cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/12847215
Hello, im a new GM and im looking for places to get digital battlemaps. Im looking for ones that are compatible with roll20.
Sounds like you’re playing a traditional TTRPG. Is it absurd to suggest something a little different? Sorry if this is not all too helpful; I just hope it gives another perspective on maps and games :)
More and more, the groups that I am a part of prefer games where the map is our imagination. My friends and I prefer games that dynamically and consistently create dramatic situations (in or out of combat), rather than a game that is basically a rigid combat simulator. We prefer dramatic games that focus on actions rather than stat comparisons.
Sometimes a map drawn with paper and pencil helps, but we use it to clarify complex situations rather than limit our combat to the rules of a rigid combat simulator.
I’m not sure how to handle Theatre of mind combat, do you have any advice? With a map i can at least keep track of where players/foes are.
Personally I just do a web search for " battlemap".
What ended up happening in my case is that I found a creator (Morvold Press) that was consistently making maps for the adventure I was running (Storm King’s Thunder), so I joined their Patreon. It worked out great.