Maps are a great way to build immersion and help a location feel memorable. Thankfully, there are tons of free resources out there for battlemaps.
Lost atlas: https://lostatlas.co/
This site has an index of over 5,000 battle maps and is incredibly useful for searching for a specific type of map. You can search for keywords, filter by environment, etc. Generally I’ve found the results to be a lot better than Google images.
Other useful map collection sites:
- https://dnd-maps.com/
- https://www.kassoon.com/dnd/battle-maps
- https://dicegrimorium.com/free-rpg-map-library
Map making communities:
There are many awesome map making programs such as Dungeondraft, Wonderdraft, and Inkarnate. Equally awesome are the communities surrounding the software. People who love making maps will post their creations for others to enjoy. Although the map quality can vary, there are always new maps being posted and the backlog is enormous.
There are a few subreddits and Discord servers where people post their creations:
- Dungeondraft subreddit
- Wonderdraft subreddit
- Inkarnate subreddit
- Mapmaking subreddit
- Dungeondraft & Wonderdraft Discord server
- Inkarnate Discord server
Patreon previews:
Many map makers on Patreon will post some free maps so that people can see what kind of work they do.
Let me know if there are other places you go to for maps!
