Pirate Lord’s Lair
A shape unlike any on the horizon, this pirate lair is a jaw-dropping sight. Perched upon the bleached skulls of six different, massive monsters—not all of them seaborne in nature—a massive fortress has somehow been crafted from the hulls of six sailing vessels.
These three maps depict the exterior and interior of a pirate lord’s lair. […]
Endless Dungeon 41: The Ouroboros
The passage leads away to either side, eventually curving out of sight. A charge dances on the cool air, carrying with it the scents of ozone and charcoal. It pulses in time with the rise and fall of the rippling sea-green radiance issuing from the masonry lining every surface—which gives the impression of being underwater. […]
Badger Hill
The rolling countryside is an inviting sea of lush and sprightly grass. Simple dirt roads weave through the hills, under trees, and over lazy rivers. Across one of these babbling brooks, a tower of cobbled stone tops a hill. The chimney puffs a trail of white smoke. You see a squat figure standing near the […]
Great Library
The posed bones of a colossal dragon dominate this long, vaulted chamber, its tail pointing to an enormous, ornate table with a sculpted map. Several large light stands, wrought in brass, hold luminous golden orbs which softly illuminate the room and cast bizarre shadows through the skeleton. Carved shelves full of atlases, geographic books, and […]
Endless Dungeon 21: The Forge
Neither the cold brazier at the bottom of the stairs nor the musty smell bode well for what you will find in this dungeon. The family crest on the wall is barely visible in the dim light, or maybe it has been intentionally obscured, and a skeleton—a dwarf by its size—lies across the entrance.
This map […]
Endless Dungeon 32: Forgotten Arena
Blood-stained sands and bleached, rotten bones fill the floor of the desolate arena. Skeletons hang from the cruel, rusted manacles hammered into large pillars jutting from the earth, like tombstones of the forgotten dead. Stepped rows of benches line the fighting pit—a gallery for bloodthirsty spectators.
This map depicts one level of an “endless dungeon,” and […]
Victorian Greenhouse
A place of beauty and botanical inquiry—housing plants of unusual size and richness—this building is designed with arched garden windows topped by fanned transoms, like sunbursts, and a tile floor painted in an art nouveau style. As if in a cathedral copied by pagan naturalists, the displays of the greenhouse march through nave and transept […]
Endless Dungeon 14: Desecrated Sylvan Sanctuary
These shadowed corridors, lit sparingly by the embers in black-iron braziers, harbor discordant secrets. A hum of old magic stirs: the hint of something wild, old, and green hanging in the stale air. Burly roots break through tiles and walls, cracks winding like veins of lightning through the stone. Doors and furniture lie smashed upon […]
Stone Bridge
Here in the shadow of the bridge, the structure blocks some of the waterfall’s noisy rumble, allowing you to hear the whirl and chuckle of the flowing river. A dragonfly, glittering with gem-like color, zips into view to hover briefly over the open flowers of water lilies before it dives into the shelter of cattails […]
Endless Dungeon 10: Lich Lair
The coffin seems innocuous enough, until the top of the lid comes into view. Signs of death are etched into the stone, along with a series of symbols in plain, bold lines. These carvings weren’t meant as decorative embellishment, they were meant to remain conspicuous and legible for as long as possible: a warning.
This map […]
