Hello everyone, the following challenge is brought to you by Fantasy Grounds and our very own Jaxilon. However Jax is out of town at the moment so I'll be filling in for the time being. Without further ado, here is your challenge...

Creators of worlds,

Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to design a map for use within a Virtual Table Top (VTT) system.

Our challenge is being sponsored by Fantasy Grounds College and the finished product must work in Fantasy Grounds. Obviously, the maps will work with other VTTs as well but because they are sponsoring and providing prizes we will aim for their listed requirements.

The map can be of any genre and/or location so let your imagination run wild.

The recommended parameters are covered here -> Format suggestions for Fantasy Grounds VTT however basic requirements are:

Maps, Dimensions 2048×2048, jpeg, 1-2 megabytes max for file sizes, 50-60 pixels per inch (square) for maps. Most battle maps are around 1200×1200 up to 1800×1800 pixels.
The link has further detail from Kris aka “Meanders Maps” that may be helpful on how to do your resolutions if you are interested (such as PPG and DPI).

PRIZES: There are TWO Standard Fantasy Grounds Licenses being offered. These are the ones requiring NO monthly subscription.
The first license will go to the winner of our challenge as voted upon by our community. The Second license will be selected by Fantasy Grounds College personnel.

The usual errata:

  • Please make sure to title your threads like so: May 2019 Challenge: <<your title here>>
  • Also please do not forget to insert this tag before each work-in-progress picture you post: ### Latest WIP ### There's even a handy little button for it, in the middle row of the tool bar. For the new folks out there, this is so your map shows up in the thumbnail image scraper and people will be able to see it at voting time.
  • In order for your images to show up in the thumbnails please make sure to upload them directly to your WIP thread rather than linking to an external site.
  • This challenge will end Friday, May 31st.


For background information, this challenge resulted from a conversation I had with Laerun of Fantasy Grounds College after I won a random drawing for a Standard Fantasy Grounds license.
As I already own an Ultimate license I asked if I could give it to someone else and mentioned our monthly challenges at the Cartographer's Guild. Upon hearing this he offered an additional license to sponsor this month’s challenge.
So thank you Laerun and Fantasy Grounds College for being so kind as to do this.

This is an opportunity to work within a set of parameters and see what you can do and I look forward to seeing what you all come up with.

Happy creating,

Jaxilon