The Mapmakers’ Journal
The Goldhunter's Sea | Downloadable Map
Welcome back, everyone! We've taken a couple of weeks break here at the Red Quills, and we're back with new maps, new tutorials - and an exciting new format. But more about that in a bit: today, we're bringing you our new treasure map, the Goldhunter's Sea!
Old Gvanlar's Hall | Downloadable Map
This week's topic, How to Draw a Stunning Encounter Map, focusses on the creation of a handout map that you can give to your players, and in the video, Ryan of the Red Quills draws out this beautiful watercolour and ink map of Old Gvanlar's Hall.
The Drifting Isle | Downloadable Map
Welcome, adventurers! For those keen to explore the natural sides to their fantasy world, this week's topic is How to Draw a Naturalist's Map. For that, I've created this map of the Drifting Isle, a sketch of the wyrd and wondrous island that I delve into in my main video.
The Still-Beating Heart | Downloadable Map
This week, we're exploring how to draw striking dungeon maps for your fantasy world, tips and tricks for creating interesting sites!
The Rostivani Peoples | Downloadable Map
Mapping the culture of your world can seem difficult, tedious, or messy - but it doesn't have to be that way! This is the weekly map for the topic: Culture in Fantasy Worlds. The Rostivani Peoples map details the history around the fallen titan and the many wonders of their world and peoples.
The Aelidian Islands | Downloadable Map
Trade maps: no longer in use, but once an indispensable tool for anyone on the road looking to make a profit. This week, the Red Quills are talking about Trade in Fantasy Worlds: in our YouTube tutorial and the Shorts series coming out this week. This map, the Aelidian Islands, is a resource to go along with our 30-min tutorial on drawing your own.
The Twenty-Day War | Downloadable Map
The map shows how to give an overview of your major battles and conflicts: supply lines, troop movements, distinct fortifications and the stages in a skirmish. Its focus is the fictional Twenty-Day War, in which two opposing sides fight over a castle in a lake.
A Guide to the Greenlit Sea | Downloadable Map
This traveller's guide to the Greenlit Sea is not just a compendium of information; it's an invitation to embark on an enchanting odyssey through the realms that fringe this mythical body of water. Purchased in the bustling city of Elgarond, a gateway to the Greenlit Sea, this guide serves as your passport to cultures, kingdoms, and landscapes that have thrived for over two thousand thousand years.

