Adventure MAPril 2025

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This unofficial community challenge created by Tillerz combines two popular events: Adventure April and MAPril, but it is mostly about the map(s). The goal is to create a unique project that merges storytelling and cartography. Participants are tasked with either:
  • Designing a map that tells an adventure story
  • Writing an adventure narrative that incorporates a map as a crucial element
  Remember that Chronicles and Timelines combine a timeline of events with maps!   Participating in this challenge is fun, helps to create one more thing for your world, and you get some visibility. And you will probably connect with new people and find new tools in World Anvil that you never used before.   Some map ideas: treasure map, city map, world map, map of the grid (cyberpunk), map of the sewers of a city, floorplan of a building, ley line map, tree/map of a production line of goods/resources or of the languages or species in your world, etc.
Start:March 30th, 2025
End:May 3rd, 2025
What:adventure map(-ish)
 

How To Participate

  • Draw a map, write an article (any category) including a map, make a map using the WA map feature, a chronicle with a map or a timeline with a map background.
  • If your entry is not an article, link your creation in an article so people can find and like it if they found joy in your creation.
  • Post a comment with your article below this challenge description so people can find it.
  • If you do posts/journal entries, use the tags #AdvMAPril2025, #UnofficialChallenge.
 

Badge

  You may add the badge (ImageID: 6513387) already when you submit your entry.  

 

Help

 


Cover image: article-header-map by Tillerz using MidJourney

Comments

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Mar 30, 2025 08:15

Sounds like a fun challenge. Looking forward to seeing all the amazing maps this will produce.

Apr 5, 2025 00:00 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Looking forward to seeing the entries! Great idea. :)

Emy x
Explore Etrea | March of 31 Tales
Apr 28, 2025 16:58

I'm sorry I couldn't submit an article, but at least my world map now has its first pins in various groups.

ELAQITAN
with the continents of the elements earth "Brict⁠ælgis", fire "Layida", air "Téshán" and water "Ulűri̋qi̋" as well as the humans "Idaka".

Stay imaginative and discover Blue's Worlds, Elaqitan & Naharin.
Apr 28, 2025 18:11 by Imagica

Ok, I did something for this after all!

Keraian Map
Generic article | Apr 28, 2025

Come visit my world of Kena'an for tales of fantasy and magic!

Or, if you want something darker, Crux Umbra awaits.

Apr 30, 2025 23:17

Thank you for hosting this cool challenge! I always wanted to try creating a random fantasy map from scratch, and this was just the motivation I needed to finally do it, so here's what I made.

Adventure MAPril 2025
Generic article | May 3, 2025

May 3, 2025 08:13 by Lexi Con (WordiGirl)

I had an idea and was only able to implement a bit of it before trying to get like one hour of sleep at 3am so that I can start the busy day ahead of me. Sorry! I will try to add more soon. Thank you for your patience and I appreciate you hosting this challenge! God bless and much love.

hacking
Plot | May 3, 2025

May 4, 2025 09:10 by Ephraïm Boateng

A bit late, but here it is!

City of Vrahlis

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