Free RPG Maps is dedicated to creating generic fantasy terrain map tiles called Endless Terrain Battlemaps. This is a set of four double side printed full color map tiles with heavy duty lamination. Tiles come with 1 inch square or hex grid. All the maps have geomorphic edges so no matter which map side you place adjacent to another the terrain graphics match perfectly.
Each month we will be producing a new set of map tiles focusing on a specific terrain design. The first month's offer is Heavy Woods.
Every 2 weeks, the first and second half of each month we will produce a unique map design that geomorphically matches the current month's tile map set but is a less than generic location in that terrain. The first free map download available is Heavy Woods - Rocky Hill.
You have to signup on the free community forum to access the free map downloads.
A full each, double-side printed set of 4 tiles (8 map set) is $19.95.
Subscribers get the full Endless Terrain Battlemap set for $19.95, but also get the two free bonus maps as one more (5th) double side printed and laminated tile free with their ETB order. Pricing includes shipping.
There are polls on the forum to find out what terrain type do you want next, vote on the poll so we can design to fit your needs.
We also plan to introduce a point system earned with each month's subscription fee paid. After 4 months of subscription, you are eligible to have our map designer create a custom map for an existing map tiles set - you include up to five key words for terrain features your map must include.
We are also offering special low price commissions to RPG publishers, where we design an encounter for your adventure in the Endless Terrain Battlemap format - which we will make available for customers to purchase.
We plan to create multiple versions of forests, deserts, arctic terrain, caverns, dungeons, alleyways, plains, mountains, etc.
Check out the site today! Link here: Free RPG Maps website
Michael "GP" Tumey
Now announcing Virtual Terrain application version of the Endless Terrain Battlemap and Bonus Maps subscription for only $1.95 per month.
You must select from drop down menu your best image resolution for your VT app: 30 ppi, 50 ppi, and 100 ppi.
For the printed and shipped version we've added the option for you to select from 1 inch square grid, 1 inch hex grid or no grid.
Visit Free RPG Maps today!
GP
Just added 10 free map objects you can download from the Free RPG Maps Community Forum (go to the top board: 2011 Free Map Download). I've provided the map objects as a 2 page letter size PDF file for printing, and a Zip file containing 10 each 100 ppi PNG files with Alpha Transparency.
I plan to create at least 10 free map objects each month.
Remember to check every 2 weeks for more free downloads.
Of course the free downloads are just incentives to see the quality of the work being done, and the goal of selling subscriptions and eventual single purchase of tile sets.
Michael
Several potential customers have asked me to offer single purchase option versus signup to an ongoing subscription program. Rather have dozens of purchase buttons scattered across the site, especially with the new product offers I have since added, I decided to create an Online Store shopping cart application.
One glitch, though, the Ecommerce package I am using doesn't offering multiple flat rate shipping options, and overseas shipping is more expensive than Canada/US. So I created a separate category for non-US/CA customers called 'Shipping Outside US/CA' that contain all our products with a $5 increase in price to accomodate the extra shipping costs.
Visit my Free RPG Maps Online Store today!
GP
Hopefully sometime this month, I will be getting my Endless Terrain Battlemap products into the Paizo Store, as a physical product you can get from Paizo directly. Although it is a minimal consignment product for starters, and though I'll make less money than selling directly from my site, as I have to sell these at wholesale pricing to Paizo - I would love for them to be 'sold out' quickly so I can provide more sets to you.
On an aside (kind of a hoot) I had to get a 3 Letter Publisher Code from Greater Games Industy (GGIC) as a 'model number' for my products. Since my company is called Gamer Printshop providing RPG map products, my 3 Letter Publisher Code is 'GPS' - very funny and appropriate!
So while I hope to get many members to my site, and customer orders from there, I look forward to my products being offered in the Paizo Store.
Michael "GP" Tumey
The next free map download is available: Forest Pond
Visit: Free RPG Maps Community Forum (downloads in top board)...
Michael