Kingmaker - Week 3 - Monastery of the Sacred Rose, Farmhouse and River Camp

Hey all!

Welcome to week 3 of our current theme: Kingmaker, where our goal is to build out an entire sandbox region that your players can explore, influence… and perhaps even come to rule! 🏰⚔️

This week I had three more locations to help fill in some of the blanks in the Barony of Estania, and honestly… I think we’ve outdone ourselves this time ;D

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🕊️ Monastery of the Sacred Rose - 14 Variants

Our headline map this week is the Monastery of the Sacred Rose — a cloistered community of monks and paladins sworn to protect the world from a terrible threat.

Long ago, a great demon was imprisoned by Faral Calderwyn, “The Pale Knight”, a legendary hero from Estania’s ancient past. The monastery was founded in his honor, while his bloodline was entrusted with rulership over the Barony itself. Centuries have passed… and now the bonds that hold the demon at bay are weakening. Should they fail, the consequences for Estania could be catastrophic.

We’ve been throwing around loads of ideas for this location over on Discord, including early talk of a community-made adventure set within the monastery, so if that sounds like your thing, definitely come join the discussion!

🐺 Farmhouse - 12 Variants

Next up is the Farmhouse map — a small, simple, but lovingly detailed location. At first glance it looks terribly cosy…

That is, of course, before the wolves came.

I can see this working perfectly as a low-level adventure site, perhaps paired with another map like a wolf den. Maybe one of the beasts is showing signs of lycanthropy? Maybe the danger is closer to home than the villagers realise. Plenty of hooks to play with here.

🌊 River Camp - 11 Variants

Finally, we have River Camp, a small encampment perched amid a swift-flowing river, ideal for a quick encounter or ambush.

While designing this one, we imagined an order of rangers who patrol the lands of Estania, protecting the people from undead horrors that roam the countryside at night. The fast waters of the River Ere help shield the camp from such creatures… at least for now.

🛠️ Major Quality-of-Life Update

I also announced this on Discord yesterday, but it’s worth repeating here:
We’ve just launched a major quality-of-life improvement for patrons!

You can now browse and download maps directly from my website:
👉 www.therelusivecartographer.com

No more scrolling endlessly through reward posts, you can view maps en masse and download exactly what you want in just a couple of clicks.

There’s still more to come, and releases since October 2025 (when my son was born, I’ll let you guess why I’m behind 😅) are still being uploaded, so for now you’ll need to grab those from the master reward pages.

👑 What Next for Kingmaker?

I’ve been really enjoying this theme so far, and I hope you have too. There are still quite a few gaps left to fill in the Barony of Estania, which raises the question…

What do we think about letting Kingmaker roll over into another month?
I’m thinking a snap vote might be in order, let me know your thoughts in the comments!

If you’re not yet a patron and you like the sound of fully realised sandbox regions, adventure-ready maps, and an active world you can drop straight into your campaign, now’s a great time to sign up. Your support makes projects like this possible, and you get instant access to the entire back catalogue of maps.

Thanks as always for being here, and I’ll see you in Estania! 🗺️✨

Cheers!

George - RC