to see in a magic school setting? Please leave a comment to let us know.
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The City of Rowding
Garm’s new adventure setting – the modern-day city of Rowding – just went up! It comes complete with gangsters, corporate intrigue, and a little bit of weird! You can read it on our website, behind the big red button:
On the flat plains of midwestern America sits a city called Rowding, the capital of its state. Smoke from the Steelyard curls into the sky day and night, motorbikes speed down the wide streets, and a couple hundred thousand people just try to live their lives as best they can downstream of an economic collapse.
Rowding, as written, is set up for a modern crime game, but it could easily be retooled to a superhero, magical girl or urban fantasy game. St. Zdislava’s makes an ideal home base for a group of magical girls, while Crystalightning’s experiments could make for a solid superhero origin.
Read more:
https://2minutetabletop.com/rowding-modern-city-adventure-setting/
Whether you use the setting as-is or salvage it for its parts, we hope that you and your players will enjoy!
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The Forgotten Monastery Interior Battle Map
Rooty’s new map is now up on our blog! This enormous mountaintop ruin is begging to be populated with monsters and treasures. You can download it behind the button below:
The wind howls furiously through the many cracks of this crumbling monastery, masking the sounds of that which dwells within…
This is part two of Rootful‘s mountaintop monastery, a gorgeous battle map that might take a whole session to pick through… All you need now are a few creatures to make it dangerous.
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/forgotten-monastery-interior-battle-map/
Have any encounter ideas popped into your head yet? We’d love to hear them in the comments! Anyway, we hope you have tremendous fun. :)
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In Walls that Talk, Part 3 – The Second Floor
It’s time to plunge once more into Troy’s terribly haunted MacHale Manor. Do you enjoy mansions, mystery, and awesome treasures? This one’s for you!
The creak of the stairs echoes across the house’s second floor, shocking the movement in the opposite room to silence. But the sound dissipates without any violent retaliation. The group of nervous adventurers continues through the dilapidated rooms. They watch for signs of danger or any horrors waiting to strike, ever wary of what might still inhabit the manor. There is nothing to be seen, of course, as the many spectral eyes that watch the group do so from beyond the Material. They will bide their time until the party has no chance to escape.
The characters have already seen the house’s gardens, first floor, and basement, but much remains to be found upstairs. The second floor has many more rooms to discover and explore, bringing the party even closer to the estate’s secrets. Each of the group’s interactions, investigations, and the information they gather leads them towards exposing and confronting Gabrien and finally reaching the house’s treasure. But what they do with their discoveries may prove even more important than uncovering them, as this adventure’s conclusion looms ever closer…
Read the rest here:
https://2minutetabletop.com/in-walls-that-talk-3-second-floor/
Troy’s doing a phenomenal job with these chapters, and I hope that they are useful to you and your group! Even if you don’t need a haunted house, there is plenty of treasure, stat blocks, and other resources to pillage. ;)
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The Ancient Desert Temple Battle Map
Welcome to the Desert Temple, now available for download! It’s 44x32 inches of desert scenery ready for whatever encounter you like. What comes to mind?
An ancient ruin irresistible to treasure hunters but notoriously hard to find amidst the shifting desert sands…
This vibrant battle map is a commission from Connor Johnston (AliensOnToast), and depicts a large 44×32″ temple complex a few centuries past its prime. And this is only part one! Connor is currently working on an underground section to this space, a few areas of which you can see peeking through into this map.
Make sure you find a use for the nighttime variant too, and all its lovely moonlight!
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/ancient-desert-temple-battle-map/
I hope that this map brings a little warmth to those of you living in the northern hemisphere, and I hope that you can find a fun way to tie it into your games in the future! Be sure to stay tuned for the next part too. ;)
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How Roy Makes Foamboard Battle Maps
Let Roy show you how they make “2.5D” battle maps like this one out of foamboard in our new Community Spotlight – something I am eager to try out myself!
Roy Ostrowski (@life_in_levithia on Instagram) recently put together this wonderful “2.5D” airship by kitbashing our Schooner and Airship map assets together with some foamboard, glue, and paper. He was kind enough to share both his inspiring photographs and his method, so read on if you’d like to try this out yourself. :)
* The wonderful figurines are by our friends at PrintableHeroes!
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The River Fort Battle Map
Welcome to my new River Fort battle map, a 32x44 settlement ready to be attacked or defended – your choice! What sort of encounter pops into your mind?
As political tensions rose, so did the palisades on the border. Now, travelers must deal with the garrison or find another way across the river…
This battle map was drafted by myself and my buddy Paul using a battle map planning tool called Valheim (by Iron Gate Studio). I’d highly recommend it! It really gets the mind in the right creative space for mapping. ;)
I imagine the River Fort as either a bandit HQ or a military installation; you can either play an “invade the fort” encounter or a “defend the fort” one depending on which you choose. It’s 32x44, so you should have plenty of room to maneuver.
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/river-fort-battle-map/
What do you think of this map? Please leave a comment and let me know! It’s a little different up close to my recent style. That’s all for now though! It’s time for me to start drafting some December maps. :)
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Gates’ City Map of Hayvyn
Welcome to Hayvyn, a town created by our talented community member Gates, who has also shared their design process so that you can do the same!
Gates is a long time 3D artist/designer who now runs his own (non-design) business. You can find him on twitter (@TGatesC), or on discord (TeeGeeCee#4509). He lives in New England with his hubby, 2 dogs, and 8 chickens. He spends too much time fussing over the placement of every building and making up D&D character backstories, and today he is here to share with us the map he made and how he goes about making city-level maps using Wonderdraft and our assets.
Read more:
https://2minutetabletop.com/gates-city-map-of-hayvyn/
We hope you enjoy this new Community Spotlight. If you have any maps made with our assets you’d like to share, please send them our way! I’d love to see them. :)
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The Nomadic Camp battle maps
Crunkle’s lovely Nomadic Camp battle map just went up on the website, complete with interior and exterior maps made for VTT and print! They’re behind the button below:
→Find them on 2-Minute Tabletop
A traveling caravan has erected a gorgeous camp, their yurts bright and bold in the sun.
This 22×16″ battle map is a commission by Crunkle, who took the opportunity to transform some of our recent circus tents into some Mongolian-inspired yurts. The result is this inviting campsite, no doubt home to some vibrant NPCs.
There are interior maps too, of course! Each tent is lovingly decorated for dining, sleeping, and storage. You can also download the standalone tent assets in the expanded pack.
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/nomadic-camp-fantasy-battle-map/
I trust that you can find a home for these tents in your campaign! Whether they are home to eccentric merchants, fiery raiders – or something in-between – we hope that you and your group thoroughly enjoy. :)
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The Xenoforming of Walpurgia
Today Garm’s new article is up! It outlines an adventure setting with a unique crisis: visitors from beyond the stars who seem to insist on staying…
Welcome to Walpurgia, a system-neutral adventure setting designed to introduce a splash of sci-fi into a fantasy campaign.
The Kingdom of Walpurgia was like any other kingdom. A noble king did his level best to protect the land and ensure the prosperity of his subjects (while living lavishly, of course). Fields of golden wheat waved in the wind. The seven legions of the Walpurgian military protected their designated areas.
Then, one day, a royal astronomer spotted something strange in the sky. A moving star, crossing through the constellation of the Great Tree. Then the Spider. And then he noticed it was getting bigger, and bigger…
This was no star. This was a vessel from beyond the sky, and it slammed into the ground mere kilometers from the Walpurgian capital. The force of the impact destroyed the capital’s walls, even at that distance, and soon strange creatures in metal suits spewed from the ship, accompanied by an alien fog.
That was three years ago. Now, Walpurgia is entirely under the control of these strange creatures, and the only remaining faction of the Kingdom of Walpurgia is the Seventh Legion, who are fighting a guerilla war against the mad conquerors.
Read more:
https://2minutetabletop.com/walpurgia-scifi-fantasy-setting/
I really enjoy Garm’s take on these aliens, and I think this is a solid foundation on top of which you could probably build an entire campaign! If you use it in any way we’d love to hear about it in the comments. :)
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The Blood & Bodies Map Assets
Hey, my Halloween Patreon release just went up on my gallery! You can now download my collection of hand-drawn skeletons, blood, and bodies – link below.
This especially grim asset pack was this year’s special Halloween release on Patreon. That said, blood, bones, and corpses are useful year-round, with all the violent drama that goes on in your average campaign!
→Download these from my website
This pack contains both bloody and clean versions of each asset [that bleeds], as I always want to try and offer a kid-friendly alternative. I highly recommend the skeletons too, in that case! Altogether there are 330 individual assets lovingly drawn, colored, exported, and named… and even more in the Patron Pack’s extended variants.
I hope you have fun decorating your dungeons, deadly locations, and tavern exteriors with these! Next up I’ll be working on some stone floor textures useful for dungeons, streets, and interiors.
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The Forgotten Monastery
Welcome to the Forgotten Monastery, a ruin atop an inhospitable mountain peak… Who – or what – might live here now?
→The Forgotten Monastery Battle Map
This battle map is a 33×22″ scene created by Rootyful. Time has worn this ancient monastery down nearly to the ground, and yet it refuses to disappear completely. Notably, the statue in its courtyard seems almost untouched…
In my mind, this ruin is completely inhospitable and the only people you’re likely to find here are fugitives and runaways. That said, the locals say it is haunted by much worse. Perhaps the rumors are true?
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/forgotten-monastery-battle-map/
I’d love to hear what ideas come to your mind when you look over this map. Is the statue a key to some puzzle? Who (or what) might dwell here despite the climate? Does a certain monster come to mind? I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments.
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Crunkle’sAvorio Mansion Heist Map
Today’s Community Spotlight is a HUGE estate by Crunkle, complete with 4 levels and day & night versions. Truly inspiring stuff – don’t miss out on adding this to your collection!
“I created this map with the intention of running a heist scenario for my DnD players. Due to our many commitments, it is tough for my group to come together for regular sessions. As a result, I rely on running one-shots which are still tied to my main campaign setting in order to keep the pace up and at least provide all of us with some regular entertainment. I take great joy in designing these side-adventures – they provide ample opportunity for me to take a deep dive in a certain character’s backstory, and to foreshadow world events in the main storyline…
… this map is not only limited to the running of heist adventures. Reskin it into a haunted house scenario and run it dungeon-crawler style! Organize a grand ball and have the players navigate through dense layers of intrigue. Maybe use it as the party’s keep, a reward by the local leadership for a good job done. Or take up arms to help the inhabitants of the mansion defend against some fiendish threat, crawling in right from the bowels of the building. Take it apart, repurpose it, and tweak it to suit your needs.
I’d like to make a shout-out to my friend Ken, who offered his time and energy to help playtest this map right from its infancy. It started as a couple of boxes in a Google Slides presentation, and it took 2 months and support from the awesome 2-Minute Tabletop asset packs to finally bring it to fruition. After many nights just chipping away at it after work, I’m glad and grateful to call it done.”
– Crunkle
Read more: https://2minutetabletop.com/avorio-mansion-heist-map/
I’m sure you’ll agree that this is an unmissable map! Crunkle doesn’t frequent social media, but please leave them a thank-you message in the comments. I think you’ll be seeing more from Crunkle soon too, so please stay tuned!
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My Furniture Map Assets
For too long have I left you with nothing but my old, disheveled Mansion Furniture Tokens and Castle Furniture assets! It’s high time for a “remaster”…
300 new and polished furniture map assets that range from everyday chairs and tables to telescopes, orreries and yeti heads.
This pack is (yet again) my most ambitious asset pack in my career, and totals 300 unique assets in all, and 811 if you count all of the variants in the expanded pack. This pack focuses on the basics – chairs, tables, beds – but also includes a sampling of other settings and themes which I may explore further in the future.
I hope that they will serve you well, and I cannot wait to see them in action.
Downloads:
https://2minutetabletop.com/fantasy-furniture-map-assets/
Now that I’ve dipped my toe in all these other potential asset packs, such as broken furniture, wizarding equipment, and cats… What am I missing? What would you like to see more of? Please let me know!
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