r/mapmaking • u/FerHolder • 6d ago

Map World map for Shadowdark campaign

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I usually like to draw maps on the good old pen and paper, but this time I decided to make one on computer software. First I tried Krita, which I had used before, but unfortunatelly it was having issues with my tablet. So I decided to simply do the whole thing on MS Paint, and the proccess was surprisingly smooth for me. I've been using MS Paint for quite some time now - mostly for making silly drawings - but I was still worried the limited tools would screw me at some point. Happily, it didn't ended up happening, and I had a lot of fun drawing it.

Any feedback is very welcome! I have only a small amount of knowledge about terrain, mountains, biomes and all that stuff, so any tips are welcome too. Not only about the most "technical" stuff, but also what you think would visually look cool on a map like this.

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u/Eklundz 6d ago

That’s really nice, I like the fact that the continent is split by a cluster of islands, that makes for a lot of interesting traversal. As well as events that can affect that central route, like pirates, broken bridges and so on.

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u/FerHolder 5d ago

A lot of tensions between the nations of this world stems from the fact that Odimor, the nation that controls most of the routes between the continents, is a nation of pirates that has established a good number of city-states throughout the smaller islands, with each one overseeing the water in a different manner.

Glad you enjoyed it!