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Schleyscapes: Episode 1 is born on Kickstarter! Schleyscapes is a system-neutral RPG supplement and adventure series designed for game masters by veteran fantasy artist Mike Schley. This initial episode sets your players out on an expedition to The Forlorn Cottage encounter site where a foul...

Just a heads up. The tiled PDF version of the map that's on my site for $10 is twice the size of this one so don't fret if you bought it from me. P.S. The children's charity that this is a stretch goal for is wonderful and I'm super pleased to be a part of the fundraising campaign. :)

Hey guys, Just a few quick notes. 1. Yes, somehow I missed that a few city icons were accidentally cut from the artwork. I've fixed the problem, updated the maps on the site and sent the new files to folks that already picked up the maps. Sorry about the error, I should have caught it sooner...

The Underdark Master Map is Fixed! I just finished resolving the edits and replacing the Underdark master map on my website. Thanks again to MonsterEnvy for letting me know about the issue! Mike Schley illustration & Design www.mikeschley.com Twitter | Facebook | Google+

Thanks for the heads up BTW! My guess is that they cut a number of locations out of the Encounters map to avoid spoilers and focus on what was pertinent to the Encounters arc. It looks like they may have shifted a few site locations a little bit as well.

It looks like there were a few text/tag changes made after I turned over the final artwork. I'll have to take a closer look and compare this one and my final side by side. As for the one in the adventure, once I have a physical copy of the book in my hands I'll be better able to see exactly what...

Spoilers! Underdark regional map now available. Hey guys, I've made hi-res digital and print versions of my regional map of the Underdark from Out of the Abyss available here. Jared Blando worked on the battle maps for this adventure and will have them up on the 15th apparently. Check his...

A few words about my D&D Starter Set maps So I've been lurking in the forums recently and thinking about some of the questions and concerns raised over the D&D Starter Set maps I've made available. Though I can't speak to WotC's strategy for digital products, I can hopefully cast some light on...

Hi Folks, Just thought I'd mention that I will be doing a signing in conjunction with the GenCon D&D Experience events on Friday from 1 PM to 2 PM in Narbondel (Room 138). Anyone that's interested getting their D&D books or artwork autographed should swing on by and say hello. Limited...

Hey Guys, I've updated my site with lots of new maps and art if anyone would like to check it out. Questions and crits are always welcome. :) Mike http://www.mikeschley.com

I guess that without the Realmslore text accompanying the map the symbols can be a bit confusing. Sorry about that. The conventions used here are pretty standard but I'll make sure to include a small key somewhere on all upcoming regional maps like this one. Filled squares are ruins, filled...

Hey Guys, Here's one of my more recent maps done for WotC's 4E Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. Anyone familiar with the Moonshae Isles will recognize the area mapped and hopefully will get a kick out of the level of detail I included. The Realmslore article this appears in is titled Sarifal...

Orc and pie for everybody! OK. So everybody that votes for Elder Evils to win best cartography gets some pie. (And maybe an orc to boot.) :D Congrats to all the nominees! Mike

Here are a couple city maps for ya. :) Hope they help.

Thanks for the kind words. :D Most of what I do is a combination of hand (tablet) drawing and texture collage. I typically draw the inks in first and then either paint the underlying textures with a variety of modified brushes or use reference textures as startings points and then build off of...