Map Resources

HellHound · 29th May 2005, 08:23 PM

Anyone have any excellent map resources?

A good map is all I need to run an adventure, more often than not. A well-done map brings enough ideas with it that you don't need detailed stats half the time as long as you have a monster manual nearby.

Because of this, I've been sharing my maps in the Art forum here:

HellHound's Maps - Underdark and Beyond (13 Maps)

I'm wondering if anyone has any other map suggestions? I occasionally go through my Dungeon back-issues for the maps of mystery, and I've used a lot of other maps from Dungeon in other campaigns with no tie-in to the original adventure they were published with. I've also used some other maps posted to the art forum.

ChaosEvoker · 30th May 2005, 03:41 PM

I like to use Google for that kind of thing. I have fuond several really nice and free random map generators. You might look at one of those.

HellHound · 30th May 2005, 04:49 PM

The problem with random maps is they are VERY rarely evocative enough to give you ideas of what to run in said map.

That's why I love digging up cool D&D dungeon maps. The good ones are cool enough that you can fake an adventure just by looking at the map.

ElvishBard · 30th May 2005, 04:57 PM

Go to Enworld Download, then go under general resources. Get the map of the week archive, it has 100 maps and they are all really good.

HellHound · 31st May 2005, 05:21 AM

Yep, I've got a bunch of Phineous' maps, and used a couple in games to date. (His second map-a-week thread I've even posted to!) There was also another thread with someone asking if people like hand-drawn maps better than computer-drawn, and he included some BRILLIANT maps, one of a fungus cavern that was the base of operations for our party for three game sessions.