D&D General Bastion Mapping Tools

[kigmatzomat]

You might want to look at one of the kojillion floor plan web sites on a junk email address and share the login with your group.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

You might want to look at one of the kojillion floor plan web sites on a junk email address and share the login with your group.

That is a novel idea! Thanks!

 

[aco175]

I took one from Dyson Logos and let the players modify it as it is expanding. I did make a few side quests for the henchmen to explore with a secret dungeon workshop and a hidden temple being converted into a thief hideout.

I could go for a simple program where you pick from a few options and they magically attach to the other rooms. I recall there is a program a bit like this that fills things with crosshatch or the old blue background.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

I did ours up on roll20. Once I knew where it was and what kind of terrain, I gave people the opportunity to create their own buildings and stuff so I could upload it in roll20 although, in the end, I did most of it myself. You can make multiple people DM so it allows people to add stuff. We haven't done too much with Bastians though, so it's kind of gone unused.

Here's some images from our PbP:

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I took one from Dyson Logos and let the players modify it as it is expanding. I did make a few side quests for the henchmen to explore with a secret dungeon workshop and a hidden temple being converted into a thief hideout.

I could go for a simple program where you pick from a few options and they magically attach to the other rooms. I recall there is a program a bit like this that fills things with crosshatch or the old blue background.

Having room “stickers” on basic “fields” would be amazing tbh.

I did ours up on roll20. Once I knew where it was and what kind of terrain, I gave people the opportunity to create their own buildings and stuff so I could upload it in roll20 although, in the end, I did most of it myself. You can make multiple people DM so it allows people to add stuff. We haven't done too much with Bastians though, so it's kind of gone unused.

Here's some images from our PbP:

Nice! I think a vvt will be the best answer, so that the whole group can modify the map. I really like Dungeon Alchemist, but I’m probably the only one willing to pay for it in my group.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

Having room “stickers” on basic “fields” would be amazing tbh.

Nice! I think a vvt will be the best answer, so that the whole group can modify the map. I really like Dungeon Alchemist, but I’m probably the only one willing to pay for it in my group.

For multi level buildings, I upload each level and then embed them into a rollable table. It’s designed to give you random encounters that you can drop onto the map. But I use it for buildings because, once you drop it on the map, you can toggle the image to any floor you want.

 

[Andras]

I'm using the flowchart function of LibreOffice.

 

[Ferrousbones]

I use https://www.dungeonfog.com/ for online mapping of any sort. The free version is pretty serviceable (I have a paid subscription).

Just be careful about using the lighting tool - it's cool but can slow rendering to a crawl if you get too fancy.

FYI, your link is missing the .com

 

[doctorbadwolf]

For multi level buildings, I upload each level and then embed them into a rollable table. It’s designed to give you random encounters that you can drop onto the map. But I use it for buildings because, once you drop it on the map, you can toggle the image to any floor you want.

Interesting…

 

[R_J_K75]

Much lower bar to entry than CampaignCartographer, which seems to revel in having a totally unique paradigm (aka very unpleasant learning curve).

I bought Campaign Cartographer, Dungeon Cartographer, and City Builder in the late 90s/early 2000s. The learning curve was very steep. I tried on and off for a few years to learn it but never could get the hang of it. I eventually gave up and sold them. I would not recommend the Profantasy products to anyone. Its pretty expensive as well, although they do have a discounted complete bundle, while still expensive is pretty reasonable, although I doubt it'd be worth it for anyone other than professionals.