Overview of the winding cavern tunnels and chambers in build mode

Adventurers facing an eerie green-lit wall in the evil altar chamber

A dark cavern passage lit by flickering torches

Game-ready creature tokens arranged on staging tiles beside the caverns

Encounter Board #007 - Catacomb Caverns

Happy October! The Patrons have spoken, here is a brand new Caverns encounter board!

This creepy board has several special features to help get your game started without prep:

Evil altar chamber ☠
Mysterious rocky pit 🏔
Glowing magma chamber 🌋
Crystal throne room 🪑

This board also uses extensive hide volumes. This is what, I believe, makes my boards different from other builders. I am an OG DM and I do not want my players to see anything their characters can't see.

There are two versions of the board provided, one with all hide volumes hidden and another with all hide volumes revealed. Take your pick!

Roll encounters for this map on the Catacomb Caverns encounter table in the 5e Encounter Generator.

Import Board #007 - Catacomb Caverns (Hide Volumes Hidden) into TaleSpire Import Board #007 - Catacomb Caverns (Hide Volumes Revealed) into TaleSpire

Notes

The hide volumes for the pit, the lower passage to the throne room and the lower section of the lava chamber can be difficult to target. You may have to move your camera around a bit to click them.
The large door to the throne room has its own hide volume so that it can be revealed no matter which direction the players approach.

GM Resources

Enter build mode to see:

Tokens with stats ready to be moved to the game board.
Environmental blocks to quickly set the time of day to sunrise, noon, sunset and moonlight.

Credits

Board design is by Heimdahlr, with lots of hide volume tweaks by myself.

Original Publication

Originally published on October 4, 2021: Encounter Board #007 - Catacomb Caverns on Patreon.