How it all started
Deven Rue started her cartography career in 2012 when she uploaded images of a prop map she created for herself of Skyrim from The Elder Scrolls video game. Soon afterwards, people began asking her to create maps for them of their homebrewed worlds.
In 2017, Deven started creating a map of Tal’Dorei from Critical Role to commemorate the end of Campaign 1 and as a bit of fan art. Matthew Mercer, saw her work on socials and soon the two started talking in earnest about a collaboration. On February 1st of 2018, on Deven’s birthday, Matthew presented the cast with a prop map of the Dwendalian Empire that Deven had created them. Since then, she has gone on to create the maps for The Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, Call of the Netherdeep, and several prop maps shown on the series.
Originally creating her maps and illustrations on paper using Copic pens and markers, by mid 2018 she started using a Wacom Cintiq to create them digitally. She’s maintained her signature style that makes her maps so easily recognizable.
Creating fantasy maps professionally since 2012!
Resume
Beadle & Grimm: Barovia
Beadle & Grimm: Icewind Dale
Black Wand
Borough Bound
Campaign Coins
Critical Role
Dungeons & Dragons: Sword Coast
Found Familiar Coffee
Magic the Gathering: LotR
MtG: Murders at Karlov Manor
Open Legend RPG Amaurea’s Dawn Map
Quest’s End Sandkheg’s Hide
Quest’s End Warlock Drop
Roll20
Steamforged Games: The Faraway Sea
Unlimited Realms
Authors:
Brian Spielbauer: Lemuria
Danielle L. Jensen: The Bridge Kingdom Series
Kristen Martins: Shadow Crown Series
L.R. Lam: Dragonfall Series
Artist behind Magic the Gathering Lord of the Rings land cards
Gallery
Lorn Sea Coast 
Barovia 
The Blood Reef Isles 
Rosohna 
Yllmourne Region 
Dragon Isles Map 
The Kingdoms of Kor’Treum 
Traitor Queen Book Map 
Continent of Wildemount 
Port Damali 
Cyran’s Magnificent Walking Marketplace 
Dueling Anvils Blacksmith Shop 
Chained States 
Map of Loc of Dragonfall 
Rexxentrum 
Triem Empire of Galat 
Ank’Harel 
Jigow 
Thunder Quake Island 
The Blooming Bounty Apothecary 
Euphoros 
Ershi 
Ortheiad 
Zadool of Galat 
Jungle Terrain 
Skyrim 
Sword Coast 
Cyran’s Magnificent Walking Marketplace 
Map for Murders at Karlov 
Taur’Syldor 
Western Federation of Galat 
Ibra’s Map 
Serpentine Isles Map 
Silidria 
Map of Scotland
Exploring worlds and sharing your adventures
Rates
Want to commission Deven to create a map for you? Below is a list of her rates and lead times. There is a $500USD deposit required to reserve your spot on the calendar with the remaining funds due when the map is completed.
- World Map: $4000USD
- Requires 2-4 weeks to complete
- Continent Map: $3000USD
- Requires 2-3 weeks to complete
- City/Town Map: $2000USD
- Requires 2-3 weeks to complete
- Regional Map: $1500USD
- Requires 1-2 weeks to complete
- Encounter or Interior Map: $1000USD
- Requires 1-2 weeks to complete
I love to help people create their own maps!
Create your world
Deven’s Patreon has over 100 lessons on making maps both on paper and digitally!
Learn her quick world-building technique that brings you from the start of your planet to modern times; giving you the tools you need to easily fill in your map, create realistic and immersive worlds, even help with naming your towns & cities!
New lessons are being added all the time!
Or you can join the monthly workshop where Deven has a livesteam answering questions, showing examples & helping you create maps that wow your players or readers!
Maps create a sense of wonder & immersion
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