Fictional County and Street Map in Google Maps API style for RPG (2 maps)
The classic Google Maps API style is desirable for certain games set in a contemporary period, be they adventure, crime, mystery, horror, or a crossover of genres.
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These two maps were designed in Adobe Illustrator to mimic the look of Google maps for an urban fantasy detective game setting. I deviated a little from the traditional limits (it’s not a State park, but I used green anyway because it’s heavily wooded mountains). The waterways are a reservoir lake, which was fun to design. Overall I feel like I really achieved the look this client wanted, with the bonus of being completely resizable to be written on for gameplay.
The blank corner is supposed to be a stateline, and also for some graphic design elements that I will not be adding.
Oct 2019 edit commentary – If I were to redo this today, one thing I would do is cut the edges off but at the time, I was new at Illustrator. Also, if I were to do this today, I would use Affinity Designer, because boo on Adobe and subscription models leeching away all of my money. Or perhaps I would use Other World Mapper, which would also handle the Google API style for a fictional map designed to go into a contemporary RPG module for a game master.
Anyway, long story short, I’m still happy with it but I think it would be better if I redid it now.