Searching for Maps

[BlueCloud2k2]

Does anyone know where I can find some decent Maps (Hex, Grid, blank - doesn't matter) maps that can be downloaded? I don't have the funds for fancy map-making programs (though I do have HexMapper) and need something to use with my PBEM game and my Face-to-Face game.

 

I've tried searching for Hero Clix maps, d20 Modern Maps, and just about every search parameter I can think of.

 

I just need a few basic maps, preferable in an image file-format that I can use MS Paint with (GIMP is a plain mystery to me). I'm looking for things such as Subways, Banks, Museums, Schools, Office-buildings, warehouses, etc.

 

Oh, and on the HexMapper program: does anyone have any interior/building Hexes(let-alone know what HexMapper is? It is a freeware program that generates tactical terrain but you can create your own tiles for it). I've a feeling I'm going to have to create some my own dang self... *sigh*

[BlueCloud2k2]

Re: Searching for Maps

 

Okay, so I spent the past hour playing with Hex Mapper and MS Paint and this is what I came up with. I think I'm going to spend some time creating templates so I can quickly put together maps for my PBEM game (I'm sending my players this picture as a test-bed sort of thing).

[ATTACH=CONFIG]36021[/ATTACH]

What do you think? It's kind of a simple Laboratory with the front area being a sitting room, a couple of large offices and a lab in the back with large Vats to grow things.

[Legendsmiths]

Re: Searching for Maps

 

http://rpgmapshare.com/

 

http://dundjinni.com/ (go to the forums and browse user creations)

 

http://www.inkscape.org/ is awesome for vector mapping. There's even a link to some premade hexmaps:

http://www.godsmonsters.com/Notes/hex-square-grids-mapping/

 

Install inkscape and then download http://www.hoboes.com/library/downloads/Biblyon/MapGrids.zip

 

You could also use MapTool (rptools.net). Advantage there is you can save your session, move your tokens, and post directly from MapTool to the ftp site (see attachment). I have a square grid on this map, but you can define a hex map. This would give you the most flexibility, allow you to save state between sessions, and do the basic mapping you want to.

[RPMiller]

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Everything mudpyr8 said, and I'll add http://www.cartographersguild.com

[Lord Liaden]

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These maps are usable for most genres, but include particularly "Champions-appropriate" stuff: http://www.realschluss.org/mapping_resources/index.html

[BlueCloud2k2]

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Thanks guys! Have some Rep!

[Tom]

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I've had a certain amount of success using AutoRealm for mapping as well.

[Guest steamteck]

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Here you go 100s of maps and objects . SF, fantasy , modern and generic

 

http://rpgmapshare.com/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=19

 

 

Bunch of maps for star wars universe

 

http://www.the-holocron.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=36&func=select&id=1

[BlueCloud2k2]

My first attempt with InkScape!

 

Okay! Here is my first attempt at using Inkscape to create maps. I'm still learning the tools but I think I did pretty good. I created the Hex-Grid myself (so much easier to draw on than a hex-map, and better than the standard Grid.

 

The scale on the map is that each half-inch square is roughly 2 meters (I guesstimated big time).

 

Some of the elements (plants, benches, toilets) I got from RPGmapshare.com, and the jewelrystore I copied/tweeked from http://www.realschluss.org/mapping_resources/index.html

 

Feedback appreciated.

[BlueCloud2k2]

City Maps

 

Okay, now I'm looking for City Maps (preferably fictional ones). What I really need is a City layout (streets, buildings, parks, etc) with no labels. Any ideas?

[RPMiller]

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I use Google Map/Earth. Find a city that has an area like you imagine. Fit it to the window and screen cap it, or use the built in tools to put marks on the map.

[Legendsmiths]

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I have a large city tile. I use this with MapTool to create infinite city blocks and then draw maps on top of them.

[BlueCloud2k2]

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Thanks Mud! Have Rep!

[Balabanto]

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You could also purchase the PDFs of Foxbat For President and War of Worldcraft. There are a number of useful maps in there, and there's adventures to go with them! I never design an adventure without a bunch of reusable locations.

 

Foxbat For President includes Street Scene, Brownstone, Rural Home, Underground Cavern with Evil Temple, Prison Yard, Hospital. War of Worldcraft includes Maxi-Mart and an abandoned Warehouse.

 

This year, Unkindness will have a suburban home, a restaurant, a jewelry store, a museum cross section, and a suburban home. (Origins Release Date)

 

In August, Pretty Hate Machines will have Convention Center (With fashion show centerpiece), Condominium Cross-Section, Warehouse, Oil Refinery, Abandoned Airfield Hangar, Parade Cross-Section, and Super-Blimp

[RPMiller]

Re: Searching for Maps

 

To make plugs really effective you need to provide links, so that we can buy the stuff. (Yes, I'm being lazy.)

[Balabanto]

Re: Searching for Maps

 

Foxbat for President

 

http://www.blackwyrm.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24_25&products_id=55&osCsid=d100aa105f2a4a02f0a3d86c45c6f865

 

War of Worldcraft

 

http://www.blackwyrm.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24_25&products_id=57&osCsid=d100aa105f2a4a02f0a3d86c45c6f865

 

I don't have links for the others yet.

[BlueCloud2k2]

Re: Searching for Maps

 

You could also purchase the PDFs of Foxbat For President and War of Worldcraft. There are a number of useful maps in there, and there's adventures to go with them! I never design an adventure without a bunch of reusable locations.

 

Foxbat For President includes Street Scene, Brownstone, Rural Home, Underground Cavern with Evil Temple, Prison Yard, Hospital. War of Worldcraft includes Maxi-Mart and an abandoned Warehouse.

 

This year, Unkindness will have a suburban home, a restaurant, a jewelry store, a museum cross section, and a suburban home. (Origins Release Date)

 

In August, Pretty Hate Machines will have Convention Center (With fashion show centerpiece), Condominium Cross-Section, Warehouse, Oil Refinery, Abandoned Airfield Hangar, Parade Cross-Section, and Super-Blimp

 

Wow, as plugs go, you can't get anymore shameless than that...

 

Foxbat for President

 

http://www.blackwyrm.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24_25&products_id=55&osCsid=d100aa105f2a4a02f0a3d86c45c6f865

 

War of Worldcraft

 

http://www.blackwyrm.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24_25&products_id=57&osCsid=d100aa105f2a4a02f0a3d86c45c6f865

 

I don't have links for the others yet.

 

Both adventures sound friggin awesome. I will definitely be setting money aside for these. And I concur, what's the point of creating one-time-use maps for published adventures? Heck, in DnD I've reused maps from issues of DUNGEON where I've used the adventure once, waited a couple of months, and then re-used the map with a few changes (changing where the entrance was, fusing smaller rooms into larger rooms and subdividing massive rooms, and swapping-out all of the Traps and encounters). I managed to get away with this no less than 3 times before the players figured out "Hey! that's the map from Riders of the Storm." I knew I shouldn't have re-used that monastary...

 

*lighting strikes brain*

 

I think I'm going to have to pay my DUNGEON collection a visit... some of those maps would be perfect for the lair of an evil genius... *evil grin*

[Memnon]

Re: Searching for Maps

 

The Classic Marvel Forever site has module downloads which usually contain maps.

 

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