Table of Contents

Welcome to the Dungeon Scrawl Help Center. Use the links below to find what you need. Articles marked with Pro Feature require a Dungeon Scrawl Pro subscription.

Getting Started

• What is Dungeon Scrawl?: An overview of the tool and what you can create with it.
• Table of Contents: Quickly Find Help Guides
• Quick start: Your First Map: Create a simple map in five minutes or less.
• Navigating Dungeon Scrawl: A labelled guide to the interface, including the Toolbar, Sidebar Menu, and left and right sidebars.
• Saving and Managing Maps: A guide to map file management. 
• FAQ: Answers to the most common questions.
• Dungeon Scrawl Pro Features: A full overview of all Pro Features.
• Commercial Use Policy: Sell your maps online and in publications. Pro Feature

Toolbar

• Pan and Zoom: Move around the map canvas.
• Object tool: Select, move, resize, rotate, and manage objects such as doors, stairs, text, and images.
• Rectangle tool: Draw rectangular rooms and areas.
• Circle / Regular Polygon tool: Draw circles and regular polygons.
• Path tool: Draw corridors, tunnels, and freeform areas.
• Polygon tool: Draw custom shapes.
• Wall tool: Add walls and line annotations.
• Select tool: Select, copy, cut, and paste areas of a map.
• Door tool: Place doors on your map.
• Stairs tool: Place staircases on your map.
• Text tool: Add text labels to your map.

Sidebar Menu / Features

• Scrawl / Presets: Access the Presets panel and Tool Settings to apply Dungeon Presets, World Building Presets, and Custom Presets. Pro Feature: World Building Presets and Custom Presets.
• Images: Browse and add images to your map, add favorites for quick access. Pro Feature: Saved Library
• Clipboard: Store and reuse shapes during a session. 
• Textures: Apply paper texture overlays to your map. Pro Feature
• Lighting: Add dynamic lighting effects to your map. Pro Feature
• Plugins: Import maps from external dungeon generators.
• Export / Sharing: Export your map as PNG, WebP, PDF, or a high-resolution image, or share a copy of your map with others using a link. Pro Feature: PDF and high-resolution export, Share Link.
• Connect to Roll20: Sync your map directly to a Roll20 tabletop in real time.
• Send to Tabletop: Display your map live on an external screen for in-person play.

Styling and Layers

• Introduction to Layers: What layers are, layer types, and best practices.
• Managing Layers: Create, rename, reorder, group, and delete layers.
• Layer Settings: Detailed reference for the Layer Settings panel, including the Background layer and Fog of War layer. Pro Feature: Floor Textures and Background Textures

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