How To Draw D&D Encounter Maps

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This video was overdue. Let's draw an encounter map for Dungeons & Dragons-- Bob Ross style. Yes, there are happy little trees. ⏬ More below! ⏬
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00:00 Why you should draw dnd maps
01:59 Planning our map with dScryb
03:13 Outlining & why this scene is useful!
10:44 Loosely define your map's scale
11:45 Creating depth with dark lines
16:46 The REAL LESSON of this video
18:58 Increasing depth with cross hatching
20:58 Being satisfied with your minimal map
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@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

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@prtwriter4660 3 года назад

He has become one with Bob Ross ☮️

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

It was suspiciously easy to put our faces together for the thumbnail

@soss_man3260 3 года назад

@@BobWorldBuilder XD

@helcometowell9295 2 года назад

Bob "The Builder' Ross ;)

@fredie9858 3 года назад

I like how you actually took a Bob Ross approach with this Video, by talking about dnd life lessons, while drawing. Ngl this video had a similar chill vibe.

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Wonderful!

@khayyin359 3 года назад

The thumbnail immediately got me laughing & nodding, like "Yep, that really is the vibe you have" 😅. Had to check it out immediately, and the video did not disappoint. The map was fun, lots of good tips, and the cross-hatching really took it up a notch. 10/10 would watch more like this 😁

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it :) I hope to upgrade my digital drawing gear to make the process a little easier on myself, then I'll probably do more videos like this!

@TheGray524 3 года назад

As a result of watching prodigious quantities of Bob Ross and Bob World Builder, I have merged the two mentally and I am imagining potential quotes: "There is nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend! Unless it is really a Treant, in which case you need to roll initiative and be prepared for two slam attacks"--Bob "The Ross" World Builder

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Hahah love it! 🌳

@Ellohir 3 года назад

I have to be honest, at the begining I thought it looked quite bad, and adding the big brush lines looked like a mistake! But the final map is amazing, that will teach me to not judge stuff before it's finished!

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Haha, yeah it's probably not my best work, but it was fun :)

@BanditsKeep 3 года назад

Thanks for the video - I typically draw maps to “clear my head” it can kick start my imagination. I agree 100% with your philosophy here (and in your other videos as well 😊)

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Yeah, I don't draw as much as I used to, but it definitely helped me clear my head!

@rodneybrown2364 3 года назад

Bob, with every video you release I am more and more impressed with what you do. You just keep getting better and better, it’s crazy. Keep up the great work and thank you

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Wow, thank you very much! :)

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself 2 года назад

< whispers > _Okay, now we'll mix some burnt sienna with a little titanium white, and with just a light tapping here where the happy little dungeon passage turns to the south_ - _we can put a secret door. Isn't that fun?_ < smiles > _Oh, looks like a bit of the charcoal-gray cross hatching spilled over into this intersection.. no mistakes here, of course, just having fun. We'll make that a happy little pit trap._

@sayntfuu 2 года назад

It comes from a place of love. Who couldn't love someone who just wants to share art with anyone who wants to watch?

@rthecheetah9103 3 года назад

I'm just here for that incredibly epic Thumbnail. :)

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

It's my favorite one yet :P

@lucasterable Год назад

"There is no critical fail, only happy misrolls"

@doodsanddudes 3 года назад

Awesome dood! Happy little bridge! Having fun now! Lol

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Haha thank you for the support!

@MFtheo 2 года назад

At first I didn’t even realize you put your own face over Bob Ross’s. You truly are the Bob Ross of D&D. I really enjoyed this!

@chefboycc5448 3 года назад

This was very philosophical and made me want to get back into some terrain crafting for my encounters, haven’t done much dungeons and dragons during the pandemic but we are all finally getting to where we can get back together, I feel inspired. Thanks bob world builder.

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Very glad to hear this video was inspirational for you! Thanks for commenting :)

@DrunkenDweorg 3 года назад

Love the thumnail Bob. Always thought of you as the Bob Ross of D&D.

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

It's definitely a favorite for me :D

@zalrod 3 года назад

This was a great video Bob. I loved the segue from drawing into the more philosophical tips for prep. What you said about zooming out on the drawing, as a metaphor for reducing our focus on campaign details is brilliant! Youre approaching Colville levels with your GM advice :)

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

That's high praise! Thank you 🙏

@rufuslynks8175 3 месяца назад

Scale can be a very perspective-based measure. Did an exercise in the military doing land navigation using sketch maps from other people. One very enlightening exercise. I wouldn't worry too much about scale for a player map. A little uncertainty will keep it intereting. Have an NPC sketch a map in dirt or with ale on the table, then hand the players a sketch map. Another trick is to have an NPC describe directions thee ways: by visual landmarks, by road distances, and cultural/local "landmarks" or descriptions (or hard distance/directions, 3 km heading 45 degrees etc).

@meggomyeggo431 3 года назад

Bob, this has absolutely nothing to do with this video, but I was panicking about running a session 0 this Sunday and found the checklist you put out and WOW! What an incredible resource! My session 0 went so smoothly and everyone had an amazing time. Keep up the incredible work!

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Haha, very happy to hear that :)

@zenovkayos5811 3 года назад

Yes wholesome That's the correct descriptive word for it 😇

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Haha thank you! :)

@_evillevi 3 года назад

I still can't believe it but apparently dreams do come true :')

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Hahah they sure can!

@rogerreed9885 Год назад

To be honest, I consider DM Scottie to be the Bob Ross of D&D, but this is a good video with a funny approach. I liked it.

@stevegruber4724 2 года назад

In my professional life I convert engineering data into manufacturing data so a worker can build/assemble a thing. We have a concept called minimum required information, which is essentially what minimum level of detail is required for the worker to correctly follow the instructions. We also seek to find the upper information limit, where additional information is more like to add confusion than clarity. I apply this to my encounter maps where i'm not trying to communicate a drone shot of the area, but to communicate what areas have what properties (here be grass, stealth be easier. here be rocks, they be cover. here be walls ye can climb if ye dare [not sure where the parenthetical pirate came from] ). if there's time I will pretty it up, but at a minimum the things the characters can interact with are on the map.

@Turglayfopa 3 года назад

17:55 this is so true. We just had a wonderful game with the most non-serious characters and unrealistic goal, and it turned into the most fun we've had in a long time. Game was concieved at midnight the day before. We made characters and went to sleep. Afternoon after we played and had a grand time, laughing almost non stop. A firbolg wizard drug lord. Minotaur gladiator. Washed up centaur samurai. Quest: Help firbolg wizard smoke a volcano sized bong

@ArataKokonoexNinex Год назад

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS VIDEO! Please please please keep being you and doing things like this. I wish I was remotely good at art because I am a huge perfectionist when it comes to things I put any real amount of work into and that drags me away from wanting to hand draw maps. However your tips about thicker lines for shading and to add depth to the image was really easy to understand. I haven't made a map by hand in awhile, but I am looking forwards towards it now. Thanks so much!!!

@sidequestcap5502 3 года назад

Really love this video and how calming and meditative it is. Would love to see some more things like this in the future!

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I will probably do more videos like this in the future!

@X.y.Zephyr 2 года назад

Loved this. I can get really in my head about drawing maps or really anything that isn't a monster or a person, but this was quite soothing!

@steegen101 2 года назад

Bob this was really cool. It really came together in the end and is kinda inspiring :)

@kalleendo7577 3 года назад

In your world, anything can be a map 👍

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Very true!

@emmah1408 3 года назад

This was fun, I now wanna draw a battle map

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Do it!

@coolthinghere6853 2 года назад

if you havent already, id recommend looking up a tutorial on using a tablet with the drawing program youre using. the tablet probably has pressure sensitivity and that can really make a drawing look great, not to mention speeding up the process. you should also be able to tweak the sensitivity in settings, to choose if you want a wide range of variation with pressure or less, and if it changes brush size, opacity, or both! some fancy tablets also have pen tilt settings for certain brushes

@WildVii 3 года назад

I use Dungeondraft for my encounter maps and Wonderdraft for world maps. The asset packs are amazing and the ability to control lighting in encounter maps is very nice for shadows. However I do freehand some of my impromptu encounter maps, but I often do so as a quick and dirty map. The ideas you throw around here are very useful, Bob. Particularly the use of crosshatching for depth and shadows.

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Thanks! I haven’t tried those applications but I’ve heard (and seen) great things from them!

@goatelope7539 Год назад

Cool idea for a video, help with new dms or ideas for old and crusty ones too

@arkycamper1126 3 года назад

This was a great video. Alot of inspiration to pull for my games. Thanks.

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

@j.rinker4609 Год назад

Darker lines for foreground and/or shadows. Thinner lines--> effect of distance due to smoke/fog/air pollution.

@BrendanDonnelly51395 3 года назад

"Happy little trees" I would use big angry trees! Seriously though I really enjoyed this video

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Haha worth a try! Thanks!

@followingdnd1434 3 года назад

Is anyone else extremely disappointed Bob didn't do this in a afro wig 😣 you had 1 job bob , 1 job! 🤗 Still love ya

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Haha, maybe next time!

@ChrisWAnim 3 года назад

you forgot to draw a massive tree in the center of the image! And somehow it always works lol

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Whoops! Haha

@Joshuazx 3 года назад

I enjoyed this. More map making videos please.

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

There will most likely be more coming this summer! :)

@p-thor 3 года назад

Map wise I like to mix it up. Sometimes I use an old tv as map with detail sometimes just theater of the mind with drawn in the moment and sometimes I use 3d printed scenery. Unfortunately last year I couldn't play in person and needed online and the a detailed map works better to convey locations during battle or travel.

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Variety is always good!

@orwin5445 3 года назад

Really like this one, tbh I wasn't feeling your drawing early on but your eye is great and it turns into an interesting cartoony look later on. Would love to see more of these (although if you do them often enough it might make sense to put these on a second channel).

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Thanks haha, yeah I think if I do more of these, I will keep the videos shorter, and/or uploads the full recordings elsewhere

@j.rinker4609 Год назад

That is a neat map.

@AnArmAndAGreg 3 года назад

I love the tips. I don't do much homebrew, mostly because I don't have the time to prep. This should cut down on prep time considerably, giving me the ability to cater my campaign more to my 5 kids. Still working through ROTFM Chapter 2!

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Never spend too much time on prep! And you'll be happy to know that RotF chapter 3 is coming later this month!

@jjackson4273 2 года назад

Thanks man. I appreciate your work. I wish I knew you in real life. I bet you'd be real fun to hang out with. Plus I learn a lot from you!

@waynescully9083 2 года назад

Had to give u a like just for the opening scene 😀 lol Very good!!

@waguinose 2 года назад

INCREDIBLE VIDEO, AND I KNOW BOB ROSS. Keep building Bob #Brazilian Adventurous

@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063 Год назад

Ive made a few maps … but now i want more details!

@GoddessoftheRealm Год назад

I'm listening to Bob talk about how prep time should be kept to a minimum while I make a to scale pirate ship set-piece for my players. Sorry Bob

@DekarNL 2 года назад

I use flip over / easel paper, gridded and some markers. WASD20 has a nice, short tutorial video on it. The reason I use it is it's nice and big so you can make large dungeon maps! I cut out secret doors/areas and drop them on the table over the original map if the players find it. It's awesome! They usually take about 60-90 minutes to make.

@IcarusGames 3 года назад

The Prophecy has been fulfilled! Great job as always, Bob. I've been eyeing up a tablet display so probably shouldn't have watched this video :P

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Thanks, Anto! Well I definitely recommend getting one that allows you to draw on the screen itself!

@IcarusGames 3 года назад

@@BobWorldBuilder I've got a small graphics tablet, which I do enjoy using, but I would much prefer to be able to do the work directly on the screen. Might have to save up :P

@danielbot3602 2 года назад

Good video

@briangauthier5802 3 года назад

I enjoyed watching craft this map! Also I totally got the Bob Ross Vibe, even if the hair isn't quite right. However as a fellow Lazy DM I have to point out that you spent way too much time o n this one map for one encounter (and if its not your strong start that you may not even end up running anyway). You should have spent 45 seconds searching the internet and stolen, errr appropriated, a map. Which is what I am going to do know *heads to your Patreon*

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Hahah you are so right xD

@nicka3697 3 года назад

What's next? The joy of hex? 💓

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

We'll see, I liked just doing a simple encounter map, a hex map would be fun and more world-builder-y

@charactercreator7984 3 года назад

I was searching through your videos literally yesterday looking for vids from you on making battle maps. Did the fbi man in my phone tell you or something?

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Yes, agent Smith is a great guy

@vixelis 3 года назад

HAHAH ♥ ♥ next time in cosplay plz. Great video btw :)

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Haha, I'll have to buy a wig

@j.rinker4609 Год назад

Trolls aren't cannibals because they eat people; they're only cannibals if they eat other trolls.

@minaDesuDesu 3 года назад

If you are planning to do more digital content in the future, would it be too much to recommend investing in a greenscreen? It frees a lot of screen estate and lets the viewer focus on the subject even more

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Not at all! I actually have one. Though it would be good to invest in one that's easier to set up because that's half the reason I don't use the one I have. The other reason being properly lighting it so it's easy to remove in editing. If I do many more videos like this, I'll figure it out :P

@pvic6959 3 года назад

Hey bot What are your thoughts on inkarnate? I LOVED the video you made about dungeon scrawler but i cant figure out how to make maps for the world or outside (forests, towns, etc) with it

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

I've only used the free version, but I like it! And that would make a good video topic!

@pvic6959 3 года назад

@@BobWorldBuilder I've only ever used the free version as well. I'm no artist and even worse at drawing so the way you make maps in this video probably wont work too well for me. That said, I think it would be awesome to see your take on Inkarnate with your artistic eye and skill! I've only made one map before and it looks... off but I can't tell why. Thanks so much for everything you do Bob!! Also, omg, I somehow mistyped your name. I'm so embarrassed lol

@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063 Год назад

Im sure i was already subscribed to you

@gegegebebebe5087 3 года назад

You need to "beat the devil" more often (-;

@_fedmar_ 3 месяца назад

KRITA GANG REPRESENT 💯💯💯💯💯

@brandonsierra3393 2 года назад

The prophesy is complete

@AlexnicholasBlakely 3 года назад

Bobs like a bro i know...yet don't.

@BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад

Thank you! 😁

@stevdor6146 2 года назад

So i understand why you wanted to change up the bridge to be perpendicular to the road, because thats a professional bridge built out of planks in mind. I think you should have left it parallel with road/perpendicular to your ditch, because imagine felling a tree from one side so that it spans the ditch, then imagine splitting that log like a hotdog bun so you have two flat surfaces face up with the semicircle log underneath only touching the road at the lip of the ditch

@stevdor6146 2 года назад

I think typical 2 lane roads are 10-15ft. So just one cart barely able to cross is 5ft, which is why you'd want to add a log to either side, to widen it to 6 or more ft. Although i think most map/mini tokens represent carts with a "Large creature/object" thats like 2x2 tiles, apply squeezing rules to bridge crossing. Hah