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There are a lot of cool generators online and good pages and groups, so here are a few links to some of my favorites
Play with the generators over at Chaotic Shiny if you need some ideas
AutoREALM is a free map making program and is easy to use. If you're not an artist try starting with that.
And afterwards if you're feeling lucky mess around with GIMP or Inkscape with your AutoREALM map and spice it up or make a new one.
Templates to make the critters and people of the campaign uniquely yours.
Religion
If you have a creation myth that might be a place to start.
Start with gods for the civilizations the campaign is set in and whatever cool stories you are using. Characters that have ranks in Knowledge (religion) will know that there are other gods of other civilizations, including forgotten ancient ones whose worshipers are long gone.
If you have players that make a cleric and pick two random domains instead of one of your gods ask them to describe their god. And whatever they come up with could be a lesser god from the distant <insert random compass direction>. I've ended up with some bizarre ones that way, a beaver god of creation, a dead crow god of travel.
Have the main ones you come up with be greater gods and others, unnamed at the start, be lesser gods.
Perhaps their status fluctuates from lesser to greater to demi-god based on the number of worshipers or sacrifices.
Maybe its based on proximity to their largest temples, the farther away the weaker. For a demi-god king of a city maybe 10 miles outside its walls they become mortal. And they risk it all when questing or they never leave and have others go when its time to save the city from the zombie plague.
Maybe its all of the above, with some of each type.
Cities and Towns and places
And a few tables of different things to kick start my head when making places.
Roll up a couple and see what you come up with.
Climate/Terrain - Roll 1d10 or choose
1. Desert
1. Mountains
2-3. Hills
4-6. Plains
2. Tropical
1. Mountains
2. Hills
3-4. Plains
5. Forest
6. Marsh/Swamp
3-4. Sub-Tropical
1. Mountains
2. Hills
3-4. Plains
5. Forest
6. Marsh/Swamp
5-7. Temperate
1. Mountains
2. Hills
3-4. Plains
5. Forest
6. Marsh/Swamp
8-9. Sub-Arctic
1. Mountains
2. Hills
3-4. Plains
5. Forest
6. Marsh/Swamp
10. Arctic
1. Mountains
2-3. Hills
4-6. Plains
Population - Roll 1d100 or choose 1 or more
1-10. Dwarf
11-15. Elf
16-20. Gnome
21. Giant
1. Cloud
2. Cyclops
3. Ettin
4. Fire/Frost
5. Forest/Taiga
6. Hill
7. Ogre
8. Ogre Mage
9. Stone
10. Storm
11. Troll
12. Wood/Marsh
22. Half Elf
23-25. Halfling
26-31. Hobgoblin
32-86. Human
87-97. Lizardfolk/Saurian
98. Oakling
99. Ratkin
100. Other
1. Goblin
2. Grippli
3. Half-Ogre
4. Kobold
5. Tengu
6. Undead
Government - Roll 1d100 or choose
1. Stratocracy
2-25. Monarchy
26-35. Plutocracy
36-58. Tyranny
59-70. Theocracy
71-81. Oligarchy
82-85. Democracy
86-90. Republic
91-94. Tribalism
95. Pornocracy (Rule of Harlots)
96. Mobocracy (Mobs)
97. Timocracy (Honor)
98. Syndicalism (Unions)
99. Narcokleptocracy (Ruled by a Drug Dealer)
100. Isocracy (everyone is equal)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_forms_of_government
Class of Ruler(s) - Roll 1d20 or choose
1. Alchemist
2. Antipaladin
3. Barbarian
4. Bard
5. Cavalier
6. Cleric
7. Fighter
8. Inquisitor
9. Magus
10. Monk
11. Ninja
12. Oracle
13. Paladin
14. Psion
15. Rogue
16. Samurai
17. Sorcerer
18. Summoner
19. Wizard
20. Witch
Some sample places from random rolls.
If you need a dungeon try the Random Dungeon Generator.
For some map symbols you could try using some free fonts like these
Another sample map using AutoREALM, Inkscape and some critter fonts
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