# Gothic Haunted Swamp Map

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Anime (@library.anime)](/@library.anime.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: GPT Image 2
- AI keywords: illustration, game asset, vintage
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/gothic-haunted-swamp-map-4xwa7x

## Prompt

```text
Goal: Create a dark fantasy worldbuilding map for a gothic horror board game or campaign setting, showing a haunted swamp realm at night with branching travel routes.

Canvas: Wide 16:9 illustrated map, antique parchment border, muted blue-green-gray palette, high-detail painterly fantasy concept art. The scene is viewed from above at a slight angle, like an illustrated adventure map.

Layout: Fill the entire canvas with a misty marshland, twisted forests, bog water, ruins, and supernatural landmarks. Add an ornate thin black frame with delicate Victorian filigree corners, skull ornaments in the upper-left and upper-right corners, and a compass rose in the lower-left corner. Use moonlit lighting, fog layers, and small glowing cyan, violet, and ghostly green accents.

Map route system: Draw exactly 34 connected circular route nodes across the map: 28 blank parchment oval nodes and 6 special illustrated medallion nodes. Connect the nodes with pale winding paths that snake through the marsh. The 6 special medallions should show, from left/center to right/bottom: a feather symbol, a skull symbol, a bat-or-crest symbol, an open book symbol, a target-like spiral symbol, and a dead tree symbol. Keep the nodes empty except for these icons; no numbers.

Named location banners: Include exactly 5 curled parchment ribbon labels with readable Portuguese fantasy names: “{western_gate_label}” near the left haunted gate, “{upper_right_crypt_label}” near the ruined crypt at the upper right, “{eastern_ruins_label}” near the right-side ruins, “{lower_right_lighthouse_label}” near the lower-right lighthouse, and “{lower_left_dock_label}” near the lower-left dock.

Landmark details: In the upper left, place a distant black gothic castle with many spires beneath a bright full moon and storm clouds. At far left, show an iron cemetery gate glowing faint cyan. In the upper right, show a crumbling mausoleum or crypt with a pale statue in the doorway. At right-center, show jagged ghostly turquoise crystal formations and ruined stones. At lower right, show a lonely crooked lighthouse glowing purple through fog. At lower left, show a rotting wooden dock over dark water with a cyan lantern. Near the center, include a flooded obelisk island, dead trees, swamp pools, a ruined windmill, ghostly figures, and scattered grave markers.

Visual style: Grim, atmospheric, hand-painted, intricate, old-world fantasy cartography mixed with gothic illustration. Use desaturated colors, heavy mist, moonlight, painterly brushwork, and subtle paper texture. Avoid modern UI elements, bright colors, clean vector art, or extra labels beyond the 5 banners.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{western_gate_label}` | western gate label | PORTÃO ESQUECIDO |
| `{upper_right_crypt_label}` | upper right crypt label | CRIPTA DOS LAMENTOS |
| `{eastern_ruins_label}` | eastern ruins label | SAUDAÇÕES DA NÉVOA |
| `{lower_right_lighthouse_label}` | lower right lighthouse label | FAROL DA ALMA PERDIDA |
| `{lower_left_dock_label}` | lower left dock label | ATRACADOURO SOMBRIO |

## About

Creates a detailed dark fantasy adventure map with haunted landmarks, branching route nodes, and Portuguese parchment labels for worldbuilding or tabletop campaigns.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.anime on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/gothic-haunted-swamp-map-4xwa7x
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