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Bird is quite the cartographer, and I’m always delighted to see a new post from them on our Discord server.

This map is inspired by their trip to Iceland – a river winding through basalt columns, heated by thermal vents. It’s 22×16 and comes in three flavors:

  • Basalt, inspired by Iceland’s black stone and blue waters
  • Volcanic, with water converted to swift-moving lava flow
  • Alien, decorated with strange plant life and… eggs?

Oh, and both Basalt and Volcanic come with a geyser-free variant!

We hope to share more of Bird’s beautiful maps in the near future, so stay tuned! 😉

From Bird:

“I recently visited Iceland and was influenced by the awe-inspiring vistas of the country when making this map – the black sand beaches, the geysers, and the bountiful hot springs throughout the country. This map is perfect for an adventuring party to take a relaxing retreat to its warm waters to let their stress and struggles slip away, but it’s also perfect for an ambush by water elementals to prey on those unsuspecting visitors intruding on their idyllic waters. The assets from the Basalt Columns Battle Map pack were perfect here, as were the geyser holes from the crab rock battle map.”

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Want to try making your own? Here are just some of the assets that appear in these maps:

Want to see more? Click here to visit our complete maps & assets gallery.

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About the author

Ross McConnell

DM, aspiring artist, and founder of 2-Minute Tabletop! I love drawing, writing, and worldbuilding, and this is the website where all of it comes together.

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