Whether you're creating an elegant city of elves, a domain of dwarves, an outpost of orcs, a town of buildings in trees, a cluster of hobbit holes, or something really different (wizard towers, magical academies, hedge mases, etc.) this art collection has you covered!
Want to flesh out a fantasy city for your game? Include this set of nearly 200 city map images including 150 building icons/symbols in your image library! Art by the amazing artist/cartographer Keith Curtis.
You may publish maps using these icons--see the license below. Full list of buildings is also noted below.
Each image is a transparent PNG so it can be imported into most image and map editors, including Cityographer. (It has a paid version and a free version which limits how many custom map items you may import, number of residents it will auto-generate and a few other minor options.) Smaller buildings (houses, small shops) are generally around 200x200pixels. Other buildings are larger.
To use them in Cityographer, unzip the file anywhere you’d like on your computer. (Perhaps create a cityographer folder.) Then when starting a new map, change the “use default map items” drop-down to “override map items” and use the adjacent file chooser to browse to the “_fantasy-and-built-in-mapitems.properties” file in the unzipped folder. You can also change the "use default data" option to "override default data" and then use select any of the ______-gensettings.properties files to make it easier to create a town or city of the given type.
Full size samples:
Dwarven Forge:
Elven Palace:
Halfling Tavern:
Orc Chieftain Hut:
Treehouse Library:
Academy:
Unusual Castle:
List of Graphics:
Dwarves: Forge x4, Fort x2, House x6, Inn x2, Meeting hall x2, Shrine x3, Tavern x3, Tombs x3
Elves: Hosue x8, Inn x2, Library x2, Mansion x2, Palace x2, Shops x4, Jewelers x2, Pursemakers x2, Shoemakers x2, Tailors x2, Shrines x2, Taverns x4, Theaters x2, Town halls x2
Halflings: Houses (on sides of hills) x4, Round wooden houses x4, Inn, Shops x2, Taverns x2, Town Hall
Orcs: Barracks x3, Birthing Pits x3, Chieftain Huts x2, Guard Towers x3, Huts x3, Officers Hut, Storage x2
Tree houses: Houses x8, Inns x2, Libraries x2, Mansions x2, Shops x6, Shrines x2, Taverns x2, Theaters x2, Town Halls x2
Other/Magical: Academies x2, Dark Towers x2, Dragon Building, Fairy Rings x2, Gambling Ship, Hedge mazes x16, Labs x2, Magical Shrines x8, Stone Circle, Tower Evil x3, Tower Good x2, Tower Neutral x2, Unusual Castle x5
License:
- The licensee may not use the art in another stock art/clip art product.
- The licensee may modify the images.
- The art may not be included in a program that makes maps or games. It can be added to the program by the end-user who purchases it him/herself.
- The art can appear in advertisements for products which use the image.
- If distributing a product with the art, the artist and product must be credited in your product as follows: 'Some map icons from [product name] by artist Keith Curtis via Inkwell Ideas.' (Replace product name with the name of the icon set you're using. ; If using multiple, list them separated by commas.)
- Contact support@inkwellideas.com with questions.
Inkwell Ideas makes many useful tabletop RPG accessories, including the following:
Sidequest Decks
Almost every card is a mini adventure. One side has an outline (background GM info, story hooks, several encounter ideas, & a couple follow-ups) and the other side is the main map:
NPC Portraits Decks
A character on almost every card. The front is a full color portrait, the back has system neutral personality & background information:
VTT Tokens
Map Icons for our Worldographer software (PNG images, usable with most image/map editors)
Worldographer is version 2 of our prior Hexographer, Cityographer, & Dungeonographer programs. All have free versions downloadable from each program's website.
There are simply too many to show! See the full range on the category page.
Index of Inkwell Ideas Map Icons:
Each month we've made 4 mini-sets of icons (battlemat, classic world/kingdom, isometric world/kingdom, & settlement) following a theme such as "Greek" or "Elven" or "Temples".
Each year we've bundled up each monthly mini-set of that style:
Battlemat (dungeon/building interiors)
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Classic World/Kingdom
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Isometric World/Kingdom
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Settlement (mostly top-down buildings)
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The monthly sets are also available, but from 2020 onward each month's icons are only availaible as one combined product. (The "Coasts" set from February 2022 has all the battlemat, classic & isometric world/kingdom, and settlement icons in one product/download.) February/March 2023's icon set is a little different--it has 100's of icons in only a "Ring Lord" world/kingdom map style.
- 2023 February & March: Ring Lord (100s of World/Kingdom icons in a new/different style)
- 2023 January: Into the Abyss
- 2022 December: Low Fantasy
- 2022 November: Medieval Revisited
- 2022 October: Airships & Steampunk
- 2022 September: Magic in Space
- 2022 August: Utopian Future
- 2022 July: Ancient China
- 2022 June: Undersea
- 2022 May: Dragons
- 2022 April: Vikings
- 2022 March: Goblinoids
- 2022 February: Coasts
- 2022 January: Arctic/Winter
- 2021 December: Mountains
- 2021 November: Swamp
- 2021 October: Forest
- 2021 September: Medieval Japan
- 2021 August: Greek
- 2021 July: High Magic
- 2021 June: Shops & More
- 2021 May: Mines
- 2021 April: Realm of Terror
- 2021 March: Meso American
- 2021 February: Weird Natural
- 2021 January: Gnomes
- 2020 December: Space Fantasy
- 2020 November: Pirates & Ports
- 2020 October: Magic Sources
- 2020 September: Outer Space Expanded
- 2020 August: Cliff Dwellers
- 2020 July: Mesopotamia
- 2020 June: Halflings
- 2020 May: Disasters!
- 2020 April: Streets & Rivers
- 2020 March: Statues & Monuments
- 2020 February: Nomads
- 2020 January: Feywild
- 2019 December: Keeps, Monasteries, & More: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 November: Post Apocalypse: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 October: Orcs: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 September: Elves: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 August: Dwarves: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 July: Symbols & Gates: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 June: Outer Space: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 May: More Medieval: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 April: Nine Hells Lower: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 March: Nine Hells Upper: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 February: Cleric Temples: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2019 January: Wizard Towers: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 December: High Seas: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 November: Sylvan: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 October: Necropolis: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 September: Arabian: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 August: More Roman: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 July: Roman: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 June: Underdark Non-Drow: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 May: Underdark Drow: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 April: Strange Vegetation: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 March: Castles: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
- 2018 February: Sea Kingdoms: Battlemat, Classic World/Kingdom, Isometric World/Kingdom, Settlement
Other Sets