Hex Basics Part 1: Why Hex Maps?
I’ve spent a lot of time reading DMing tips in Dragon Magazine, Dungeonmaster’s guides, and innumerable forum threads about how to set up and scale a campaign from scratch, and none of them have left me with a clear-cut idea on how to start. An overland map is often the first step, but through years of drawing up detailed regions of connecting roadways and to-scale forests, mountains, and plains, I can confidently say that a more organized system is key to being able to DM a campaign on the fly with minimal prep. In a moment, we’ll visit the reasons why I believe a hex map to be an invaluable tool to keeping this organization.
Hex Crawl 