The Cyberpunk Favelas (Patreon)

Battle Map Details:
Dimensions - [51 x 35] squares
Grid scale - 1 sq = 5 feet
DPI - 100
Image resolution - 5100 x 3500 px

This area is a dump, an utter landfill of a location. That's the literal definition, if the swaying pile of garbage being picked through hadn't already tipped you off. The sanitisation plant is clearly struggling to hold back the tide of rubbish, but this heap has given rise to new life. Compost and manure bring forth new growth, and as you weave through the abandoned shipping containers and patchy tarpaulins of the favela, you can see it here too.

Taste the dirt, inhale the foul landfill musk, blink the bright unrelenting sun from your eyes as it peels and blisters everything in the area. But this place is alive, and thriving better than some districts of the city. Businesses recycle waste to new designs, kids repurpose discarded clothing, families utilize thrown out appliances.

Homes and lives are growing in this shipping container and sheet metal shanty town, and it's all thanks to the pile of garbage dumped here.

~ SlappinFace

This large cyberpunk battle map was a monster for me to work on and it took a lot more work than I had anticipated. When there isn't a structured layout and everything is supposed to be a chaotic mess, it's a little more tricky to draw something that makes logical sense. In the case of this Favelas map, there were a lot of iterations, drawing, re-drawing. That is what took up the most time.

It'll be worth it though because the Favelas is going to be a key location.  This one map can spawn multiple other locations that will show off more of the area, such as the waste sanitization plant.

Someone once said that I should post more behind-the-scenes stuff as some people really enjoy perusing that kind of art content. So here are some screenshots showing the earlier stages of this battle map.

Map Variants

Hotel Paradise

The name of this variant is ironic of course because what we have here is a ramshackled building that stands next to a landfill heap. The rust drip stained walls, sand blistered paint and that pathetic basketball half-court up front with a lopsided ring that even Jordan himself would have trouble hooping on. This establishment has no business being in business.

Your players are bound to come across some interestingly dangerous characters who run this joint. Just let your players know that here at the Hotel Paradise, they can check out any time they like, but they can never leave.

The Silo

This one was highly inspired by the Apple TV series "The Silo", starring Rebecca Ferguson. Absolutely loved the series and the final scene in the season was forever seared in my mind. This scene basically revealed to the viewers that all the characters were living in an abandoned missile silo, and there were many silos scattered across the landscape.

With this map variant, there is also a tunnel nearby that leads down into the silo. Another area to possibly expand upon in the near future!

Accelerated Growth

This one was more for the Shadowrun RPG crew where there's always something weird and magical happening because well - magic exists. But I tried to keep this one usable for the non-Shadowrun folks too.

What we have here is an overgrown tree with pink leaves that has managed to grow and flourish despite the arid landscape. Its roots reaching out towards power sources. Curious!

Happy Holidays & An Important Note

As most of you know, I normally release two maps per month. But this month, I'm going to be only releasing this one map. It's been over two years since I've taken time off and it's due time. I shall resume map work from 2 January 2024.

A reminder for those of you who are new to my Patreon - you get charged on a PER Map basis, meaning if I only release one map, you'll get charged for that one map and that is all. This is not a monthly subscription.

So, Merry Christmas to all you chooms, chummers and everything in between! Thank you again for being so supportive of my battle map work. I wish you all the happiest festive season ever and all the very best for the new year. For those of you working through the holidays, chin up - I know what it's like and you're all champions in my eyes.

- Frag

Patreon Supporter Downloads

Bronze

• The Favelas - base map (watermark-free, full resolution, grid + grid-less formats)

Go to Bronze downloads section

Silver

• Everything above plus…
• Hotel Paradise

Go to Silver downloads section

Gold

• Everything above plus…
• The Silo
• Accelerated Growth

Go to Gold downloads section