Free Area Map: Blackstaff Tower Grounds

Map Overview of the Blackstaff Tower Grounds

I am releasing a new free virtual tabletop and printable map of the Blackstaff Tower Grounds in the Forgotten Realms. In the maps, the grounds inside the tower’s outside walls have an enchantment cast on the area that keeps it perpetually at an even temperature. In the winter version of the map, you will see green grass inside the outer walls.

Map Location Numbering

As part of the Blackstaff Tower Grounds map download files, there is a Dungeon Master’s (DM) map with numbers on it that correspond to the building and room descriptions below:

1. Main Tower: this is the main tower where residences, laboratories, and other rooms exist. The inside is bigger on the inside.
2. Corner Tower 1: this is one of the corner towers used for storage
3. Corner Tower 2: this is one of the corner towers used for storage
4. Corner Tower 3: this is one of the corner towers used for storage
5. Corner Tower 4: this is one of the corner towers used for storage.

Map Options

Each map of the Blackstaff Tower Grounds is 32 X 32 squares and without lighting because most VTTs support adding lighting to a map. I create several versions of each map based on if it is a city or terrain map. I create summer and winter versions of city maps and grass, sand, snow, and forest versions for terrain maps where it makes sense.

I have created several map variant combinations from the original maps and grouped them into 7zip files for download below. I first group the download links by file extension; currently, I export maps into the WEBP and PDF file formats. I then group the WEBP downloads by the audience (dungeon master or players), grid type (with and without), and color contrast/brightness (original and high contrast). I group the PDF downloads using the WEBP groups and these other PDF groups and page size (Letter for US and A4 for EU) and border (small 0.25-inch border or no border).

File Downloads

Below are the various 7zip files for download. Each file contains either image or PDF map files. You will need 7zip to extract the images or PDFs.

PDFs

1. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with high contrast, a full grid, and no border formatted for the A4 paper size
2. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with high contrast, a full grid, and a small border formatted for the A4 paper size
3. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with high contrast, a full grid, and no border formatted for the Letter paper size
4. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with high contrast, a full grid, and a small border formatted for the Letter paper size
5. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with high contrast, no grid, and no border formatted for the A4 paper size
6. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with high contrast, no grid, and a small border formatted for the A4 paper size
7. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with high contrast, no grid, and no border formatted for the Letter paper size
8. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with high contrast, no grid, and a small border formatted for the Letter paper size
9. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with base contrast, a full grid, and no border formatted for the A4 paper size
10. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with base contrast, a full grid, and a small border formatted for the A4 paper size
11. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with base contrast, a full grid, and no border formatted for the Letter paper size
12. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with base contrast, a full grid, and a small border formatted for the Letter paper size
13. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with base contrast, no grid, and no border formatted for the A4 paper size
14. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with base contrast, no grid, and a small border formatted for the A4 paper size
15. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with base contrast, no grid, and no border formatted for the Letter paper size
16. Download a 7zip file containing PDF maps with base contrast, no grid, and a small border formatted for the Letter paper size

JPGs

1. Download a 7zip file containing JPG maps with high contrast and full grid
2. Download a 7zip file containing JPG maps with high contrast and no grid
3. Download a 7zip file containing JPG maps with base contrast and full grid
4. Download a 7zip file containing JPG maps with base contrast and no grid

WEBPs

1. Download a 7zip file containing WEBP maps with high contrast and full grid
2. Download a 7zip file containing WEBP maps with high contrast and no grid
3. Download a 7zip file containing WEBP maps with base contrast and full grid
4. Download a 7zip file containing WEBP maps with base contrast and no grid

Attributions

Forgotten Adventures

I created the maps in this post using Forgotten Adventures asset packs. I am a patron of Forgotten Adventures, and a percentage of donations support Forgotten Adventures’ continued asset development.

Wizards of the Coast

The maps in this post are set in Forgotten Realms and are unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. The content is not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are the property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.