Getting hands-on with The Map Library from Roll & Play Press [REVIEW]

October 14, 2025

3–4 minutes

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The Map Library from Roll & Play Press is every DM’s dream, providing no less than 100 (yes, one hundred!) hand-drawn, highly detailed maps covering a plethora of different settings, from artic tundra to bustling cities. Each map is dry-erasable and has standard one-inch squares, ensuring compatibility with all of your favourite tabletop RPG systems.

I absolutely love the detail that has been poured into almost every square of every map—even if it can potentially derail the players a little as they try to examine every innocuous feature in case there’s some hidden value (“ooh, is there a quill on that desk? Can I make an investigation check?”) I also love that these maps are drawn by actual living human beings, rather than being AI-generated slop, which is unfortunately on the rise for a lot of artwork, particularly in the tabletop RPG space.

Given the sheer breadth of options available here, it’s likely you’ll be able to find something to suit almost any campaign, especially if you find yourself stuck and looking for a location to throw your players into for a couple of hours. However, it’s the synergy with Roll & Play’s One Shot Wonders that really makes this collection shine, with each one-shot having a corresponding map, making it easier than ever to roll out a quick-and-easy session at the drop of a hat.

The presentation is immaculate, with a beautifully sturdy storage box complete with an easy-to-follow index and a nice little insert that allows you to take a quick glimpse at each of the maps without having to pull them out and unfold them. It’s a fairly hefty thing, so perhaps not the easiest to lug around with you if you’re not DMing the session at home, but with a little bit of advance planning you can make sure to pull out what you need in advance and leave this beast on the shelf where it belongs.

Also, in a neat add-on, the collection also includes a link to digital versions of each of the maps, allowing you to insert them into the online D&D platform of your choice. I love this, and it would have been very easy for Roll & Play to charge some sort of add-on or top-up price to access this feature, so it’s great to have it for free.

Honestly, my only minor quibble is that, despite the claims in the marketing materials, the maps themselves don’t always lie flat, sometimes requiring the liberal use of minis, books, or other objects to keep them from curling up off the table, at least initially. Honestly, I’m not sure there’s a physical way around this, given the nature of folding paper, but it does add an extra logistical step to the “pull out and play” aspect of the library. Like I said, a very minor quibble—but one worth mentioning.

I really can’t sing the praises of this collection enough. Whether you’re trying to throw something together at the last minute, or want to add some immersive visual depth to your sessions and aren’t exactly confident in your dry-erase artistic skills (*cough*can’t relate*cough*), this is an essential part of any self-respecting DM’s toolkit. Yes, it’s a hefty tome, and yes, it’s a bit of money to lay out all at once, but given the sheer scope of options here, I feel like there’s no way you’re not going to get your money’s worth – and then some!

The Map Library is available from Roll & Play Press priced £64.99, but you can bag an extra 10% discount by either using the code GUILDLPVPUVOBED when checking out or by using THIS LINK (discount applied at checkout). Who says we’re not good to you?