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How to Create a World Map in 10 Steps: A Beginner-Friendly Process for GMs
The Bearded Nerd Podcast
15 minutes
1 month ago
How to Create a World Map in 10 Steps: A Beginner-Friendly Process for GMs
You don’t have to be an artist to make a great fantasy map.
In this episode of The Bearded Nerd Podcast, Brian walks you through a 10-step beginner-friendly method to draw a usable, immersive world map for your TTRPG campaign. Whether you’re starting from scratch or redrawing your lore, this episode shows you how to build a world that makes sense—and invites adventure.
🎙️ What You’ll Learn:
How geography shapes culture, travel, and conflict
Simple tools and logic to draw land, rivers, biomes, and borders
Why you should leave parts of the map mysterious
Tips for naming regions, landmarks, and lore points
🎁 Get the free World Map Starter Kit on Patreon:patreon.com/thebeardednerd
Check out Inkarnate here for one of the BEST map-making tools at the moment