While it doesn’t offer the same flexibility as CC3, it is much easier to use while still producing high quality maps. Hexographer is an amazing site for several reasons. At forty-five dollars, the software is a bit of an investment, but if you want quality and have the time to pursue it, CC3 is for you. While there is something of a learning curve to CC3, the people at Profantasy are extremely helpful and have a series of detailed videos posted on Youtube to help you learn. It takes time and effort to learn the small details that take a map from good to great (details that I’m not sure I have fully learned yet). If you expect to produce pro-quality maps right of the bat, you may be disappointed. The program is easy to learn, but much harder to master.
The program uses a system of layers, each adding a new dimension of detail. With time and skill you are able to create maps of the quality found in professional game products. If you like Penny Arcade, then you will greatly enjoy listening to the podcasts, and even if you don’t know what PA is, you’ll enjoy listening to some very funny guys play D&D and crack jokes as they go.ĬC3 from Profantasy software is the height of mapmaking. I find it so unbelievable that Gabe has never played D&D before, he has posted some of his quests on the site and they are nothing short of amazing. The second series of podcasts added Wil Wheaton to the cast (whose character gets killed live on the air), and the third is set in Athas as the guys test Darksun with Tycho as the DM.
The podcast was a huge success and the guys have since done two additional “seasons”. It all started when Wizards of the Coast asked the creators of Penny Arcade to play-test fourth edition and record the session for a podcast that would be released via the D&D website and available from Itunes. I have been a fan of Penny Arcade for many years now, but in the last year or so since Gabe started playing D&D, the site has gotten even better.
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