maps of cities - free?

[twitchew]

I have the basics of a nice campaign storyline, focused heavily on the PC back stories and managed to get them worked out in the character assistant. But building the whole mess from scratch, ugh.

I am probably like most hopelessly lazy/over committed GMs and would love to get a free rebuilt city/town with maps, personalities etc. (even the shortcuts of maps made with Excel found in gurps for dummies are too much for me).

I am hoping that some of you will be willing to share secrets/tips tricks/ideas.


and did i mention free or creative commons licensed?

did i mention editable text/graphical format?

could i also get a pony?

[Mgellis]

Originally Posted by twitchew

I have the basics of a nice campaign storyline, focused heavily on the PC back stories and managed to get them worked out in the character assistant. But building the whole mess from scratch, ugh.

I am probably like most hopelessly lazy/over committed GMs and would love to get a free rebuilt city/town with maps, personalities etc. (even the shortcuts of maps made with Excel found in gurps for dummies are too much for me).

I am hoping that some of you will be willing to share secrets/tips tricks/ideas.


and did i mention free or creative commons licensed?

did i mention editable text/graphical format?

could i also get a pony?

If you're just using them for your own use, here are two sites...

http://www.irony.com/webtools.html

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/map_sites.html

(check out the historical maps...it includes road maps of about 100 cities from the early 20th century)

I hope this helps.

Mark

[Naryt]

Also, ask around at http://cartographersguild.com as the guild members are maps nuts, know plenty of places where good maps hide out and may even be willing to help whip a map or two up for you.

Also, check out this dynamic city generator. It's a very useful little tool and may just be exactly what you need (not to mention it's free).