You can select everything from the Ocean to Rulers using the drop-down menu and then change colour, opacity and even add a basic filter, such as blur or a shadow. The Style menu gives you control over the appearance of your map elements.

The Layout menu allows you change map-presets (Political, Cultural, Heightmap and Pure landmass) which are pre-defined views that toggle various map layers. The menu is divided into a number of tabs that configure the Layout, Style, Options and so on.

You can change the text and the appearance, including changes to font and colour. On the map itself, you can easily change the country and city labels by clicking on them. A fully functionally demo version is available on GitHub. What’s especially cool about this project is its created with HTML5 and Javascript, meaning it runs in a web browser. The first project is the slickest and most user friendly, but it’s very much a work-in-progress and still under active development. What I can do, however, is give my thoughts and opinions on three unique open-source projects I’ve stumbled across that can generate a map for you - no artistic ability or Photoshop skills needed!Īt least that’s the hope… Fantasy Map Generator by Azgaar No, there are many talented people much better qualified who’ve done this already for free on YouTube or via sites like the Cartographer’s Guide or Fantastic Maps. Not being an artist, there’s not a lot I can add to this subject, at least not in the traditional sense of writing a tutorial on how to create a map. Similarly, maps form a key part of the Game Master’s repertoire of tools and props for lovers of homebrew table-top fantasy games. Open just about any fantasy novel and you’ll find a map, large or small, illustrating the book’s setting in loving detail. No series about world-building is complete without a discussion of map-making. Update!! I've reviewed another map generator, this one for generating Medieval Cities!

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