The Nor’Easter is in full swing, stay indoors if you can! Did you know Boston has over 30,000 storm drains? Find ones close to you here: https://www.bwsc.org/environment-education/maproom/catch-basins-map
September 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The Nor’Easter is in full swing, stay indoors if you can! Did you know Boston has over 30,000 storm drains? Find ones close to you here: https://www.bwsc.org/environment-education/maproom/catch-basins-map
Ceiling in the Vatican Museum Gallery of Maps, 2024
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April 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Ceiling in the Vatican Museum Gallery of Maps, 2024
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Getting into the fun parts of procedurally generated mapmaking. This week's video is all about urban geography, hierarchies of places, and how to assign populations to cities.
#fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasy #dndmaps
#fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasy #dndmaps
Fantasy Mapmaking | Sizing Cities
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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June 18, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Getting into the fun parts of procedurally generated mapmaking. This week's video is all about urban geography, hierarchies of places, and how to assign populations to cities.
#fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasy #dndmaps
#fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasy #dndmaps
Der Sommer wird etwas kühler. Kühler? Haben wir uns schon so an die extremen Anomalien gewöhnt? iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/Glob...
June 1, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Der Sommer wird etwas kühler. Kühler? Haben wir uns schon so an die extremen Anomalien gewöhnt? iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/Glob...
Getting started on place name generation! We want to procedurally generate names that reflect the geography of the places we're naming. I tweaked the code while working on this video, and at one point every placename started with "blood", but that's fixed now. #fantasy #ttrpg #worldbuilding #maps
Fantasy Mapmaking | Naming Places
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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August 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Getting started on place name generation! We want to procedurally generate names that reflect the geography of the places we're naming. I tweaked the code while working on this video, and at one point every placename started with "blood", but that's fixed now. #fantasy #ttrpg #worldbuilding #maps
In this week's video, we talk about iterating through many eras of history to layer on deep lore with interesting storytelling potential. I also can't make up my mind about how to pronounce "ruin". Sorry about that. #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasymaps
Fantasy Mapmaking | Layering Lore
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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July 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
In this week's video, we talk about iterating through many eras of history to layer on deep lore with interesting storytelling potential. I also can't make up my mind about how to pronounce "ruin". Sorry about that. #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasymaps
I am not saying my foyer is the maproom from Raiders, but I am also not not saying that … #IndianaJones #RaidersoftheLostArk
July 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I am not saying my foyer is the maproom from Raiders, but I am also not not saying that … #IndianaJones #RaidersoftheLostArk
There's this 1864 photo of Aden. I didn't want to post this since it's very low resolution.
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
There's this 1864 photo of Aden. I didn't want to post this since it's very low resolution.
If able, make sure to shovel out storm drains so storm water has somewhere to go. Also, hydrants in case of emergencies. Find the catch basins near you here: https://www.bwsc.org/environment-education/maproom/catch-basins-map
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
If able, make sure to shovel out storm drains so storm water has somewhere to go. Also, hydrants in case of emergencies. Find the catch basins near you here: https://www.bwsc.org/environment-education/maproom/catch-basins-map
Also it's about procedural map generation for fantasy worlds, not about orcs or milks
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Fantasy Mapmaking | Sizing Cities
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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June 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Also it's about procedural map generation for fantasy worlds, not about orcs or milks
youtu.be/qkW-LHaBkro
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New video out! This one is about how place names change over time, so they accurately reflect a history of a settlement being e.g. cursed or holy or ruined. Really pleased with how this is coming along. #fantasy #ttrpg #worldbuilding youtu.be/Kq2LNNgYn9U
Fantasy Mapmaking | Dynamic Names
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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September 16, 2026 at 2:04 AM
New video out! This one is about how place names change over time, so they accurately reflect a history of a settlement being e.g. cursed or holy or ruined. Really pleased with how this is coming along. #fantasy #ttrpg #worldbuilding youtu.be/Kq2LNNgYn9U
In this week's video, I get into the process of labelling features like mountains and islands. This is one of those steps that's going to make things way smoother further down the line for this project. Looking forward to hearing what people think of this! #fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg
Fantasy Mapmaking | Part 3: Natural Features
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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May 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
In this week's video, I get into the process of labelling features like mountains and islands. This is one of those steps that's going to make things way smoother further down the line for this project. Looking forward to hearing what people think of this! #fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg
We're finally back at it! Generating political borders that looked halfway reasonable took way too long. I think this turned out pretty well, though. #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasy #maps
Fantasy Mapmaking | Building Borders
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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July 31, 2026 at 12:55 AM
We're finally back at it! Generating political borders that looked halfway reasonable took way too long. I think this turned out pretty well, though. #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasy #maps
The Map Room’s social media footprint isn’t what it used to be, but it maintains presences on the following benighted services:
- Bluesky (you are here)
- Facebook www.facebook.com/maproom
- Mastodon mapstodon.space/@maproomblog
- Bluesky (you are here)
- Facebook www.facebook.com/maproom
- Mastodon mapstodon.space/@maproomblog
July 19, 2024 at 2:58 PM
The Map Room’s social media footprint isn’t what it used to be, but it maintains presences on the following benighted services:
- Bluesky (you are here)
- Facebook www.facebook.com/maproom
- Mastodon mapstodon.space/@maproomblog
- Bluesky (you are here)
- Facebook www.facebook.com/maproom
- Mastodon mapstodon.space/@maproomblog
Got another video out! This one is about biomes but also K-means clustering and the worldbuilding iceberg. Also from here on out we're switching to social geography so it's all cities and polities and trade routes and stuff, which I'm really excited about. #fantasy #maps #ttrpg
Fantasy Mapmaking Software | Building Biomes
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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May 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Go drink some beers at the Maproom now
April 10, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Go drink some beers at the Maproom now
Made a video to try to describe what I'm doing here with the map generation. I've never done any video editing (or video recording) before, and so this took about times as long to make as the underlying terrain generation code. Anyway, I'd be really grateful for any feedback on this.
Fantasy Mapmaking | Part 1: Terrain Generation
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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April 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Made a video to try to describe what I'm doing here with the map generation. I've never done any video editing (or video recording) before, and so this took about times as long to make as the underlying terrain generation code. Anyway, I'd be really grateful for any feedback on this.
This week's video is all about using real-world data to inform climate generation for a fantasy world. It turns out that temperatures are easy to model! Precipitation, not so much.
#fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg
#fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg
Fantasy Mapmaking Software | Part 4: Climate Norms
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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May 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
This week's video is all about using real-world data to inform climate generation for a fantasy world. It turns out that temperatures are easy to model! Precipitation, not so much.
#fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg
#fantasymaps #worldbuilding #ttrpg
"...Perim was seized hours before the arrival of the French expedition thanks to the British consul in Aden deliberately getting the French drunk - delaying their departure. By the time they had left Aden a British warship had already seized the island" www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/peri...
September 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"...Perim was seized hours before the arrival of the French expedition thanks to the British consul in Aden deliberately getting the French drunk - delaying their departure. By the time they had left Aden a British warship had already seized the island" www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/peri...
New video out! This one is all about placing settlements on the map. Some new algorithm design in here that I'm really excited about. Things are looking a lot more lively now that we can start seeing where the cities would go. #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasy #maps
Fantasy Mapmaking | Siting Settlements
YouTube video by Multiversal Maproom
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June 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
New video out! This one is all about placing settlements on the map. Some new algorithm design in here that I'm really excited about. Things are looking a lot more lively now that we can start seeing where the cities would go. #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasy #maps
Took a beer break at maproom and remembered to look for hotels in Ypres for our trip to see kattenstoen festival . Lucky I did as there are like only 3 rooms left open that weekend in the whole city.
December 10, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Took a beer break at maproom and remembered to look for hotels in Ypres for our trip to see kattenstoen festival . Lucky I did as there are like only 3 rooms left open that weekend in the whole city.
Falklands Museum, Mapping Tariffs, Mali Manuscripts, More: Thursday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, September 24, 2026
NEW RESOURCES MercoPress: Over 40 items and…
http://researchbuzz.me/2026/09/24/falklands-museum-mapping-tariffs-mali-manuscripts-more-thursday-afternoon-researchbuzz-september-24-2026/
NEW RESOURCES MercoPress: Over 40 items and…
http://researchbuzz.me/2026/09/24/falklands-museum-mapping-tariffs-mali-manuscripts-more-thursday-afternoon-researchbuzz-september-24-2026/
Falklands Museum, Mapping Tariffs, Mali Manuscripts, More: Thursday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, September 24, 2026
NEW RESOURCES MercoPress: Over 40 items and £60,000: the Friends of the Falklands Museum launch their website. "The UK charity that acquires and sends Falklands heritage items to the archipelago has launched a new website after securing more than 40 objects, documents and books for Stanley's historical institutions over the past decade." Found via Maproom Blog: Mapping Tariffs…
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September 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Falklands Museum, Mapping Tariffs, Mali Manuscripts, More: Thursday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, September 24, 2026
NEW RESOURCES MercoPress: Over 40 items and…
http://researchbuzz.me/2026/09/24/falklands-museum-mapping-tariffs-mali-manuscripts-more-thursday-afternoon-researchbuzz-september-24-2026/
NEW RESOURCES MercoPress: Over 40 items and…
http://researchbuzz.me/2026/09/24/falklands-museum-mapping-tariffs-mali-manuscripts-more-thursday-afternoon-researchbuzz-september-24-2026/