The Mapmakers’ Journal
Making a Genre Map for a Fantasy Horror Campaign
What if your map was the first monster of your campaign? Not just a guide, but an actual source of dread. Welcome to Ravenos, the Land of Hungry Gods… a place trapped by misty seas and ruled from a floating castle.
This Art Style Makes Apocalyptic Worlds Feel Real
Have you ever wondered why some apocalyptic worlds feel like cheap movie sets, while others feel like they have a real, breathing history? Like you could actually step inside and feel the grit of the dust, and hear the strange quiet of a world that moved on without us?
Maps, Traps, and Mishaps! How to Make a Dungeon Crawl
This is our 10K YouTube subscriber celebration, Maps Traps, and Mishaps! For it, I'm looking making a dungeon crawl!
Maps inspired by the Edo Period
In this tutorial, we'll discuss the style of the old Japanese Edo Period, and how we can make our maps visually stunning like theirs.
How to Mappa your Mundi: A Venetian Map
This week on the Red Quills, we're going back to the Mappa Mundi of old - making a Venetian map based on their styles and priorities.
Map like the Maya
In this tutorial, in which we go over the concepts of how to map like the Maya, I'll be unpacking the mesoamerican empire's ideals...

