Shattered Star Maps for PbP (DMs only)


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Since I have moved beyond the Shards of Sin module with my group (and thus my maps), I decided to rename the thread and put all of the maps in one thread.

I made all of these maps in photoshop, and exported them as JPGs for use in MapTool or however you want to use them. The scale is 50 pixels per 5' square. Feel free to use however you like, but NO SELLING! All I ask is that you give me the credit for the initial effort.

I hope you like, and I hope your players do too. I know mine did.

Shards of Sin maps:

I didn't start making my own maps until The Crow, but I did have a friend hand me his maps for Natalya's hideout, which I will include here.

Natalya's Hideout - ground floor

Natalya's hideout - Upper floor

The Crow - First Floor

The Crow - Second Floor

The Crow - Third Floor

The Crow - Fourth Floor

The Crow - Catacombs

The Crow - Dungeon

The Crow - Thassilonian Laboratories

The Crow - Ancient Sewers

The lower levels (catacombs through sewers) are better quality, as I learned some tricks as I went along.

I also have a set of maps that I use for generic encounters. I tend to just cut out a semi-random portion and use that for a given encounter.

Generic maps:

Swamp map - 6000x3000 image

Forest paths - Over 2km of paths through a forest with clearings and almost any kind of trail I could think of (Okay, I got a little carried away) 14200x12300 image (80MB download)

I'll continue updating as I get new maps to share. Enjoy!

Scarab Sages

You rock. Please keep this up :D

Grand Lodge

Dude, this is awesome!!! My first thought when I looked at map for The Crow - First Floor was "This is beautiful!" Please, please keep this going.

Grand Lodge

A thousand thanks for your amazing work!


I've got the first couple of maps from Asylum Stone almost ready. My players will hit the first one next session. I'll post here shortly afterward.


DM Bigrin wrote:
I've got the first couple of maps from Asylum Stone almost ready. My players will hit the first one next session. I'll post here shortly afterward.

Oh DM Bigrin, you perfect, wonderful, human being. I love that you're consistently about 3 or 4 sessions ahead of my group.

The Exchange

Elegos wrote:
DM Bigrin wrote:
I've got the first couple of maps from Asylum Stone almost ready. My players will hit the first one next session. I'll post here shortly afterward.
Oh DM Bigrin, you perfect, wonderful, human being. I love that you're consistently about 3 or 4 sessions ahead of my group.

I prefer the fact that his is about an entire book ahead of mine.

Also, amazing work!!!


Gah we're like one session away from finishing shards of sin. I need more maps :(. Seriously though these things have been a life saver for running on Roll20.


I've got the Hanging Manse and Therassic Workshop done. Still working on the Black Keep. If you need the other two before say next weekend, I can put them up now.


I'm actually not gonna hit the end session of Curse for 2 sessions, so I'm good till April for either of those in terms of crunch time, but obviously having them earlier means I can get things ready earlier.


I've got one last clean up session before the end of Curse of the Lady's Light and I imagine they'll be one set up session building into Asylum Stone before they get anywhere near Kaer Maga. So I can actually wait a week or two for maps. Buts its good to know they exist.

The Exchange

Just in case it is not said enough. Thank you sir for you work in giving us usable maps for this amazing AP

Scarab Sages

Agreed. DM Bigrin, if you have a place for donations, let me know. I'd happily toss something your way in appreciation.


I appreciate all the comments. Like I said before, it's a hobby I enjoy when I have the time to do it. I'm about to start taking some online lessons from some of the pros over at deviantart to try and up my game a little. *crosses toes*

Edit: FYI - running a group of 6 PCs through the Hanging Manse in book 3 gets really tight. My group was tripping all over themselves :D


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The Asylum Stone Maps

Hanging Manse

Therassic Workshop

The Black Keep

As usual, these maps were made with a 50 pixels = 5 feet grid.

Enjoy!

Scarab Sages

You rock!

Sovereign Court

Running my PBEM group through the Crow right now. Thank you so much for all your hard work!


FYI, it's probably going to be at least another month before I move on to book 4. Thanks for all your kind comments.


Really appreciate your time and effort, these look great!


Love all the work you've done on this. My group is just wrapping up book 2, and starting book 3. Any word on when you'll start on the 4th book?


I started the fourth book this last weekend. The abbey is taking more time than I had thought, especially as I am trying out some new techniques. It should be done soon, though.


Okay, so the outdoors part of the maps isn't as fleshed out as I like, but I am burnt out on this right now. Let's just post them as is, and when I get back to it I might revise the images.

Beyond the Doomsday Door - Windsong Abbey Maps

Windsong Abbey - ground floor

Windsong Abbey - second floor

Windsong Abbey - bell tower

Windsong Abbey - gatehouse second floor

Windsong Abbey - gatehouse third floor

As usual, these maps were made with a 50 pixels = 5 feet grid.

Enjoy!

Scarab Sages

Your work is, as always, greatly appreciated.


Yeah, too bad I'm in book 5 now.


Your timing is impeccable. My group starts on Beyond The Doomsday Door tomorrow. Again, all this work you do is greatly appreciated.

Liberty's Edge

What do you map with?


@Karui - thank you, sir!

@DM Sothal - a real shame that is. at this rate, I won't be on book five for at least another few months

@Tetsuo - *bows* send me a PM if you don't see any updates and you need to move on. I may or may not have something new that I haven't posted yet.

@JPSTOD - I make the maps in photoshop, using a combination of textures from cgtextures.com and objects from the dundjinni archives


If you continue to put out more, I will definitely use them. My group has a slower pace perhaps than most, and we switch between two different campaigns. They've just finished off the Tower Girls in AP1, still have to explore the rest of the crow.

Liberty's Edge

Question?
Is Google Drive free or does it Cost?

I have a Deviantart Account in order to share Maps.


JPSTOD wrote:

Question?

Is Google Drive free or does it Cost?

I have a Deviantart Account in order to share Maps.

I think you get 15GB free on Google Drive with a gmail account. I also have a DeveiantArt account - bigrin42. All of my maps are posted there as well.


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Because DM Tetsuo was impatient - and I had a lot of free time this week (yay viruses) - here's the rest of Book 4.

Beyond the Doomsday Door - Windsong Abbey Dungeon Maps

Windsong Abbey Dungeon Level 1

Windsong Abbey Dungeon Level 2

Windsong Abbey Dungeon Level 3

Windsong Abbey Dungeon Level 4

As usual, these maps were made with a 50 pixels = 5 feet grid.

Enjoy!


Once again DMBigrin, I find myself in your debt. Thanks a lot for all of your hard mapping work.


I've been using your maps since the last thread and I'm finally on book 3 (started trading off with one of the players so I could play). I'm wondering if you did up a map for the encounter in the tunnels on the way to Kaer Maga.


@Apipunchau - Nope. I just re-used another cave map that I had - one of the ones from under the Lady's Light, I think.


I start running shattered star next sat and these will be a lot of help thanks

The Exchange

Thank you again for doing these maps, they are a HUGE help for online play. I was wondering if you had started working on any for the next book, as my group just started book 4 and will more than likely be done in a month or so.


I have not yet started on Book 5, as my group is only on the 1st level at the moment. I will probably start book 5 maps in a week or so.


Oh thank goodness I was worried I was about to catch up


Everything going alright DM Bigrin?


Life happened. Got busy and lost my interest in mapping for a while. I'll probably be picking back up soon. Thanks for the concern.


That's good. Glad to hear you're doing okay.


Into the Nightmare Rift

I only have the first set of maps done (Guiltspur), but here you go. More to come soon.

Guiltspur environs

Guiltspur main floor

Guiltspur second floor

Liberty's Edge

looking great as always

Sovereign Court

These are brilliant. Thank you DM Bigrin.


These are simply amazing and will help SO much!!

Any chance you've gotten anymore done? My group starts Natalya's hideout this weekend.

Grand Lodge

DM Bigrin, did you stop doing your amazing maps? I hope everything is well with you.

The Exchange

Thanks, GREAT work


UPDATE: These maps are no longer available via the google drive links obove, but you can download them directly from my DeviantArt gallery.

And yeah, @Zagzig, my interests and free time went elsewhere.


Do you mind if I ask what program you used to make your maps?


Elegos wrote:
Do you mind if I ask what program you used to make your maps?

Photoshop and/or Gimp.

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