Blog - First Impressions - #DungeonScrawl

TL;DR Dungeon Scrawl is Roll20's very simple and intuitive dungeon mapping tool which makes map creation a breeze. It won't replace #dungeondraft and other more complex tools, but in it's niche it's excellent and definitely worth a look.

https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/05/first-impressions-dungeon-scrawl-simple.html

#ttrpg #DnD #roll20 #vtt

First Impressions - Dungeon Scrawl (simple VTT dungeon mapper)

I was preparing my next Traveller campaign on the Roll20 VTT and got sidetracked into Roll20's Dungeon Scrawl product. The map above is th...

Another #ttrpg map using #DungeonScrawl this time I was thinking about an ancient cistern hidden within old tunnels. Or whatever you like really...

Today I was informed that #dungeonscrawl exists. So here have a small dungeon map I threw together using the tool.

#ttrpg #dungeon

I see that the .ds files that are output by Dungeonscrawl are .zip files containing a single file called "map", that is a JSON encoded structure representing the map. I reckon I could parse that into something the Roll20 API map importer could support. It should be possible to make a map in Dungeonscrawl and rapidly import door/wall/light sources into Roll20. Thing is, if I can do it, why haven't Roll20?

#TTRPG #Dungeonscrawl #Roll20 #VTT

Habt ihr schon mal mit #dungeonscrawl herum gespielt? Das Webtool habe ich beim Aufräumen meiner ReadLater Links wieder entdeckt: Man kann damit mal eben schnell (und kostenlos) eine Dungeon #Battlemap zusammenklicken.

Natürlich nicht so mächtig wie Tools wie
#DungeonDraft usw, aber für lau bekommt man da tatsächlich sehr schnell doch ziemlich ansehnliche, schwarz / weiß Maps raus, die man z.B. für #OSR Abende mit #ShadowDark, #Deathbringer oder auch #MörkBorg nutzen kann.

Den Dungeon im Anhang habe ich, nachdem ich die Werkzeuge verstanden hatte (was auch sehr schnell ging), in vielleicht 15min gemalt. Die meiste Zeit ging dabei drauf, Bildchen für Dungeon Features raus zu suchen, sie zu platzieren usw. Also mit "herum spielen"
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Das ist jetzt natürlich kein weltbewegender Dungeon, aber man versteht vermutlich, was man mit dem Tool so machen kann.. Und ich muss sagen: Es macht echt Laune!
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https://app.dungeonscrawl.com/

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Dungeon Scrawl

Create old-school dungeon maps in minutes.

#Roll20 is integrating #DungeonScrawl into the VTT to really upgrade live mapping.

This is great for #OSR groups where the players are mapping for themselves. Having grown up playing this way in B/X, it can be a pretty fun and immersive way to do things vs modern fog of war techniques.

#FoundryVTT has some add ons that are similar, but Dungeon Scrawl has much easier usability. I am so looking forward to this pushing all the VTTs forward in this department.

https://blog.roll20.net/posts/dungeon-scrawl-announcement/

Dungeon Scrawl Joins the Party! - Roll20 Blog

Dungeon Scrawl is now part of Roll20! We’re working on the VTT integration you’ve been asking for without sacrificing the ease-of-use, speed, versatility, and UI you love.

Roll20 Blog

Found this really cool app/site for making dungeons for RPGs #DungeonsCrawl #RPG #Gaming #TabletopGaming

https://www.dungeonscrawl.com/

Dungeon Scrawl | Old-School Maps in Minutes

Free online mapmaking tool for tabletop rpgs like Dungeons & Dragons - no sign up required. Create battlemaps with ease, export as an image or PDF, use them in rpg adventures!

Started on the #dungeon23 project today and decided on setting this within Imaskari ruins in the Raurin Dust Desert of the #forgottenrealms. Using #dungeonscrawl.

#Dungeon23 tooling thoughts: This was supposed to happen in a notebook! Why am I thinking so hard over digital tooling?! Technology has broken me!

A little more seriously: looking at #dungeonscrawl for mapping, #ObsidianMD for finalized data entry, and an e-ink tablet for ideation and quick and dirty creation. I'm putting most everything up into Github.

I've stressed about tooling a lot; my brain works best when I have specific tools for specific tasks, and I really want to finish Dungeon 23.