Looking for good maps

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Spearhavoc

First Post

• Jun 24, 2003

• #1

Like many DMs, I have pathetic artistic skills but still have to draw town and landscape maps. I'm looking for good sources for maps of all types, online or otherwise. I have heard that some old Palladium sourcebooks have lots of good maps. True? And if so which ones. Thanks.

 

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Rune

Once A Fool

• Jun 24, 2003

• #2

You're welcome to use some that I've done, if you find them useful at all. They work best as player handouts, though.

 

Hand of Evil

Hero

Epic

• Jun 24, 2003

• #3

Number of places but here is a start...

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=55

Next would be the ProFantasy web site http://www.profantasy.com/ download their free viewer, then see their map library.

 

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der_kluge

Adventurer

• Jun 24, 2003

• #4

Here's one that I found off google.com:

 

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der_kluge

Adventurer

• Jun 24, 2003

• #5

And using my 733t paint skills (yes, that's right, Window's Paint) I converted it into this. I'm going to add a few more details, but it's essentially done:

 

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diaglo

Adventurer

• Jun 24, 2003

• #6

try WotC freebies:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mw/20030605a

 

BiggusGeekus@Work

Community Supporter

• Jun 24, 2003

• #7

http://www.murchadslegacy.com/map.html

These are nation maps though.

For do it yourself town maps, run -- do not walk -- to this site:
http://www.dungeoncrafter.com./

 

Farland

Explorer

• Jun 24, 2003

• #8

My maps

If my maps are useful to you, please use them. They can be found here:

http://www.farlandcampaign.homestead.com/maps.html

 

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fusangite

First Post

• Jun 24, 2003

• #9

I don't have any special online resources to recommend but I do suggest that you try to snap up out of date atlases; they are often sold off by libraries and schools, and occasionally end up in second hand bookstores. Also, maps of large parks and local area maps are useful; I recommend writing to rural chambers of commerce and asking them to mail you maps of local parks, recreation areas, etc. Usually they'll mail you a big package for free, typically with 3 or 4 maps useable for RPGs. Regional offices of government departments of Forests, Fisheries, Parks or Tourism also often have a wealth of free, useful maps.

The best set of RPG maps I've obtained for free so far was sent to me by the chamber of commerce for Mackenzie, BC, Canada.