Close
Close
Advanced Search

Tropical Islands - Map-Tile SetClick to magnify

Tropical Islands - Map-Tile Set

ADD TO WISHLIST >
Selected Option:

!!! Please note that the printed version of this product will come with 1" grid overlays that you can see in the photos. If you would like to order the printed "Cards" version without the grid lines then please click HERE to add it to your cart.


The digital version contains both versions. Thank you!


Create many islands in the shape YOU like!

This is the real freedom a Game Master deserves.

With these 6x6 inch sized tiles, you can shape any tropical islands and their surroundings or inland within minutes; and it will be completely modular with the previous, Desert Canyon map-tiles set!

Why is it better than a map?

It's important for me as a GM that my gamers encounter varied areas and islands when they are sailing across the high seas, searching for treasures or revealing hidden secrets. If you are also among those who like to make these visible on your tabletop, then you know that sometimes its simply hard to find the right map if you need a small island, a coast or a group of islands; and it also isn't worth it (neither in time nor money) to seek out or create a new one every single time your players want a small-time raid. You can sketch them up anytime, but if you are not an artist or you need a more spectacular solution, well, you had to go for a map. Until now.

tiles_gif.gif

Save your time and money

So I created a set which gives me and other GMs a nice base for these adventures. I've tested and developed shapes for the coasts and islands which will not make them monotonous and flat. You will need only this set, not dozens of maps, to shape diverse areas; you can re-use the tiles any time.

This set provides a basis for your future adventures. It contains no fixed story-specific elements you should fit your story to (like bodies on the map, buildings, other specific objects, etc), but I attached extra elements you can cut-out and place, like an old shipwreck by the coast, a cave entrance (or underground river outflow), boxes, cases (on water and on mainland), a vortex and sharks.

4_shipwreck.jpg 4_cave.jpg 4_shark.jpg 4_vortex.jpg

Play a more atmospheric game

You will be able to fill your adventures and your stories with more atmosphere using these tiles for you and your players' pleasure and increase the diversity of the areas using the cut-out elements. Your miniatures and other paper models or terrains will fit perfectly to these 3D-based and highly illustrated tiles. With the realistic graphics and vivid colors, they will almost come to life on your tabletop providing a nice background for them.

Features you will get:

check.png

Detailed, lovingly crafted graphics which will make your gaming nights more thrilling.

check.png

Variate coasts to help you create diverse beaches, islands and archipelagos quickly and easily.

check.png

Cut-out extras that you can place on your map, and bonus tiles.

check.png

Re-usable and modular tiles to save you time and money.

If you could not decide which map you should use in your next tropical adventure, then look no further! Buy the digital version of this set now for only $7.95, the physical for $22.99 or both of them for the same price.

arrow_orange.png About the digital version:

Image format:
- JPG files for virtual tabletop players: 100dpi (1 inch=100px)
- Layered PDF files with the tiles: 300DPI (with day/night versions and grid overlay layers - optional)
- Draft-tiles: PDF, 200DPI

These PDF files are converted with a CMYK profile that is better for most printers and use about 20% less black ink!

arrow_orange.png About the printed tiles:

You will get 52, double-sided Tropical Island Tiles.

- 2 description tiles (cover, addresses + content, sample map)
- 2 tiles with cut-outs
- 48 Tropical Island tiles

content_of_printed_set.png


arrow_blue.pngRe-usable and modular.
Buy it once and use them for any adventure! The tiles are available with two sides, you will find the night version printed on the back of card-tiles.

arrow_blue.pngDouble-sided UV-coated
You can draw on them with wet-erase felt-tip pens because this surface makes it possible to erase.

WOW! Satisfaction Guarantee

Try it out!


Don't take any risk, order your physical copy now and if you don't like it, or you don't hear a single WOW! around the table when you draw your newest charge, just send it back to me (shipping cost will be on me) and I will refund you without any question! (I will pay back the price of the digital version, too.)

This is my WOW! Satisfaction Guarantee I provide for all of my products.

qmark_start.pngqmark_end.pngThe quality of the artwork and colors blew my players away.

by J.F. Kelly via GDlogo.png

qmark_start.pngThe artwork from Black Scrolls Games is some of the best I've seen. If you are into RPG gaming, you owe it to qmark_end.pngyourself to check out their products.

by K. Williams


Behind the tiles

This product is the result of a two-month development process, but I started outlining it about half a year ago. It includes all of my knowledge and skills that I have as a graphic artist and tabletop gamer from the past 10 years.

I'm sure these tiles will be helpful for you, at least as much as they are for me. I'm really happy for the free time that I have because I don't try to find the right map anymore. There is a set on my shelf that I can use for many of our adventures, saving me money (so I can spend it on other gaming supplies. :) )

sample map tropical_island_map_tiles_sample_map_desert.jpg
details details

With the Pirate and Ghost Ship:
Ship_and_islan_tiles_together.png

3D Preview of the tiles:

F.A.Q.


- Can I write on the printed version?
These tiles are finished with a low-gloss UV coating on both sides, which makes them water-drop resistant. You can write on them with wet-erase markers, ; you can remove them without any stains.

- How can I attach the tiles to each other?
You can easily attach them with transparent tape strains. Due to the finish of the surface, they will not remove the paint and will be almost invisible. Or you can use tablecloth, tiles will slide less on it.

- Are the digital tiles available only with 1” grid?
No, the digital version contains every format, the 1” grid is only an option that you can switch on with layers in the PDF files before print.

- Isn’t it too complicated to plan a map from these tiles?
Not at all, I’ve attached printable draft pages that contains the tiles in B&W and in a smaller format. They also include the page number where you can find the tile. You can print and cut them out to plan your big map, and when you finish, you will see which tiles you need for your map and what page you can find them on.

- I’m from Europe, can I still order printed cards?
Hey, I live in Europe (Hungary), too! Because the tiles will be printed in the U.S., the only way to lower your cost of shipping is if you order more printed products from me, because you will get them in one package and shipping fee will not change. Look around among my products below, perhaps you will find something that you would also like to see on your tabletop.

Who creates these maps and what makes them "3D"?

Hi, my name is Antal Kéninger, a graphic artist from Central Europe.
I’m the guy behind Black Scrolls Games and I’ve been in the tabletop game business for seven years, working with other publishers and playing with friends on the weekend (when we all have time for it).

As you can see, I don’t really like the full top-down view. In most of my maps you can see the side of the walls, too. It makes the area look more alive, lets me add more details and make a “3D game” feeling for the players around the table.

I use professional programs to sculpt the models, set the scene and render the final image. Every model that you can see in the maps/tiles is modeled and textured by me. If you are interested in the process, read more on my site.

I hope you will also enjoy my maps and tiles, at least as much as I enjoyed working on them!


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limited late pledge!


3D print your own Portals!

Get a FREE portal and 30+ animated terrain pieces:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432769/Calling-Portals--AllIn

2ecf4272-free-portal.jpg

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pixel_trans.gif
pixel_trans.gif
 
 Customers Who Bought this Title also Purchased
pixel_trans.gif
pixel_trans.gif
Reviews (3)
Discussions (5)
Customer avatar
Mac S December 14, 2023 4:05 pm UTC
The link to the non-grid printed version seems to be broken.
Any help would be apricated.
Customer avatar
Maarten K August 12, 2020 11:14 am UTC
PURCHASER
Love these tiles!!! Only I'm missing a few yellow tiles of just beach? Could you add those maybe?
Customer avatar
michael H February 26, 2019 5:25 am UTC
Will these maps be available in 1" hexes?
Reply
Customer avatar
Antal K February 26, 2019 7:27 am UTC
PUBLISHER
Hi, the short answer is no, they are not. But in the digital version, I included the tiles without grid lines so you can add to them any shape of grid lines in an editor. If you need them printed like that I would recommend you the gridless version and using a transparent grid foil over them.
Customer avatar
Yves M November 25, 2016 8:59 pm UTC
PURCHASER
I can't download the file :BSG_-_Tropical_Island_Map-Tiles_-_Day.pdf
Each time i tried,the file is 3,5 M and cannot be open.
Reply
Customer avatar
Antal K November 25, 2016 9:12 pm UTC
PUBLISHER
Hi, thank you for writing me,
I've checked it and downloaded it well, I can recommend you to use a different browser or try to download it from your DriveThruRPG account and not from RPGNow, it could help, too. (The two sites are connected.)

If these will not work for you, then please send me an email to my blackscrollsgames@gmail.com address and I will send you the file in a letter.
Thank you!
Customer avatar
Bruce M October 12, 2016 1:21 am UTC
PURCHASER
I am trying to purchase the on sale item of both the print cards and the pdf version for 22.95. I am unable to check out with this because I get an error in my shopping cart This is what it is stating: Please check out separately with printed books and printed cards.
Please move your printed card items (including posters and screens) to your wishlist, reload this page, check out with your books, then re-add the cards to your cart from your wishlist page and do a second checkout for the cards.
Reply
Customer avatar
Bruce M October 12, 2016 1:25 am UTC
PURCHASER
Never mind the error has corrected itself.
Reply
Customer avatar
Antal K October 12, 2016 9:08 pm UTC
PUBLISHER
I'm glad to hear that! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions or problem.
Browse Categories
$ to $
 Follow Your Favorites!
NotificationsSign in to get custom notifications of new products!















Product Information
Gold seller
Author(s)
Artist(s)
Cards
52
Publisher Stock #
BSG-Map-04
File Size:
442.3 MB
Format
Original electronic Click for more information
Scanned image
These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher.

For PDF download editions, each page has been run through Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to attempt to decipher the printed text. The result of this OCR process is placed invisibly behind the picture of each scanned page, to allow for text searching. However, any text in a given book set on a graphical background or in handwritten fonts would most likely not be picked up by the OCR software, and is therefore not searchable. Also, a few larger books may be resampled to fit into the system, and may not have this searchable text background.

For printed books, we have performed high-resolution scans of an original hardcopy of the book. We essentially digitally re-master the book. Unfortunately, the resulting quality of these books is not as high. It's the problem of making a copy of a copy. The text is fine for reading, but illustration work starts to run dark, pixellating and/or losing shades of grey. Moiré patterns may develop in photos. We mark clearly which print titles come from scanned image books so that you can make an informed purchase decision about the quality of what you will receive.
pixel_trans.gif
Original electronic format
These ebooks were created from the original electronic layout files, and therefore are fully text searchable. Also, their file size tends to be smaller than scanned image books. Most newer books are in the original electronic format. Both download and print editions of such books should be high quality.
File Last Updated:
October 26, 2016
This title was added to our catalog on October 11, 2016.