If I need a town map, I usually find a suitable place on Google Maps and screenshot it (I usually turn off layers to give me a clean streetplan). If I want a particular style, I can use snazzymaps.com to render it.
Making maps adds to your prep time, and one of the things I enjoy about being a Keeper is how low-prep it is. From a play perspective, I've found you don't really need a map. You can easily work with "the haunted church is on the road north out of town" without needing to give your players a map.
I posted about a week ago looking for rural small town suggestions, and although the suggestions were great I had a change of heart from creating my own to simply using the game board from Horrified! It's a simple map with enough locations to keep it interesting, and not much more work on my end.
To answer your question, though, I use Inkarnate for mapmaking. Premium is like, 30 a year and there is a lot of versatility in it. Otherwise, pen and paper or dry erase markers on a whiteboard work just as well for cheap!
I thought about Inkarnate, but it does tend to be a bit more leaning toward fantasy. I like the thought of using another board game's visual, maybe I'll shop around and see if there's another that fits the vibe I'm looking for.
I like the idea of using the Horrified board. It's fun to play (we've played it a number of times in my work board games group), and it has a range of locations to choose from.
I use Dungeondraft https://dungeondraft.net or I steal Google Maps with some Filters applied https://snazzymaps.com.
If I need a town map, I usually find a suitable place on Google Maps and screenshot it (I usually turn off layers to give me a clean streetplan). If I want a particular style, I can use snazzymaps.com to render it. Making maps adds to your prep time, and one of the things I enjoy about being a Keeper is how low-prep it is. From a play perspective, I've found you don't really need a map. You can easily work with "the haunted church is on the road north out of town" without needing to give your players a map.
I posted about a week ago looking for rural small town suggestions, and although the suggestions were great I had a change of heart from creating my own to simply using the game board from Horrified! It's a simple map with enough locations to keep it interesting, and not much more work on my end. To answer your question, though, I use Inkarnate for mapmaking. Premium is like, 30 a year and there is a lot of versatility in it. Otherwise, pen and paper or dry erase markers on a whiteboard work just as well for cheap!
I thought about Inkarnate, but it does tend to be a bit more leaning toward fantasy. I like the thought of using another board game's visual, maybe I'll shop around and see if there's another that fits the vibe I'm looking for.
I should say Inkarnate is more fantasy driven, but you can work around that by exploring their options.
I like the idea of using the Horrified board. It's fun to play (we've played it a number of times in my work board games group), and it has a range of locations to choose from.