Fantasy Map Generator
A hand-drawn world map for your novel, game or campaign.
Example outputFantasy Map Generator examples.
Parchment island
Watercolor atlas
Game map with names
Fantasy Map Generator features.
Your world's geography
Coasts, mountains, rivers and cities from your description.
Three map styles
Parchment, watercolor or game map, or describe your own.
Your place names
Only the names you give.
Fantasy Map Generator, step by step.
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Describe your world
Landmasses, regions and key places.
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Pick a style
Parchment, Watercolor or Game map.
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Download
Use it in your book, game or campaign notes.
Fantasy Map Generator use cases.
- Novels
- A frontispiece map for your fantasy book draft.
- Tabletop campaigns
- A world or region map for your players.
- Game design
- A first world map for a game idea.
Fantasy Map Generator: best photos and fixes.
Descriptions that give good maps
Describe the shape of the world first, then its regions: "a long northern continent, a ring of islands in the south, a mountain spine down the middle". Then add a few named places and where they are. Directions such as north, south, east and west help place things. Geography follows real logic, so rivers run from mountains to the sea and deserts sit away from coasts, unless you describe something stranger on purpose.
Place names and labels
Only the names you write are labeled, spelled exactly as you give them; without names the map has no text, which is useful if you want to add labels in your own font. Five or six names fit well. Long lists of towns make the labels small and crowded. Short, distinctive names read best; for many places, generate a clean map and label it yourself in an editor.
Choosing a style
Parchment is the classic novel map: sepia ink, hatched mountains and little tree symbols on aged paper. Watercolor gives a soft atlas look with color for sea and land. Game map is colorful and bold, with a slight 3D feel, good for strategy and role-playing games. Custom accepts any style, such as "old nautical chart", "elven silver ink on dark blue" or "sci-fi holographic map".
Working from your own sketch
Upload a rough sketch, even a photo of a pencil drawing or a quick paint scribble, and the map follows its coastlines and layout while adding detail and style. Mark mountains, forests and cities with simple symbols; words written on the sketch may be read as place names. This is the best way to keep the shape you already have in mind for your world.
Regions and city maps
The same tool can draw a smaller area: describe "a regional map of one kingdom" or "a map of a single valley with three villages". For a city layout, describe streets, walls, a river and districts; city maps get busy quickly, so keep them simple. For battle maps with a grid, write "top-down battle map with a square grid", though it is drawn rather than measured.
Related tools
For the characters who live in your world, the character generator designs them from a description. The book cover generator makes a cover for your novel, and the coat of arms generator creates heraldry for your kingdoms and houses. For a flag for each nation on your map, try the flag generator.
Fantasy Map Generator FAQ.
Can I add my own place names?
Yes. Write them in the description; only the names you give are labeled. Check the spelling and regenerate once if a letter is off.
Can I upload a sketch?
Yes. The map follows your sketch's coastlines and layout.
Can I use the map in my book or game?
Yes. It is an original map drawn from your description for your project.
Is the Fantasy map generator free?
Yes, you can try it free. New accounts get 15 free credits, and one generation here uses 13 credits. You sign in with your email; no card needed. Results have no watermark. After that, plans add credits every month and credit packs never expire.
