Looking for help mapping out your super hero city? Consider using Mapbox if you want some structure!
Go ahead and select the Pencil filter while viewing whatever city you want to inspire your game world — it will strip the map of all location names, and leave you a rather simple white-and-graphite map of things. You can then drop in Pins to represent heroes’ hideouts, homes, relatives — and use polyline tools to delineate the neighborhoods of your own personal Gotham or Metropolis!
You need to make an account to hold on to your changes, but I made one in 30 seconds and it seems harmless so far. I’m already elbow deep in customizing my own version of Chicago for my web campaign.
Adam and I were just talking about this the other day. They’ve even got a comic style!
Does this cost anything? In one section it seems to be free, in another, $5 per month.
I didn’t look into it that much. I’m sure you can just play around with it until you have something you want, take a screen shot of it and save it though?
I’m not sure about a cost — I think the cost is for using their little software to develop your own mapping styles? I just made an account and it didn’t take any info except my name and e-mail address. They couldn’t charge me if they tried, and I’m making a map as I type this.