There are numerous ways to get better at mapmaking. I’m going to share some tricks and tips I’ve developed over the years for making top-notch maps for D&D, Tales of the Valiant, and any worldbuilding you want to do.| Kobold Press
I've been to many castles, but during these Christmas holidays, I visited one that really stands out. It would fit right amongst the exaggerated fortresses of many fantasy worlds.| The Library of Attnam
[Context for this post: this is a re-write of an old post of mine I wrote back in 2021. I wasn't happy with my explanation, and it's filled with errors, but people link to it frequently anyway. Please update your links to this version, instead.]| A Knight at the Opera
Here is another post from my old blog. I took these images back in 2014, and I remember having a lot of fun getting them. However, looking at them now, they don’t seem to shine, […]| LEANNE COLE
Time for a free, old school map! I love drawing maps for Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder and Dragonbane adventures. I have far too many, though, so I like to give away my hand-drawn maps when I …| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Last month, I led an interactive workshop at The Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s Summer Symposium at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois. MW CASC is a consortium of research-focused academic, Tribal, and non-profit partners working collaboratively with the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The workshop focused on data visualization and mapping for... The post Data visualization and mapping for a scientific audience with USGS Midwest Climate Ad...| Stamen
Cross between New York City neighborhoods and you’ll be transported. Parents crowd Park Slope’s stroller-lined streets, where the child-to-adult ratio is rising–defying citywide trends in.. The post What your New York Neighborhood Says About You (Backed by Data) appeared first on Nightingale.| | Nightingale | Nightingale
Hi all – here’s another old school map drawing video. It’s part 1 in a series (yeah, I can’t help myself with these big, connected maps lol) For more Laidback DM, click…| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Cornell’s Olin Library is turning the page with a grand reopening August 27—featuring raffle prizes, open houses, and a new chapter written into its six-decade legacy. [...]| 14850.com
There’s no single dish more tied to Arizona’s cross-border food identity than the Sonoran hot dog. A bacon-wrapped frank sinks into a bolillo-style bun, then disappears under beans, tomatoes, onions, zigzags of mayonnaise and mustard, and a spoonful of fresh or pickled jalapeños. It traces its roots to Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora, where American-style […]| Eater Phoenix
Phoenix is known for its scorching temperatures, and the coffee scene that is heating up in its own right| Eater Phoenix
Here’s another hand drawn, isometric map of mine – enjoy! 🙂 For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
FiveE Magazine is a FREE annual periodical dedicated to content for the World’s Most Popular Fantasy Role Playing Game! The first four issues are FREE in PDF & PRINT at DrivethruRPG! (With the print version you pay for the print cost + postage …| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Hi all – here’s another of my impromptu hand drawn dungeon maps. This one is mountain lair filled with technological stuff. Enjoy! :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Don’t know who Laidback DM is? Or maybe you just want to “top up” some adventures you missed at a super-cheap price? What better way to start than with the Laidback DM Sta…| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
C heck out another of my hand drawn maps on YouTube! Enjoy! :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Illo by Mikołaj Ratajczak This is the eleventh map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map sits directly underneath Map 10 (Lost Dungeons) and Map 9 (Ancient Sewers) above that. A single set of …| Dyson's Dodecahedron
Earlier this summer, Stamen collaborated with the team at MetroMatch to update the look and feel of their transit-first navigation tool. MetroMatch is a transit-focused travel planning and discovery site that connects travelers to destinations that are only a short walk from rail stations. MetroMatch’s pilot focuses on Washington, DC, taking advantage of the region’s...| Stamen
Following on the same format from my Erdland maps, now that we've completed our look at Torland, we can now present a complete map of my interpretation of the inner world for The Saga of the Ortegids.| Tales of the Lunar Lands
Jeremy Stomberg, aka John Maddening, won the Streets.mn Podcast crew over with his playful Nerd Nite talk, “Finding Your Time in Place.” Enjoy this nostalgic, laughter-filled trip through history–and through Jeremy’s brain. Links Jeremy’s Nerd Nite presentation video and slide deck Nerd Nite St Paul Nerd Nite Minneapolis Gale Family Library | Minnesota Historical Society NETRonline: Historic Aerials CONvergence Convention | Minneapolis, MN Sci Fi & Fantasy Con and Jeremy’s Taskmas...| Streets.mn
Last week I sent the manuscript of Book 4 of The Wolves of Vimar series. It’s called Immortal’s Death. I thought you might like to know a bit more about the world of Vimar, so here’s a post about it. Map created using Inkarnate Vimar circles its sun in almost exactly 360 days. This leads … Continue reading Exploring the World of Vimar in The Wolves of Vimar Series→| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
# Friday's ballot count was very friendly to Seattle progressives, with mayoral challenger Katie Wilson exceeding the 50% mark with the boost. The election dynamics favor a progressive wave. Here's why.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
The Bramble Marches is a campaign I've been working on that's meant to include TSR-era exploration and end-game content into 5e D&D. A friend of mine has actually done more with it so far than I have. ;p| Trollsmyth
The Graxworm is a massive dead dragon of mythic scale, several miles long and large enough to contain a town in the mouth. Creatures have set up here to “mine” the massive corpse for it…| Dyson's Dodecahedron
Check out another hand drawn map video! Enjoy :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
City of Legendary Battles of Pride Çanakkale is located at the entrance of the Dardanelles, which connects the Aegean and Marmara Seas. It is a place where the leaders, commanders, warriors, artists, philosophers, explorers, and poets who are important for humanity throughout history have come across. Listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, the lands| nationalparksofturkey
Maps of Istanbul Istanbul districts map, Istanbul city map, map of highways in Istanbul, map of Istanbul metro, Istanbul rail transit network, airports in Istanbul, Istanbul downtown map. Istanbul Climate of Istanbul Turkey Road Map Antalya Maps Cappadocia Road Map Map| nationalparksofturkey
The Society’s library recently received a kind donation from the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) in Udaipur (Rajasthan, India) of its beautiful exhibition catalogue Picturing Place: Painted and Printed Maps at the Udaipur Court. This exhibition charts how visual representations of topography and territory in Udaipur were transformed during the 19th and early 20th centuries under British colonial influence. The introduction of new European map-making practices looms large in t...| Royal Asiatic Society
Where to go now for ever-popular smashburgers, reliable pho, and golden-crisp Peruvian chicken| Eater Phoenix
Turned a map from the Flatiron Building in a single-level dungeon with 30 rooms (so I could add a d30 table or two to go with it—to come in...| savevsdragon.blogspot.com
Illo by Mikołaj Ratajczak This is the seventh map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map sits directly underneath Map 6 (Dungeon Ruins), which in turn is below Map 2 (Northern Ruins). There are…| Dyson's Dodecahedron
The State of the Map US (SOTMUS) 2025 conference in Boston, MA was yet another fantastic gathering of cartographers, mappers, and map enthusiasts. Stamen was well-represented this year by Kelsey Taylor, Eric Brelsford, and Eric Rodenbeck. We presented two talks on Stamen projects related to open source tooling with maps. Now that we’re back in...| Stamen
Last time in Belswick, our adventuring party joined the Eagle Lances of the Rock, a mercenary company that's fighting off the invasion by nasty, possibly heretical and definitely semi-French Arrayne in the south. To open a new route for the company, the party is to negotiate safe passage with the frost giants of the southern snake mountains. Off you trot.| The Things We Do for XP
I made some simple map visualisations by downloading tiles from OpenStreetMap, then annotating the tiles with Pillow.| alexwlchan
I’m in the history business, so I rarely dwell on visions, unless they are in the rear-view mirror. But last week I happened to take two photographs while running around in downtown Salem, and when I looked at them later on my phone I realized that they represented two visions for Salem, at least to […] The post Two Visions for Salem appeared first on streetsofsalem.| streetsofsalem
A mayoral task force commission has been meeting for the past few months, called to contextualize charges that Salem’s City Seal is demeaning to Asian Americans and explicity rascist. The image in question depicts an apparent native of Sumatra’s westernmost province of Aceh in the foreground, with a pepper plant alongside and (an apparent) Salem …| streetsofsalem
The final day of PS2025 on June 20 offered a declaration from Indigenous activists, a Q&A about psychedelic parenthood, a conversation with Hamilton Morris about ketamine, an introduction into the benefits of nature therapy, plus videos from the closing ceremony. The post Psychedelic Science 2025 Closes with Talks From Indigenous Activists, Psychedelic Parents, and Hamilton Morris first appeared on Lucid News. The post Psychedelic Science 2025 Closes with Talks From Indigenous Activists, Psyc...| Lucid News
Hotel booking tips to follow every time you make an online reservation. Check carefully the cancellation rules, bedbug warnings, and more.| Travelers United
Admittedly, Flagstaff is a pine-swaddled, high-elevation mountain town inhabited by cash-strapped college kids with a penchant for pizza. However, over the past decade or so, it’s evolved into a surprisingly compelling food destination, too, with an impressive number of James Beard Foundation Award-nominated chefs and restaurants. These days, quirky, affordable indies abound, and it’s a […]| Eater Phoenix
The past few years haven’t been great for diners on a budget: Rising food costs have pushed the under $10 meal closer to $15, and spots once known for value have quietly crept up in price. But across Phoenix and its surrounding cities, there are still plenty of places serving generous, well-made dishes without charging […]| Eater Phoenix
Where to go to sip classics and novel creations| Eater Phoenix
Index Card Dungeon II – Map 6 – Dungeon Ruins (300 dpi promo, no commercial license) This is the sixth map in the Index Card Dungeon II set. This map sits directly underneath Map 2 (the…| Dyson's Dodecahedron
Stamen is officially retiring Map Stack, a platform we previously hosted that gave everyone a straightforward way to mix and modify raster base maps. What was Map Stack? Created in 2013, Map Stack gave you an interface where you could select from a variety of raster base maps, tweak the images that made up the...| Stamen
We've come to the end of our journey of analyzing every major location in the overworld of Dragon Quest III for tabletop purposes. Things aren't over yet for The Saga of the Ortegids - we still have two more games to go through - but we now have a picture of Erdland, a historical mashup world grounded equally in history, fantasy, and sword-and-sorcery pulp. To cap this investigation off, I've made a map overlaying the areas in the game with the borders of the different cultural ...| Tales of the Lunar Lands
The second day of the PS2025 conference centered Black voices, featuring a celebration of Juneteenth and talks on the Black psychedelic revolution, support systems for houseless people, and a psychedelic bookmobile.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
In our continuation of coverage from the first day of the 2025 Psychedelic Science conference, we report on therapists discussing trauma, lessons from criminal legal reform, psychedelics in athletics, DOI and DOC, PAT for veterans, and the pardons CO governor Polis made on the opening day of the conference.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
The first day of talks at the 2025 Psychedelic Science conference in Denver, Colorado featured presentations about psychedelic churches, religious use, and how psychedelics can help address questions around the climate crisis.| Lucid News - Psychedelics, Consciousness Technology, and the Future of Wellness
Taxi is a cooperative game for players who are familiar with the same city. The goal of the game is to connect selected city streets with a route. Players take turns naming streets that belong to this route. Players rely solely on their memory, meaning they cannot look at a city map. When the streets […]|
We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher with expertise in input–output analysis to contribute to a new Horizon Europe research project entitled Models, Assessment, and Policies for Sustainability (MAPS). This is a 2-year position, starting September 2025. The Position The position will conduct research to understand the resource use and time-use requirements of achieving […]| The International Society for Ecological Economics
It’s a time of rapid change for urban bus services in England.[1] Since Margaret Thatcher’s privatization reforms of 1985, these services have been subsidized but not really controlled by government. I wrote here about Thatcher’s vision for privatized public transport, including why it has been teetering for some time and is now being swept away. […] The post Bus Service in England: The Need for Clearer Maps appeared first on Human Transit.| Human Transit
Introduction In today's data-driven world, interactive and visually appealing web-based maps have become an integral part of countless applications and services. Whether it's for navigation, location-based services, or data visualization, delivering ...| tobilg.com
In a sense Blackmoor "grew like Topsy", that is to say wild and on its own.| Hidden in Shadows
In this POST from a few years ago, I was concerned with the issue of scale and distance in Blackmoor in the course of which I attempted to determine the intended scale of the "original Northern Marches" - the March 1971 map of Blackmoor - by fitting it onto a map of the Netherlands. For those unaware, the reason for doing so is that in the FFC, Arneson said his Blackmoor map was modeled on a map of Holland. Of course, there have been several attempts by different folks over the years, tryin...| Hidden in Shadows
Cover of the standard edition| ZENOPUS ARCHIVES
I love maps. You probably guessed that lol. Here’s my take on a sinister tree dungeon… Enjoy! :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Like maps? of course you do – you wouldn’t have clicked on this otherwise lol! Enjoy :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
In vector cartography, the map is only as good as the data that powers it. If we don’t understand what’s going on in the underlying data, we’re pretty limited in our cartographic approach. A major part of this work involves parsing vector tile data, determining how one dataset compares to another, and diagnosing bugs encountered...| Stamen
This scary tower is the home of the Wizard Lich Azekai – enjoy! :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Another map? When will it end? Hopefully, never lol. Enjoy :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Another of my hand drawn maps from YouTube! Enjoy! :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
I really like making maps and graphics and writing poetry. I *love* sharing them. But I’m also trying to raise money on Patreon for a publicist and want your support.| Nicola Griffith
Maps! It's time to put a unit together that will really grab your 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade students' interest. Where to begin? (heavy sigh here). Rest easy! Read on for a few ideas to really boost map skills for your students while putting FUN into your unit. There's more... download the included great freebie to get you started!| Dragon's Den Curriculum
(or actually they do, but they don’t use this knowledge effectively)Update, April 26, 2025: the address fix for W 6th Ave is live, mostly. Going forward I wish that Google Maps would make it harder…| Random ASCII - tech blog of Bruce Dawson
Note from one of Hennepin History Museum's former directors, Joseph Zalusky, written on framed 1861 map of St. Anthony and Minneapolis. ...Or why we deaccessioned an 1861 St. Anthony-Minneapolis Map One answer to the question above is, I hope so, and hopefully for the better. Another possible answer is, maybe not, the [...]| Hennepin History Museum
Another video from my YouTube channel – here’s a cavern lair map timelapse. With some music by the Cranberries for good measure. Enjoy :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
And here’s the final map in the three-part series, along with a video showing all the maps put together! Cheers :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Here’s part 2 of 3 of the map timelapses for the Krakeni Outpost. Enjoy :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Here’s a new hand drawn map timelapse on YouTube. This is part one of three. Enjoy! :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
“From Red Hill, which rises by pretty slopes at the rear of Georgetown, a fine view is had of the wide, winding river.” (Picturesque America, 1874) From the middle of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, descriptions and images of the view from heights of Georgetown recur with a frequency that surprises, …| Glover Park History
A brief investigation into why it's so tempting to analyze data by ZIP Code but why you should try to avoid it when possible.| 33n
Friends, I’m excited to share that I have just completed a world physical map, in my new asymmetric monstrosity projection. Daniel Huffman is not liable for any sanity damage you suffer in th…| somethingaboutmaps
New GO Transit bus stop on Chiefswood Road at Six Nations As we enter Spring 2025, there are a few significant changes in Ontario’s intercity transportation services. A new daily GO Transit r…| Sean Marshall
A recently discovered set of numbers are similar to those on Joe Brown's orienteering challenge. But these point to Errwood Bridge, which now lies under Errwood Reservoir. The post An earlier challenge? appeared first on Goyt Valley.| Goyt Valley
What is the Connection Engine? The Congruence Engine (later renamed Connection Engine) is a three-year research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council in efforts to digitally connect industrial heritage collections across the UK. Using advanced digital tools such as AI, it links museum objects, archives, photographs, and more, enabling historians and curators...| Stamen
Feeling indecisive about your next trip? Let travel-inspired art point the way. These 10 design themes double as wonderful vacation ideas.| Threadless Blog
Yet another short video of me drawing a map lol! Enjoy :) For more Laidback DM, click here.| Laidback DM: SteveStillStanding.com
Here are some screenshots from the last session. The battle with the goblin-kin continues... | After the Ogre
Here are some screenshots from the last session. The party's fight with the goblin-kin continues... | After the Ogre
We played yesterday. The fight with the goblin-kin picked up from the previous session. | After the Ogre
Session 82 was last Tuesday. We picked up the combat from the start of turn 10, where we had paused the PbP (see the interlude summaries). | After the Ogre
We had a session on Tuesday. However before we get to summarising that, I should finish summarising the PbP interlude. There was a second wave of goblin-kin after the first, and we got partway through that via PbP, before we switched back to the regular online session. | After the Ogre
Credit: Mike Schley| A Knight at the Opera
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Preservation Team recently had the opportunity to participate in a three-day workshop exploring various binding techniques for atlas structures at our Book Conservation Lab in Landover, more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
That the history of any American locality does not begin with the arrival of Europeans is well understood. Because everything to do with their laying claim to the land was reverently recorded––aside from a few observations about what little is known of the people that were here before the colonists arrived––early land transactions remain …| Glover Park History
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…| Who owns England?
Stamen has been working with a team out of UCSF (University of San Francisco) Population Health and Health Equity to create and maintain their Health Atlas since 2019. You can read a bit about the initial launch in our blog post from 2020. In 2024 we had the opportunity to rebuild the Health Atlas and...| Stamen
A new series of maps shows the values and visions for land in Xolobeni, South Africa, in contrast to top-down 'development' plans.| Future Natures
Do you know the Bonne projection? - Do you know the Bonne Projection? This is a very special one, as...| One world | Projects, maps and coding
Stamen has had the pleasure of developing Mapping Historical New York with Columbia’s Center for Spatial Research since 2021. We’ve written about it a few times, including most recently last fall, but here we wanted to expand on the technical implementation behind one layer on the map. The map displays census data in New York...| Stamen
Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Ecological Macroeconomics — University of Barcelona Deadline: 23 February 2025Position: Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological MacroeconomicsLocation: University of Barcelona, SpainStart Date: April 2025Salary: €36,250 gross per year We are seeking applications for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher in ecological economics to work on the exciting research project entitled MAPS (Models, Assessment, and Policies […] The post Postdoctoral Researcher P...| The International Society for Ecological Economics
This session picked up with the party about to camp at the end of the first day after leaving the village.. . Session Date: Tue...| aftertheogre.blogspot.com
Until tomorow (22 Dec 2020), the Mothership Discord server is hosting the 20x20 Jam. Make a piece of Mothership content (any sort) in Playscii in 20x20 format, and upload a png to the server. Winner gets a shirt?| The Benign Brown Beast
Click on a state below to view rates of Medicaid coverage in Metro and Small Town/Rural counties. AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia…| Center For Children and Families
I'm sharing a file of the location of all railway stations in Great Britain, put together from Table 1410 of the UK's Office of Rail and Road (ORR). So, clearly, a momentous occasion. I published something similar years ago and I see people still using it but the old one doesn't have new stations like Reston, Inverness Airport or Marsh Barton in it. Oh, and I also calculated the nearest station (as the crow flies) for each station, just out of curiosity. Here's the spreadsheet. | Stats, Maps n Pix
A short post today about the QGIS YouTube channel I just launched: called Map Academy. I have my Udemy courses online, and these are aimed at people who want a fully-fledged end-to-end QGIS course at intro or intermediate level. The Udemy courses are going pretty well and I have more than 6,000 students in 148 countries so far - with the top countries being the US, India, the UK, Germany, Canada, Nigeria, Turkey, Indonesia, Egypt and Brazil. If you want to request a video on my new YouTube ch...| Stats, Maps n Pix
In my last blog piece I wrote about my attempt to find a longer straight line in Great Britain that doesn't cross a public road than the one identified by Ordnance Survey in their 2019 blog. I did this using their OS Open Roads dataset, and I excluded public roads because that's what I think makes most sense. I found a longer line in a different area, though I definitely wouldn't recommend trying to walk it but I would recommend watching this video. I wasn't quite satisfied that my previous l...| Stats, Maps n Pix
In short, I believe I've found a longer straight line without crossing a public road than the line identified by Ordnance Survey in 2019. Important stuff, clearly. Let me explain.| Stats, Maps n Pix
So, you've heard about the mysterious 🌏 geometry generator 🌍in QGIS and you want to know more? You're in the right place. No idea what I'm talking about but you do use QGIS? Well you're still probably in the right place because I'm going to explain things here, with examples you can try yourself. I've put this post together for anyone who really wants to know what a geometry generator in QGIS can do. So before going any further here's a map of US states where I have used a geometry ge...| Stats, Maps n Pix
This topic of population by latitude has always interested me, and it's something I've written about here before. But I'm also very interested in population by altitude, so that's what this short post is about - population by altitude across Great Britain. This is one of a few pieces I've had sitting on my computer, unfinished, for a while so I'm posting what I have now because I think people might find it interesting.| Stats, Maps n Pix
It has been said that making a map is 80% labelling, and 20% everything else. Okay, I just made that up, but if you've spent any time at all using GIS software you'll see the truth in this. Sometimes I end up spending far too much time on labelling, but then again it's usually time well spent because it makes things clearer. Too many labels and we're overwhelmed, too few and we're left guessing. I put this post together for anyone who uses QGIS and wants to know a bit more about labelling - j...| Stats, Maps n Pix