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Month: August 2025

Dungeon Challenge—Room #015

Posted on August 29, 2025

Tears of the River Maiden Cartography: The room is 40 feet from east to west and 40 feet north to south. The two southern corners are beveled at a 45-degree angle. There…

Dungeon Challenge—Room #014

Posted on August 28, 2025

The Pain of Betrayal Cartography: The room is 15 feet from east to west and 70 feet north to south. The corners are beveled at 45 degrees. There is a door centered…

Dungeon Challenge—Room #013

Posted on August 27, 2025

Forgotten Secrets Cartography: The room is 20 feet from east to west and 50 feet north to south. The southern wall is rounded into a semi-circle, encompassing the southernmost 10 feet of…

Dungeon Challenge—Room #012

Posted on August 26, 2025

Memories Lost Cartography: The room is 30 feet from east to west and 40 feet north to south. There is a door centered on the northern wall, and another door located 10…

Dungeon Challenge—Room #011

Posted on August 25, 2025

Seed of the Southern Twin Cartography: The room is 30 feet from east to west and 40 feet north to south. 10 feet from the northern wall, the western wall opens into…

Dungeon Challenge—Room #010

Posted on August 22, 2025

Seed of the Northern Twin Cartography: The room is 30 feet from east to west and 40 feet north to south. 10 feet from the southern wall, the western wall opens into…

New Random Dungeon Map Generator

Posted on August 21, 2025

I’ve just released a new Random Dungeon Map Generator. The web app creates a random dungeon with a click. Entirely unique and generated on the fly. It has options to create Small…

Dungeon Challenge—Room #009

Posted on August 21, 2025

A Place of Growth Cartography: (Preview map rotated 90-degrees counterclockwise.) The room is 60 feet from east to west and 110 feet north to south. Both the north and south walls have…

Tavern Sign Crafter Updated

Posted on August 20, 2025

Version 3.0 of the Tavern Sign Crafter was released on 08/19/2025. This updated version has a dynamic interface, live preview, and an export (to PNG) option. It currently it still uses the…

Dungeon Challenge—Room #008

Posted on August 20, 2025

A Light Shines Through Cartography: The room is a 10-foot wide corridor that is occupied for 10 feet by a steep 45-degree angle stairwell that descends for 15 feet, then continues east…

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I am a professional and freelance game designer and developer, ENnie award-winning best selling author, and Map Master award-winning fantasy and science fiction cartographer (among the many other hats I often wear in the game design industry).
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