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📣 myu701

Best free / paid cartography program for tabletop gaming?


So I've been asked to do some game mastering for a tabletop game campaign.

Back in the day I used AutoREALM and it worked a treat, but it doesn't do much automatic generation and is increasingly unable to produce high-enough resolution images to print.

What are the best programs (preferably offline / perpetual license) for the use case of 'generate me a map, let me customize some tiles, then let me label points of interest before exporting to a big image'?

I am willing to pay for good results, but I can't pay $200 (just a hobby after all).

FWIW the current campaign is sci-fi but I'd like to future-proof if possible so fantasy tilesets etc. would not go amiss.


  👤 Mattc007 Accepted Answer ✓
It may not be an exact fit for your needs, but Legend Keeper (https://www.patreon.com/legendkeeper) may work.

The ultimate writing and organization tool for game masters, writers, and worldbuilders. LegendKeeper is a cloud-based application for building and organizing fictional worlds for authors and RPG enthusiasts. Write articles, upload maps, drop pins, create secrets, and invite your friends to explore it all with a powerful access control system.

I haven't used it but did stumble upon it on Reddit some time ago. It seems to have a great community.