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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ART!" data-source="post: 9493860" data-attributes="member: 79926">1. How important is the ability to randomly generate vs just make a map manually?I like the idea of randomly generating maps, but by the time I'm done toggling options I could have just drawn something rough, which has the added advantage of making me better at drawing maps, so it's a win-win.2. Is the prettiness of the map really important? I've been wondering if maybe a more lightweight tool for pretty player maps would make sense. I think Worldographer is great for knowing where things are at and keep track of nations etc...If I had the time to do hard-core worldbuilding, I would definitely hunt for a mapmaking tool I like. Getting something pretty takes time, and knowing me I will spend too much time on it.3. Do you all like making battlemats? Traditionally I've used a big marker board for drawing battlegrounds. Not sure printing battlemats is worth the effort.I printed maps for almost everything the last time I ran, but I work at a printer and was using existing maps. I would not do it otherwise.4. Is your map making tool driven by your VTT? I've been thinking about maybe looking into a VTT (e.g. Foundry) as I have some old friends more distant now. We might have a nostalgia game for old times sake.No, because I'm not involved in any VTT right now. If I were running something using a VTT, I would import existing maps or my own hand-drawn stuff. I think the hand-drawn stuff would make a VTT feel a little more like being at a table. I've run a game once virtually,a nd used an existing map packet. I didn't care for it, because it was a lot of work to get to the map I wanted, move the bits around, etc.5. Do you use a mapmaker for worlds, regions, small scale, dungeons, cities, towns?I do not. I have toyed with several map-making softwares and sites over the years, but never landed on one to use extensively. Partly that's juts my awareness of my fiddly nature; I know that I will mess around with all the cool tools in a mapmaker indefinitely, so i avoid even starting on them.So, generally, when I need a map I just Google image search "fantasy ziggurat map" or whatever, and just use whatever captures my imagination. Or just sketch something on an erasable grid map.</blockquote>

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