All in Homebrew
So why is it important for us as DMs to have Hub Maps? Hub Maps are mainly used to organize your NPCs, stories, and plot hooks in one place that would lead to your quests or other locations. Hubs might also be an excellent avenue to add some side quest content for your players to invest more into the NPCs and add a layer of story for the quests connected to a hub.
I like worldbuilding, mechanical props, miniatures, everything that supports D&D. But not everybody enjoys long written books on the lore of the game you're running. It can become tedious for players if you overexpose worldbuilding in some capacity. These are a couple of Magical Items I use for better worldbuilding...
It's almost taboo to run games associated with "Hardcore" homebrew mechanics that can bring negative feelings to the table. No one likes their character to die, fail, but I believe that players should learn how to thrive on their mistakes, not only being a hero, all the time. Let's find a way to give our games a little bit of spice while balancing it all with your player satisfaction.
