D&D 5E DnD mapper program

[Teflon Billy]

I keep hearing that Autorealm and Campaign Cartographer are great, but I have been unable to repliably use them. They seem to be based on AutoCAD rather than, like, MS Paint: so there is not a lot of intuitive utility there.

 

[Hand of Evil]

I keep hearing that Autorealm and Campaign Cartographer are great, but I have been unable to repliably use them. They seem to be based on AutoCAD rather than, like, MS Paint: so there is not a lot of intuitive utility there.

That is the biggest issue with any program, it all comes down to how much you put into it. I have to say the Campaign Cartographer Plus (just upgraded) is the easiest to work with but think we should be at a level of technology of just painting a map. A new mapper coming out is from a KickStarter: Other World Mapper – Map design software, it looks interesting.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2138108959/other-world-mapper-map-design-software

 

[Ranes]

Other Word Mapper does look promising. I'll keep my eye on that. Thanks for the link.

 

[SkidAce]

One of my older CC2 maps.

If you would like closer up views, or a city example, let me know. (it uploaded a little fuzzy, looks crisp at home)

 

[aramis erak]

I keep hearing that Autorealm and Campaign Cartographer are great, but I have been unable to repliably use them. They seem to be based on AutoCAD rather than, like, MS Paint: so there is not a lot of intuitive utility there.

CC was actually based upon an open source clone of AutoCad... FastCad. Both CC and AutoRealm are very much built upon the CAD-standard interface methodology.

It's a hump to learn, but once you do, the results are generally decent, if not excellent. Many simpler programs have come and gone; CC 1/2/3 maps have remained common enough in published works. CC3+ is likely to be used, too.