Dungeons! Illustrated Maps of Classic Dungeons & Dragons Adventures
Two of my favorite things are tabletop roleplaying games and maps. Maps, like comics, contain stories within them and present time, as well as space, in a functional and ideally beautiful way. I’ve been fortunate and thrilled to have recently completed a project which combines both these things… my newest book, DUNGEONS! ILLUSTRATED MAPS OF CLASSIC DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ADVENTURES, coming from Ten Speed Press on April 27. 2027!
So what’s the deal with this book?? If you’ve been following my work for the past decade or so, you may have seen the many ‘walkthrough maps’ I’ve done for the Dungeons & Dragons website. Starting as a single-page Tomb of Horrors illustration drawn for my editor at WotC Bart Carroll, I’ve since drawn over two dozen of these, many several pages (or the size of a giant oversize poster) in length. I’ve loved making these maps and illuminating classic (and new!) D&D adventures in my own style, with stick figures fighting terrible monsters, falling into totally unfair traps, and finding wondrous treasures.
Now, the best of these monster-filled maps are collected in a gigantic 80-page artbook! In addition to the maps themselves (and the stories of the adventurers who dare explore them), these books contain tons of other new artwork and writing by me, including a foldout map of the Sword Coast, snarky but accurate info on the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, AND a handy one-page room-by-room guide to every one of the dungeons depicted, listing every creature, magic item and gold piece!!
Whether you’re an old adventure who’s already been level-drained, Polymorphed and Petrified, or a wide-eyed newcomer to dungeoneering, this is a book you will love. Run to the limits of your movement rate to your favorite bookstore/gamestore on April 27, or better yet, preorder it NOW online or directly from Ten Speed Press here!
Here’s a little more info directly from the publisher website!
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Explore eight classic Dungeons & Dragons adventures through intricately illustrated and annotated maps, created by award-winning D&D cartographer Jason Thompson
Dungeons! takes adventurers on an exciting, action-packed, and often humorous journey through eight classic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Explore each iconic dungeon through thirteen deeply detailed full-color maps (plus a gatefold map of the Sword Coast) that are annotated with helpful tips, valuable guidance, and cheeky asides about the monsters, villains, and traps that lurk within. Follow your party through trials in:
- The Moathouse of Evil (aka the Village of Hommlet)
- White Plume Mountain
- The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
- The Underdark
- Ten Towns
- Hold of the Storm Giants
- The Tomb of Horrors
- Barovia and Castle Ravenloft
Perfect for fans old and new, experienced players and beginners alike will love Dungeons!’s immersive, illustrated walkthrough maps and clever gameplay notes. Discover (or revisit) the thrilling treasures and dangerous foes hidden within these quintessential D&D locations.
Many have dared brave these dungeons. Will you survive to the end?
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