This map was made with Campaign Cartographer and CC3′s Overland Black & White style pack. There’s nothing fancy about this style, but it’s dead simple to use and super-fast to get the map done.
I purposefully left the map unlabeled so you can print it out and add your own names. The map is plenty big – 1855×1491 pixels – so you should have more than enough room to add your own text. Just middle-click on your mouse to open the image up in a new tab at full size (if your mouse doesn’t have a middle button, then… for the love of Pelor, it’s time to upgrade!).
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hi, i am writing a story, and will be needing an awesome map for it. I think this is that map. I just need your permission. May i have it? (i may also edit it at areas, and perhaps add borders for the countries.)
Hi Pan,
As long as your project doesn’t violate this license, then you absolutely have my permission. You can use it, edit it, whatever.
If you need the map for commercial purposes, just shoot me an email and we can discuss.
John,
Thank you. Although i must confess this map is simply a little project a friend and I will be working on. Your permission has just made me a very happy man today.
(Shall i just refer to you as John in the credits?)
You could just mention my website, http://www.FantasyMapMaker.com, in case your readers would like to see more maps. Thanks, and good luck with your story!
Thanks for the great map! I am using it for my D&D campaign. I edited out some of the towns, because there were just too many for me to think of names for, lol. I got a great compliment on it, too! Thanks for the work- you make my work easy.
Hi Elyse, you did a great job naming everything – makes me glad I didn’t do it myself! I also like the Google Maps implementation.
Hey John, I wanted to use the map for a campaign, but I can’t seem to save it, am I doing something wrong?
Yeah, the lightbox looks pretty but isn’t great for saving images.
Right-click on the image’s thumbnail and select “open in new tab” or “open in new window.” Then you should be able to right-click and “save as” to save the file to your computer.
This is the best map of yours I’ve seen so far I think. I want to ask though, do you hand draw any of them first? Or do you start and finish with the map making program thingy? Personally, I’ve been making maps for about 6 years now and I’m just curious about your process.
@Zach – I have always just done it all in CC3 without drawing anything ahead of time. Sometimes I have an idea in mind, but usually I start with a blank slate and use the software to explore ideas and build as I go along. It’s pretty easy to make changes on the fly, so I’ve never felt like I needed to have things planned out before committing.
The exception to that is when I have an idea for a map pop into my head and I don’t have my computer nearby. Then I might sketch something out so I can refer to it later.