﻿DRANSKY BATTLE MAPS
WIZARDS OF THE COAST FAN CONTENT MAP LICENSE AND USE NOTICE

Effective date: July 29, 2026

Copyright © 2026 Dransky Battle Maps.
All rights reserved in the original artwork, layouts, renders, compositions, and other original creative elements produced by Dransky Battle Maps, subject to the intellectual property rights of Wizards of the Coast LLC and the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy.


1. SCOPE OF THIS NOTICE

1.1. This notice applies only to maps and related files that are expressly identified as unofficial fan content based on, inspired by, or incorporating intellectual property owned by Wizards of the Coast LLC (“Wizards”).

1.2. This notice does not apply to wholly original Dransky Battle Maps content that does not use Wizards’ intellectual property. Such content may be governed by a separate license.

1.3. These maps were created and distributed in reliance on the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy, available at:

https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/fancontentpolicy

1.4. Nothing in this notice grants any rights to Wizards’ intellectual property beyond the rights made available under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy or another applicable written license from Wizards.


2. UNOFFICIAL FAN CONTENT NOTICE

2.1. The maps covered by this notice are unofficial fan-made content.

2.2. They are not approved, endorsed, sponsored, commissioned, or produced by Wizards of the Coast.

2.3. The following notice should accompany each map or map collection covered by this document:

“[MAP OR COLLECTION TITLE] is unofficial fan content created under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. It is not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Some materials and intellectual property used in this content belong to Wizards of the Coast LLC. © Wizards of the Coast LLC.”


3. FREE ACCESS AND DIRECT MONETIZATION

3.1. Wizards’ Fan Content Policy requires fan content using Wizards’ intellectual property to be freely available to the community.

3.2. Access to the maps may not be conditioned on:

Dransky Battle Maps will not require payment, purchase, a paid membership or subscription, completion of a survey, email registration, or the provision of personal information as a condition of obtaining the maps.

Distribution through a third-party platform that requires an account for technical or platform-specific purposes is permitted, provided that an equivalent version of the map is also made freely available through at least one access method that does not require payment, membership, email registration, or the provision of personal information.

3.3. The maps may not be sold or licensed to third parties for compensation.

3.4. The maps may not be included in:

a. a paid map pack;
b. a paid VTT module;
c. a paid adventure or campaign supplement;
d. a commercial asset bundle;
e. a product sold through a marketplace; or
f. any other product whose purchase is required to obtain or access the maps.

3.5. Sponsorship revenue, advertising revenue, platform revenue, and voluntary donations may be accepted only where permitted by the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy and only where they do not restrict or interfere with free public access to the fan content.

3.6. A stream, video, recorded session, or similar public presentation may generate advertising, sponsorship, platform, or donation revenue, provided that access to the fan-content map itself is not placed behind a payment, purchase, or subscription requirement.


4. PERMITTED USE

Subject to this notice and the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy, the maps may be:

4.1. Used in personal tabletop role-playing game sessions.

4.2. Used in private games conducted through a Virtual Tabletop platform.

4.3. Displayed in freely accessible public content, including:

a. Twitch streams;
b. YouTube videos;
c. recorded tabletop sessions;
d. social media posts;
e. convention presentations;
f. public game demonstrations; and
g. other freely accessible public presentations.

4.4. Used in freely accessible public games or presentations conducted through Virtual Tabletop platforms.

4.5. Modified for personal play or presentation purposes, including:

a. cropping;
b. resizing;
c. adding grids;
d. adding tokens or markers;
e. adding lighting or visual effects;
f. adding annotations; and
g. preparing the map for use in a Virtual Tabletop.

4.6. Shared with other users free of charge, in accordance with the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy.

4.7. Any shared or modified version should retain all existing legal notices and should not falsely claim official status or different authorship.


5. CREATOR CREDIT

5.1. Wizards’ Fan Content Policy requires fan content to remain available for viewing, access, sharing, and use without requiring the user to obtain permission or provide creator credit.

5.2. Credit to Dransky Battle Maps is therefore requested and greatly appreciated, but it is not a condition of access to or use of the fan content.

5.3. Whenever a map is displayed publicly, please include the creator credit, where reasonably practical, in at least one of the following locations:

a. the video description;
b. the stream description or stream panel;
c. a pinned comment;
d. the accompanying social media post;
e. the credits displayed during or after the presentation; or
f. the webpage on which the content is presented.

5.4. Requested attribution format:

Maps by Dransky Battle Maps
Website: https://dranskybattlemaps.com
Patreon: https://patreon.com/dransky

5.5. A shortened credit may be used where the platform has limited space:

Map by Dransky Battle Maps – dranskybattlemaps.com


6. PROHIBITED USE

You may not:

6.1. Sell the maps or charge users for access to them.

6.2. License the maps to another person or organization for compensation.

6.3. Place the maps behind a paid subscription, membership, purchase, survey, email-registration requirement, or similar access restriction.

6.4. Include the maps in a paid product, paid download, commercial bundle, or paid VTT module.

6.5. Claim that the maps are official Wizards of the Coast products.

6.6. Claim that Wizards approved, endorsed, sponsored, commissioned, or produced the maps.

6.7. Use Wizards’ logos or trademarks except where separately permitted in writing by Wizards.

6.8. Remove, conceal, or alter copyright notices, trademark notices, creator credits, or other legal notices already included in the maps or in incorporated Wizards materials.

6.9. Falsely claim authorship of the original artwork, layouts, renders, compositions, or other original creative elements produced by Dransky Battle Maps.

6.10. Extract, redistribute, sell, or commercially exploit separate source assets, textures, models, project files, Unreal Engine files, or production materials that are not expressly distributed as part of the finished fan-content map.

6.11. Use the maps in unlawful, hateful, abusive, defamatory, or otherwise prohibited content contrary to applicable law, the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy, the Wizards of the Coast Terms of Use, or the Wizards of the Coast Code of Conduct.


7. OWNERSHIP

7.1. Wizards of the Coast LLC retains all rights in its intellectual property, including its characters, locations, settings, stories, names, artwork, trademarks, and other protected materials.

7.2. Dransky Battle Maps retains copyright in the original artwork, layouts, renders, compositions, and other original creative elements produced by Dransky Battle Maps, subject to Wizards’ underlying intellectual property rights and the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy.

7.3. This notice does not transfer ownership of any intellectual property to the user.

7.4. No ownership rights in Wizards’ intellectual property are claimed by Dransky Battle Maps.

7.5. No rights are granted in Dransky Battle Maps source files, Unreal Engine projects, separate textures, models, assets, or other production materials unless those materials are expressly distributed under a separate written license.


8. PRIORITY OF WIZARDS’ POLICIES

8.1. All use and distribution of the maps must comply with the current versions of:

a. the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy;
b. the Wizards of the Coast Terms of Use;
c. the Wizards of the Coast Code of Conduct; and
d. all applicable laws and regulations.

8.2. If any provision of this notice conflicts with the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy or another applicable Wizards policy, the applicable Wizards policy controls.

8.3. Wizards may restrict, revoke, or require the removal of fan content using its intellectual property at any time, in accordance with its policies.

8.4. If Wizards withdraws permission for a map or requests its removal, further distribution and public use of that map must stop.


9. DISCLAIMER

9.1. The maps and related files are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind.

9.2. Dransky Battle Maps does not guarantee that a particular use of the maps complies with the laws or licensing requirements applicable in every country or jurisdiction.

9.3. Users are responsible for ensuring that their use complies with the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy, the Wizards of the Coast Terms of Use, the Wizards of the Coast Code of Conduct, and all applicable laws.

9.4. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Dransky Battle Maps is not liable for damages, claims, losses, costs, or expenses resulting from the use, modification, publication, or distribution of the maps.


10. OFFICIAL REFERENCES

Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy:
https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/fancontentpolicy

Wizards of the Coast Terms of Use:
https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/terms

Wizards of the Coast Code of Conduct:
https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/code-conduct


This document is a general content-use notice and is not legal advice.
