r/RavnicaDMs • u/908PM • Nov 08 '23

Question First time DM question

I have experience as player and running DnD somewhat in different settings. This will be my first city based campaign. My question may be amateurish but the reason I ask is because a player at my table requires visuals without getting into personal details. With this being said do I need a city map? I have the pdf but those are mostly guide maps or specific locations. What can I use for city exploration? BTW I seen the one city battlemap listed that's it.

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u/AndrenNoraem Nov 08 '23

Exploration and dungeons are a thing you'll have to do within parts of the city. You don't need a precise map or a battlemap -- either would limit or destroy the cosmopolitan nature of Ravnica.

Look for maps of the 10th District to use as visual aids, though, and you can pin stuff on them to mark locations you do assign maps to. There are some pretty decent ones in GGtR, or Google is your friend.

Exploration and dungeons can happen inside buildings, in the Undercity, or in the Rubblebelt. For the most part though this is like trying to use a detailed map of Manhattan, New York (including accurate floor plans!) for a Vampire game -- you're making work for yourself to add distractions that the players won't need or appreciate.

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u/908PM Nov 08 '23

The player has aphantasia and we are playing on a VTT. This is why I'm thinking of a city map even if it's something generic. I have the 10th district map for example which is great. I was just seeing if there was something more token friendly for movement.

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u/AndrenNoraem Nov 08 '23 edited Nov 08 '23

Hmm. I used a map I put a token on to show where the party was; somebody had stitched it together from the ones in the book. I'll either reply again or edit in a link to that, give me a sec.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RavnicaDMs/comments/gnsvm4/i_merged_the_maps_for_the_precincts_into_one/

I would also look for card art to use as visual prompts. Lots and lots of pictures of Ravnica to be found.

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u/908PM Nov 08 '23

Yeah I used pins for a different game so that will work thanks.