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    Ettin in the Playground
     
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    Looking for a good tool for producing attractive but somewhat detailed campaign maps for D&D and other rpgs.

    Something a bit more specialist than general image editing tools.

    Any suggestions?

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    I use Inkarnate personally. It has a free and subscription version. The free version is good enough if you just want to make a simple "here's a basic map to show the shape of the area" map, but the subscription version has a lot of versatility for going as detailed as you want.
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    The Cartographer's Guild are a great resource for all mapmaking questions. You can check their website for options and advice.
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    I'll second Keltest here. For overland stuff, free Inkarnate is pretty good. If one works at a scale where credible looking watercourses get possible to do with the masking tool, the only paid feature I'd personally miss is the path thing.

    For encounter maps, on the other hand, it's far less ideal. Anything beyond the most basic features will likely present an issue,

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    I use Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator to get my basic terrain and then edit it using Inkscape. I use a lot of overlays to keep track of distances, weather conditions, trade routes, languages, and so on.
    Last edited by jjordan; Yesterday at 08:21 PM.

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    Default Re: Overland Maps

    Quote Originally Posted by jjordan View Post
    I use Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator to get my basic terrain and then edit it using Inkscape. I use a lot of overlays to keep track of distances, weather conditions, trade routes, languages, and so on.
    Holy crap, that's an amazing tool. It blows donjon's map generator out of the water.

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