Prison Transport

This twenty-eight-ton ship, the Odobenus, is acutely segmented, with the bridge flanked by two escape pods and connected to the main section of the ship by a narrow but heavily-secured airlock, like a head and neck. The middle section is a ribcage of armored beams—protecting both colossal cryogenic storage units and the ship’s hull. The […]


Baba Yaga’s Domain

Whorls of wind buffet you, its whistling high and teasing as you come face to face with a house on giant legs, standing in the glade. A bug-eyed chicken head of dark metal crowns the gable of this raised wooden home…and appears to be staring at you. Metal slats decorate the two sloped sides of […]


Floating Village

A balmy breeze teases the waves as they ebb and flow around the village that rides on them. With each movement of the sea, the structure creaks, ropes tighten, and salt-dusted planks groan. Gulls screech as they drift above the sun-bleached roofs—their mournful cries of hunger sounding forlorn—while schools of fish dart beneath the surface, […]


Bomber

The sleek, polished craft in the docking bay is resplendent beneath the floodlights of the space port. Magenta chevrons on the asymmetrical wings of the ship stand in stark contrast to the gleaming white hull and shining teal plexiglass of the cockpit. An open hatch atop the craft is level with the gantry extending from […]


Pharaoh’s Tomb

An ambience of decrepitude lingers within this low-ceilinged room. Upon the walls, unnatural flames flicker inside rune-etched sconces, but their crackling flames exude no heat. Gem-encrusted chests placed around the perimeter of the room sparkle in the dim light, and numerous burial urns have their throats sealed with blood-red wax, clay skins marred by soot. […]


Grand Opera House: Auction

The main curtain has been raised, unveiling the opera house stage, a broad swath of well-trodden wood floorboards. The house lights illuminate center stage, where the lots up for auction await bidders. Each lot is displayed on its own table or appropriate support, and a folded card in front of each item indicates its lot […]


Grand Opera House: Underwater Shell

The opera house, a place dedicated to the performing arts, is itself a mesmerizing masterpiece. Thousands of velvet-covered seats fill the cavernous auditorium: curving rows in the orchestra section, seats on the elevated mezzanine level and galleries, up to the exclusive balconies. The latter have the best view of the crown jewel: the stage, framed […]


Tomb of Sand

The ritual sand paintings on the floor continue out onto the stage, which is flanked by curved platforms. On them are low-bordered niches for the preparation of the dead. The stage looks over the long dromos—the walkway that crosses the sand-strewn floor—marked by the stages of the dead’s journey.
This exquisite map depicts the exterior of […]


Chthonic Lighthouse

Strange alien light pours from the towering stained-glass windows of the lighthouse, drawing ships to the jagged rocks. Sailors give the island a wide berth, believing it to be cursed by a fell otherworldly entity luring unfortunate souls to their doom. The enormous mind-bending fungi growing around this magnificent edifice emit a low, hypnotic dirge […]


Endless Dungeon 51 Abyss’s Door

Entering this dungeon feels more like being buried alive than you’d like to admit—the air is sour and stifling, the gloom pervasive, and the grim construction of the stone passages resemble an ancient tomb of a long-forgotten soul. Best to keep on your toes, so that does not become your own fate.
This map depicts one […]