Guide Outlines a Reviewable JSON Workflow for Designing D&D Encounter Maps

A technical planning guide describes how to design D&D encounter maps by starting with clear requirements and ending with a table-ready export that others can review. It frames the map as a working model of space that shows movement, sightlines, route choices, and how the environment changes during play. The author recommends a tool-neutral JSON brief that records grid scale, required zones, routes, and hazards, and shows a small validator that flags incomplete briefs before visual review. The guide notes that its examples are synthetic and that AI-generated drafts still require human judgment about scale, access, and clarity. It also stresses that the validator checks only explicit values and does not prove a map is playable.