I made a map in photoshop for my latest DnD game. My first as a DM. http://i.imgur.com/lCtbc.jpg Here it is. The big dots represent Cities, the small represent towns. I have yet to name them, or name anything for that fact. Here is the link to the photoshop tutorial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC_uzpxuLJE Have fun, feel free to use it.

Updated 1 October 2012 (11:18)

Needs a lot of work but thanks for sharing.! I'm guessing... maybe a forest adventure?? Since it's in the heart of the map... I wanted to ask you, do you use a name generator or "Imgur" was you idea? I really like it.

I might use a name generator, I'm not sure. I think I'm going to call the forest Greatwood. And I'll make a swamp called Blackmarsh.

Updated 1 October 2012 (11:29)

Ohh... nice...

Blackmarsh is already taken. Elder scrolls has an area called Blackmarsh, which is where the Argonians (Lizard people) hail from.

Posted by Berek_IronfistBlackmarsh is already taken.

I'll say it's taken! There's probably a "Black Marsh" in every bit of the planet with wet ground! Don't they understand that the one I live close to is the One and Only!

But seriously, the name is much too generic for Bethesda to trademark convincingly, let alone reasonably. I'm fairly certain the Black Marsh of Tamriel has a predecessor, and in all likelihood it was populated by reptilian humanoids (like every other swamp in D&D worlds since the inclusion of lizard men).

They're just names.

Areas on a map are, for the most part, not trademarked. A trademark identifies something specific about a company's product. "D&D", "Forgotten Realms", and "Greyhawk" are likely trademarked, but "Vesve Forest" or "Silverymoon" likely are not. "Waterdeep" might be, since there are several products using that name. But I wouldn't expect "Black Marsh" to be trademarked by Bethesda. "Black Marsh of Tamriel" might be copyrighted, but that's a different kettle of fish.

There's nothing new under the sun, as they say. As long as you stay away from using stuff for commercial purposes I doubt if you'll be hunted down.

Sorry, but whether it's for commercial use or not isn't the issue. It's whether it's being used privately in one's own home or if it's being distributed publicly. Whether or not money is involved is moot. If WotC/Hasbro take notice of something using their intellectual property, the least they will do is send a takedown notice to the person, or a DMCA notice to the hosting site. Trust me -- companies don't like sending notices like that. (I'm the one who does it at my company.)

Just keep it private, for your own use.

Posted by KitharisSorry, but whether it's for commercial use or not isn't the issue. It's whether it's being used privately in one's own home or if it's being distributed publicly. Whether or not money is involved is moot. If WotC/Hasbro take notice of something using their intellectual property, the least they will do is send a takedown notice to the person, or a DMCA notice to the hosting site. Trust me -- companies don't like sending notices like that. (I'm the one who does it at my company.)Just keep it private, for your own use.

See, this is where I start to have problems with broken laws and shameless lawyers and greedy companies and software patents. It's all in the same sewer stew of b.s.

The English language only has so many combinations of words before it runs out. So if someone wants to call their own hand-drawn map "blackmarsh" , then send it freely to whosoever wants it, free of charge, in my opinion, is not violating ANY thing. {Tort Reform - or die}

Now if they make an RPG or MMO and call part of their game map , blackmarsh... the line gets pretty fuzzy + lawyers get a payday. {Tort Reform - or die}

Same with software. Most programmers goto school to be taught the C language (C# , C++, etc) . It's taught basically the same for everyone , so when two people craft the same code to solve the same issue, it's because that is the language , derp. {Software Patent reform or die}