Shmeppy VS Dungeon Map Doodler

Shmeppy is particularly good for little to no prep time play. Not free though. Source: 12 months ago

You probably already heard about this one, but just in case, I have heard good things about https://shmeppy.com/ for this sort of purpose. It is not free though, and I have not had a chance to try it out myself yet. Source: over 1 year ago

I really like shmeppy. It's got a very intuitive and fast user interface, great for rules light games and maps that you improvise as you play. Source: over 1 year ago

I converted my in-person game to full virtual at the end of The Before Times and it’s been fairly pain-free. We use Discord for voice chat and dice rolls, and Shmeppy (https://shmeppy.com/) for maps. Its somewhat low fidelity but it works for most dungeons you’ll do. Tokens, fog of war, etc. It’s not free either but $5/month is cheaper than the cost of [insert nerd food stereotype here] every week 🤷🏼‍♂️. Source: over 1 year ago

Https://shmeppy.com A single node process serves everything on a Ubuntu digital ocean server. It’s managed by the daemon utility. PostgreSQL holds all the data. There’s some significant in-memory caching in node. The server code is written in typescript and JavaScript. During deploys I t’s transpired on my laptop and then rsynced to the server. Monitoring and backups are done via cron jobs on another digital ocean... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

In addition to those mentioned before, I find https://dungeonmapdoodler.com/ is pretty good or the free tier of inkarnate. Source: about 1 year ago

I've been working on a dungeon map making tool for a while as well. It was originally intended for whipping up a really quick map, but it's expanded a fair bit since then, and I'm currently working on adding tools for world maps as well. Check it out here if you're interested! https://dungeonmapdoodler.com/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

Dungeon Map Doodler is a pretty easy one to pick up, if a bit bare-bones. It's free though so who can complain. Source: about 1 year ago

There are mapping softwares out there which can do the drawing for you if that's what you need. Source: over 1 year ago

I use Dungeon Map Doodler to create maps, then get them printed as blueprints at Staples, Office Depot, or a similar location that has a plotter. I then use sheets of black cardboard paper to cover areas the PCs haven’t been to yet, and uncover them as appropriate. Source: over 1 year ago