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SketchyVanRPG (He/They)
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He/They - Leftist
TTRPG illustrator - maps, layout, etc
Game Designer - Moon-howler
Mad Scientist - Psychonaut

Main - https://sketchyvanrpg.com/
Itch - https://sketchyvanrpg.itch.io/
Patreon - https://patreon.com/sketchyvanrpg
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Detail from the map for The Chained Colossus, my Cairn 2e adventure from the Appx N Jam. I've been going through my black and white maps and painting color versions

#FantasyMap #dndArt #ttrpgArt #MapMaking
Detail shot of a larger fantasy map. A chained Colossus kneels in agony on a large circular dais. Painted onto the top of the dais is a magical sigil
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Latest dungeon maps from the back of the Sketchy Van

Nighttime Edition

#FantasyMap #maps #OSR #MapMaking
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Dungeon map of the mountain-side temple known to locals as Shalecrest Watch

#FantasyMap #dndArt #dndMap #osr
A small dungeon map set into the side of a mountain. There is a large clearing with a series of small cliffs that act as steps leading up to the ruins of a temple. There is a large pillared platform at the entrance set into a cave that leads to a 8 room dungeon. The dungeon features a small fountain in the entrance, several small rooms, a few sections of dirt caverns and a chapel room with some omnious glowing purple runes on the floor A small dungeon map set into the side of a mountain. There is a large clearing with a series of small cliffs that act as steps leading up to the ruins of a temple. There is a large pillared platform at the entrance set into a cave that leads to a 8 room dungeon. The dungeon features a small fountain in the entrance, several small rooms, a few sections of dirt caverns and a chapel room with some omnious glowing purple runes on the floor
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Practicing making multiple versions of my ttrpg maps using a graveyard I did a while back

Image 1 - original ink sketch
Image 2 - day
Image 3 - night
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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umm so about that...

(actual picture of the folder for a ttrpg project i finished last year)

One of those .afpub master docs has been edited and proofread. Guess in the comments which pdf export contains that version and win a prize! lol
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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New Patreon map: Washed Out Bridge

Part of my Against the Cult of the Reptile God inspired adventure for Cairn 2e

The cultist gang in town are basically juggalos, and near the washed out bridge near town is their bonfire party spot

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A fantasy ttrpg encounter map. It features a road crossing a river at a washed out bridge. Several hundred feet from the bridge is a hilltop camp of several tents, supply crates and a bonfire.
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Color pass 1 of this work-in-progess map

#FantasyMap #dndArt #FantasyArt #MapMaker
November 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Today's WIP map - A washed out bridge and a small encampment

#FantasyMap #FantasyArt #dndArt #MapMaker
pen and ink map. a river cuts across the road. The bridge crossing it has washed out. Several hundred feet away, on top of a hill, is a small encampment overlooking the bridge with 5 tents and a large bonfire
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Mythic Bastionland fucking rules
October 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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I'm about to play Mythic Bastionland for the first time

Meet Sir Draefend the Snare Knight!

He's got a helmet made of ropes
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Finished region map!
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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I've been cooking up my take on N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God, called Anyone Believe Its Not A Reptile Cult

Here's the work-in-progress regional map
October 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Entrance to a swampy lair
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Just finished the G's
October 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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A recent map commission

If you need ttrpg maps, spots for October are open!

#dndMap #FantasyMap #osr #MapMaker
September 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Thinking about a Halloween one-shot? Here, have this graveyard map!

I think I'm going to make a Shadowdark one-shot using it, but I might also just fold it into my OSE hex-crawl campaign

Vampire in the mausoleum, scavenger hunt for the 3 keys to open it. All Undead random encounters. Hell Yeah.
An encounter map for a graveyard. A central road snakes through dozens of headstones on the way to a large 5 room mausoleum at the top. Map is illustrated in black and white, in a sketchy/scribble style using old school, metal dip pens
September 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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So I ran my Appx N Jam entry, The Chained Colossus, for my local friends last night using OSE

What I was hoping would be 2-3 sessions of intrigue, sabotage and faction play turned into 1 5hr session of "YOLO!! Rush the Colossus"

Here's the map on Foundry at the end of the night
September 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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So it looks like I have a bunch of choices. Shot out a email about running multiple services on this server to nixi.
September 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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For all my digital map illustrators

I had to make a 600dpi hex grid pattern fill for a project I'm working on and so I'm dropping it here

Should work in every digital art program, just look up how to import images as patterns

Just use the pattern fill tool options to adjust the sizing

#MapMaking
September 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Trying to draw the dungeons today, but this monster keeps attacking
Tuxedo cat sleeping on my lap at my desk
September 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Quick 5 min dungeon map in 60 seconds timelapse

Come follow me on tiktok for more of this kind of stuff

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#FantasyMap #Dungeon #dnd #ttrpg #MapMaking
September 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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If you see this, repost with a vampire that's not Dracula
Colin Robinson from What We Do In the Shadows
September 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"Blackrock Outpost serves as a vital trading and defensive stronghold along the critical trade route connecting the city of Greyhawk to Urnst. Its position enables it to act as a commercial hub for merchants and caravans and as a bastion against the dangers lurking in the hills."

#FantasyMap #dnd
Black and white hand drawn map of a mountain trading outpost nestled against a cliff wall. It features a dozen buildings and a small military keep. Its surrounded by wooden palisades and a small gatehouse.
September 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Timelapse of the progress so far on today's fantasy map commission

A mountain-side trading outpost

#FantasyMap #dndArt #OSR
September 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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So I design directly in an art program. Often this stuff will get copied into Obsidian as markdown which ive found copy-pastes pretty well into Affinity Publisher from reading mode and can be dropped directly into Foundry

But I can start to figure out visual design this way extremely quickly
September 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM