maunamaps

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The carver lives here. Every night, a new jack-o'-lantern appears in front of his home. The old hermit loves visitors and always offers hot apple cider to anyone who ventures to his neck of the woods.

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As your party nears the field, fear grips your hearts and cold sweat beads. Is that a man or a monster? It's the Scarecrow.

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"Your trek today saw you gain over 2,000' of elevation. The thinning air makes feel a little light headed, but your journey continues."

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Over the water, you stop to take in the river and think about the choice ahead of you. Which way was town?

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In this timeless forest, faeries and spirits keep the trees and shrubs in continual renewal. The air smells sweet, inviting travelers.

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"She turns wandering children into pumpkins!" While you're not sure if this is true, your party is careful not to disturb the pumpkins as you approach the crone's cottage.

The full map pack is on patreon.com/maunamaps.

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The rush of the crisp water here echoes off the cliffs nearby, carrying on the cool air. Trout jump in the water occasionally, distracting you from...

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Mixed plains stretch ahead of you. The path here is so rarely travelled nature has overtaken it. Sometimes the path less travelled means finding your own way.

The full map pack is on patreon.com/maunamaps.

 

Nothing grows here. Nothing lives here. You were warned not to enter the Deadlands, but folktales of "adventurers never returning" never bothered you before.

 

Following this ancient stone path into the hills you come upon an old stone gateway. Passing through it, you feel uneasy and you ready your guard.

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They say dryads one inhabited this forest. Your party hasn't seen one yet, but watch every tree more carefully than one ought need to watch trees.

 

The roaring sound of wind sifting through the falling leaves fills the air here. The rocks ahead look inviting, almost begging to be climbed on. The day is full of possibilities.

[–] maunamaps 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Merchant wagon and shrine variants here: https://imgur.com/gallery/Ysb2nuG. Also available (for free) on my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MaunaMaps

[–] maunamaps 2 points 1 year ago

Alternate cave entrance map variant: https://imgur.com/gallery/1vjqNLt

[–] maunamaps 1 points 1 year ago

Is there a better place to post than imgur for multiple images? I think Lemmy only supports one at a time.

[–] maunamaps 1 points 1 year ago

I'm still in the first act because I've restarted with new characters 3 times and like to collect all the bottles and forks to sell for 1gp each :D But I will probably try to be a vampire when the time comes as I've heard.

Neat map!

[–] maunamaps 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Very cool work. I just saw this on my twitter feed too. The perspective use is super interesting. Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections - Trying to find a useful way to represent something that doesn't always fit well in just one perspective.

[–] maunamaps 1 points 1 year ago

After a dozen tries, here are the best results: https://imgur.com/a/i1xukqW

They're a little better than I expected but still not usable. It could be that the current version of Midjourney just isn't equipped for it, or I'm not prompting it well enough.

[–] maunamaps 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would be nice yeah. I discussed briefly in another post, I make these with Midjourney and retouch with GIMP. Midjourney is not great with exteriors. Heck even getting this was difficult. I'll see what the best interior ship I can make with it and post here so you can see the types of results it puts out. It won't be good.

I write the flavor text. Maybe the text was bland because the ship isn't that great. It is sort of generic with no particular style i.e. race or banner.

[–] maunamaps 1 points 1 year ago

Some of the results are really great! There are a few main issues when it comes to creating maps with it:

  • The max resolution right now is 1024x1024, which is passable for a small battlemaps like random encounters, but not for larger settings
  • Little control over the specifics of the map--even when given detailed prompts it won't include many.
  • Many that it makes don't make sense. Roads + rivers starting/ending randomly. Too much clutter. No exits/entrances for the map.
  • Usually lacks a focal point for the map. The "Vary (Region)" feature that came out recently it helpful for adding it, but even this is finnicky.

I enjoy playing around with it, but it is not like you can press a button and have a good working map by any means.

[–] maunamaps 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Midjourney and GIMP. It is very hit and miss and does best with natural environments. Interiors tend to be a mess. Exteriors usually require some cleanup. I post the best results out of hundreds.

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