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"In a darkened chamber, surrounded by a dozen of his most faithful worshipers and high priests, Lord Myrkul stared at the five-tiered stage that had been set for his performance. Emerald and black marble slabs floating in midair formed a stairway, one step for each of the five ceremonies the Lord of Bones had to perform to kill all the assassins in Faerun and grant Bane the power of their stolen souls. From somewhere nearby, the God of the Dead heard the tortured screams of souls crying for release. Myrkul shuddered as he listened to the cries and thought of his lost home, his Castle of Bones in Hades. And even though the sounds Myrkul now heard were made by unfaithful worshipers who were receiving punishment and were nowhere near as horrifying as the screeches of those confined to his realm, the Lord of Bones enjoyed them nonetheless. “Priests, attend me,” Myrkul said as he pushed the memories of his home out of his mind, raised his bony arms, and walked to the first platform. Robed men bearing sharp-ended scepters made of bones approached and placed their offerings in the fallen god’s hands. The robed men then knelt before Myrkul, raising their chins and baring their necks. The fallen god started to chant in a hollow, rasping voice. In moments he was joined by the robed men at his feet. As their deep voices reached a crescendo, Myrkul used the scepters to tear open the men’s throats one by one. The corpses fell backward onto the floor, their mouths hanging open in wordless protest at the unexpected agony of their final moments." — Forgotten Realms: Avatar Trilogy, Book Two (Tantras)

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The Southern half of the 3rd level of the Undermountain megadungeon, from The Ruins of Undermountain boxed set (TSR, 1991).

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AD&D - Forgotten Realms - Blood Charge Cover Art by Gerald Brom

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The Northern half of the 3rd level of the Undermountain megadungeon, from The Ruins of Undermountain boxed set (TSR, 1991).

Another repurposed dungeon map, this time from the personal Empire of the Petal Throne campaign of TSR artist Dave Sutherland:

[Source: Unvisible Citadel - Undermountain Map Origins]

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Jenny, I seem to remember from way back then, that you had a Drow character from one of your DnD campaigns that you did art for. Do you still have that art up somewhere? I'm playing BG3 with my half drow and it suddenly reminded me of your Drow art and how much I loved it.

Hi Lhunuial,

I'm sure some of it is still making the rounds somewhere, but it's not on my website anymore. Here's some two pieces I still like (Gosh, I'd forgotten how old these are!) =)

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Baldur's Gate III Wallpaper

Resolution: FHD (1920x1080)

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Here map number 3, shared on inkarnate for free clone, edit and use. Attached image as reference.

https://inkarnate.com/m/7Dgg5p-parnast/

As with the others, this map was created for my adventure #BugbearAwakening : https://www.dmsguild.com/product/419321/Bugbear-Awakening

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Map - The Great Glacier - Soldiers of Ice by David Cook

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Soldiers of Ice by David Cook ( the Harpers - book 7)

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Map - the Parched Sea by Troy Denning

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Ed Greenwood's original hand-drawn map of the Forgotten Realms, sent to TSR in 1986… on Map Monday aka Dungeon Day! Credit: Photo taken by D&D Sage Advice, map from Alex Kammer's collection

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Elfshadow by Elaine Cunningham - the Harpers book 2

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Red Magic by Jean Rabe - the Harpers book 3

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The Parched Sea by Troy Denning - the Harpers book 1

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"Why is the city so smoky, Daddy?" "Because for several years in the late '80s & early '90s TSR's editors thought it would be cool & evocative of ye olde fantasy worlde to print a blotchy orange/brown parchment pattern across the pages of many D&D books, with apparently no thought given to how difficult it would be for many people to read the text and images with the resulting murky low contrast." (Valerie Valusek -- who illustrated with clean clear lines, it's not her fault, AD&D Forgotten Realms supplement FR6: Dreams of the Red Wizards by Steve Perrin, TSR, 1988)

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES 2023, dir. Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Dale

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Fun vid re monsters