Encounter Maps - More To Come

[madman]

This is a map I was working on today. So share I will...
Enjoy

Madman

Edit: Images are not all in one spot. Most have been posted as they were created. You may have to search through everything to find some maps you like. Planning on going through all the stuff I have and creating a new layout that is easier to look through. "In my spare time™"

"I guess we are reinventing the wheel."

[Gwydion]

Very nice! Thank for sharing! Love the detailed textures...

[Zacchaeus]

Nice work

[madman]

Here is another one...

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Madman

[Gwydion]

Wow..... Very impressive.

[Royalwolf]

awesome work. what system do you use to create these?

[madman]

Thanks, I use Photoshop CC.

Madman

[Erin Righ]

nice work, thank you very much

[LordEntrails]

Nice maps. thanks for sharing.

Word of warning to everyone, you will most likely want to resize these before using them with your players. They are over 1MB and larger than the recommended 1024x1024 pixel size.

[Trenloe]

...the recommended 1024x1024 pixel size.
The maximum recommended pixel size for FG images is 2048x2048.

[madman]

i have used 2MB maps in my games for years now, but do with them as you will.

Madman

[LordEntrails]

2048 is correct. Don't know what I was thinking. File size effects download to your players. I have very fast and stable internet and so do my players, so the file size doesn't impact me, but there are lots of others that aren't as fortunate as us :)

[madman]

Here is another..

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[madman]

The next set, and that's it for today.

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[LordEntrails]

Yea for us! Thanks for sharing and nice work :)

[Bidmaron]

Man, these are great. I always envied good map makers!

[madman]

Credit: https://www.texturemate.com/

Thanks for the great textures

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[Erin Righ]

thanks mate, these are great muchos gracias

[madman]

Updated these and moved them from another post. As to keep them in one spot..

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Enjoy!

Madman

[madman]

Last swampy one..

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[Szabtom]

Thank you for sharing!

[mhorgunn]

Love the water effects!

[jojogladco]

Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to use these in my games.

[madman]

Here is another one I did before work today.


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[Bidmaron]

That is just a work of art!

[Markjan]

Wonderful work indeed !
You're becoming a famous artist, well known up into France now.
Bravo :)

[madman]

LOL!!!
Thanks

[madman]

I may tweak this one some more, once I find a nice texture for the roofs..

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[madman]

City Street: Small Map
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[Thegroo]

Thank you so much

[madman]

Another street map..

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[Thegroo]

Those maps are great.
Thank you so much for sharing

[madman]

Here are some sewer maps I made today...

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I forgot the grid square. 100 pix x 100 pix

Enjoy!
Madman

[madman]

Another sewer map for you...

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[Bidmaron]

Yet more great jobs!

[madman]

Here are some simple Cave maps.. they do continue from #1 - #4 through each other..... 1/ is Lower Left 2/Lower Right 3/Upper Right 4/Upper Left
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Enjoy
Madman

[madman]

Another Forest Map

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[LordEntrails]

Once again, thanks :)

[Thegroo]

Those maps are great.
Thank you so much

[madman]

This one was fun..
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[JohnD]

This one was fun..
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Nice.

Any way you could build out say 4 squares beyond the edge of the ruins in all 4 directions?

[madman]

Sure. and add what, just more trees?

Madman..

[Teufelhunde87]

Well done!!

[madman]

@ JohnD

Will this work ?

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[LordEntrails]

The third tree from the left...
Just kidding! I like the larger map, it give a sense of place :)

[madman]

yeh, but I like the claustrophobic feel of the smaller one..

And I wanted to know what was in the water?


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[madman]

And then I went down the stairs.......


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[madman]

Last one for today...

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[JohnD]

Very nice. Yes I like a small area around outdoor things. Thanks.

[Markjan]

Absolutely delightful !
Thank you once more !

Keep on the good work, boss

[Erin Righ]

You are truly a madman! Awesome work, thanks for making me feel inadequate in my mapping skills, you rock!

[madman]

Adding more buildings needed a walled gate..
So I made this.

Madman..

[madman]

And one more with a more grassy texture.

Madman..

[madman]

One more...

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[AkiBishop]

That is awesome. What program did you use to make it?

[madman]

Photoshop CC

It costs 9.99 a month these days.

Madman..

[Waldbaer]

You are my personal picture hero :)

[Waldbaer]

...although you must be mad or something ;)

[madman]

Here are a couple im working on for a mod i am doing. I will put them all in the mod when I am done with them.

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Enjoy

Madman..

[madman]

Next....



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[madman]

Next....

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[madman]

Next....

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[Thegroo]

All looking great.

[Waldbaer]

nice one - thank you for sharing!

[LordEntrails]

Thanks for sharing, again :)

Looks like you might be expanding on ToA or running a exploration campaign. Enjoy!

[Klandare]

Here are a couple im working on for a mod i am doing. I will put them all in the mod when I am done with them.

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Enjoy

Madman..

I love all of the maps madman. I am trying to find where you have posted the mod with them, but have been failing with my search fu. Can you link me where you have posted the mod for the maps? Thanks.

[madman]

I have not completed them all yet. I will add the mod when they are all done.

Madman..

[Klandare]

I have not completed them all yet. I will add the mod when they are all done.

Madman..

Ah. Then my search fu is not as bad as I thought. :p

[madman]

Here is another one.



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[Waldbaer]

Again such a wonderful map. I like your style very much and thank you for sharing.

[madman]

Here is one more.

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[Bidmaron]

Dang, mandman. That is really awesome. Perhaps the best non-photograph of a cliff I've seen.

[madman]

Thanks, I keep doing stuff I have never done, just to see if I can.

Madman..

[Waldbaer]

Thanks, I keep doing stuff I have never done, just to see if I can.

Madman..

please please please don't ever stop :)

[Waldbaer]

Hi madman,

I know you share them and so I think you would not mind anyone to use them in their own way. Nevertheless I wanted to ask you: do you mind me using your great maps at the FGC (Fantasy Grounds College) for teaching students?

Thanks for letting me know.

[madman]

PM Sent..

Madman..

[madman]

Here is the first mod of maps.

These were made for Ruins Of Azlant and named to not be too spoiler-ish.

Madman..

Edit: Added link to Dropbox in my sig for the .mod, I can not get it to upload here.

[Waldbaer]

Here is the first mod of maps.

These were made for Ruins Of Azlant and named to not be too spoiler-ish.

Madman..

Edit: Added link to Dropbox for the .mod, I can not get it to upload here.

GREAT - can you read thoughts? I was on the verge to do a .mod myself :)

[madman]

A home in the trees.


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[madman]

Here is one more.

Madman..

[madman]

And another.

Madman..

[Waldbaer]

I keep repeating myself, but that is simply GREAT :) thx for sharing

[madman]

Another.

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[madman]

Next.

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[madman]

The marsh map with fog.

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[madman]

The second Ruins of Azlant map mod is in the link in my sig.
Enjoy.

Madman..

[madman]

Two more for random encounters.

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[madman]

Three More.

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[Eternal Visions]

Incredible work! Thanks for sharing!!

[Willot]

SO good! ANy chance of some winter stuff? ;)

[madman]

they are on the the list I just need to find some good textures to use.

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[madman]

Here is a large meadow map. And one with some water.

Madman..

[madman]

Here is one I just did before work.

Madman..

[madman]

Another one in the snow.

Madman..

[Thegroo]

So good

[madman]

So I made a snow effect and added it to a map at random just for kix.

What do you think?

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[LordEntrails]

Thanks.

Feedback on this latest one. Looks more like frost to me. Snow falls evenly, and then drifts to fill low spots, then melts the thin parts and the the thicker parts stay unmelted. So you end up more with patches rather than a dusting on the high points. Does that make sense?

[Bidmaron]

While it does not look like snow, it is really nice. I do agree it looks like frost.

[madman]

I was going for somewhat melted. Snow is a b***h to make look real.

[madman]

The trees are the hard part, so no trees!

Madman..

[LordEntrails]

Snow is hard. I wish I had a clue on how to suggest making it. Maybe someone on Cartographer's Guild?

[madman]

Well took an oak tree and put snow on it.

WIP I guess

Madman..

[Bidmaron]

Looking pretty good. On the tree though, I think there should just be a dusting on the trunk/limbs.

[LordEntrails]

Guess it depends on if the snow just fell or if it has sat a bit so the sun has melted it off the leaves :)

[madman]

Starting the next set of maps.



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[Thegroo]

Wow, so good

[LordEntrails]

Thanks again for sharing.

I haven't tried it, but have you tried putting a roof on your buildings like this and then giving them something like an 80% transparency effect?

[madman]

yep I have. Buildings remain masked in my games until someone enters anyways. So I do not spend the time doing it.

Madman..

[madman]

Two more

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[Three of Swords]

Nice maps! Stole them for future use.

[madman]

2 more

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[madman]

One more, I should go to work now.

Madman..

[madman]

Here is another.

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[seycyrus]

Definitely like the cave entrances going into the ground! I'll be able to put those into use shortly. Thanks for the effort.

[LordEntrails]

Definitely like the cave entrances going into the ground! I'll be able to put those into use shortly. Thanks for the effort.
I used those maps after PotA, after the party let one of the princes escape while they explored the earth elemental plane. When they came back, their were rifts with creatures emerging etc as they hunted him down. Those maps worked wonderfully :)

[madman]

I'm glad to see that other people use these.

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[madman]

A was just messing around before work.

Madman..

[Thegroo]

sooooo gooood

[madman]

Another one.

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[Dax Doomslayer]

These are great Madman!! Are you using Photoshop for these?

[Trenloe]

These are great Madman!! Are you using Photoshop for these?
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?39713-Encounter-Maps-More-To-Come&p=350867&viewfull=1#post350867

[madman]

I love the Trenloe redirect!

Yes I use Photoshop CC

Madman..

[Dax Doomslayer]

Thanks for the replies folks!

[madman]

Added roofs for some feedback. Which way would you use this more?

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[madman]

Another.

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[seycyrus]

Madman, are you ok? It's been at least a few minutes without a new map ...

[madman]

LOL, Yep just working on something else.

Madman..

[Erin Righ]

He is arranging his ruins of azlant game

[seycyrus]

My comments were meant to be tongue-in-cheek. He's been putting out a lot of stuff. Much appreciated.

[Erin Righ]

I know, madman is awesome for battlemats

[madman]

I am messing with something new, what do you think?

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[Dax Doomslayer]

Very nice madman!! I like it.

[madman]

Another.

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[madman]

No Snow.

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[LordEntrails]

Thanks again! Love that you keep sharing!

[Three of Swords]

I reiterate my, and everyone's thanks! Someone could make a campaign from your battlemaps alone at this point!

[Bidmaron]

I nominate you for "Treasure to the Community"

[Thegroo]

he sure gets my vote

[madman]

Would anyone buy these if they were cheap and ready for Fantasy Grounds

In This Style or, the other

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[LordEntrails]

Would anyone buy these if they were cheap and ready for Fantasy Grounds

Maybe, probably not. I like what you do, but I don't use them. Not that they aren't good etc, I just don't have a need for them.

That said, I do tend to get in on map related Kickstarters or Humble Bundles just because I like cartography and like to support map makers when I can.

Does that help? Probably not, sorry.

[Trenloe]

Would anyone buy these if they were cheap and ready for Fantasy Grounds
More than likely - depending on whether I believe the product is good value - that is, cost and content. Having a good bunch of generic maps that can be used for ad-hoc/random encounters is always a good resource to have.


In This Style or, the other
I like the style. My one comment would be that 2000x2000 pixels doesn't really work for me, personally. I run my monitor in standard full HD (1920x1080) so these are way too big vertically to display on that screen without zooming out. I get why you probably made them 2000x2000 - the maximum recommended resolution for FG images. But maybe a landscape orientation, rather than square, would be good for using in FG?

Additional things to consider putting into a FG map module:
1) A contact sheet showing a thumbnail of all of the maps, with a pin link to each one. More and more modules are using this now, as it allows the GM to quickly select the type of map they want to use.
2) A table to randomly select one of the images. This helps the GM quickly bring up a map for a random encounter - they aren't looking over all of the images and taking time to select one. Random encounter - roll for the monsters and roll for the map. Boom! Ready to go.
3) FG grid already setup.

[madman]

here are a couple more.

Madman..

[Gwydion]

here are a couple more.

Madman..

Really great maps! Thanks so much for sharing!

[madman]

Was Messing around and it turned out so I will post it!

I think I am going to do some more of these with some building and something around the edge.

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[madman]

Another one.

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[Bidmaron]

Yes, they very much turned out!

[madman]

Another.

I think that it's over 100 free maps!

Madman..

[Bidmaron]

Wow, madman. You do some great stuff!

[madman]

Changed it some and added a cabin.

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[Three of Swords]

Thanks again for the maps! They are amazing. I've already used a number of them!

[donpaulo]

There are so AWESOME !

Madman you are wonderful

karma indeed

[Valyar]

Is there a ... way to get those in bulk? Like from a Dropbox or something? :)

[LordEntrails]

Is there a ... way to get those in bulk? Like from a Dropbox or something? :)
Or a map module?

[madman]

The link in my signature has a bunch of them.

https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/album.php?albumid=133
and more here

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[madman]

Another

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[Three of Swords]

And yet another nice map!

[madman]

Next.

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[madman]

Oh and.

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[Dax Doomslayer]

Madman - I just want to say thank you for these maps! They are terrific and I appreciate you offering these up for free!!

[Mooncrest]

Hi Madman
You artwork is very impressive.
Have you considered doing artwork for published campaigns like "Baldurs Gate: Descent into Avernus" ... that is... artwork made ready for FantasyGround, so Gamemasters around the world could take their party through that campaign in the most spectacular way (via your artwork) using dynamic lighting etc.?
Making art for Wizard campaigns would give you wide audience of Gamemasters as well as players around the world, and Descent into Avernus would be a good starting point, as the campaign was published some 6 months ago.
Best wishes

[madman]

I do not play D&D at this point. Pathfinder and Starfinder are my go to games. So not likely..

[The High Druid]

Only because madman said "not likely" . . .


Making art for Wizard campaigns would give you wide audience of Gamemasters as well as players around the world, and Descent into Avernus would be a good starting point, as the campaign was published some 6 months ago.

If you've not come across it yet, you'll want to check out the DM's Guild for stuff like that:

https://www.dmsguild.com/

[Mooncrest]

Thank you High Druid ... I have wandered around dmsguild, where you can find an Avernus bundle with good graphics, but they are not adapted for Fantasy Ground, they are just "plain" one layer JPG-files. And I'm not a great wizard of graphics ... When you buy the Fantasy ground bundle, you get the right format but dull black and white floorplans ...

For a wizard like Madman, it should be an easy job to convert these black and white floorplans to something magical.
I wonder if 5 GMs joined forces and payed Madman to do it ???

[swest]

Greetings @madman,

I've looked through the thread, and didn't see an answer for the following question:


What is the significance of the two .mod files that you include in your dropbox?

Those .mod files are: "RoA - AP 1 Maps.mod", and "RoA - AP 2 Maps.mod". When those modules are dropped into FG's modules folder, and then opened within FG, they have links (and names) to selections of only 9 and 6, respectively, of the more than 140 maps you have made available.

??

I can certainly create my own .mod file(s) to organize these myself, but I'm curious about the .mod files that are already there, and your intentions...

Thanks.

And, also, THANKS!! (i.e., Big Thanks) for the excellent selection of encounter maps. I have been casting about for this sort of thing, and I was quite gratified to find it right here on the forums. Now I'm gonna have to go browsing for more treasures in:


Forum -> Create and Share -> Armory -> Maps

Cheers,

- s.west

[Trenloe]

RoA - AP = Ruins of Azlant - Adventure Path.

https://paizo.com/ruinsOfAzlant

[madman]

Always on top of things Trenloe. Thanks.

As Trenloe pointed out RoA = Ruins of Azlant. The AP had encounters that did not include maps.
And I was running the adventure.

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[swest]

Ahhh... so those two .mod files contain that subset of your map collection that was appropriate to the map-less encounters from Ruins of Azlant. Gotcha.

Thanks! Now it's clear.

- s.west

[madman]

New Map.....

[madman]

And another..

[Dax Doomslayer]

These are great madman! Thanks!!

[madman]

Here are a few more..

[Arbroath]

Been playing in a FG group and just decided to GM. These are a godsend for someone just starting out. Thank you so much, Madman

[madman]

You Bet! Enjoy..

[madman]

Some more!

[madman]

27,000 plus views. Think I could get this sticky?

[LordEntrails]

27,000 plus views. Think I could get this sticky?
I've been thinking about this thread's organization and the current stickies....

What would people think if I created a new stciky that had a list of the various user threads? Each user could give me (or a mod) a brief description of their maps and a link to their thread. That way we would have one post to go to for reference etc.

i.e. the thread might have a section like;

- Madman's Maps (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?39713-Encounter-Maps-More-To-Come); Dozens of mostly photo real overhead maps of outdoor locations.

Thoughts?

[madman]

I guess that works.

Another..

[Three of Swords]

I concur with a sticky. Madman still posts. Most of the map creator stickies have been dead for years.

Or a compilation thread, like the extensions one.

[madman]

A few with a different aspect ratio.

[madman]

I did not like those much. More soon.

[Eric M. Payne]

This is a map I was working on today. So share I will...
Enjoy

Madman

Fantastic map!

[madman]

A New One..

[Nakh]

Great maps! Thanks you guy for sharing!

[madman]

@Three of Swords.
I guess we are reinventing the wheel. Not sure.

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[RocksFall]

Awesome work TY!

[madman]

How about we Un-Sticky all the dead threads?

[TXCBoy36]

A New One..

That is excellent work....assuming that these can be used with FGC and FGU?

[madman]

Yes, yes they can..

[LordEntrails]

How about we Un-Sticky all the dead threads?
That's my intention. When I get time :(

[Trenloe]

If there is any re-organisation done, please put the current sticky threads into a compilation map resource thread, or something similar. In this specific forum, "dead" threads are still very much valid as they contain maps people can use, something which doesn't go out of date - hence why they are still stickied so that people visiting this forum can quickly access good map resource threads.

As requested earlier, I've stickied this specific thread.

[madman]

Thank You!

[madman]

Well? ..... OK....

[LordEntrails]

Well? ..... OK....
As discussed, I made a link to all the community threads that had multiple maps in them on the first ~ 6 pages and stickied that (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?60070-Community-Maps-Resource-Links). Then I unstickied all the stickies that were just individual user maps. So you will be listed in the sticky there like all others, and then with your thread being active you'll be near the top as well.

That sound good?

[Garrick147]

These maps are excellent! Would just like to say thank you for sharing and I did copy a few of your winter maps as i am doing a new Northern Campaign, So again thank you Madman!

[madman]

Enjoy Them! Good Gaming!