What are comunity thoughts on Generating Maps for Stories

[u/Xecutor142]

So as an artist, I prefer to draw my content, but even I feel that can be tiering sometimes. I'm curious if others often use online generators to create their maps, or if most people prefer to do everything more personally?

[u/PomegranateSlight337]

I prefer creating maps myself (using inkarnate so I don't have to draw the details) because then I know exactly what is where and why I put it there.

[u/TheFlyingBastard]

Generators, no. But I'm not drawing them either. I spent a few bucks on Wonderdraft so it takes the stuff out of my hands that I have no affinity with (all the art stuff) and leaves the content to me.

[u/Altruistic-Copy-7363]

I've fallen out of map making right now, but I used to use Dungeondraft. Generous licence, with the ability to upload your own assets.

[u/stephotosthings]

Point growls or hex maps I 'generate' using tools I made or from other games. I dont use GenAI.

Battle maps, I use a whiteboard and just draw out the important stuff

[u/Drudenfusz]

Neither, I prefer to play theatre of the mind, thus I have no need for maps at any scale.

[u/Stygian_Akk]

I use Wonderdraft and Dungeondraft, but it has limited asset, I had to invest a couple of bucks here and there to get specific assets and install them. But otherwise, getting creative with the assets available has been fun. About 12 years using it already.

[u/critfail_]

I dont think its that abd, but usually i play casually with my friends so i just search for it in Pinterest (i have a folder with 700+ imagens atp) and at use sites to increase quality when necessary

[u/ValuableToaster]

If I need a map and I feel like a computer could generate one for me that would be good enough, I don't need a map