D&D General Maps, Maps, Maps! Dungeons, Ruins, Caverns, Temples, and more... aka Where Dyson Dumps His Maps.

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Here's one I drew up almost a decade ago - a winning entry in a Cartographer's Guild competition.

I don't think I've ever seen this one on your site! This is a really compelling map. I've wanted to do a giants' cloud castle adventure for a really long time now, and this might be the impetus I need.

 

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Serpent Lands – Hex Map 2

The Serpent Lands are immediately south of the Autumn Lands. There’s no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps are not to scale with each other so we can see points of interest like towers, cities, and caves. If you really need a scale for this and don’t want to pick one yourself, go with six miles to the hex.

As hinted at in the Autumn Lands, this region was once the heart of a lizard-folk empire lost to antiquity. Many strange ruins can be found around these regions, some long abandoned, others taken over by new residents. While the Autumn and Midsummer Lands are home to many oddities, the sheer number of ruins and strange prehuman construction in these regions make them stand out.

This is the second map of the Serpent Lands, sitting just to the west of Map 1 (and south of the Autumn Lands). Here we follow the coast of the Serpent Lands and find the westernmost of the islands known as “the Dragons”. The Serpent Coast here is a large shallow bay, at the head of which stands the remains of a massive ruined city spanning the majority of two hexes – one on each side of the river mouth that feeds into the bay. These ruins are marked as “Dragon’s Bay” on most sea charts, but sees almost no traffic as the ruins are dangerous and occasionally home to lizardfolk nomad tribes who are quite willing to board and rob any merchant traffic foolish enough to try to head upriver along “the Dragon”.

Further up the river are more ruins where a tributary joins the Dragon – and a pair of massive stone bridges span the rivers at this point connecting the various ruins. The north side of this convergence is home to a pair of forts occupied by two different tribal groups of lizardfolk. The southern fort is made of wood and is occupied by one of the larger nomadic tribes who use it as a place to hatch and defend their young. The northern fort is a heavy stone construction built up on ancient ruins and is home to a very different group of lizardfolk who are rich compared to their nomadic kin and spend most of their time ensconced in their old palace drinking and practicing sorcery, occasionally trading golden trinkets from their ancient stores for food from the nomadic tribes.

Directly west of the massive ruined city and north of the forts detailed above is a single massive tree that is visible from miles around. This tree stands well over 1,200 feet tall with a trunk that is over 200 feet across at the base. This massive tree supports its own ecosystem and two different competing civilizations live within the branches, never actually at war with each other, but competing for the many treetop resources to be found here. The first is a group of lemur-like lizard people who collect nuts and hunt for squirrels and other smaller wildlife. The second are three small villages of Phanaton – small raccoon-like humanoids with skin between their arms and legs, allowing them to glide through the more open parts of the canopy.

There are many more ruins and other small points of interest around this map, but one to point out is the area to the southwest, where the hills slowly shift from typical stony hills pushing through the topsoil to weird arcing stone shapes that climb impossibly tall, casting strange shadows over the area and the small city nestled among them.

The Serpent Lands – Hex Map 2

Serpent Lands – Map 2 (300 dpi promo, no commercial license) The Serpent Lands are immediately south of the Autumn Lands. There’s no set scale for these maps, and the items on the maps …

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