Random Map Creators

[ProfGremlin]

Hey, folks! Since it seems as if this sub-board needs a little love I thought I'd kick things off with the introduction of a resource I found a few years ago, Gozzy's Random Map Creators. Gozzy's has map creators for dungeon complexes, cavern complexes and even wilderness areas.  There's even a gallery of ready made maps with extra added little details from other creators.

Here's an old-school classic map for you I just created from Gozzy's Random Dungeon Creator:



Just the thing to kick-off a pick-up Beer-and-Pretzels session!

[Bud]

Very nice! The script ghosted in the background is a nice touch. Also looks very suitable for miniatures or for roll20.

Here's a couple map generators I like, One from chaoticshiny.com/mapgen.php - Chaotic Shiny has a whole heap on generators.
This particular one does schematics of populated wilderness, see attached picture. One nice thing is it looks like something out of a 1978 fanzine.



Another site with a lot of generators is Donjon, donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/dungeon/ is a dungeon generator that will build and populate a truly massive dungeon. Attached picture part of a populated dungeon I dug with it. It has some cool features such as cross-hatch and isometric. It will do full stats for ToG and d20 with a similar generator, this link is for the "generic fantasy dungeon". 

Of course, there's nothing quite like a pencil, some graph paper and a few minutes to spare - perhaps the best tunnels have been done the old-fashioned way - but these tools can provide terrific inspiration. I'm interested to hear some of your experiences with them.

I can recall my friend and I, in about '82, using the random dungeon generator in the 1st ed DMG to build GM-less dungeon for us to explore, rolling one room at a time.

[purplebroccoli]

There's some great dungeon generators at Wizardawn and Mag.

wizardawn.and-mag.com/

They do D&D, S&W, T&T 5, 7 and Deluxe as well.

You can customize the frequency of encounters, traps, treasure quality, etc. You can make a single dungeon or a multi level dungeon delve.

I'd add that what I like best about Donjon's maps are the descriptions of what the wandering monsters are up to. I just generated one with 5 were rats are "wandering senselessly" and 3 small monstrous scorpion "bloodied and fleeing a more powerful enemy." That's a nice tool if you can't think of something interesting for your wandering monsters to be up to.

[speed1000]

Here's two random map creator submissions
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Not a random generator but I use Dysons exclusively.
They are too beautiful to not use.
Every.
Single.
Time.
DYSONS MAPS  <---wow!

[Age of Fable]

A few years ago I did a dungeon generator. Not sure how useful it is:

apolitical.info/webgame/dungeon/

[jeffepp]

Yes, it's one of the best for T&T.