Has anyone used a digital format for creating and displaying campaign maps? I was thinking it might be cool to display the maps of various areas of the campaign on my TV. If there's any maps that could also show where the PCs and Monsters are and combat initiative, that would be ideal. I'm thinking that I could control it from my laptop and the players could follow along just as they would on a tabletop mat.
So I use Wonderdraft and Dungeondraft to create maps, and then display them on Foundry VTT - combat trackers etc. included. At the moment, I'm running games online but one of the things I liked about Foundry was that it can run as a standalone client on your computer, so I don't need an internet connection to use it if in-person games ever become a thing again.
Pretty much any virtual tabletop would satisfy your needs though, by the sound of it.
So I use Wonderdraft and Dungeondraft to create maps, and then display them on Foundry VTT - combat trackers etc. included. At the moment, I'm running games online but one of the things I liked about Foundry was that it can run as a standalone client on your computer, so I don't need an internet connection to use it if in-person games ever become a thing again.
Pretty much any virtual tabletop would satisfy your needs though, by the sound of it.
This is exactly what I do. Wonderdraft and Dungeondraft are 1-time purchases and very versatile. You can also overlay the world maps (Wonderdraft) with images to trace and create maps, and also overlay hexes or squares to help with pacing distance. Upload one of these to a VTT and you're golden.
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There are for sure different software options for exactly this or screen in table play.
Foundry allows you to play living digital battlemaps and is a VTT so allows token(player and monster movement visually on the map as well as track initiative and all combat and modifiers, stats, etc. Other software such as dynamic dungeons only displays the maps and you move your actual miniatures or tokens over the map.
Digital is truly great! I am creating digital maps and having great fun. I can take top down views, impose grids and take stills from various angles, incorporate lighting, time of day, weather with some restrictions from the software, but very versatile. Currently I am only creating static maps for VTT play or they could be printed. After I may get a video converter and start with living animated maps. Here is a sample of what I can create.
I've just started to use Dungeondraft to create my digital maps and I love it. I've been able to take those maps and import them directly into Roll20 with much success. If anything I'd recommend DungeonDraft for a digital map-making tool out there.
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Has anyone used a digital format for creating and displaying campaign maps? I was thinking it might be cool to display the maps of various areas of the campaign on my TV. If there's any maps that could also show where the PCs and Monsters are and combat initiative, that would be ideal. I'm thinking that I could control it from my laptop and the players could follow along just as they would on a tabletop mat.
So I use Wonderdraft and Dungeondraft to create maps, and then display them on Foundry VTT - combat trackers etc. included. At the moment, I'm running games online but one of the things I liked about Foundry was that it can run as a standalone client on your computer, so I don't need an internet connection to use it if in-person games ever become a thing again.
Pretty much any virtual tabletop would satisfy your needs though, by the sound of it.
This is exactly what I do. Wonderdraft and Dungeondraft are 1-time purchases and very versatile. You can also overlay the world maps (Wonderdraft) with images to trace and create maps, and also overlay hexes or squares to help with pacing distance. Upload one of these to a VTT and you're golden.
There are for sure different software options for exactly this or screen in table play.
Foundry allows you to play living digital battlemaps and is a VTT so allows token(player and monster movement visually on the map as well as track initiative and all combat and modifiers, stats, etc. Other software such as dynamic dungeons only displays the maps and you move your actual miniatures or tokens over the map.
Digital is truly great! I am creating digital maps and having great fun. I can take top down views, impose grids and take stills from various angles, incorporate lighting, time of day, weather with some restrictions from the software, but very versatile. Currently I am only creating static maps for VTT play or they could be printed. After I may get a video converter and start with living animated maps. Here is a sample of what I can create.
Great stuff! Thanks for everyone's input.
I've just started to use Dungeondraft to create my digital maps and I love it. I've been able to take those maps and import them directly into Roll20 with much success. If anything I'd recommend DungeonDraft for a digital map-making tool out there.