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GrimlinJoe
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What tools to use when making maps

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For the maps in the modules do you guys generally use mapmatic to create the dungeons and town maps. I have a small gaming group I'm putting together and I'm looking to make some of my own maps for a campaign we will be starting soon. Just curious to see what people use to make town maps and such
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I've had pretty good results with Mapmatic+1 for dungeon maps. Not sure what anybody uses for towns and such, though.
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Here's a link to some free online map programs:

http://pyromancers.com/dungeon-painter-online/

https://dungeonmapdoodler.com/draw/

https://inkarnate.com

I think you have to sign up for Inkarnate, but they definitely have a free version.
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Awesome thanks
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I use mapmatic too, and it works great!
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Pencil and paper , I'm just old fashioned lol
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Saltmarsh wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:34 pm Pencil and paper , I'm just old fashioned lol
I've tried that in recent games I have played. I stumbled across a few free to use webtools that have worked great for generating some dungeon maps and some world maps.
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Crayons, to be honest. I'm a 12 year old at heart.
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