Dransky Battle Maps

Hey everyone, A small but pretty cool update from me today. I've been thinking for a while about making Dransky Battle Maps available on more VTT platforms, and this time Moulinette basically opened that door for me. Their new Media Search extension for Owlbear Rodeo means that maps already availabl

Oh man, September was quite a month. A lot was going on in my private life, but there was also plenty happening here, in our little corner of the internet. I’ve covered the most important thing for you below, and if you keep reading, you’ll also find out what Patreon has to do with my wife. ;) I’ll

Hi, I've been thinking a lot about what I actually want Dransky Battle Maps to be. Not just a collection of pretty maps. I'd like it to be a place you can visit before your next session, browse for a few minutes and suddenly think: “Yep. That's exactly what I need.” That's something I always wanted

Every great adventure begins with a single step into the unknown. Dungeon Entrance is the first reward in the Dransky Battle Maps Loyalty Rewards program, created for patrons who have supported my work continuously for at least three months. This ancient entrance can serve as the beginning of a spra

Some adventures are completed in a single night. Others are forged over time. The Enduring Circle is my way of thanking patrons who support Dransky Battle Maps continuously. The longer you remain part of this journey, the more exclusive rewards you can unlock. Current Loyalty Reward milestones 3 mon

tl;dr: If you've been supporting me continuously for more than 6 months you can claim an extra map pack, here Hi everyone! Yes - this time I'm talking to all of you. This is a public post, because something pretty important is happening here. I have finally finished working on The Crane and Trout In

Hey everyone, I wanted to give you a heads-up about an upcoming change to the Local Heroes tier. Starting September 1, the price for new Local Heroes members will change from $2.50 to $4 per month. My Patreon uses EUR as its base currency, so the underlying price will change from €2 to €3. Patreon a

Hi everyone! Over the years, you’ve asked me all kinds of questions about the maps, Patreon tiers, downloads, VTT support, licensing, and plenty of other things. I’ve now gathered the most common ones in one place and organized them by topic. Hopefully, whenever you feel a little lost or aren’t sure

Hi everyone! I may be living under the stone - I only noticed this recently, but Patreon lets you buy gift memberships for other people. You choose the tier and how long the membership lasts, so it could be a fun gift for your DM, a fellow GM, or anyone who would enjoy having more animated and stati

Hi everyone! As promised, I’ve introduced two major improvements to dranskybattlemaps.com! (being precise: https://dranskybattlemaps.com/animated-battle-maps/browse-content/ ) First: head over to Browse Maps and you’ll see that the default view is now a full List View of every map pack I’ve released

Hi! Sometimes even a wallpaper on my work desktop can spark an idea for the next battlemap. It's funny how inspiration tends to find you when you least expect it. One moment you're working on something completely unrelated, and the next you're already imagining adventurers rowing toward a mysterious

Hi everyone! Honestly, I have no idea what I'm building right now... Seriously. I started placing shapes, ruins, glowing stuff, weird mechanisms and suddenly it became... this. Maybe it’s some kind of ancient machine. Maybe an abandoned ritual site. Maybe the whole structure itself is the boss encou

Hey everyone! Time for an April recap - and I guess at this point it’s becoming a tradition… because just like last year, April turned into a workflow month. That means a lot of work happened - just not always the kind you can immediately see. Workflow & invisible progress I spent a big chunk of thi

Hey everyone! Just a quick update so you know what’s been going on on my side. Over the past few days, I’ve been deep into refining my workflow. Some of the “small” tasks - like uploading maps to my site and building Foundry modules - were actually eating up a ton of time and were honestly the least

Hey everyone! First of all - sorry for the delay with this post. I’ll get to that in a second. March was intense. And honestly, when I look back at it now… it was also one of the most packed months in terms of releases. We got three full map packs out: Chained Celestial The Shattered Obelisk map pac

Dears, Thanks to Patrons support, I finally pulled the trigger on something I’ve been eyeing for a while - a new water system for Unreal Engine 5 called FluidFlux. It’s already implemented in Hardyhammer Mine, and while that map probably doesn’t show its full potential yet (this is my first real use

Hey everyone, February just vanished. I swear I looked at the calendar and it was barely mid-month. I was wrapping up Crypt of the Hellriders, thinking, “Yeah, I’ll totally squeeze in one more original map before the end of February.” Well… nope. Time moves differently when you’re the parent of an i

Hi there! If you’ve been browsing around, downloading free maps, or just keeping an eye on what I’m building here - this might be the perfect moment to jump in. Starting today and running until February 14th, I’m launching a Love at First Map offer: 35% off your first month of subscription on select

Hi everyone! January 2026 is officially in the books, so it’s time for a quick wrap-up. This month, two map packs left the forge. One of them technically arrived today, but I’m still counting it as a January release. January was a month where I consciously slowed down a bit. I needed some breathing

Hi everyone! Together with animusdivide.ttv we’ve just finished a small rebuild of our Discord server. The goal was simple: make the channel structure clearer, easier to navigate, and a bit more inviting overall. You should now be able to quickly figure out where things are and what’s going on witho

Hi everyone! Right after the New Year, I decided to take a few days of proper hiatus. No deadlines, no pressure - just focusing on family time, catching my breath a bit… and yes, playing some WoW on the side ;) That said, it wasn’t total downtime. Somewhere between coffee, quests, and family moments

Hey everyone, As we roll into 2026, I wanted to take a moment to share where I’d love to take this whole journey next. Life has definitely sped up on my end - in a big way - which makes these goals ambitious. But honestly? They also feel necessary. The biggest focus for 2026: community We’re already

Hey everyone, Before diving into everything that’s coming next, I want to pause for a moment and say a sincere thank you to all of you for your support in December. No matter the tier, every pledge, message, comment, and bit of encouragement genuinely helps keep this project moving forward. That sai

Honestly, when I look back at this year, it’s hard not to feel proud of how much ground was covered. It was one of those years where things didn’t just move forward - they clearly leveled up. BIG-BIG milestone I completely rebuilt dranskybattlemaps.com from the ground up. The whole site was redesign

Oh wow… what a month. Probably the most chaotic November of my entire life. I won’t go into the personal side too much — I think most of you already caught the updates in my posts and Quips. Let’s just say life suddenly hit fast-forward… but honestly? That’s probably a good thing. Somehow I’ve becom

Reviewed the recent comments on /R and OMG. This is so nice! You guys are crazy! Thank you

The new dungeon — Sanctum of the Forbidden Rites — is already unleashed… but the halls are still echoing empty. So here’s the question: who (or what) should be lurking down there? Pick your favorite option in the poll (or toss in your own idea in the comments if you’ve got something spicier). And he

Hi there! You know what's the most disappointing about the animated maps I've observed? They all look awesome on Youtube, on reddit, IG, but if it comes to actual play, when you need to zoom in the map it all becomes very blurry, low quality and pixalated. I've been there too - before I started maki

"The narrow stairwell creaks under your boots as you descend into the cellar’s gloom. The air grows heavy—thick with the sour tang of sweat and stale liquor. At the bottom, faint candlelight flickers against damp stone, revealing a chamber cluttered with empty crates and barrels. In the northern cor

Hey crew! So, quick note – I slipped away on a short vacation around August 23rd, which means I’m a little late on something important. I didn’t get the chance to do a proper shoutout for two Champions who joined our crew recently – but that changes today! Big thanks and welcome aboard to Simone Lun

August was a big one for me outside of the screen. Most of my time went into getting everything ready for my daughter’s arrival—moving furniture, fixing up a room, and putting together a cozy space for her. Honestly, it felt a lot like building a battlemap, almost like Rainhill Manor—placing props a

Hi there! Lately, I’ve noticed a lot of familiar names popping back up — looks like many of you are returning after a break. There’s this old saying: "Once you step in, you’ll always come back." Well… turns out it really applies here. Whether it's the maps, the vibes, or just pure muscle memory — we

Hey folks! The Halls of Tides animated map pack is now fully available as a Foundry VTT module! You can grab it from the Patreon posts tailored to your support tiers, from my website right here, or even directly within Foundry through Moulinette. This module includes not only the huge, stunningly de

Hey folks! June was all about Halls of Tides – a massive dungeon map sprawling beneath the ruins of a forgotten sea god’s temple. Sailors, pirates, ancient rituals – you name it. It’s huge (at least by animated map standards) and packed with different chambers and moods. And honestly? Considering ho

Hey folks! Just a quick heads-up – I’ve added a short guide to my website explaining how to load battle maps into Foundry VTT using the manifest link. I know this is pretty common knowledge for some of you that plays on Foundry VTT, but I still get messages from time to time asking how to install a

Hey everyone! Time for another update from the depths of Halls of Tides — the long-forgotten temple of a sea deity that refuses to stay buried. There's still quite a bit to do (including the massive central hall, which I’ve got a very specific vision for), but progress is solid. I’m aiming to make t

Hey folks, Time for a little May recap – and oh boy, it’s been a packed one! First off, I spent most of this month deep in the trenches, refining https://dranskybattlemaps.com/ . After a ton of optimization and tweaks, I think we finally got it to a place where it loads fast, looks good, and most im

Hey everyone! I’ve just added a brand new tier called Legend — and it’s exactly what it sounds like. This one’s for those of you who feel like going above and beyond to support what I’m doing here. It includes everything from the previous tiers — all maps, all assets, all the content — plus a couple

Hey everyone – it’s official. After a full month of work (and then some), the Dransky Battlemaps website is finally up and running! 👉 https://dranskybattlemaps.com/ But more importantly: the map browser is here and fully functional! 👉 https://dranskybattlemaps.com/animated-battlemaps/browse-conten

Hey everyone! April has been a crazy busy month behind the scenes. I’ve been pouring a ton of time into making it easier for you to find and access all the battle maps I've created. It’s something I’m doing for everyone who's ever been interested in my maps — to help you find exactly what you're loo

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share with you a bit of a peek behind the scenes on something I've been doing of late — a new map browsing module for my website dranskybattlemaps.com. This new feature will make searching for your next game night map that much simpler. Whether you are on the lookout for

Hey everyone! A few quick updates I wanted to share with you: First off — I’ve been completely rebuilding the website over at dranskybattlemaps.com. For a little while, the site won’t be available for browsing maps, but that’s only because I’m giving it the overhaul it seriously needed. The old vers

Hey everyone, Important announcement today! Due to recent regulatory changes from the European Union (Directive 2025/17/EU, specifically), all my animated battle maps will now strictly adhere to official EU safety and accessibility guidelines. Since I’m based within the EU, I’m legally required to i